The Russellville Democrat., 1879-09-11
TILDEN AND HIS DEFAMERS.

choice of his party; and If not the choice. why they wish to cram him down our threats whether or not. We believe there are other and stronger men in the party than he is, and hence cannot favor. his nomination. ."-Independent Arkansian.
 If you will take the time, Bro. McGuire, to read and analyze some of the articles which appear in the Democratic papers which favor Mir. Tilden's nomination; you will see why they expend so much time and space on this subject The papers which are friendly to MT. Tilden have been forced into devoting some of their space to this subject. The wholesale defamations of that grea. man, which have been manifested by his political enemies in his own party as we'll as by portion of the Republican press, not only in mis- representation and falsehood as to his public career, but by the most petty and contemptible assaults on his personal character and private life, has forced those papers friendly to him to devote some time and space to the defense of his character and record. And be it sad to the honor and credit of the Tilden pa pers that notwithstanding all the provocation given them they have never yet resorted to retaliation by making a single charge against any other aspirant.
 And referring to your second par agraph above quoted, we would like to ask you, Bro. Me, upon what you base such belief. Name the man who has ever shown as great strength with the peorle-as much prowess as leader-as great ability as an executive officIal--as complete con trol of his party as a disclpliner as has Samuel J. Tilden, of New York. You cannot do it.
 And now, Brother Mcclure, let us commend to your careful perusal the following article from one of the most reasonable and conservative, as we'll as one of the ablest democratic journals in the country--the Saint Lotus Republican:
 It is not certain that Mir. Tilden will be the nominee for president ol the Democratic party in 1880. Nothing is certain in politics and the choice of a convention is harder to foretell than a jury's verdict. But whatever may be his fate, no public parsonage has ever borne himself through trying ordeal with more true dignity and noble composure. The course persued towards Mir. Til den by his political enemies and portion of the Republican press has been simply infamous. He has not only been pursued by mlsrepresen- tation and falsehood as to his public career, but by the most petty and contemptlble assaults on his person al character and private life. The very officers of the government, sworn to act impartially, have been dragooned into assisting the per secutien, and so many absurd stories have been put ahoat that If the tenth part of them are true he is the most extraordinary combination of quail sties, requirements and paradoxes the world ever saw. The reckless par tisanshlp and personal turpitude that are necessarily involved in this kind of political campaigning afford a sc we're commentary on our society and public life. All this infinite variety of lies suggests an infinite variety of liars working like maggots in the heart of the Republican party. The moral responsibility must rest some where. 1t is not material to our present point whether it rests with the republican party or not-all we want to observe IS, that it is a dis grace to American civilization. If there is a man in the great state of New York who has passed his lite in the very eye of the public, it is Sam uel J. Tilden. throughout q long and successful professional and political career. Under the fierce light that beats on public station and "black- ems every blot" nearly every event of his lie has transpired. He was elected governor over the most pop ular candidate his opponents could put forward and displayed in office an ability and lntrepidity of charac- ter that made his administration Che most destructive to abuses and the