The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-06-27
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e-innaii. just prior to the asssmbling. By
Samuel J. TiIden:
Your nrst assembling isAn occasion
on which IL Is proper for me to state &c
Jon my relation to the nomination fol
the Presidency. which you and your
associates are commissioned to make in
behalf Of the Democratic party Of the
United States. Having passed my early
years in an atmosphere alled With ira.
diiiors Of the vsr which secured our
national ind-rendenee aud {! the strus-
giles which made our Continental sys-
TEN asoreraneni fo- the people. By
s;i;Suons of my country and was edu-
Gated TO believe il the duty Of c citizen
Of the republic to take his fair allotment
Of care and trouble in public Affairs. l
fulfilled that duty 70 the best Of my
ability fer forty years q q private cin-
Zen. Although during all my life. Civ
ing a; least as much thought TO public
affairs IS 10 al o;beI objects, I have
Fever accepted ofiei1l service except for
q buef period. for special purpose.
and only when the occasion seemed to
require Of ne that sacrifice Of private
p.sfsrs5e-s 10 paLIie interests
Ny life has been Substantially that Of
= private ei;!zza- 1t Was, 1 presume,
the success oi,55rts ! which. as = PM.
vAis citizen. ! had shared 20 overthrow
;hs eoruP; eozbinAt;ors then holding
dominion in OzT~ metropolis aud TO Gn-
seat $ p~r:zreI j-di-iA-y which had be-
cone its iOvl that induced the Democ-
r,ey Of KY State in 1874 to nominate
ne t0E Governor. This vas done in
spite Of ;h- protests OF = minority tha;
the part lad borne in those reforms
kSi created 81 Eu;ssonisn fatal TO NE
A. Candidate. / vss constrained TO
1eosP; the nomination IS The most GER
iEia means Of pat.!rs the power Of the
eabsT1G;i7-zl Once en- the side o! re.
form, AID % removing the impression.
whenever il prevailed, that the faithful
disha-ss OF ones duty as = citizen is
fA:&l to his as=iClaeSs rs 4 public ser
ant Tie brakins up of the Canal
r!Eg. the bitter management CT our
public works. : large reduction Of
izSss. and other reform. accomplished
daring ny administration doubtless Dc
eA.io=si ny nomination for the Presi-
dssey ty the Democracy o! the Union
in the hope tia; sinilsr processes
would bs applied to the Federal govern
u.rt. From the responsibilities Of
srca a. undertaking, appalling as If
seemed 20 ne. ! did not feel ~ liberty 10
skn1k. II IT, canvass vhich eusued
the D=-ccEaie party represented re.
form II the Administration 0! the Fed
t-A goTernuGi and the restoration Of
Cur coupler political system to the
p-Ts ideals u its founders. Upon
these ISSUES lie people Of the United
Stst-b /! = uriori;y Of more than a
quarter of q i%uillisn. chose the majority
81 TIE Electors 10 cts: their votes to=
The Democratic cEDliia:es for President;
ard Vice President.
!; was ny Ii.Lt .Sd privilege here to
LAY that I vas nominated and elected TO
the Presidency, aLssIs:s'y free from ans
( Engagement: in ~TesTsc; 20 the exercise Of
lis powers OF The disposal Of its patron
sgs. through the zkole period Of my
relation 10 the PRESIDENCY / dill every
thing IL ny power 70 elevate aud moth
ing to lower the moral standard in the
{ competition Of the parties. BY what
pe!arious means the basis for a false
7 count Vas laid In several Of til. States
/ need not ~recite. These are now mat
tiers Of history. about which whatever
diversity Of opinion may have existed il
either Of the great parties Of the coun-
try at The time Of their contamination
has practically disappeared. ! refused
to ransom from the Returning Boards OF
the Southern States documentary evi.
dence by the suppression Of which and
lbt buDslltlllbn OF l"Ihllultnt ana
forged papers. the preteIt was made for
the perpetraIion Of the false count. The
constitutional duty Of the two Houses Of
Congress to count the Electoral vote as
cast and give effect TO the will OF the
people ns expressed by their suHrages,
was never fulfilled. An Electoral Com
mission. for the existence OF which |
have no responsibility, was formed, and
to il the two Houses Of Congress abdi,
Gated their duty 10 make the count, 10y
n law %enacting that the count OF the
commission should stand as final. unlcs,
overruled by the concurrent action o.
the two Houses. Its false count was no
ovorruled, owing to tho completely o
the Republican Senate with the Rapub
licau majority OF the commission.
Controlled 10y It's Republican mnjorit.
Of eight to seven tho Electoral Commits
sion counted out the men elected by tn
people and counted in tho mon no
, elected 10y the people. This subvorsio,
OF the election created q new issue TO
the decision OF the people OF tho Unto
States transcending in importance al
questions Of administration. II involve