, 1879-02-22

h%toA11oA " tAo NoaubJ nulkl4. lib oAtlIlE!U
should sqrvo rs an Indictment to other
reputable citizens throughout tho county
towDs to undertake. similar exposures and
reforms wl,ero similar abuses exist, mud in
this way rid Cook County Of Its costly pro-
emincuce as the poupcrs' paradise.
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THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOB 1880.
It Inns now become ovidont that tho Demo-
cratic party must nominate Mr.. T1LpEa as ita
Presidential caudidato ip 1880. This Is the
logioal result Of tho reference of tho cipher
1ispntolAes to tho Po1rEn Committee, A1r.
TIIDEN's appearance in his own boi,alf, aud
tho vindication which the Democrats claim
rs having been thus malo out. The Demo-
cratic case Btauds thus: "1Ve have cried
Fraud for nearly three years. 1t is our
principal, If not our only, stock in trade; il
wo would mako good Our claim for inlcmni-
lication on account Of tic alleged fraud prac-
ticed upon us, VIC must show our own sense
Of Justice by nominating tho man who, rs
we mnIntain, WIS swindlcl out Of lis place !;
llnl Mr., T11nEs beon convicted Of the ro-
arouBbility for tho fraud proved up against
tho Democratic aide, lint would havo beon n
reasonable excuse for abandoning him; but
wo hayo undertaken 10 yindlcato Lim from
TINT charge, hayo declared ourselves satisfied
with his tlouials, aud hence hnyo
him OIL cur l,hnt1s again; If We
drop linn now, mud still urgo our
c'nima on tho basis Of fraud, we sha1l bo
charged with bad faith in dcserting the chicf
sufferer from tho alleged fraud, md that cry
will not avail lis; as tho matter stands, A1r.
T11.nEs has clai,nR upon tic Democratic par-
ty which cannot 10 ignored without self
contradiction, qualification, md danger Of
lcfont; tlloruloru, wo n,stst nominate Mr..
T1EpEH as our candidate for 1885," This Is
tho logical progression, and tho Democrats
caunot consistently oscapo from its couclu-
sion.
What ID tho prospect Of Democratic s1c-
cess with TILDEN Us cantlidatn?
Thoro is legend In Chicago about pub
lie declaration Of JouN WENrwoa7u's at tho
timo that gentleman was the most conspiou-
GUS figure in local politics. Flo had been
abused without stint, and all manner of
frauas had boon charged up agninst him by
his opponents. Ho was forced into q do.
tonso, III tho course Of which l,o is credited
with tho remark that, it compelled 10 come
before tho community either rs knayo or
n fool, ho would choose to be regarded
as lznavo. Mr.. T1IpEN, WHO has noithor
tho political sagaoisy nor tho courage of
JonN WENTWORTH, WAS placed in m attitude
wlaero ho was compelled to acknowledge
himself eithor knayo or fool, mud ho was
weals enough to prefer tho catcgory Of
idiotcy. 10 credit h1r. T1LpES with abso-
Into ignorance Of all tho Democratic frauds
iu Oregon, South Carolina, Lousiaua, md
Florida, rovenlod by tho exposure Of tho
cipher dispntclcB, which IL tl1s positiou hes
Aimaelf has takon. Is to regard him ns MI
i1nhecilo; md it IL in this character Tint tho
Democrats must run him for President of
tho United States. 1t Is M altogotlor novel
claim upon tho highest ofl!co within tho gift
Of tho American people, and it may well bo
doubted whether 1t will stand tho tcst of
availability.
Alr. T1LpES's last campaign wns maGo on
tho basiH Of Reform. It was taking catch
word ut tho tilne. There lad been a good
many nbusos IN the Government, with which
tho Republican pnrty had been moro or loss
identified by nlaana of certain hangcra-nn,
who bud boon a.tsaclod to tue party by lis
long-continuol a.lcCcya. TAoro woro many
developments during tho consso of tho cam-
paigu wlicl. nlatlo 1t doubtful whether SAM
uE1. J. TI1pEa was exactly tho sort Of porsou
to whom tho work Of rotorm should 10
intrnstod; nevertheless, tho catcl.worI
served its purpose at tho time. But low
can it DO used to advantage again with ILL.,
DEN rs canlidnto2 A 'man WHO has lgon
proved to be either knayo or foul, and
who prefers to ooufosB himself tho latter, IL
certainly not ut for tho work OF reform, il
thero DO any to do. But, besides this, all
tue reform SO layishly promised by T1LnEn
has boon ,noslossly but none tho less sGeotu-
ally accomplished by the Republicans under
1lAYEa. All tho Government rings have been
brokon,-oyen TINT most formidable com.
bination Of weath and corruption which 80
loug managed tho atfairs Of tho Now York
CuHtom-llouso to tho dotrincnt OF tho yl.olo
country, The abuses OF Indjen maunpo.
ment have been largely craslicatetl by CAM
sonuRz's control Of tho Interior Dspart-
nent. There Ia no longer tho odor Of
Robesonism about the Navy, nor Of Dolk-
napism about tho War Department, Tho
general expenses OF tho Government hayo
baen enormously sotluccd,-in soma casos
even below what the Democratic majority In
tho House OF Representatives would consent
to. Thoro has been complete ourrenoy re-
form In tho re-establIshmont Of specie
bas's without any shock to tue business in.
forests of tho country. The credit OF the
natsoa Is better taan 1t ever was before,
What reforms, then, would TlLpEa pretend
to recommend In second campaign, even it
Ae wore entitled to full faith as Reformer ?