The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-07
SAMUEL j TILDEN.
Mailing d Recent FaIsehOOd Con-
corning the President Elect.
from The New York EzpreAs.l

4 lrNOnA wv ANN AVAA
Recently the Washington RepubRcc
started the fiction that Governor Tilden
was engaged in the work Of quo gGrranto
under the clause Of the electoral law,
which declares that the unsuccessful can
didate is not denied any Of his constitu-
tional rights, Other journals took up the
Republicans statement and have been re-
peating it ever since TO the great fright,
as our Washington correspondent says,
of Republicans in Office who fear that
the story was true. 9..lfm
II is, perhaps, hardly worth while to
state that there never was, and is not
now, any truth in the statement
Mr. Tilden, it is quite notorious among
those who know the fact was among the
first to acquiesce in the creation OF the
Commission and to acquiesce in its con-
Clusions. But for his Endorsement of it
the Democratic House would never have
consented to pass the law, and with his
Endorsement it was supported with
very great reluctance. A fair Commits
sion was expected, and it was not belleV-
ed that the majority would refuse to ex.
anime the evidence as to the electoral
votes of Louisiana and Florida. Mr.. iii
den had no more doubt than his support
ers of his fair election; but he mistook
the men who made the Commission and
counted too much upon the public opln-
ion of the country in directing and en-
forcing what was right.
Mr.. Tilden has never taken the hrst
legal step, we believe, in spite OF all tnat
has been said to the contrary, to enforce
his claims to the Presidency; nor could
he do SO after scquiesclng in the electoral
law and the decision made under 1t. IL
is, therefore, worse than idle at this late
day to talk or write of upsettlng the
Commission. Very recently Mr., Tilden
has said in this city, in reply to the com
plants Of "a Southern friend for not max
ing more manly stand for his rights IN
March last, and before Congress, that II
he had attempted to force his way into
the Presidential chair civil war would
have ensued and the country been
drenched in blood. He also said he had
considered the subject very carefully and
after much deIiberation concluded K au-
thorize his representative friends u ac-
cept compromise and consent to an
Electoral Commission. In accepting that
tribunal, he said, the Democratic leaders
acted with his full knowledge and APP
proyal This statement is not only true
in itself but is due to his supporters.
Mr., Tilden also said at the time
that, while he felt that the De.Aocraticc
party had been cheated out of their hard
earned victory, there was some consola,
ton in knowing that in 1880 they would
sweep the country from one end to the
other, and drive the Republican party
out of power. He knew his course had
given rise to some dissatisfaction, but i
was followed in the interests of peace
and future government Of the Democratic
party. ,a,.,.a. !.
After this, we think the disturbing lie
that MI. Tilden is pursuing the phantom
of o,to udrranto ought to be overtaken
and suuelched. What is not true in 50
| importanta a matter ought not to be writ
ten or circulated as if it were true.
Whether Mr.. Tilden was wise in not
persisting in all his rights, and in main
tanning which he would have had the
approval of the House Of Representatives
| if not of the courts and majority OF the
people, is question quite apart from the
one we are considering. That ne was
deliberately and wickedly cheated out ut
of bis election we have no manner Of
doubt nor have we any doubt that it
would have been perfectly justifable to
have maintained these rights by every
means known to the law and the consti-
tuition. q o} 0lG rInllLL LlTgfQU
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