The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-16

Tildcn in 1850.

Tilden in 1850.
Tho Republican papers seem TO be tolcra-
bly, we'll settled in the opinion that the
Democratic National Convention next year
will nominate SAMUEL j. TILDES as the
candidate of that party for President Of the
United States.
This judgment Of our Republican contcm-
poraries may be sagacious or it may not
We must admit, howcver-and we think
most wide-awake observers will agree with
us-that Mr.. TILDEN may be nominated. He
is certainly possible candidate The cipher
dispatches, which for some time seemed
likely to crush him, have gone down, and lie
still remains alive and capable. Atany rate
his enemies, both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, constantly pay him degree of atten-
ton such as they would not waste upon any
dead man.
Among New York Democrats he seems to
have enemies in plenty. 1t is not only his old
antagonists OF the Canal Ring and their con-
nections whom we now SEQ arrayed against
him, but the Democratic press is pretty
nearly unanimous in hostility, and there
are many notable persons who four
years ago were his ardent partisans
who now stand forth as the decid-
ed foes OF his candidacy. Conspicuous
among these Is Mr. DoRsHEMER. who in 1876
was a successful manager for Mr.. TILDEN
in tho st. Louis Convention. but who now
takes counsel with the braves of Tammany
how to discomft his old chief and tuck his
venerable yet not bloodless scalp under the
big belt OF JOHN KELLY. Mr.. OSWALD or
TENDoRFER, with his Stats 4, HuHg. may
likewise be taken as illustrating the changes
In the Democratic and independent press.
which from being most friendly to TILDES
has now generally taken up an attitude OF
severe criticism or indifferent expectation.
Thus it Ii that alienation prevails TO a
remarkable extent among the journalists and
politicians OF this State who but the other
day were following the tanner Of Gramercy
Park. Whether this is due to accident or
bad management we do not undertake to
say, though we rather suspect that 1t is the
latter cause. Indeed, we are bound TO de-
clare that AIr. TILDEN is anything but that
shrewd and unerring political manipulation
that he is so often represented 10 be. As
politician he frequently does those things
which he ought not TO do, and leaves I'M
done those things which he ought to do;
md yet we cannot add that there Is no
health in him. But he certainly does not
possess the art Of winning all men TO him
by personal attractions; nor does he retain
their allegiance through the charms Of
generous magnetism and an impclious will
The hold which he possesses upon the minds
OF others comes rather from his line intellect
his comprehensive and enlightened political
philosophy, his luminous perception and eX-
position OF democratic principles, in short,
from what we might call his craftsmanship
an ideal quality in which we suppose he
has but very few peers among our public
characters.
But TO return 10 our subject The deser-
tion Of Mr.. TILDEN cause by leading Dem
ocrats Is by no means confined to the State
of New York. The managing party men OF
the West are generally opposed 10 him, and
among the Southerners who supported him
three years ago, we scarcely recall one whose
voice is now raised to advocate his nomina-
tion. Even that disinterested. wilful, and
vigorous genius who in 1876 did more per-
haps than all others To unite the South in
Mr.. TILDES's favor-we mean the late Gen
TAYLoR-had before his last fatal illness
turned against Mr. TILDES, frankly and
manfully declaring that it would not do t.
run him again. Indeed among all those ac-
tive politicians from the former slave States
who were his friends there remain only that
sturdy old Jacksonian, MONTGOMERY BLAIR
and the brilliant and erratic Henry WAT
TERsoN, who preserve their ancient fealty
and proclaim that TILDEN must still be
the candidate OF the Democracy.
1t Is wonderful, when we think Of IT, this
revulsion in the views and purposes OF repre-
sentative Democrats and Of the Democratic
press toward this eminent statesman. 1t is
an immense revulsion. Tho politicians are
against him. the press is against him; tho
machine seems everywhere TO be set against
him; and yet as we have said there is NJ
intelligent man Of any party who vii
not admit that his nomination Is not only
possible but that ii stands pretty higl
among the possibilities. And why Is this
thus?
II Mr.. TILDEN should be nominated by thu
Democracy next year, it will be a most sig
nflcant instance Of the popular will assert
ing and enforcing itself against the mos
powerful, the most cunning, and the mos
resolute opposition. II Mr.. 1lLDES is nomi
mated, ii will be because the people wan
him, and will have no other man.
IL is not unnatural that this should DO 50
The truth that he was elected in 1876, anC
that through fraud and audaclty on tn
part Of the Republicans, and cowardice an'
trcachery on tho part Of certain Democrats
another man who had not been elected
was put in his place, has impressed itscl
deeper and deeper upon the popular mint
with every day that has since elapsed. Tina
truth men naturally desire to yindcatC
They feel that they owe this to the cause o
republican institutions, the cause Of self
government, the cause Of right, Of justice
OF liberty Tho Presidential Fraud frs
triumphant in American history must b.
condemned aud branded, and this canno
be done in any other way 50 clTectiye
so people rcasOn-as by electng Nj
TILDEN in 1880 and putting him at tn
head Of the Government Now, this
sentiment n feeling, an idea, capo
\ bic Of developing an enormous degre
. OF zeal And enthusiasm in those who entel