Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-24
SAMUEL j. TILDEN.
The Coming Man To Guide the
Ship of State.

Correspondence Of the Register.
WESTON, March 20, 1879.
On the 3lst Of November, 1873, you
published an article, written by myself,
which closed with these words:
"Lct the Democratic party fall back
on their old land-marks-plant them
selves on the money Of the Constitution;
erect the Presidential banner of 1890
with the names OF Tildcn and Hen
bricks written ON it, and the great fraud
al 1876 committed on the hundreth an
niycrSary Of the nations birth, and
which to-day blackens our nationality,
will, with those who engaged in II, he
forever blottcd out"
You thought then, and may think
now, that was not up to the times
that Tilden had run his course, and
would never again be- the Demo-
GRATIS candidate for President Of the
United States. l am aware that time
Is great iUisr, and the maxim, "1,l"-
tord l1tdHhir. n nos HuidmiU M Wis, is
oitentimes too true. But | have conf.
dcnce i'm the honesty Oi the masses, and
believe that, if let alone, they will do
right. and that il they could speak
today wOnld give proof OF their choice
for President of the United States in
such unmistakable manner, as To Tor
ever silence the politicians, who want
% make a President, more To- share with
themselves the governmental patronage
than for any love they may have Tor
their country.
The Democratic masses of West Nir-
riuia are for samuel j. Tildcn; "h,r
E.pr,NuipiiygS m Congress HOt,ritbStGid-
SuJr' have no objection to any ser
want oi the people exercising the right
tn vote aS a citizen, for whom he pleaSeS,
but when he undertakes to spsdk tOr TIE
rhols people, upon matter Of such mo
ment, | as an humble sutfragan, here
hy enter INV solemn protest. Samuel
]. Tilden was fairly and honestly
elected bv tile people in 1876, President
nf the United States. West Virginia
aided in his election. She gave
him five electoral votes, and
she is going 10 repeat 1t in
1850. Tildeu was cheated out Of his
great office by fraud, and the cowardlce
ni his friends The agents Ia whom the
people i'm ease Ot last resort cOniidcd the
sacred trust of CARRYING out their man
date. concerted the AmcrlCIn ArcopaguS
intoa gambling house ami staked the
Presidential office on the east ol de
h1riag frJ girsH b ihS minority sldr such
,-ELs as tp D. It, M, IoSs c,rtIut. And yet
we hear Democrats say: oh, Tildcn was
a coward, He wouldn't mOvc-he
wouldn't act hc hadn't courage. he
wouldn't fight. Now, m the name ol
reason aud common sense what would
hr do bv himself? How could he fight
single-handcd the whole Republican
Marty with the hundred thousand otii-
Gers intr,uchri i'm the Treasury, with the
army AMI navy at their backs Ii the
Democratic party, who elected hlm,
doubted hiSl courage, why didn't they
give him chance 10 test II 10y installing
him ju oilicr. Had they have done 81
doubt not but they would have found
knight equal tn the emergency.
Tho honest Democratic voters oi tins
state. who hate wrnu. and love right,
and Who voted ior Tildcn IN 1876, and
intend tu vote ipr him IN 1850, are go''J
rstt. o. hiui iu IppDintH''tg - bt'yl'''
%, Hr u.r' b.arT.t'i' Nu'ionH tpHr,ai'oH
~ a..aigr.. Durliii's for Pr,,ti,d 'I't
Tn P1a0iyg' ~ h. J,uiri N'li.s. Aud
that IL will De- tu their interests Ia io So,
i'm ur,lrr t. ugH great ~rHh pur-
rrS,, IN subsequent papers, Ia show I"
the Democratic voters 81 West Nlrsln'a.
ARI~TIDES.