The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-03
TILDEN IN 1850.
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With tcnacity and perseverance
worthy of "a better cause, the personal
and political adhercnts Of Mr. TiIdcn
still pledge to his fallen cause, their
LIVES, their FORTUNES, and their SACRED
honors Pickwickian. as such rare de-
votion NAV seem, to disinterested peo-
pie, it is doubtless gratifying to the
man of destiny to have his name pIa-
carded before the people of the Nation
as the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency in 1850 True, it is pros
pective honor, not in the main so graft
tving as the immediate realization of
Presidential aspirations, but still not so
remote in the period of anticipated real
tiles as to preclade all hope of ultimate
attainment.
To ordinary people it does seem of
course little premature, but it hetrays
pluck, and that is an admirable Yankee
characteristic The boy who was kicked
in the face by the historic mule, con
soled himself with the reflection. that
his experience of the nature and habits
of the animal more than atoned FOR
HIS LOSS OF PHYSICAL BEATTY, for the
Inconvenience of his broken nose Upon
the same principle, the valuable expert
ence acquired by one castigation at the
hands Of the American people will be
useful when the next lesson is admins
tered.
1t is not, however. very difficult to
imagine Mr.. Tiden planning in 1871
his remuneration in 1850, and that he
will press his peculiar claims by all the
WINNING methods employed by him in
his recent disastrous campaign. No
one but he knows what that one cost
Mr. Hewitt admits that he contributed
from his own means one hundred thou
sand dollars to the corruption fund. and
how much Mr.. Tildcn'S own famous
" barrel contained, probably will never
be known. His fortune, however, has
proved the misfortune Of his party.
Mr.. Tiiden is the first, and it is TO he
hoped will be the last man in the polit-
cal history Of the Nation, who under
took to buy" the Presidency The
corrupt methods employed bv bis retain
ers to secure his nomination at st.
Louis were improved upon and repeated
everywhere, when the actual work of
the canvass was begun. Walrole looked
over the English House of Commons.
and turning to his companion made his
world-famous remark that every one
of these men has his price"
TiIden, no less political philosopher
than his English prototype, knew nature
and the nature of bride. Himself the
prince Of intriguers, accomplished in all
the arts and wiles of Tammanv chief
tainship, he weighed by gold standard
the influence and value of every man
necessary to his cause, from the New
York delegate down to the Oregon
Cronin.
No man that ever vet intrigued for
the Presidency succeeded in getting it,
and the great mass of American people
she'd no tears that Mr.. Tilden has not
proved an exception to the general rule.
The Nation at large has already had
enough of Mr.. Tilden, since during the
past campaign it has been exposed to
more corrupting and demoralizing influ-
ences than it will recover from during
the ordinary intervals between Presi-
dental contests.
As honest confessions are good for
the soul. we commend to our readers
generally, the admissions made in the
following extract from the Washington
Sunday Herald" heretofore an ardent
party advocate of Mr.. Tiidcn for TIE
Presidency:
As some of Mr. Tilden's friends have
already placed him in nomination for 1880,
we think it will be wholesome to review the