The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
PREsIDENrTzL POLITICS.
Mr.. Tiideu sun Freeiaiuea 20 be the Only
Available Candidate for the Democracy.

quest. proceed to state briefly my Views OF the
political situation. MY engagements do not ad-
init Of my going into details or extended argu-
ment to sustain the general views propose to
submit
Our present status Is easily summed up. The
late elections show that the North and South are
again substantially consolidated; that we have
lost fifty electoral votes since 1876 that on the
present basis the Radicals would have forty
five majority In the college and that II the pres
ent attitude OF parties continues. we shall GER
tainly lose every Northern State In 1880 giving
tho Radicals majority Of sixty-nine in the
electoral college. This result 10 plainly due to
our having condoned the fraud which annulled
our triumph in 1876 and thereby abandoned
the reform issue and other important princi-
pies upon which that triumph was achieved.
The Radical party has maintained itself in
power. and escaped the defeat which It's plum
dering and laundering policy would sooner
to make the sectional issue. But in 1876. 10y
presenting 2 candidate whose financial and
senalized himself az a practical reiormer, we
SO far succeeded in making tho election turn
upon the reform Issue and Democratic princi-
and make tho contest close IL we did not actually
carry, all the. other great central States. This
was done by the people against tho virulent OPP
position OF all our leaders in Congress- where
there were not half a dozen members who
this cha ,lt ,, ,h NECESSARY 70 IMPRESS
these virulent opponents Of the policy which
dictated the nomination and secured the cleo
uon OF Iilden had TO count the vote and they
Availed themselves OF this power to set aside
the election.
The pretexts upon which this was done have
now boon exposed and shown TO be false. It
now appears, 10y tho evidence taken by the
Potter Committee. that before the Electoral
commission was thought ot negotiations had
boon, opened with Hayes by certain OF the
Southern chiefs looking TO tho consummetion.
itlatcd by Wells Anderson, McI.in. and their
associates that the Electoral Commission was
but device to carry out foregone conclusion,
md that It WIS not from apprehension of war
thnt tho constttutional power OF the House to
count the electoral vote WINS abandoned by the
mission controlled by their opponents; for
even after the Commission had done II, the
Radical leaders in Congress had agreed that
, Mr; HAYES should carry out his bargain. This
Tiden was compelled by his principles' to OBJ
pose southern, as well M Northern jobl,ty.
while Hayes was committed TO II. not ony by
and money interests. but by It's open advocacy
by his home organ. the Cincinnati Gazette M
the Wing policy OF internal improvements and
NJ the means Of reviving the Whig party in the
South.
But while the chief managers OF this intrigue
were venal. the mercenaries were compare
lively Tow in number. Their success WINS
mnnly due 20 the jealousy and antagonism OF
tho present leaders u the Democratic organi2a-
ton to the old leaders Of the Northern Democ-
racy OF tho Van Burcn and Silas Wright stamp
" Nului 1 liAtU WIS tue fnlfls Ills accession
Southern and Northern leaders alike from tho
apprehension that it involved n revolution in
the leadership OF the purity. aud amounted 20 n
restoration to its control Of that school Of the
Northern Democracy for tho overthrow Of
which the secession movement was begun. II
was only because the defeat ~ the bunker
school for twelve years had demonstrated that
the nomination Of aman y the other school was
necessary to carry New York. that Tilden had
been nominated for Governor in lS74 Prior to
his nomination IL was assumed by the Now York
a. ffaul MI
who had bren elected 10y n majority OF $4,000
votes, would have "A walk over at the ensuing
election, Ills defeat hy Tilden 10y 10000 votes
taught the Democratic masses North and South
that the restoration of the party Ia power was
Of Democracy Of which Silas Wrirbt Ind bnen
the exponent; which having been against the
extension Of slavery. and having stood by the
Union in the war. had given the necessary
earnest against submission to Southern DON'T
nation in tho counsels of the party and country
N the future. The Democratic masses accepted
the condition. nominated Tilden. and he was
elected by TIC people by greater majority otthe
men whose fathers founded theGovernmenithan
We're ever cast Tor any other man. Nevortho-
less, the leaders. 10 preserve their power in the
party, deposed him. The people in the late
election. have responded BY deposing .,h"ut
on"-haf OF those concerned in this and are
likely, think, TO dispose Of the other half at the
next Tho election plainly signifies that the
people understand that riden was dcposrd 10y
the southern chiefs. and that our Northern
leaders submitted 20 their will as that OF the
South which would hereafter dictate nolnina-
ton as n nnte-neium days. The revolt against
luis Dy the people OF inc NORTH mlgnt have been
toreseen. II was the same shorisighted roa-
soning and tame submission hy the same cass
Of Democrats at the North which has hereto
fore consolidated the North against US. aud cul-
minated IN secession and war.
II Is grgsSly unlustto ihe negligence and self
respect II the people Of the North 10 suppose
that they can be diverted from the principle
with which Tilden hns become identified by the
personal abuse heaped upon him by vcnal
press. Every true man IN England responded
10 the sentiment Of Lord Chatham. when. in re-
ply 20 similar assaults upon John Wilkes. in
sailed that he would glory in maintaining the
right OF Englishmcn in the person OF the worst
subject in the realm But our Hayes Democrats
think our people are made OF different stun and
can be fobbcd on with u meaningless TRADE
against fraud while tamely submitting TO II. and
proposing To- obv!ate II in the future by selecting
candidates less obnoxious 10 Tom Scott and
Jay Gould
justify their abandonment OF Tiden and tho
his name is now Identified are simply ridicu.
publicly protest against tho electoral commits
sion. and that his friends notified him or his
Carolina. Florida, and Louisiana were for sale.
and suggested buying them. In view OF the
facts with which ne public Is now familiar no
by public protest have arrested the proceedings
taken In Congress to depose him; Mr.. Hewitt
recognized leaders OF the party there had re-
solved On their course before he was author
to DO done; and then. not in Older that he
might be consulted upon any material feature
Of the scheme He pronounced the scheme 10
Mr.. Hewitt surrender. but could not get n
days delay To enable him to have II discussed
and It's character exposed TO the public,
AS to the cipher dispatches. Mr.. Tilen de-
MES ever having had any knowledge Of them
and the circumstances show conclusively that
he did not assent 10 the proposition alleged to
be contained in them. According to the Trib-
une's translation Of these dispatches. n bargain
had to be struck. and all that WAS wanting 10
secure the Presidency TO Tiden was that the
money should have been paid That was n con
diton which he could have easily complied
with II he had assented to the proposition. II
follows necessarily that he did not entertain IT,
But II Is said by some who agree TO this that
the mere fact that he had friendly relations with
some OF those charged with entertaining such
schemee units him from again being candi-
date. This is most lame and impOtent con
cluslOn, These men have certainly never eX-
erted any influence over Tilden's public life.
They did not prevent him from making war on
the Tweed and Canal Rings. or from roorRan-
izing the finances, and reducing the expenses OF
the State Of New York. Aud II was because he
had thus signaized himself az q fearless and
capable reformer who could not be diverted
from his duty by the most powerful
influence OF tho closest friends and ablest
men, that he doomed up in 1876 as the man
for the hour. The popular mind cannot be
withdrawn from the onsideration OF great pub
lie principles 70 such impairment and inmate
rial issues. The great fncts are, that the nomi-