The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-05

mnlcss Il wore alleged that that would nuke tho
/ bill acceptable To- him. He FIRMLY declined. Be.
| sides its risks and impoliry. and besides nil
| other objections to il. the hl would still have
! IN open the function nnd duty VI the tribunal
| itself. upon which aitcrward its own decision
| tho evidence OF tho very truth dhnndey irlt rs
own existence political solerlsm But the
| authors Of the bill had negotiated themselves
| into leaving the powers of the tribunal to the
! decision OF the tribunal itself as WAS apparent
| in the Senate debate on its passage.
Tf1DEN's SIGNIFICANT ADVICE TO NrGorfAToRs.
When Mr. Hewitt pressed upon Mr.. Tildcn
| the III ll'ulty laid in the way ~ the House 10
carry out any independent policy without tho
| support 81 the D"mocrltic Senators. Ms reason
! nor persuasion could rxtort IL. But hrg gave his
| intcrlocutur this significant rounsel. at which
| the force will he appreciated best 10y those nrgo-
tHtOrs. who in privacy and haste ucc"pt the
! main burden Of working out an agreement, nnd
| of making all the sacrifices necessary To obtain
| agreement. and OF feeling necessity Tor COM
! promise. where every advantage. ot Tact, law.
! and right Is wholly theirs. and sufficient power.
| and who thus may he driven to surrender one
| hv one every advantage ana every essential con-
! dition Of II Just agreement. Said hc
" II you 20 into IL conference with your ndvcr-
| snry and can't break on because YOU feel you
must agree to something. YOU cannot negotiate
every detai.''
| HOW THE PRESIDENCY MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED.
| II was obvious that Mr.. Tildcn wns OF This
| opinion. that not only fair constitution OF the
tribunnl fixed in the bill. but az EXPRESS com
| Versy. not n sham issue. might have been tx
tortrd had they been Insisted upon as absolute
| conditions Of agreement tn the hill hy the
| Demo"rntic Senators united with the Demo-
| cratic House Of Representatives. For consid-
| er.ng the small Republican majority In the SEN
| ate. enough Republican Senators must hnve
| given way when the choice became imminent
between making such equitable conc'ss lons IN
ing a career OF usurpniion to their rndirn lead
crr. involving themselves. and Invoking the
employment ot military force But, after the
Democratic Senators began by dividing Them
selves on from thclr colleagues IN thr h2use
ttGe lawful residence Of constitutional right
and the actual fortress 81 Democratic powerl,
II WIS less probable" that thcy would sucrrrd IN
dividing honest or tmid Republican senators
from their reckless and revolutionary leaders.
\ negotiation pivoting on the House, with ITS
Drmo'rnu; minority am X ronsu,,utio ,i,.i
Senate minority. must have compassed n Sue
cess.
\ negotiation pivotne on the Democratic
minority in the Senate. and excluding the
Democratic House with It's mnior numbers aud
it, latent powers. could but dignity concrs-i ion.
But the measure itself was not one rs To which
Mr.. Tildcps action WIS or could De- hssit,ted
ton deserves Hs much weight ~ any argued
objection then or since. namely. that
50 great s,aAe a. the Government OF 'ort,nve mil.
ahundred thou.sid ofccLodrr. 10 he disposed OF b,
small body sitting IN the Capitol. the juise 81 avn
r1wcrs would every time become tic sport Of intrigue
TrlprNs WARNING rrLEGEAMs.
The next day. January l5 Mr.. Hewitt, having
returned 10 Washington, tcegraphed thence 10
Mr.. Edward Cooper. in New York:
|
HE Scn,,e Committee viii probably rcjcc, i've ami
QUE ,cnaiof. 'ci comn.it'cd 8 concur ll,a-e Com.
rsrort VIII ' conc "' anu '' '' VIII ''''' "''
Mr.. Tllien's answer was as follows;
NV loRs. Jan Is 1877.
rr,era.una,s to give few day. Tor ini.rma'i,g and
l. e.
The next day Mr.. Hewitt tcegraphcd again
WAsniScroS. Jan ia. 1871.
Ai'sr rro'racisd negotiations senate C~mw,.c r.;
oneird four amor A..o.at JUSTICES who leo choa.c
the niih Jui-,, cNcluiins Cnei Justice onr senate
friends earnestly ia'", acceriancc Nethu, ic' do net
is .. M l@e,' 10 va , ,.t III. ., ~ ' n
WIN ci,n ',. .is cn,,,. NH i,,, ,irir VIM
your advice.
Mr.. Tildcn sent the following answer
BE nm and cool Pour Judge Jan viii notdo rer.
hag. wor.e ihan N conriani. likely to srse % ha-ie
mcnt in exercise iIc,r iulsmcn, plan -d-c
should be more opportunity ro, igl9sratn gnd con
blame and minute mischief
The night that the foregoing telegram 20 Mr..
upon Mr.. Tid"n ami iouu! him in his library
with several other gentlemen. The ielegraphic
. | correspondence given above was read. and the
situation freely cunNass"d. In their prH~"ne
Mr., Tien a. "iated ind seit the followins telc-
gram TOR trans mission IN rirher u Was ,ine'on.
| through the National COMMITTEE ro1ms. Not hay
ing been seat g. or srrn by Mr.. Hewitt 10 Is n I
4 | pertinent 20 any CONTROVERSY concerning him
| and indeed. ny the time q had arrived and been
| drriphDr"d. tine business WAS done. But II has
vulue now ~ = fuller written record Of the sumo
, ! points covered more hricny IN the kilograms 10
( Mr. Hewitt which had followed u full convcrsa-
ton:
d ! &c., , ,a,t..,. ,. ,,.. H'N h'nh' .hh J"
A., ,, Wa, ", i,ni5H ~ ri ,n r.
! hsrmlrs. " ''' 'i
Noiniormation here nor eny opportunity to get iuo-.
y nation WHICH rould iu,u ,'.tu not from coui"nuius
s"eh an anandg,n, o. inc nn,uini"n aud lnru' %,
r i" ,, ,"' H. an" '' '' ''s"'N' ' TWO houses anu
N"hing I'M rreet and &C. r,sir rub,c dancer ma, a. lie
e.rafcd In auv other iv could Nru.. such a I'M ir,
Ne oycfprc.c D., exaggerated car. AMI forget ilai
he other de viii have -rraicf troubles than W.. unless
u Tiny have mo- way ont hut nv u'urpauon, thew are
Sn M sf, wn w'' "'' ""'' ' no. '' WI" '''"A
h. so ioms NJ wr stand on the Constitution ami settled
l. pracucr. We know where are. Consequence at new
a rNlfarnt not tnuu-lt ,unNd't'l.
" ,'nN way ." fsimnS a,,e,.ir. IN ne senate - lN
4 ,i,' ~. y, ,,iil W ,f, ,i, a ,.,t,, M ,
r. .i .u,h irienis .honi be- .i,.n ict,c even tc,t ne
quiz, tncc 10, llou,. Commute q mat con cmniatd
1huasl "details may be- proti.N discussed. uuu !ou-
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