Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-16
MIR. TILDEN'S SPEECH AT THE MAN,
HAITIAN CLUB RECEPTION.

NEW YORK, June I2.-Governor Iilden said
the men who:wcre elected by the people pres
ident and vice president were counted out, and
men who were not elected were counted III and
seated. ! dI>ciaIm any thought ui personal
wrong involved III this transaction. Not BY
any act or word of mine shall that be- iwaried
or degraded into personal grievance which is III
truth the greatest wrong which has stained our
national annals. To every man OF four and u
quarter millions who are iefraud.d of the fruits
OF their elective irancliise,ii IS rs great n wrong nS
II IS to me and no less 10 every man OF the minor
lily. The full ultimate consequences extend 10
evils in government. IfbY over success and by
IMMUNITY they do not arrest their own progress
they can never be limited except by external
forces. II linen in possession OF government can
in one instance maintain themselves in power
against al adverse decision al elections. such
AN example Will be conAoned. Temptation
exists always. aud DEGREES 10 give color OF law
and false pretenses on which 10 ground fraud
uieEt decisions Will not he wanting THE wrong
viii grow into practice II once condourd. In
the worlds history changes IN succession OF
governments nave ususli, been the result ol
fraud or Iorce. 1t tas been our faith and our
pride that We had Established II mode oil peaceful
N''ah =" w o"t ~ ''' 'SN'N'
ballot. The question now In Whether our cleo
ton system, IN ils substance AS we'll Ne ats form,
Is to be maintained. luis Is IL question of 4Wrs-
lions ana until it Is nnaIls settled there can be
no politics. Founded On inferior questions OF
administrative policy II involves the tandnIneh
tai right OF the le"pir II involves elective
principle. 1t involves The whole system OF
popular government. The people must sisnaily
condemn IL great wrong which has been done
To them They must strip example OF every
thing that can attract imitators. They must
refuse Il prosperous immunity. THIS Is not all
The people Will not be able to TRUST authors or
benefciariss OF wrong To devise remedies. hu;
those WHO condemn the wrong shall have power
they must devise measures winch shall Render u
reception OF wrong forever impossible. II my
voice could rea h throughout our country md
be heard IN its r-motest hamlet. would say De
OF good cheer. The republic vii! live. The
institutions OF our forefathers are mol 10 expire
in shame. The sovereignty OF the people shall
be rescued from this peril sud re-established
successfully. Wrong never appears so 1 riunph-
autly rs on the very eve offs fall. seven years
ago II corrupt dynasty rulmlnalei. in as pow-
over the million OF people who live IN the csty
OF New York. It has conquered or brlbed, or
natt-red and won almos, everybody INTO ac-
4ule-ence. Ii appears 10 be inevitable aud
invInciUle. A year or two later We ilni 1t in
penitentIaries or In exile. History ab"und7 in
similar Nample We must telieve III the right
and IN the future. \ great and noble nation
will not sever lts political from lis mora! life.
ATLANTA ia June 1.-THE majority toy thr
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