National Republican., 1879-09-29
A DEMAND FOR TILDEN's SACRIFICE

The Louisville Courier-JoHrndl sticks to
TLDEN with tenacity equal to PELEG
WHITES sticking salve. While it finds
the South holding back, the West full of
doubt, and the North questioning the pro-
priety of his candidacy, the Courier-JoWndl
is as solid as one of TILDES's unbroached
bar'ls of the dollars of the daddies." 1t
insists that the proposition in effect that if
ROBINSON is defeated TILDEN must stand
aside, is but superficial and one-sided
view of the case. 1t reasons from the
premises that SEYMOUR carried New York,
and yet was beaten. That while it is true
that the Democrats cannot elect President
without New York, it is equally true that
they cannot elect n President with New
York alone. 1t reminds the Democrats
that they nominated GREELEY to divide the
Republican party, but the scheme utterly
failed, the liberal movement proving itself
sham.
After indulging in these unpleasant rem
iniscences in Democratic history aud Jug
gerry, the Courier-Journdl insists that the
nomination of TILDEN has become an i'm
perative necessity; and if they should fail
to elect him the fault will be their own.
They cannot cut decent figure in the field
except under his leadership. 1t then puts
on an air of injured innocence, and COM
plains bitterly because the wicked Republic
cans have held TILDEN and his history up
to view. They have shown up his income
tax delinquencies; they have exposed his
cipher telegram frauds; they have stripped
the garb of hypocrisy from his nefarious
methods of bribery and corruption in poll
tics. This they have done with fidelity
and energy, and this is what the Courier
Journal calls "piling up in1ammatory
charges" but it seems to have forgotten
in the face Of history, that it requires some.
thing more thana mere assertion on his par
or that of his friends that these allegations
are unjust, to restore him to party OF gen
eral confidence with the people In view
of all these facts and circumstances the
COmier-Journm enters upon this line OF
desolate speculation
The result is that, no matter which way
| New York goes, we have come upon this
I
TLDEN, hut whether, in case Democratic Iii.
visions and disputes bring us defeat this fal
all along the line, Mr.. TILDEN can afford t.
accept our nomination and take another des
perate chance to win us u victory we may no
have the capacity or the courage to secure.
The COurier-JOuradlt then rebukes his party
for indulging in "the coarse, familiar out
" cry that we don't want coward who wa
" elected President and hadn't the pluck l.
take the Office" insisting that it shall b.
dismissed "with silent scorn," and protest,
ing against the sacrifice of man whose sol,
fault was his refusal to lead hopeless civi
war. 1t then declares very decidedly that
the nomination of TILDEN is inevitable
" Under the circumstances the rejection O
Mr.. TILDEN would be blunder and {
crime blunder because, whether W,
can elect him or not, we cannot escape tn
issues that are bound up in his person; {
crime, because wauton injustice is th
" father of all crimes. II will be for Mr.
TILDEN to say whether lie can afford t.
" 20 into n contest which Democratic politi
clans and Democratic newspapers have in
advance made so uncertain"
This is the strongest and most direct ap
peal for TILDEN's sacrifice that has yet beer
put forth. 1t is Jealous and earnest, show
ing WArrERsoN to be IL friend that stick
eth closer than brother" 1t has beer
said that TMDEN has heavy financial claim,
on the Cou,ier-Jouaai but be that as it may
WArTERsoN fights the TlLDEN fight with {
fidelity that seems to rise above the sordi(
plane of mere dollars and cents.