The daily gazette., 1880-06-26
Samuel J. TiIden.

Now p isses into history ono more
name, to become cl sic and enduring
engraved in iuen'aaeable characters,
among the loftlest and most admirable
Of American statesmen.
or . delicate physical mould, mod st
and retiring In dIspo3ion, but endo " ed
with a mind intuitiveIy bent on vast
slbjec \ and graspine great public quas-
tiops, Samuel j. TilJen pursued a pecu-
liar con'se. Second to none in his ip.
terest In public Affairs, he pelsisteDtly
remained in private life until he saw
difficult and essential work to be accom-.
p,ished, which no one else had the CONS
blued' intelligence and courage to en-
counter.
We speak considerably when we say
that 1t required a much more uncommon
quality of moral courage to IN iertake
AMI conduct TO success the warfare
against corrupt bench, as accomplished
b. Mr.. Tilden, than Is requisite Tor the
most daring achievmenti on the field OF
battle. 1t is the coutage of calm refec-
tion and aseh-sacrificing sp'rlt; 1t comes
from a love or coun'ry and of justice
superior 10 all love of self.
Mr.. Tilden had hold upon the couls-
try poss;- Led by no other man. He uu-
doabtedly would have been renomindtt
had he not declined. We thought tina.
his declination ought to have been disl g
garded by the convention. We thought
tnat he should be put forward aga.n l.
the Candidate of The patriotic Democ.
racy, even if he "died in harhr4'" in
consequence. But nearly every member
of the Convention knew that Mr.. Tt
dens health was, temporarily at le 1t,
greatly impaired They were forbe r..
ing towards one " bo had done SO much
for the p9rty and the country.
Then IL seems thai Gov. Tilden's full
and magnificent letter of declination
was supplemented at a very early hour
hour yesterday morning, before the
nomination Was made. by the folio wing
telegram:
JUNE q, 1880.
"Hon. DANIEL MANNING,
Grand Hotel, Cincinnati. Ohio;
"Received your telel ans and many
Others containing like infoIma''oD. My
action was well considered, and Is hre-
vocable. No friends must be allowed to
cast a doubt on my motives or my sim
cerity. SAMUEL j. TJLDENn
After this nothing was left but to
abide by Mr.. , .lden's strongly expre IS
ed and reiterated wishes. The greatest,
the wlsA3t, the best of men are mortal
MI. Tilden bad given to his State and
his country 50 much of his physical
stre1gth that /. would have been an in
eonsiderate, If not cluel act, to require
him to endure The burdeus of another
Campaign.
Nj. Tiiden's name, la futUre history,
will rank with the names of Wfahipg-
ton, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and
Lincoln. A truer aud purer patriot ~
not TO found among Them all.
M. T.lden served this State In the
office Of Governor as 1t has been the for
tune Of no ooher man since he WIS born
to serve it. He would have served the
country as President In the same way.
He wga elected, but de,rauded cut of
the office. Having bee1 elected, he
steadfI .tly and sturdils refused, upon
principle, all invited bribes TO officers to
make true and correct returps.
Now, when there IL no longer any OBJ
ject to make sinister aud lbellous at.
ficks Oh Mr.. 1i'den, he will begin, for
the first tine, to attain to q q true honor
and fame which be 'ung to MIN.
Few men 80 remarkable have been
BON on The American CONT nent-which
has given birGh TO some of tue best men
of any country of all time.
Mr.. TIlden pa scs-Dot to the grave,
but to = d, served, recuperative rest. His
Is the rarest of all torsuncs-to erjoy at
once the fsme of the noble dead with
The zest, the glow, the enthusiasm Of, we
Irust, a long continued life. The Ad-
the nation, will YET seek
his counsels ami profit by them. He his
richly earned his rich lew. rd; and all
hat loving troops of friends and Z rate.
Tul countrv uan confer upon him will be
his.-N. i. Sun.