New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-15
MR. TILDEN md MS PARTY.


Mr.. Tiden wa, politely ushered into political
oblivion Yesterday by the Democratic National
Committee Hoping sill TO utl ze for the
party some small fragment of the pre- ence
that Mr.. 1ilden was lg'tfHIly elected in 1876,
the Committee SAW fit to declare its "deep
scnsiblHy," IN Jew az his refusal again to he
a candidate, and It's sympathy IN :" the retire
"ment which he has chosen for himself" Mr.
TIlden, in reply. as,c.trd that it WAS most
"agrceable 10 HIM that the ID mucratlc party
could Wind calc 20, c.uallY The right OF the
people To choose their Grief MagiSirate-a
night violated III 1S7G-aud al the same time
"reeve him from Il canvass and fouI years of
administration TacIeupUn the curtain
fell, and The farce ended. No doubt these
Democratic leaders imagine that they are
cheaiug somebody in this performance. 1t Is
the fatal detect of that plIty that it never gives
the people credit for any common sense. Bui
there is not voter in al this land, vino has
SENSE enough to change from party To the
other M any emergency or on any account, who
does no. know that the Performance is a
sha low fraud. Vo;us know that The Demo
cratic party did noi dare 10 nominate Mir. Til
den because he had be-u detected IN AN at
tempt to get the Prc~id, ncy corrnptly. Voters
know that he apparent IMPURITIES Obtained tor
Mr. 1ilden in at least xix State, were obtained
10y means OF systematic fraud, assassination,
and massacre that jhe same agencies are now
relied upcn L. sccuIe the votes Cf Those States
for his successor; and that The Democratic
party was well aware that. notwithstanding
all these frauds. by which Ire, dom of voting
is practically denied in many States, Mr.. Tlden
coul not have b zen elected ut second trial.
because he could not have carried single
NOthern STATE. Because the people have no
respect for the man or BIS claims Jccause they
know that, 80 far from being unlawiuly de
prlved Of oficr. he had no right Ia many eec-
toral votes which he did get. and because they
understand that he uied 10 obtain 10y bribery
the high off which his party had failed to
gain by Wholesale fraud, Nj. 1ilden was dis
carded as unavailable.
Mr.. TIlden's pretended decination was a
fraud so shallow that it did not deceive even
those members of the Convention who wanted
to vote against him. Every one 81 them cal
j zed that Nj. Tilden meant TO get the noml-
nation by that artful Letter. aud was very likely
to get it. In consequence, the Convention
stampeded, with TIA" haste OF a panic-stncken
mob. to he first candidate WHO offered a
chance of escape fum lilLen and his fatal
issue. Having escaped, the democratic leaders
sti,i want To use the old mans barrel" and
he 10 expected to pay rOunC.y for the salve
applied To lis wounds. Compliments, under
such circumstances, are 90 paipaby iDsncerc
and fraudulent that they VIII no, help Mr..
1iidcn or bis parry. They only serve 10
call attention to certain obvious facts; that
Mr.. T.den wanted the nomination that his
party knew that his claims we've fraudulent
and his political reputation too heavy load TO
caIIy; and that il never hele,s stoops 10 beg
pecunay aid from the dI~car ed candidate,
which II hopes TO obtain 10y soothing his vanity.
The influence of Mr.. Tilden has sufced to
control the organization of the Democratic
National Committee. The conduct OF the cam
paign will be III charge of bis uusted and couf
dental subordinates. General Hancock. who
knows about as little of pulLics as an adult
American citizen can, will be III then hands,
and if they find him d plant tool they will try
to elect him. la that case, the IN en- who caused
his nomination would get punished tor il ii he
should be- succrssful. How much OF gratitude
and sef-respecL General Hancocl Possesses,
Mr.. Tilden's manipulation will doubtless dis
close III due time. II he proves TO be not
piiable tool. and if, instead Of dlscaI ding the
men to whom lie owes his nomination, he per-
sists in treating them as lis nearest ami most
trusted friends. the candidate will be stabbed
by the managers of his own party. The one
thing certain is that the Tilden clique will not
permit the election of a man who will use
power 70 build up its enemies. Mr.. Wallace,
Mr.. Hendricks, Mr.. Kelly. General Smith.
General Franklin. and the rest Of those who
made General Hancock the candidate, may rest
assured that he viii never be elected unless Le
consents to DO the plant instrument Of Gram