The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-22

Their Reception by the Manhattan Club
Of New York-speeches by the President
and vice-President de jure.
NEW YORK, June l2.-Messrs. Tilden
and Hendricks were rendered recep-
ton this evening by the Manhattan Club,
at which nearly all the leading Demo-
Gratis Of the city and many other dis
tinguished gentlemen were present.
The following speeches were made By
Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks.
Mr.. TiIden's speech.
GENTLEMEN: Every body knows that after
the recent election men who were elected by
the people President and Vice President ~
the United states were counted out, and
men who were not elected Were counted in
and seated. disclaim any thought Of per-
sonal wrong involved In this transaction.
Not By any act or word Of mine shall that
be dwarfed or degraded into a personal
grievance, which Is In truth the greatest
wrong which has
STAINED OUR NATIONAL ANNALS.
To every man OF four and a quarter mil
lions who Is defrauded OF the fruits Of his
elective franchise, II IL AZ great wrong a.
II H. 70 me, and no less 70 every man OF the
minority will its ultimate consequence ex-
tend. Evils In government grow by success
and by impunity. They do not arrest their
own progress; they can never be limited
except by external forces. III men In pos
session Of the Government can In one in
stance maintain themselves In power against
an adverse decision al elections, such an ex-
ample will be condoned. Temptation exists
always. Devices 70 give color Of law, and
false pretenses on which 10 ground fraudu-
lent decisions, will not be wanting. The
wrong will grow into practice il once con-
doned. In the worlds history changes In
succession OF governments have usually
been the
RESULT or FRAUD OR FORCE.
Ii has been our faith and our pride that
we had established mode Of peaceful change
10 be worked out by the agency OF the ballot
box. The question now j. whether our
elective system, in it, substance a. well a. it,
form, il to be maintained. This j. the ques-
ton OF questions. and until IL j. finally set
tied there can be no politics founded on in
ferior questions Of administrative policy. IL
involves the fundamental rights Of the peo-
pie. II involves the elective principle. IL
Involves the whole system Of popular gov
eminent The people must signally con-
denim the great wrong which has been done
to them. They must strip the example OF
every thing that can attract imitators. They
must refuse a prosperous Immunity ms
l. not all. The people will not be able 10
trust authors or beneiiciaries OF wrong To de-
wise IffufQftrs Jul " ntH titt1t " Nv tttiAtitttA
the wrong shall have power, they must de-
wise measures which shall render repeti-
ton Of the wrong forever impossible. II my
voice could reach throughout our country,
and be heard in it, rcmotest hamlet, would
say,
BE OF GOOD CHEER:
the Republic will live; the institutions Of our
fathers are not TO expire in shame; the SOW
creignty Of the people shall be rescued from
this peril and re-cstablished. Successful
wrong never appears 50 triumphantly a on
the very eve OF it, fall. seven years ago
corrupt dynasty eliminated in IL power over
the million Of people who live in the city Of
New York. II had conquered. or bribed, or
battered and won almost every body into ac-
quiesccnce. Itappcared 70 be inevitable and
in,incible. A year or two later IT. members
were In penitentiarieS or i'm exile. History
abounds in similar examples. We must be-
lieye in the right and in the future. A great
and noble nation will not sever it, political
from iis moral life.