Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-14
TILDEN AND THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.

TILDEN AND THE DEMOCRATIC
An interview within an interview is pub
lished. The fact of Mr.. Springer, of Illi-
nois, having had q conference with Mr.. Til
den, induced reporter to interview Mr..
Springer, and that gentleman, with less re-
serve than has been manifested by the sage
of Gramercy square, unbosomed himself and
told all that was said. Political subjects
we're, of course, the leading topics OF con-
versstion, and on these MIR. Tilden did not
hesitate to express himself freely. He laid
aside his personal grievances, aud spoke only
of the welfare of the Democratic party.
While deploring that the electoral commits
sion had seen fit to defeat the purpose of the
American people in 1877, he was emphatic
in the opinion that the fraud should not be
endorsed by the election of Republican in
1880. His opinions on this point were
freely expressed. Leaving his own can
didacy out of the question, he assert
ed that it was the duty of every citizen I
Democratic proclivities to stand by the
nominee of the party, whoever he may be,
for, he argued, the success of the Republi-
cans would be considered as an endorse
ment of the electoral fraud perpetrated three
years ago. Aud this is no doubt true.
The act by which Mr.. Hayes was made
President was an impositio upon the peo-
pie of the whole country alike, Republicans
as we'll as Democrats. The issue was simply
whether the majority or the minority of the
people should rule, and verdict was given
in favor of the minority. If this verdict is
endorsed by the people next year, we may az
we'll bid farewell to republican government
for all time to come. This would be the
effect of Republican victory IN November
of next year, yet We have confidence that
such verdict will not be recorded.
We cannot approve fully of another part
of Mr.. Tilden's remarks. He is reported to
have said that the country is on the eve of
season of unexamplsd prosperity-which no
one doubts-and that whichever gains the
ascendancy in 1880 will receive the credit of
bringing this prosperity about. With his
IL
that we are entering upon an era of pros
perity that the country has never before ex-
perienced, yet it will not be due to the domi-
nance of the Republican or the Democratic
party, but to natural causes, and any party
that claims the credit of it will be liable to
the accusation of claiming credit that does
not belong to it. We have no hesitation in
asserting that party which claims the cred
it of bringing about the coming order of
things will be guilty of false pretenses, for
the causes that are directing affairs are inde-
pendent of and superior to all political par
ties, Democratic or Republican,.
This weakness of Mr.. Tilden, however, has
but slight bearing upon the question. We
DO not really believe that he would be guilty
of such display of partisanship as is indi-
Gated in his remark. His avowed determi-
nation, however, to support whatever candi-
date may be nominated by the Democratic
party to the utmost inspires our respect and
admiration. Mr.. Tilden has been pictured
as man purely selfish, willing to sacrifice
anNinterest or any person to crafty his own
personal ambition. We have never believed
him to be such man, and his latest express
sions warrant that belief. We have believed
him to be sincerely patriotic, willing to serve
his country in whatever capacity might be
selected for him to fill. He has not been
devoid of ambition, for to be SO would be to
argue himself imbeoile; but ne stands to-day
on plane which every American citizen ought
to be proud to occupy-that of a surrender
of personal ambition that the greatest good
may be done to the greatest number. In
this aspect Mr.. Tilden appears, we believe,
in his real characteristic of staunch pa
triot and true Democrat. Judging from
his previous reticence when called upon for
an expression of opinion on political topics,
We do not think Mr.. Tilden is responsible
for the publication of his views, for, had he
wished to spread them before the public he
would have chosen different method than
the expression of them at second hand.
Nevertheless We are glad that Mr.. Springer
has seen fit to violate, perhaps, the secrecy
of private conversation, because it has
placed MIR. Tilden in pleasing light before
the people-in q light he has not before oc-
cupied for the general public. He no longer
appears the selfish, aspiring politician that
he has been pictured, but the unselfsh patri-
OF, anxious only for his country's good, and
conscious that the best interests of the peo-
pie can only be served through the success
of the Democratic party. He is willing to
sacrifice his own ambitions, laudable though
may be, but will not sacrifice the interests of
the Democratic party. That is the principle
which should animate every Democrat.
POLYGAMY.
The Mormons are excited, and naturally
SO, over the recent action of the government
in relation to polygamy. The fact of Rey-
nolds' imprisonment, the incarceration of
Cannon their deepata in COnoroaa for cor