The daily gazette., 1880-07-31
president" TILDEN's VOICE.

From n. Y. Telegram, July 20.
The clone and singular old man" who
was introduced and chsered at last
nights ratification meeting as the legal
ly elected president OF the United
States" was certainly the focus of what
ever Denocrltlc enthusiasm was there
developed. His appearance was hailed
n the street by women holding babies
aloft in their arms 60 catch glimpse of
the Great Mystery and in the Academy
by what Is probably Justly described as
tornado" OF applase. Every aliusi oD
OF the speakers through the evening
evoked an echo OF this enthusiasm. Han
COCK and English were for the moment
forgotten whenever Mr.. Tilden's person
aiity was presented to the eyes or the
Imagination of .he audience. Gen. Ew-
ing, who might himself have been stand
ing IN Hancock's shoes to-day had he
succeeded In holding his own State Ohio,
for the Democrats last fall, voiced the
spirit of last nights demonstration when
he said of it:
at is not the voice of Tammany. II
Is not the voice of Irving Hall. 1t is the
trumpet tongue of the reunited Demoe-
racy of Now York calling to their breth-
rem everywhere to rally for the fight. II
is the voice of that man-it is the voice
elected President of the United States,
and who to day should be sitting in the
Presidential chair. That voice will echo
BACK from AroOstook, 10 will overleap
The Aileghanies, the Rocky Mountains = i,
the Sierras, and will rouse to united ac-
ton the patriotic masses who desire and
demand change in the administration n
OF the government"
Such being the authority In this com
n M rbpN N.Nr I~.s
years has allowed Mr.. X. B. Hayes to
perform the duties Of his office, and
such being the alleged potency OF his
voice, IL becomes pertinent to inquire
what that voice il. The gist of Mr.. Til.
den's utterance last night was this:
| "fhe welfare OF the people demands a
change IN the administration of the gov
ernment. Reform is necessary to re-
move the abuses which have grown up
| during twenty years of continuous DO wef
prolific of false principles and bad prac.,
| ices.
| The Republican party, sitting Its con
| science, has made itself responsible for
| the Intrusion, under color Of law, ipto
the Chief Magistracy OF our Repubhc OF
man who was not elected. 1t has sci
a precedent which, unless disowned and
| condemned by tie people, will DESTROY
the elective system of self-governmeni
49, a OI OLuC6-lOl-
ders, holding over against the will of the
people. A complete overthrow Of the
Republican party in the election of 1880
would be a retributive Judgment. II
would prevent repetition of the crime
OF 1876 against the sovereignty of the
people"
Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Tilden's friends
certainly ought 20 be gratltied by las,
nights ovation. The friends Of the
Democratic party and OF the Democratic
candidates ought to be- and undoubtedly
are gratitied by this extraordinary per
soDal exertlon OF Mr.. Tilden on their be-.
half. Mr.. Tilden's rare public utterance
are so we'll received that it cannot bui
be regretted that they have been 80 rare
HIS mistake has been his unwilling ness
TO take the public into his confidence
lad he written some such letter as thai
which he sent to the Cincinnati Conyen.
hop at the beginning instead of at the
end OF his campaign for the nomination
ne might not Hsw be pleading for popu.
lar Judgment against the Rspu6lcan
| party III another mans name. The
showing of the Presidency might have
been before him instead of behind him.