The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-24
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.
What the Indiana Democratic Chairman Thinks OF
------- Men and ThinRa.

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WhAt the Indiana Democratic Chairman Thinks Of
Men and Things.
| Interview with General Manson In Indianapolis
| Journal
II do not think there was any prac.
tical difference between them. Tilden
had great opportunity. He might have
taken his stand on the fact that he had
majority of the electoral votes in his
favor, and that the ballots Of the people
had decided for himself and Mr.. Hend-
ricks and he might have said: II am
determined that the will of the people
shall not be set aside. l will be Presi-
dent of the United States or die in the
attempt" If he had done so he might
have had abundant support. It is true
he might have been killed, but if he had,
his name would have gone down to his
tory as that of martyr who had sacrifc-
ed his life for great principle. But he
didn't take any such stand. His view
was that the question must be settled by
| law, anu WlGHOuJ VlOl0uCb.
"And was there such difference be.
tween the views of Tilden and Hendricks
as to warrant these New York men call
ing one coward and the other a Courag.
eous hero2"
"No, they both had about the same
idea. Hendricks was nearly scared to
death. You see they both thought that
the law was on their side, and that they
couldn't be cheated out of their offices.
He was the man who had been put in
the stocks for some offense. A friend
came up and said, "Why, they can't put
you in the stocks unless you've done
something more than that; they can't do
it," To which the man replied, "What
you say may be all right, but you see I
am in the stocks; they have put me in"
"Did Gov. Hendricks ever express to
you any warlike intentions when the
Presidency was undecided? Did he ever
seem as if he wanted to ightP"
IF he did l never heard anything
about it. He never talked that way to
me-"
"Is it not the fact that the platform
adopted by the convention of Jan. 8, '76,
was really an expression of Gov. Hend-
ricks's views?"
"Well, there were different sets of
resolutions submitted for his considera.
ton. One was redhot and meant bust.
ness; that was the series drawn up by
Charley Reeve. The other was milk
and water, and that series was adopted.
You can draw your own inference. They
were submitted to the convention by
VIM. Wesley Woolen, but not just in the
form in which they were drawn up by
that gentleman. Several paragraphs
were changed in accordance with sugges-
tions of Gov. Hendricks, before they
were submitted to the convention"
'What do you think of Mr. Tilden's
strength in New York Slater"
II can't help thinking he has lost
strength to great extent since 1877. If
he had been personally popular, enthu-
siasm would have been constantly mani
tested for the denomination of the same
ticket in 1880, but instead of that. his
own State has gone back on him. AT
the very next State election in N. York,
after. the Presidency was settled, the
people elected almost unanimous Re-
publican Legislature, and came near
sending solid Republican delegation to
Congress. That shows that Tilden has
lost strength in his own State; and he
ought not to be considered an available
candidate after that If Indiana had
gone Republican at the last election, the
same might justly have been said about
our Hendricks. / would not be eurpris-
ed If Mr.. Hendricks should have the
support Of the New York delegation, but
/ would not talk of that with any degree
of confidence. Perhaps men who have
not been mentioned may yet come to
the front. think it likely that General
Hancock may become q candidate, and
perhaps Justice Field of California will
be taken up as compromise man.
But there is one thing regard as GER
tain; there will not be much attention .
paid in the next Democratic convention
to what call the straw delegations.
mean the delegations from euch States as
Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island
and Iowa, the States where the Repub-
llcan majority il 80 strong that nothing
on Gods earth can change it, We don't
propose that these straw delegations
shall have any more voice or influence
than we can help in making the Demo-
cratic platform or choosing our candi.
iates. What business have they in die.
sating the policy Of the Democratic par.
", when we cannot by any possibility
get single vote from any of these States
n a Presidential election? The doubtful
States, whereis fighting chance, such as
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, will have tRe
light to dictate the platform and name
he candidates. To allow these straw
delegations to influence us, would be as
{ the Republicans allowed the delega-
IONS from Georgia and Kentucky to dic-
ate their platform and policy. It is too
arly yet to talk with any certainty as to
but think the chances are
cry favorable for the nomination of Mr..
iendneks at the head of the ticket,
Though would not express any posi.
i've OniniOn on that anhiaot