The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-29
THE PARTY wATClI-wORD.

Tilden's letter Of Withdrawal furnishes
what should be the keynote in the demo-
cratic war song of the campaign: "Ihe
supreme issue before the people for their de-
cision next November is whether this shall
be q government by sovereign people through.
elections, or a government by discarded ser
wants holding over through force and fraud"
That's the vital question well stated, and i'll
presenting il in this concise, elear-cvt form
Mr.. Tilden once more places his party under
/ obligations to him, even supposing him to be
personally responsible, As charged by his
enemies, for the party's late revelscs in the
great Empire State. His letter is a summing
up, a recapitulation Of tie wrong perpctrated
upon the democratic party in the fraud OF
four years ago. AS such it will not be with
out its effect upon W. classes of men differ
| ing widely from each other but each entering
as a potential factor into our presidential
campaign of this year. OF these classes one
is composed of men who, in matters political,
guide themselves by tue better and loftier
form of the rule of expectancy. When men
of this character consider the fraud perpetra-
ted upon the American people in the inaugu-
ration as pres dent of q usurper when they
consider the effect upon our institutions
which that fraud cannot but exert if we
choose to allow it to pass unrebuked, the
course proper for them to take, the only course
for them to take, becomes clear. They well
understand that such a fraud must be repudi-
atCd, that it must be condemned by the peo-
pie, unless we are willing to see our republic
degenerate from a government of The people,
for the people. to that of a self perpetuating
beaurocracy, yielding all outward respect to
the forms of law but secretly violating the
laws most sacred precepts in the methods
employed TO strengthen its hold upon power,
and pass it from hand to hand within the
closed and seITied ranks of its membership.
Thus The mailer will present itself to those
whose guide is merely a higher form Of the
rule Of cXpedicncy. Influenced by what we
miGhrcall worldliness, or srliislness in poll
Tics those men will cast their votes in COLI
jelnlatiOn Of The fraud whose effects. il
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mate. inevitable conclusion, would amount
to al utter drselera'ion in the character of
ear institutions.
The class alluded to above is not inrOnsid-
%r!ai,ie: but fortunately 1t by 10 means
includes all the lew allies upon whose CO.
operation we can count in next Norelnber's
Struggle. To the honor Of our country, it
can be said that among lis citizens are to be
found hundreds Of thousands Of men whose
conceptions Of honesty and honor air not
confined 10 an application 10 the affairs Of
private life. Men Of this class are no more
inclined 10 coDd0Er dishonesty on the part of
Of a cooperation or OF a political party. than
they would III the case of an individual.
With them a theft is a theft: be it the theft Of
the presidency or the theft Of D purse. The
holders Of such views may attract no partic-
ular attention, since they are principally en-
gagged in the aSocatinns Of private life, in.
stead Of being noisy political "workcrs:''
but at the polls they will make their urn.-
bcrs apparent; their influence felt. lilden's
letter has touched I'll" popular heart stirred
Tie popular conscience. \ GOOD nomination
at Cincinnati and good management in the
cainpaigl al" all that is required to render
doubly sure The assurance Of the victory
plainly within oar reach.