Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-11
The Presidential Outlook.

study.
The Presidential Outlook.
In spite of the Vaccinations Of
John Kelly, the Tammany leader in
New York city, who is working in
alliance and collusion with Conk-
ling, to give away the State of New
York to General Grant, the candi-
dacy of Samuel J. Tilden remains at
the head of names in connection
with the Presidential nomination at
Cincinnati, June 2st. There is o
very unjust feeling toward Mr.. Til
den in portions Of the country on
account of his income tax suit, and
also because he did not take forcihle
steps in 1877 to possess himself OF
the presidential Office, notwithstand-
ing Grants determination to install
Hayes in any event. Mr.. Tilden H
in no respect responsible for the OBJ
structions which prevented him from
taking possession Of tho Executive
mansion. He was President elect,
only, and it devolved upon Con-
gress, to declare the vote to that Of
feet. Until that body should do 80.
he had not the full constitutional
right to the Office, although his cleo
ton was unquestionable, so far az
the vote cast at the polls in NoEem-
Der made it 80. Tho Constitution
plainly provides for Congress to 60
on and complete the final form Of
declaring his election, as it had al
ways been done since the seeond
election of President Jefferson.
But the Republicans invented the
Electoral Commission trap to secure
the defeat of MI. Tilden and deliver
the Office into the possession Of
Hayes, and the Democrats in both
Houses of Congress walked into the
trap, surrendered Mr.. Tilden, agreed
to the atrocious swindle, and thus
Mr.. Tilden was virtually and actually
dispossessed of his Office by the Dem
ocrats in Congress, and Hayes
placed in power. Under those cir
cumstances MIR. Tilden could not
move in the matter without encoun-
tering the antagonism of Senators
and Representatives of his own par
ty, entrenched in Congress and
pledged against him by their own
solemn resolutions to abide the issue
of the infamous eight of the Com
mission. Instead of imposing CEN
sure on him the Democracy ought,
in justice, to apply it on those to
whom it belongs. He stood true,
faithful, and firm in every situation
and at all times. Had his counsels
been followed by the Democrats in
Congress his Inauguration could
not have been prevented by Grant,
despite his eagerness to call out the
army to consumnate the fraud by
force, and Democratic Administra-
ton would have blessed and pros
pered the Republic since then. But
the timidity of some of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress-, and the
more indefensible conduct of others
of them, made it impossible for Mr..
Tilden to act as he wished, and as
he would have acted had matters
been otherwise. 1t is most unjust
to blame him for having failed to do
that which the men of his own party.
in Congress prevented him from do
ing. He has since borne patiently,
as no statesman was ever called up
on to bear. the detrac'ion Incident
to the great wrong from which he
most suffered. But for his heroic
maintenance of silence, sooner than
thus expose the parties responsible,
be is prosecuted. 1t ought not to
be. He ought instead to be more
than ever honored and trusted there
for.-Napa Reporter.
The first day after u Leadville men
who had always been too poor to
afford anything but whiskey straight,
struck it rich, he went in for mixed
drinks and calleo for lemonade with
a stick in it. And when he had his
glass refilled he said: " Mr.. Bartend-
er, put in a whole ood-pile this
/ time