Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-28
4 SIGNIFICANT SPEECH.


The reigning sensation in New York po-
litical circles is speech by Senator Jacobs
in the legislature of that State, in which he
strongly hints that he will not support Mr..
Tilden for the Presidency. Senator Jacobs,
it will be remembered, was the chairman of
the Tilden Democratic convention at Syra-
cuse last week, and was supposed to be en-
listed heart and soul in Mr.. TiIden's cause.
He is man of great political influence, a
calm, clear HEADED politician, aud is gener-
ally esteemed among men of both parties for
his uprightness, sagacity and tact.
The occasion for the speech was q taunt
from Senator Woodin, of Brooklyn, limiting
that Selatrr Jacobs was owned by Mr.. Til
den al governed in his political action
wholly by his dictum. The official record of
the portion of the speech referred to is as
follows:
Mr.. Jacobs-As the Senator from the Twen-
ty-sixth has seen fit to bring in politics upon a
resolution affecting to some extent the preser-
walton of our health, that the Republican ma
iOrity in the Senate need not look for one mo-
menu JO OeulOCraIlC DIVISION JnlS Iall IL IL Is
necessary to succeed without Mr.. Tilden.
Mr.. Sessions-Have they an eye single to the
public good?
Mr. JacObs-Yes! The Democracy of this
State can get along without Mr.. Tilden, and
the Democracy of the country can get along
without him, and if we find it policy to NOM
mate somebody else, somebody else will be
nominated, because we mean to win in this
election. We would sooner take q very good
Ram vhO HaKko
he does his party, and make him President,
than submit to the corruptions and abuses of
the existing government. The Senator says
have pronounced myself an anti-Tilden man.
If / am anti-Tildeu man it II because do
not think he can be elected, and because think
too much of my country, even with the vener-
alton and love 1 entertain for MIR. Tilden, to
support hopeless candidacy. 1 do not believe
for single moment that Mr.. Tilden will be
candidate unless he thinks he can
be elected, and 1 think I can say for
the delegation chosen TO represent the De-
mocracy of the State at Cincinnati. that large
majority will oppose the nomination of any
man that they think cannot be elected. Now.
possibly, may be one of those who do not be-
lieve that Mr.. Tilden can be elected, but there
is plenty of time to consider that question.
Mr.. Woodin-Then you must GO for him.
Mr.. Jacobs will not support any man who
think cannot be elected.
Mr.. WoOdin-YOu are opposed to Tilden.
MIR. Jacobs-No, sir; repeat that have the
highest veneration for him, and think he was
defrauded out of the position to which he was
fairly elected.
Mr.. Woodin-I mean as candidate for
President
Mr.. Jscobs-That is another thing. Now you
gentlemen who wear the collar-is that the
name?-that wear the collar of Mr.. Oonkling,
take notice from of the minority. that the
harmOnized Democracy are on hand, that they
will meet the common enemy and meet him
with a good man, a noble leader, true pa
triot. man devoted to the best interests of
the country, and that they will elect him, and
that when they have elected him he will take
his place at the head of the government at
Washington.
These remarks, coming from the source
they did, have led to great deal of COM
ment, and are regarded as significant of a
knowledge possessed by Mr.. Jacobs that Mr..
Tilden has in contemplation the withdrawal
of his name as a candidate for the Presiden-
cy. While he does not say in express terms
that he will not support Til
den, he implies as much by
the remark that he will support no man who
cannot be elected, and the insinuation that
he is of the belief that Mr.. TiIden is one of
those who cannot be elected if nominated.
He is further confident that the Democratic
party will be united in November, and he
knows very we'll that this result cannot be
attained unless dTilden is removed from the
field.
1t is not surprising that these utterances
should have created such sensation. 1t has
been the common superstition that the con-
vention over which Mr.. Jacobs presided was
the personal property of Mr.. Tilden, and
that its action indicated the determination
of that gentleman TO foreclose his mortgage
on the nomination if it was found possible
to do so. 1t would seem, however, that the
implied adherence of the conven-
ton to his cause-for it was not distinctly
expressed-was only contingent, and liable
case it was found impossible to secure har-
mony on the old man of Gramercy park.
If this should be the case a great many
Democrats throughout the country would
experience feelings of intense qualification.
The division in the party cannot be healed
if Tilden presses his candidacy. A union
could be had upon almost any other man
named, and the Democratic party would
move forward to an easy victory.
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