New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-22
OPPOSING NR. TILDEN

The Democratic party Is beginning TO tell
some truth about itself In the bitter strug-
Gle between Mr.. Tildcn and other candidates.
il ha, come to pass that the motives. methods
and conduct If each element have been quite
thoroughly ventilated by the other. BY col
lating and comparing the information thus
obtained, am independent fcllow-citizen may
get a clear idea of the Democratic party a. IL
whole. 80 of rs chances of success each FAC
ton gives strong reasons for the belief that
the party will be defeated if it suffers itself
to be led by the other. BY putting together
these reasons for expecting its defeat III either
contingency, the public can arrive at a fair
idea Of It's prospects in any event.
The Democrats who oppose the nomination
of Nh. Tllden begin to apprehend that he may
dictate the nomination, even though he should
be unable to secure it tor himself Accord
lnglv. The World takes occasion TO protest
earnestly against the nomination Of any mere
representative or protGs6 of Mr.. Tiden.
lis pasons are addressed, as is pro-
Der, seeing that It's object is to influence
Democratic politicians, only to the desire
Of the party for success and the spoils
Il does not take the trouble TO point
ont the vicious influence of Mr.. Tiidrn in the
councils of the Democratic party or in the
country. nor to show how the party has been
dcmorallzed and degraded by his corrupting
methods. nor to discuss his ambideNtr0us eva
sion of financial questions, nor to insist that
Mr.. Iildon, If President, would have about
him rs corrupt and greedy a set OF men as
could bc found in any party. Ihe sole and
al icieut argument IS that Mr. Tilden could
not BE- elected. There are two Democratic
State organizations, says The WORTH, and If
Mr.. Tilden should be nominated, there would
surely be such an opposition to him rs there
was To Governor Robinson. Moreover " ii is by
E" those voters who do not make it one of their
"political principles to support any nominal
" ton. however made or procured that the
" Grand result VIII be dctcrmincd.' The plain
English of this Is that some Demo rats would
holt Mr.. 1iden, and that independent voters
would refuse 10 vote fol i'm. his no doubt,
is the fact
But the same journal insists that "meas-
" IRE, intended to enable Mr.. 1llden to dictate
lhe candidate" must be defeated, and says
True Democrats en- only bear with muaucnce
amount ng to disgust the idea set forth that any
man IA so to shape the action Of great party that al
herome " tbs power behind the THRONE" We want no
sncb throne and such power. IL Dehooyes the Demo
cratic party 10 remember that any man who would
cent the Presidency with another man behind him 10
dictate his policy aud control his Official course would be
undt for tie Office
The article adds: If the Democratic party
"is to give the country President, it must
d" be a President whom no man can CONTROL
and declares, in the nage of " the great ma
"ionty of New-York Democrats that they
would not desire the election of II candidate
who should be mere Presidents clio TX iOr
Mr.. Tlden. These staiwart declarations and
menaces show that the opponents OF Mr.. Til
den begin to fear that he will control the
Convention. even though he may find it I'M
practicable or undesirable to take the nOmina-
ton himself. 1t is IN open secret that rumOrs
of this sort have been very much circulated
Of late, 10y influential Democrats. pointing to