, 1877-01-05
TILDEN'6 PATENT THUNDER,

The eighth Of January, 1877, La to be made
the occasion for demonstration 10 fro the
Democratlo heart. On that day ths Democ-
their respective States and resolve that TIL
DEN ur.st be President. This system OF
simultaneous meetings was organized In New
York by a1r. TlLpEN personally. Inatruc-
tions were sent ~ the managers in every
State to have these conventions called, and
have them held on that day. There have
also been sent out drnfts OF tho resolutions
to bo adopted, in whole or in substance, so
~ to secure an uniform declaration from oil
the States ut once TINT T1LpEN must be Presi-
dent. Tho end sought Is to commit Tie
Democratic party In all parts of tho country
to tho assertion that T11pEH was elected, md
that T1LpEH must 10 made President at all
hazards. There was fear that there wero
men In the House OF Representatives who
might not laro to put the law, fact, and
theory Of the Government at defiance who
might nit feol disposed to claim for
tho one House ot Congress- tho ex-
elusive power Of declaring who was aud
who was not elected, and henco tho neces-
bity OF kicso imperative instructions to
the Democratic members to support any
thing, vote for anything, 10 anything, what
sooyer tnay DO naked or required, to havc
TlLpEN declared President in some form or
another. TlLpEN's confidence in Ills party
In the House WIS not perfect; he and lis
personal all.eronts lad strong doubts "a 10
the moral courage OF many Northern Demo-
Gratis, aaa nj to tho loyalty Of the Southern
Democrats. These 9Th OF January conven-
tions arc intended 10 DO used as expressing
tho unanimous wishes Of the Democracy,
which tho members Of the House must &c
cept as Instructions to havo T1LpEw declared
elected in some fashion, and llaye him take
the oath of office aud sot himself up a.
| President.
These resolutions and thcso conventions,
when understood, really amount to nothing.
Tho conventions have been callel at the re-
| quest OF T1LpKH. and the resolutions to bt
adopted hays been furnished by him. Ths
whole t4ing IL cut-and-dried business, and
will partially express the sentiments Of nj
person except Mr. TILpEA and those who ar,
seeking office undsr him. The Convention
|
where t4ero aro nearly $1,000 Democrats
voters, the large number OF delegates to til
State Convention waa selected In meetinJ
Of eight or ten persons by committee @
thrco of1ce-e1pectants. Out OF the Ion
list OF hundred and more persons named
possibly ten or twelve will attend the Cor
yentiou. In the other counties, delegation
vii! bs appointed in iko manner by the 81
pectant postmasters, aud, wero 1t not for th
fact that the Legislature " Iu session and
number Of candidates for Senator in attent
anco, the whole Convention would not RI
to the dignity Of ward CAUCUS for the nom
nation OF an Alderman. Yet the proceeding
Of this Convention arc expected to influence
control, aud direct the Democratic member
OF Congress from this State.
; Thero Is one thing IN all this busine'
that i significant Of the seldxhueaa .
/ r1Lp1N. aud that IL that this whols pr
. grammo sacrifices Mr. HzxpR1cka- IIs IL
, bs abandoned; he Is TO b. left out and Il
I Democracy In Congress are to be iustructt