Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-06-27
TildCn and Hendricks In New York.

The Manhattan Club, New York, hon.
ored ex Gov. Hendricks with reception
last night Ex.Gov Tiden was the get
ter-up of the affair, and the chief spokes-
man. Beside these were present David
Dudley Field. Ben Wood and other bright
lights of the Democracy.
Like Hamlet, pere, when those two
ghosts walked out of their collins to hold
converse with the living, they could dis
course only of their taking OIL" This
as especially true of poor Mr. Tilden.
His mind could no more wander beyond
his own mortuary record than the Ancient
Mariner could help telling his strange tale
when tho ft an him,
This Is the first time that Tilden has
broken silence since his defeat became an
assured and accomplished fact. Hendricks
made a little speech in California. some
weeks ago, OF which his remarks OF last
night were u substantial repetition. Both
of them have the same object in view,
namely, to keep alive Democratic chagrin
and indignation at the result OF the Presi-
Dental contest, in the hope of being re-
nominated In 1880 Their game is per-
fectly plain.
The doughty Samuel started out with
the silly falsehood that everybody knows
that after the recent election the men who
were elected by the people President and
Vice. President of the United States were
counted out, and the men who were not
elected were counted in and seated" so
far from this being true, nobody Knows
what is alleged Some people think so;
others do not The Commission was or
gained for the very reason that the facts
in the case could not be ascertained with
such an absolute certainty as to leave no
| room, for honest doubt Mr.. Tilden only
/ strengthens the general impression OF his
| trickery and dishonesty by such disre-
gard of truth.
Tilden says that no reform measure of
the Republican Administration should be
accepted 1.-THE people," he says, g will
not be able tOtrust authors or beneficlaries
of wrong to devise remedies; but when
those who condemn the wrong shall have
power they must devise measures which
shall render II repetition OF the wrong for
| ever impossible" In otLer words, If the
| Democratic House of Representatives can
| defeat the good intentions of the Admin
| istration and keep the country in bad
| way, it should do so. II would be hard
on the country, but it might be in the IN
| terest Of the Democracy. 1t was re-
mark quite worthy railroad wrecker. lt
| showed his despinable nature. A good
! citizen could not entertain such thought,
| nor would q shrewd man express ii. Gov.
! Hendricks had the good scnse To declare
that all Democrats would rejoice in the
! good fruits that must follow IN the wake
OF the Pres idential policy
Nothing could be more absurd than
! the attempt to make the campaign OF
/ 1880 a fight on the dead issue Of 1876.
/ The familiar Danish thrift Of making the
! "mneral.baked meats furnish forth the
marriage feast, was nothing in compari-
son with this project. The Republican
/ party could ask Tor nothing better than 10
/ have the Opposition adopt that poilcy.
! But it will DO nothing so absurd. No
! doubt the next National platform of the
/ Democracy will mention the matter; but,
as Tor making it distinctive issue, II can
/ hardly be capable of such folly. II eer-
( tainly will not touch 'Iilden again That
/ Oregon infamy destroyed his avaiIabil ~,
/ if il had not been destroyed by the
I " bari " The banquet of last night WAS
{ impolitic. so far from improving the
prospects Of Tilden AID hendricks, 1t
cannot fail TO produce the opposite effect,
in the case of the former at least. 1t is
remotely possible II at Hendricks has
future. but the senic fraud of Gramer-
cy Park is as completely played OUT AS
| his old friend ana yoke-fellow, Tweed
Chica 0 Journal.