The Russellville Democrat., 1880-05-27
Tilden and Grant.

LOO votes. and with 1,519 900 in 32 northern states. Thus 1t will be seen that Tildcn boiled 900 more votes in the north than were ever cast for Grant in that loyal land. We call special attention 70 the fact too that Tilden received over a million mora votes there than in the solid south. Let this fact be remembered we'll. It is said we must carry New York. We freely ccmcsdc this. Grant got in this state in 1868, 4l8,00 votes; in 1873, 440,O0; Seymour, in 1868. 429. 900. We see Grant increased his vote there in four years only 10000. Once he carried New Ysrk and once he lost it. Tilden has also been twice 2 candidate in the Empire Stape. He received 4l6, 900 votes thsre in 1874. and 522 900 in 1876! A clear gain of l06, 600 votes in his own state tn two years. New York is Tldsn's state; Illinois is Grants. Grant received in his own state in 1868, 260, 900 votes; in 1872 only 24I, ,000-a loss of e,0O0 at home. His state did not honor hin, as Truthful James would say "so any great extent. :" Tiiden received in that state 25S 900 votesl John Kelly received in New
 York in 1879, 1000 votes; Robinson, 375, 900, and Cornell, 4lS,00O. Kslly's and Robinson's votes added together exceed Cornell's by 34, 900 votes. But
 Tildcn had 70 900 more votes than both
 Kelly and Robinson put tngether; or
 103, ,005 more than Cornsll! Clarkson
 Potter had no opposition; Tammany
 worked hard for him, vet ws nnd him,
 too, just Sz, 600 votes behind Tildsn.
 paff
 was defeated by Tammany. Potter
 was defeated with svcry vote of Tam
 many. This is also geod fact to re- 42 900 majority, but if we subtract Kel-
 ly's vote from Pottcrs his vote will
 fall SS, 900 below the republican who defeated him. So wS see Potter, Sey-
 mour's friend, was defeated as we'll as Tildsnss friend Lucius Robinson. Put
 this fact in your hat, also, gentle dem
 oorattc reader. Tammany would not
 support Robinson in 1879, and say they
 will net support Hlden in 1880. What
 guarantee do we have, pray, that they
 will support any honest democrat?
 We must have man that can beat
 both Tammany and the radicals when
 they sec proper to link their fortuRes
 together. If we take John Kelly's full.
 vote from Tildsn's he will still have
 remaining A5, 900 votes. This is eysn 5000 more than Grant eyer received there, and 27 ,0O0 more than Cornell in 1879. Let not this be forgotten 1!
 Again in 1872, John A. Dix beat Fran cis Ksrnan 63,000 votes for governor of
 New York. Dix was rsnsminated Tn
 1874, and Tildsn beat this same John A. Dix 50, ,3l7 votes. Thus ws see he
 was l03,00 stronger than Francis Ker-
 nan.
 And we also sec he had exactly that number of votes over Cornell in 1879. This pregnant fact Is also worth second thought. In 1875 Tilden car ried with him sixteen democratic con grsssmsn, and exactly that number in 1876. There was no Kelly bolt in 1878, and yet we elected but eight congress men and there lost the state by 34.OOO majority! Stick ia peg down hero. Thus stands Tilden at home and in the South.
 But they tell us he is weak In the south. This is the nakedest lie of all. In 1876 North Carolina had . republican governor elected bya decisive majority. It was considered a closo and doubtful state. Vance was nominated to run on the ticket with Tilden, to strengthen him and make his election sure. Vance carried North Carolina by l2,0O0 ma- jority and Tilden carried 1t at the same time by l7,000 majority. A strange weakness this. They say he is weak in Tennessee, Gov. Porter, an eminent democrat, ran for governor os that state in 1876 on the Tildsn ticket to strengthen Tilden there, and yet Tilden received over 5000 more votes than governor Porter. We suggest, in all kindness, that the Appeal examine the official vote of the State, and pnblish it to it's readers. Those facts loom up mountain high, and are sufficient and conclusive answers to the vain rhetoric of shallow politicians and placemen, who are con- tinuslly exposing their ignorance by raving against Mir. Tilden's availabil. ity in the warIn-hsarted south. Mr. Tilden may be weak in Washington. but he is strong in the hearts of the loyal and tranquil masses at home, Csngrsssmen and politicians at Wash. iEgton had better attend to their own affairs and stop sending Tammany lit. eraturs over the south to prove Mir. Tilden's weakness. They add no strength to our party by their acts. Tildsn, if nominated, will have all of their grave errors and fo.liss to carry. Democracy mad no card record in 1878. But Tilden did have, and the whole canvass was made to turn on his un- administration as reform gov ernor of New York. We won on it. But eongressmen who are at Washing ton now crying "coward" at Tilden, did not have the backbone of q wet meal sack. They deserted him and deserted us all. Tildsn hiniself is the issus-the only issue on which we stand ghost of . chance to win. To enter the canvas against fraud with Mir. Tilden shamelsssly flung away. would be like putting the play of Hamlet on the stage without the melancholy Dane. He is the only great rsformsr that has come to the front since our dreadful civil war. Shall wo relegats him to the rear and go masquerading before the people as reformerss The very jackasses and mules would laugh at us and make us ashamed. Even the word reform, like Macbeth's "amsno, sticks in our throats. We must cut loose from, and leave sevorally alone tho readjustsrs in Virginia, Butlsrjsm in Massachusetts, the Kearnyites in bourbonism in tho south, the fusionists in Maine, and Tammsny Hall in New York. We must not freight our struggling old party down with thsss infamous men, and these hurtful things, The brave. gallant