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

tons against the sacrrd rnu-s OF popular righis.
an given the usurpera coigncui vantage whi'h
his utirrmost uudnrity had nrvrr won
But, besides. II WIS tnrn uuit. too luu to rrncW
n battle % opniun from which tho grrnt cham
puns had sounded n rrtrcnt. The Illusions in
spirrd by their proposal ~ the electoral scheme
rendered everything else imprHciirablr. Its real
character could only hc made manifest Ivy eN-
i thnt. however. as it r,nv. II tho President
de- iurr Jailed to hccum" President lie iafp too.
through any nUt or Omission OF MS OWN. u was
not hy means Of his untricd pinn tor III" defeat
~ the Republican conspiracy. II must have
upon tho ELECTORAL Commission plan. during
the three DAYS from his ilr-t knnWirlgc ~ II.
Jan II. t. the day, Jan, Z. wh"ii by the roncur;
rnncr oi the lrlding Democratic members of
| the Senate and House upon thu TWO conference
committees. the safe chart OF the llmus' Privl-
| lrgrs Committee was rolled up end lung away,
and the Democratic pnriy were embarked upon
uusounIcd and shipwrccking seas. -.
| What his Judgment. acton and advice were
/ s. now to br told.
/ HEWITT WITH THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
SCHEME
On the evening Of saturday. Jan. 10. the .un-
| drrsignc1. calling upOn Mr.. Tildrn, found MN
/ in c.eirt Of the McCrary House bill With pro
/ ro-cd amendments, and a letter from NJ
! Hewitt advertising the Governor inat h,s coVn-
/ Tiid"n invited the uri"rsgned e. cil ON mo
morrow, when Alr. Hewitt should be therr, 70
| consider this bill-thc supposed axis on which
! the deliberations ~ the House Conference Com
| miitru wor' revolving
Tho undersigned thus cnmc 10 be present jan
! a. the day and date when Mr.. Tilden rerriyci
! from Mr. linwiit's ITS his iirst Information That
/ other measures had been abandoned that the
/ Senate Conference Committer hpd Just dis
| closed to the House Conference Committee an
| Electoral Commission hill II had been privately
preparing. that the House Committee wrrr
pressed to accept and ndort the same. ana that
! The subject he wished 70 confer upon was that
! Mr.. Hewitt explained ips Al" Senate Commit
TOES reason for srcrcry. that without il they
| could not carry the bill. II had been adopted
hy arrangement heiwr"n the three Democratic
! and thu four Republican members and was 50
/ strictly 81 served that when senator h"rnnn
| made inquiry of onr of the former, hc was told
tlHt nothing could be- disclosed To MIN without
/ violating an honorable understanding. SO well
was tn secret kept that Senator Bnrnum now
/ Chairman II tn" National Committee. passing
| through New York on Friday. the 18Th. had ex
/ pressed his conviction that minority ot the
| senate. NJ MIR. Tilden's plan anticipated. would
| concur in denying the right OF Ferry to make
/ the count.
/ TILDLS's COUNSEL NOT AsKED-Dur MS ADHE-
Sion.
Before he read tho new bill. Mr. Tillen was
told 10y Mr. Hewitt TINT the Democratic mem
brrs IT the Senate COmmttc" were alrendy ah-
solutcly committed To it.and would concur with
their Republican associates in reporting II 70
senate whether the House Committee should
concur or not. and whether Mr.. Tilden ap-
I proved IL or not
y" Is it moi rather late. them said Mr.. Tiden.
" TO consult ncs
They do not consult you" replied Mr., How
it, they ARE public men. AMI have their own
duties and r, spoons bilties. ! consult YOU
TILDENs PLAN coNTnAsrED WITH THE NEW
SCHEME.
provisions Of the bill. Mr.. Tiidan's per option
81 their character was prompt ana decided
H. disauproval Of tine Electoral Commission
srlicme; ns might hnve h"'n inferred ~ any
political nenphytc from its contrast ~ all points
with his own i'lan WAS inherent AMI ncufahl".
II was scheme forgetting votes counted WIN
the approval Of hut single lious' and tAat
: House the un" in political sympathy with rae
b muiuritvof a romri i~sinn recruit .d from and
4 controlled hy bench Of which all the members
1 slvr OF" had hsrn uplo uted hy Lincoln or
I Grnuf gu, lIs cnuu-als had upprpved Mr.
..f4.l.t d D
committee, i'sulutous had formulated and
taken -,u" upon. the doctrine settled ~ q uni-
form cDustru ton of u" Constitution aui ls u
uniform procedure th- rauudcr-tnHt with two
political bodies. each h.ins unit. ra'n nav ng
equal authority. q challenged vote. in the N'ty
nature 90 things. never could De. Hs II never lal
been. counted until the challenge WIRE over
come lyinr concurr.ns separate affirmative
j, east down one other insuperablo lar 10 the
success ul ~" conspiracy that lui"n' bui ln'l
power y,ei"i IN the House of R,pr'-rninliv 5
! To- Determine whether or not a President hud
boen elected. and. II moi. 10 choose one But the
treufis,. OF his friend had demonstrated. the
resolutions by himself prepared for the House
Prlvlleses. Commit h2d nnlrmed. the az /.
a choosing Of the President had d"volvel upon
! it from a failure of rle tion hy the colleges.
Instead OF iAing az tA" q" MIR, "i TIA" contest
, the House of Representatives. who's" con-titu.
uonal powers dominated IN" situation, and
whose unorlty was ~ sympathy with the mt
iin nr n, @ the bnor'si, mnori, u the s,na,
divorced from the House oi h.prc-.niatiN,S
, . Mumury NEGOTIATIONS. and hy the effect o th
hll u>rif. when a law. cnn"iiiug tine transcend
,ut authorities ana tho decisive MAJORITY ~ th,
House Us iari'r in ih" counting ny ,i"tor
, votes. l. exchanged positive powers in the ron-
trpi ~ friends fer the privilege of attempting
/ persuasion OF rnr mics.
: Publicity had been tho osson"e Of his own
/. I plan with free debate in the un loud ri bazF oi
/ ! public opinion. But ihin scheme" secretly pro-
= | pared was only privately debating until such
extensive and influential d ratio commit
!. | taI~ Were urged and made a. a. disable others
] from tftif 'IHl HflIIfff VI 70 fllI rent Doll \.
d. IL involved an unnatural aud unurr' ss1ry
> l concession ly Deno.rlti, nrgntiator. as If II
4 ! Wcr their duty 70 devise novel cNpedicnis thoii
p duty TO smooth down rough road for conspirr
: tors Ia travel But his plan had conceded Moth
receipt inrr"dulity-to their threats. and woul,
T. put tleir menaced usurpat!ons 10 the torture o
. II peir.ned The "ncrco Dcmoeracie" them.
q selves IN all their popular ans 'mhi"s; and rr
% duced him and them to a damgGlng choice be-
q tween dissent and a-~'ni-dissrht from th'
y party's most Nalned couns fllor, 10y refusing I.
y submit 20 an nrb.ifamrnt osicnslbly ia,r, an.
e as nj 10 the silence and inaciion which thesl
/ 40 OBSERVES BUT 80 SANCTION.
a twill bc clear from the kilograms below. sup
Elementary 10 the interview between Mr. Til
y drn and Mr.. Hewitt Of which some nlrmorand,
are now 10 hr given mat - long MS me matt"
. was open for delnerallon thrr" was mo- gruun,
n for lmputing to Mr.. Tudrn any disposition Z,
z reserve. Nor ind""d WAS there ever any groun'
for su 4 an imn9,a,91n eN.spI tnat hr W9nl.
: senal sanction to the electoral hcme after /
! had been adopted on the l7th with unnnimiu
y hy the Democratic memools ~ inc COMMITTEES
- " both Houses, and had pru tcay suppiAnt",
y his own preferred plan of party action. AN
4 when ms declared dissent would hnV, ia,.n un
s awaiting to reinstite that ulun, and only effect
u ual 10 cmbHrrds- the experiment m which
= without his con .urronoe and against h~ coun
u sci the rights. interests. and homes OF the De-
= mo'r"y from the elections OF 1876 had becom'
u ineAtrlcably involved.
TILpENs INTERVIEW WITH HEWITT.
> Mr.. Tilhen. in his interview with Mr. Hewitt
q az the an did withhold the grounds Di lI