West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30
TILDEN AT THE MANHATTAN CLUB
TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE AND ENTBU-
SIASM.
New YORK, June IL.

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this evening. They plainly mark
ID that one and the Grst issue must
be an honest election and an hon
es, count OF the votes. The lead
ers of the party met in response to
an inv,tetirn sent out by the Man.
haitian Club to meet Governor Til
den and Governor Hendricks,
urevions to the latter's departure
Cor Europe. A conspicuous Dem
ocrat explained that the real and
only object of the gathering was to
give an official and emphatic ex-
preston of the feelings of the DEM
mocracy at the course of Republi~
cans in seating Mr.. Hayes in the
Presidential chair contrary to the
will of the majority Of the people. Ii
this was their only object, they made
the meeting successful, for certainly
Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks
could not have said more than they
did, and the other speakers were
not a whit behind them. The en-
tire burden of the speechmaking
was in denuuciation of the Repub-
licaos for cheating Mr.. Tilden out
Of the Presidency; bu: with it ev-
erywhere was the warning that it
| must not, could not. should not be
done again, and many were the pre-
dctions that the Republicans in
their greed to retain their grasp
of power through unfair means
have made their own grave, and
will quietly be buried in it three
years hence.
1t was an enthusiastic gathering.
1t cheered Mr.. Tilden to the echo
and vigorously applauded Mr..
Hendricks, and even applauded
Governor Robinson when be said
that he had nothing to say. and
fairly made the we'kin ring over
Lieut.. Gov. Dorsheimer's pointed
reference to the fact that the House
of Representatives had the same
F power to preserve the liberties OF
the people that was clothed in the
English House OF Commons and
used by it.
Vice President Vanderpole, ol
the club. called the guests 10 order
He said that he WAS grati6ed. a
: the representative Of the organiza-
ton, to- welcome as its guests Mes
= srs. Tilden and Hendricks, thu
k men who received the con-
o stitutional majority Of votes
= and were fairly elected Presiden
- and Vice President Of the nation
This was received with an outours
n of cheers and s-r. Vanderpoel
a rasing his voice, added that the
were both entitled to the Office t
e e which they were elected, and shoul
n, pe both de fact and de jure, o
,e which another round Of applaus
Of was given. Then he explained tina
the original intention was to max
ID The reception private one, but O
ref1ection it was decided to make
the expression Of a wronged natio'
Amid much applause he introduce
Mr.. Tildeu, the applause gown
sst into heavy cheers.
=, The Speech.
% Everybody knows that after Il
@e @e recent election the men who ve
ne elected by tho people President al
art Wee President If the United Stat
ire ire were "counted out" and men WI
ng were not elected we're 'co united i
ka and seated. l disclaim any thong
cir of the personal wrong involved
rec rec this transaction. Not by any q
, a or word of mine shall that
in dwarfed or degraded into perso
e e.a Of al grievance which is in trutr.
ed creates: wrong that has stained 0
oap national annals. To every man
int, ;ht The four aud a quarter millions W
sed were detrauded OF the fruits u! t"'