Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-20
Tue Sun. THE DEnOcRACr,
And rILDEN.

The New York Sun containing the IA
nous editorial in which Charles A. Dana
discards Samuel J.. Tilden and his cause
has come to hand. But o very small
portion OF the article was telsgraphed to
this coast. and that part which was not
sent is Of far importance than that
which ws received over the wires. The
S.m not only throws Tildsn overheard.
but II gives up the Eight for the next
Presidency. and admits that the Demo-
cratic party has committed hari-kari. OF
course 1t gives as q cause for the disaster
which awaits the party Of ''rsform" in the
future reasons which are peculiar to Mr..
Dana. II asserts that the party has lost
the respect and support Of the masses
by compromising with fraud" and
tolsraiing Mr.. Hayes. But the reasons
Of the change in popular sentiment is
immaterial. The fact Is there. The
Democratic party ia RELOCATED back to its
old position Of shame and disgrace. and
the New York Sun Is keen enough TO
realize the situation and courageous
enough to admit IL.
Here Is the manner in which MIR.
Dana. reading the handwriting on the
wall made by the late elections, renders
the verdict agains, the Democratic party.
He Is q man Who has been the mainstay
Of the party since his friend Tildsn was
nominated at st. Louis over wi years
ago. He has been full OF hope. and full
Of a courageous confidence until the
elections opened his eyes to the fact that
the masses Of the people have awakened
to the danger which Turks in the ranks
Of the Democracy. Now read what he
says in giving up the fight:
And thus the Democratic party has
been finally broken and degraded, II not
destroyed ; 90 that from this party, - IL
nov exists before US. the observer cannot
draw strength for q single patriotic hope.
Thus IL now makes little practical differ
cnce whether In the election Of issO MI.
Tilden should or should not BE- . candi'
date. No statesman would be DESTROYS,
except under some grave public necessity.
TO bear q standard on which. even before
the battle. black and deadly disaster Is
seen TO perch.
So much for the party Of ''purity"
and reform" The So, despises II. and
has NO difficulty in expressing its con-
tempt. With the former candidate OF
that party 1t deals harshly. but with
some show OF respect. 1t throws Tilden
o overheard. but ii gives him gentle words
to console and fiaiter him. Here is the
paragraph in which Dana eoniesses that
he has been wrong for the last two years
in his support Of n man who has been
proven to be q political fraud:
While We should DO ashamed to doubt
Mr.. Tilden's personal integrity, we are yet
constrained 20 say that IL Is proved and
admitted through the publication Of the
cipher kilograms. that during his Presi-
dtut9A t4hlt&ihu ~ ehleS "
politically immoral people to surround
him, TO act for him, and 10 compromise
him. We knew at the time that some ot
these persons were profoundly foolish. and
We denounced them for their Stiffness; bu
IL nov appears that this was not their
worst endowment. At any rate they have
proved themselves able 10 fatally ipIure
what thoy could never have built up.
Their imbecility and their immortality
could never create anything. but with the
extraordinary confidence reposed in them,
their power for mischief wAs great indeed.
They have sufieed TO damage the character
Of . lifetime. and they have wrought a de-
plorable mischief TO the course OF public
affairs. Mr.. Tilden will not again be the
Presidential candidate Of any party.
And now. goodbye Tilden; goodbye
Democracy. The verdict has been rem
dsred by the people and recorded by
your greatest and brayest defender, the
New York Sun.