New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-08

Of the election, and considers the Repub-
Ican party demorazed. Some Of the defeated
candidates in this city and Brooklyn speak in bitter
terms of the manner in which they were beaten and
make charges Of treachery and fraud.
GOVERNOR TILDEN on THE RESULT.
HE IS SATISFIED WITH THE WAY TIE ELECTIONS
wENT-HE TIMES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DE-
MORALZED BY THE WAY IT COT IN PowER-ITs
DISSOLUTION PREDICTED.
In conversation at his house, last night, Governor
Tlden expressed his qualification at the results Of
the elections and appeared TO be good deal amused
at the efforts Of the Republican papers 70 console
themselves with their victory IN Massachusetts,. Hs
was entirely satisfied. he said, with the DEM
ocratic triumphs which had. in magnitude,
fully equaled his expectations. He spoke Of the
Republican party demoralized by the methods en-
ployed by It's leaders to carry the last election. The
conscience of the party, he felt sure did not approve
Of these methods. and had received a shock from
which it cannot recover. In discussing the causes
Of the decline of the Republican party, Governor
Tlden spoke also of the effect Of the socaled SOUTH
ern policy Of the Administration on the masses Of
the Republican voters who have for twenty years
been animated by a feeling Of distrust and hos
tility toward the South-a feeling so ingrained that
they cannot free themselves from it if they would.
The policy, which nothing but necessity Of
Mr. Hayes's situation, has he thinks, lost the North
to the Depubhcans without gaining the South.
Governor Tilden has the dislike Of talking for the
newspapers which most prominent public men feel
in these times Of political uncertainty. He viii
hardly object however. if, 10 the above authorized
statement Of his views the result Of the election,
some reference is made to his welknown opinions on
the interesting subject of the future Of parties. No
! living statesman has studied more thoroughly the
] tha rfaI Afafa
has gone deeper into the philosophy Of
political action. The visitor who is fortunate
enough to find him in humor TO talk on this
theme enjoys n rare treat. The Ex-Governor,
when be gets Wei into his subject, has way Of
pacing back and forth in the room with one hand
| behind his back and the other ready TO emphasize
an idea HIS sentences are as clean cut and f0rcible
as anything in Macaulay, his memory Of men and
events in the past is wonderfully accurate, and he
has the whole political history of the country at his
ingers-ends to draw upon for illustrations and ex-
amUles. While looking for the speedy dlslntegratIon
Of the Republican organization and the certain adj
vent Of the Democratic party TO power in 1850
Governor Tilden by no expects that his party
will be without a powerful antagonist. His idea
Is that successor to the Republican party VIII at
once step into its shoes and that the new Organlza-
ton Will contain most Of the men and emb0dy the
leading ideas Of government Of its predecessor With
ont attempting in any case to quote Mr. Tilden's
language tho substance Of his opinion may Do
roughly gwen in the following condensed form,
which loses course all the elegance of the original
! expression.
There has been a succession OF parties running in
two parallel lines down from the time the Constitu-
ton was framed. The two contcndng organizations
have almost always been Of nearly equal strength.
/ The main ideas about which they differ do not
! change with the change Of names One has always
| been a hgh-g0yernment party. and the other has
always resisted all unnecessary interference By tho
| Government with the affairs Of the citizen. The
| strong passions Of the war confused and partly
blotted out these distinctions, but they are reap
| pearing again and promise to dominate the politics
of the future. The Republican party succeeded
| 10 the IDEAS Of the Wings. as they did
to those Of the Federallsts, aud whatever party
takes the place Of the Republican organization will
inherit the same views Of the proper functions Of gov
eminent 1t will contain most Of the men who de-
sire high tariff all those who believe in regulating
mems food and drink by law, the people who want
the United States 10 control the railroads and tele-
graphs aud TO furnish troops to put down local riots
in short all those who think that the power Of tho
General Government ought to be brought 10 bear 10
accomplish all sorts Of results in public affairs On the
other hand the central idea OF the Democratic party
is that much government is evil; that the power
Of the General Government must be exercised
within the strict limits prescribed by the Constitu-
ton that the vitality of the State governments
must not be impaired nor their authority intrcnchet
upon and that the citizen should enjoy the largest
! liberty 70 manage his own affairs, consistent with
public order. These two agonistc ideas will not
always be plainly expressed in party platforms,
| however for so closely balanced will be the con-
| tending organizations that each will compromise
somewhat in its public declarations with the opinions
of the other for the purpose Of gaining votes but
they will be the underlying principles Of parties ~
they used TO be before the war. The questions lying
on the surface of controversy will be mainly ques-
| tous Of administration. The mission Of the Demo-
cratic party is 10 resist the tendency 20 centraliz-
ton left by the war; 20 educate the public mind 70
better understanding of the essential principles ot
our form of government. and 70 a comprehension
of the importance of the checks and BAL
ances Of the federative system. generation
has grown up that never heard these subjects dis
cussed and that has but a vague idea Of the nature
OF the foundations upon which popular liberties and
rights rest Ii viii be fortunate for the country If,
as now looks probable, the politics OF the future
get back into the old channels, and tho old ques-
lions about the powers and duties of the General
and State Governments come TO be carefully con-
sidered again
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ELECTION.
pIsrRICr-ATTORNEY STEWART L. woopFoRDs
vIEws-rHE HARD-MONCY VICTORY IN wlsc0N-
SIN To FIX TIE FUTURE POLICY OF THE RE-