The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-09
MIR. TIaDEN INDICATED. '

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IF The trppsact,oas which accompanied the
evea,s lsaaing.pitimu,s N tic counting in
.of Rutherford b ifayesss pgesiiehe The
Democrats through the eouAt try intensely
believed in the legal election Of Samuel j.
Thdra. aud were more than indignant at
his passive acquiescenee in the ~foSgE BY
which hot only he was the sufferer. but
made the whole country victims to the dis
appointment. Mr.. Tilden vas believed to
have been ready to sacrifice ardent. bard
working and suffering friends To considera-
tions Of safety to his own person and his own
property sand the appearance VI . want Of
courageous determination to assert HIS own
claims TO q fairly gaiasd presidency, aud %
defend the rights Of bis pAsts in the fruits
of u conflict la which il was uReontestably
the victor. has, up to the present enyelup.
ed his hiue in u cloud Of oepfoSrium;' only
penetrab'e by such facts as Mr. Marble has
~, 49,, y, ~ AL bub .~t~t h3E girlaluI
,,h Mr.. Tldsa was opposed 70 any conces-
Sims sachas ultimately led " the creation
of the Electoral. Commission /. He was for
asserting his rights in the House Of Rspre-
sentatises, aud lighting il then inch b inch.
10 this he was foiled B, the Sena:e Commit
Tee shieh Ind opened up paths for nsgotia-
.iian with the opppsitionr ssd which ulti.
nHteiy led ~ tbsappsintmeuls Of the Com.
mittee aud the sarrsudsr Ufiall abe adyan--
tage u position The fdea'of so,npromise
once seized upoann. it took tenaeioas hold up.
minds alarmed " Al Pie be-. recurrence Ofstrfe
only lately blOod'ly sppsased. land d the
continued prostrstion VI BUSINESS ouly 10 be
revived BY fbe ASSURANCE of political tran,
guilty. Patriotism was' iiiaasto slppiap,.
partisarshiP,1 aud generous 'ssIf 'aenal'to
sl,as the angry passion u party e1igehees.
Party leaders took the rsia., in their owns
hands, aud. ihpriyats conferences iwllL each
other had carried on negotiatisns which
could only lead to the surrender Of the
rights Of Mr. Tllcen too farto be controlled
BY him. too far even to be arrested BY OPP
position Of friends except BY such resorts
as would have neeeasi.ated the inputation
Of faetiOus hostility toany methad IL main.
tanning peace AMI all Was sacrificed to that
ole idea. u @'..~.J - ~. - -.
- NJ. Tiideti never gave in to- the plan Of
the electoral Comm iisssion. lie iorssaw ia
tia surrender OF bis rights But it was not
in his power to- reverse The action Of the
Committees whUtOok the matter in charge.
He submitted to the inevitable, neither
from want Of courage Or sagacity. but be.
cause bis hands were tied by his own
friends. s.,i. J.. ,t..... V
OFF. Marble has we'll yiudieated Mr.. Til.
den. md has remdvej tie suspicion that has
weighed him down. For this we thank him..
ior the South Supported Mr. .Tildsnwith
aldor and 10 oil sincerity. But il will te'
impossible to revive ais prestige ID. the
Sonth with the multitude. Impressi us
made wi,hiL the pact two years can never
be efaced. Tardy justice may be dune
Mr.. TiIden. but be can never be the sub.
jeet Of popular enthusiasm Aud the bnan.
cial issues. TO be more prominent in the
coming than in the last eauraign, end in
Mr. Tildea tae advocate of, ideas utterly
antsgOnis,ic 70 those 10 which the Southern
aud Western people are nov being edsea,.
ed 10 the hard school oil adversely. ''.'''
And 50 We bid Mr. Tilden sorrowful
and most respectful farexel:. .......'.