The New York herald., 1879-08-07
Advice to You, MIR. TIiden.

mean to take the HERALp's advice. So much
the worse for him. If he were really de-
sirous of success he would always look to
the HERALD to tell him what TO do He is
trifing his time away in vain plottings, and
preparing serious disappointments for his
old age which he could avoid if he were wise
enough to be well advised.
We have urged him first of all to abandon
political life altogether, and in our kind
ness to him we even took the trouble to pre-
pare and publish a letter, such as In our
judgment he would do well to use rs
public announcement of his definite and
permanent retirement to private lite. 1t Is
q satisfaction to us to know that though Mr..
Tilden has not chosen to adopt this letter
as yet it has met with praise in all parts OF
the country, large number of democratic
journals quoting it as precisely such letter
as in their judgment Mr.. Tilden ought to
write.
But seeing him hesitating about abso-
lutely and at once abandoning public life
and dallying with that desire for Office which
appears to have become passion with him,
the HERALD more recently urged him to
become his own candidate for Governor.
drop Mr.. Robinson, who is only pretence
that everybody sees through" we said
to him. ''Come forward yourself, ask
the Democratic Convention to NOM
mate you, and if it does, then try
to get yourself elected. That will at least
make the canvass interesting" 1t charms
us to discover that on this ground two dem
ocratic journals usually SO strongly op-
posed as the San and the Eoening Erpress
agree with us. Both of them urge
Mr.. Tilden to be his own candi-
date for Governor, and we began to
hatter ourselves that We had at last
hit upon plan which would produce the
needed harmony in the democratic ranks
and give the republicans something to do
if they want to carry the State, when we
were assured by friend Of Mr. Tilden
that he was not going to take the HERALDs
advice.
Well, this is a little ungracious of Mr..
Tlden; but the HERALD has in such cases
inexhaustible patience. When it really
wants to help man or party out Of II
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at trouble and as Mr.. Tilden will neither
abandon the struggle for Office nor openly
enter upon it; as he, after his characteristic
and well known manner. will neither fight
nor give up, we have another proposition
| to make to him. Extracts from democratic
| papers in different parts of the State
and interviews with prominent democrats
| xx,b; Nh ~ al ChD, hot
there is deep and wide division in Mr..
Tilden's party on the question of re-
nominating and re-electing Governor Rob-
inson. 1t is very doubtful whether the
Convention will agree to renominate him Il;
and it is very certain that his candidacy
will split the party and give the State to
the republicans, which will be a worse
thing for Mr. Tilden than even for Mr.
Robinson.
Harmony is absolutely necessary to you
as well as to your party, Mr.. Tilden.
Whatever you may have thought last
spring, you must now see that you
cannot afford to force your candidate on
the party and then get him beaten. 1t will
not do for You to so before the Ma
tional Convention next year with the
laughter provoking plea that, having
forced your policy on your party this year.
| you were defeated, but hope to do better
another time. No, you must at least ap-
pear to carry the State, and there is one
way to do this. Drop Governor Robinson
and TX upon some candidate who shall be
able to unite the factions in your party,
Mr.. Tilden. Concede to Mr.. Kelly and
the city democrats their undoubted
right to object to the man you are forcing
upon them. Mr.. Kelly objects to but one
man. He has pledged himself TO abide by
tho decision of the Convention if it nomi-
mates any other man. He has not excluded
nominated and the HERALD still thinks
that you would do best to be your own can
didate.
But as you reject that opportunity we
repeat that you ought to show your states-
manship by conceding Mr.. Kellys right to
a single challenge, with or without cause,
and take up some one else. Why not Mr.
GARRISON N. Potter? He is good and life
long democrat IN able, honest and
highly accomplished man well known
t. the State and widely and favora-
bly, known throughout the country. No
one doubts that he would make
an excellent Governor. He ought to be q
favorite with you; for, contrary to his own
Judgment as we have always understood,
but to oblige you, he accepted the chair
manship of the Potter Committee, with all
which that implied. and gave several months
OF labor to the development of facts con-
cerning the last Presidential election
which were of little interest, as the event
proved, except TO you.
The HERALD is in earnest when it suggests
Mr.. Potter's name to you, MIR. Tilden. It is
bent on showing you a way out of what the