Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-07
Tilden's Platform.


ic party of New York are especially so.
They commenced with the temporary
organization. Mr.. Lester b. Faulkner,
in calling the assembly to order, de-
clared that democrats would not sac
riiice their Democratic principles in or
der to gain success" At this evidence
of broad humor on the part of the
speaker the Convention smiled grimly. |
When the speaker intimated that Til
den might have called a million men TO
sustain his CLAIMS in 1876, but that he |
refrained owing to his horror of civil |
strife, a delegate cried Hes cow
ardr' When the speaker stated that |
he was not informed whether "the |
distinguished citizen (Tilden) would |
again accept call to official "posi-
tion," there was loud laughter When !
the Tilden Committee on Contested |
Seats reported in favor of all the Til
den paper delegates, i'll advance of the
report of the minority, an indignant
member protested loudly against the
infamy; but he was promptly Kissed and
howled down. Until this vote, which
was conclusive of the absolute owner
ship of the machine by Tilden, the as
sembly acted like a parcel of maniacs;
! but, the victory having been won, the
discounted minority sank into sullen
silence and listened without interest or
emotion to the reading of Tilden's
manifesto in the form of a series of res
! olutions. The authorship of the reso-
! lutions is not matter of the least doubt;
they bear the ear-marks of the hero of
| Cipher Alley. The sentences are long
and involved, but they treat from
| first to last of the great defrauded
and his claims to a second term.
They assume the election of Uncle
Sammy in 1876, and with rare
humor refer to the alleged election
of the statesman of Gramercy Park as a
victory won "in the name and for the
sake of reform" Reform was nec-
essaryn in 1876, says the railway
wrecker, but the people were cheated!
! Let us, however, write the word reform
on our banners again in this year of
grace 1880, says the paralytic. How
! truly Tildenish is the following: cit
yet remains for the truly National party
! to restore the National Government to
the fraternal spirit, the Constitutional
| principles, the frugal expenditure, and
administrative purity of the fathers of
the Republicr' Frugal expenditure"
is good. When the Supplemented old
gentleman dictated this sentence to
Nephew Pelton he must have had in
mind his negotiations for the several
Electoral votes of Oregon, Florida and
South Carolina. Frugality of eX-
penditure'' was his chief aim then. He
carried - frugalityh step too far in
that instance; but the habits of a life
time are not to be abandoned because
of one failure. BY obeying tho dictates
of caution and economy he ciphered
himself out in 1876, fell between two
stools, as it were-South Carolina and
Florida; but the Democratic party is
not to be bereft of the great principle
of " frugality" because of the mistake
and consequent personal loss OF its
chief four years ago. o no! Without
" frugality'' in the administration of
public affairs the Democratic party is
nothing. Witness the administration
of the late William M. Tweed in the
City of New York! But, says Mr..
Tilden in the platform: 1.-The people
were defrauded of that victory Q976
by false count of the Electoral votes. "
And this outrage upon the people
must be avenged, cries the Sage of
Gramercy Park, in fine burst of indig-
nation. HowP In this way: "But the
Democratic party of New York." pro-
ceeds the patriot of Cipher Alley, "alsC
declare their settled conviction that the
success of that conspiracy against the
peoples Constitutional sovereignty
which by perjuries, forgeries, brides
and violence in effect disfranchised
4,300, 316 voting citizens, large major.
ity of all, and which by the false count
of the Electoral votes reversed the re-
suit of the last Presidential election
compels the next to turn upon single
commanding issue" This sentence il
rather long, but it is not of doubtful
meaning. The single commanding
issue" is the fact that 1900, 316 voting
citizens, ga large majority of all, - de
manded that Sammy should sacrifice
himself by occupying the Presidential
: chair from the 4th of March, 1877; anC
he has not occupied it day! These
/, 4,300,3l6 voting citizens were defraud
] ed, exclaims the Sage, and the sole wal
} to condone this fraud is for them to re
peat their demand of 1876 in this yea
of grace 1880. This ISSUE" proceed
! the great income-taX fighter, precede
,, and dwarfs every other 1t imposes 9
l more sacred duty upon the people o
! this Union than ever addressed the con
t sciences of freemen"!
! This calculation of the exact number
of unterritied Democrats who voted TO
a the hero of Cipher Alley 4, 800, 316-
i would seem to most persons a sui
l ficiently clear indication of the duty @
4 each and every one of them to repea
! L 8 -, 81, hn
; hearted old uncle of his nephew. Blu
5 the fact that the old gentleman's Wis
4 ion is Obscured by Il defective eye ren
ders him careful that there shall be n
5 obscurity in the platform. Hence tn
Z following unequivocal connection O
!. the great defrauded with the grea
fraud:
The Democratic party of New York add t
their condemnation of the Electoral consptri
A oy of 1876 an emphatic declaration of the
= continued confidence in the character abillt
i and fitness of that distinguished citizen {
5 New York who was then elected to the higl
=. est Office in the peoples gift, and who was ]
! his own person the object of joint attack o
I his own party, his fellOw-citizens, and N
4 cause of tree government. The blow whiC
: deprived the country of its chosen ruler w,
a aimed not so much at him as at the Dem
cratic millions who stood behind him. VIII
a making no instructions as 10 candidates an
U committing To our delegates rs heretofore n
duty OF Joining in the deliberations OF the N
" tionnl Convention, we respectfully suggest
. our brethren of our State that the dignity an
IL welfare of the party and Nation demand
v them that they take such action rs shall bes
n present this great issue TO the people. Highl
- = than all other party issues Is the solemn obi
cation to give TO the free voters of the lar
| an opportunity TO pass their Judgment upo
. this monstrous crime against popular right
- On any such issue the State of New York vi
% speak with no doubtful voice.
W After the Sage had dictated tn
le rather pointed passage it is evident thi
lie he thought it wanting in emphasis, fC
'r this clause fellows; . The Democrat
re party of New York hereby re-adol
their resolutions adopted in the Stat
Conventions of 1864, 1868, 1872 an
a 1876" These resolutions not only al
IN force the unit rule, but provide for ii
~ summary expulsion of any delegaI
le who may have the hardihood to atteml
IN bolt Many men have been wes