Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-29
eureka Dailp Sentinel.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 90. 1881
HANCOCK AND TILDEN.

Civ w AAAs
The Express has been declaring for a year
past that it was Tilden and not Kelly
who defeated General Hancock in New
York for the Presidency. The defeat
has generally been attributed to Mr.
Kelly by the Democrats throughout the
land. 1t is self-evident that there was
treachery on the part Of somebody in the
Empire State. Whether it was the Til
den or the Kelly faction that threw cold
water on the National Democratic ticket
in 1880 will perhaps always remain I'M
determined. The SENTINEL is firm in
the conviction that John Kelly dealt the
Democracy a severe blow by the bolt
which he led in 1879.
A very interesting discussion touching
these matters is just now going on be-
tween the Boston Globe and the New
York Express. The Globe is not of our
exchanges, but we are in daily receipt Of
the Express. From this we CLEAN some
thing of the drift of the discussion. The
Express misses no opportunity to anim-
advert in the strongest terms against
Mr.. Tilden. Its utterances are there
fore to be accepted as the assertions OF
a violent enemy when it alludes to any
thing which affects Mr.. Tilden. We give
below an article from the Express in re-
ply to something which appeared In the
Boston Globe. As above indicated we
do not indorse the Express in its abuse
of Mr.. Tilden, whom we regard as one
of the truest and best men of the day.
We reproduce the article simply as a
matter of interest to the general public,
and especially as of concern to Demo-
Gratis. 1t is as follows:
The Boston Globe courteously considers
our reply to its recent structures on the
course OF Mr.. Kelly and the Tammany
organization, which we're based ON an i'm
perfect knowledge of the facts. 1t says
We are sensibly impressed with the
strength Of the case made out by the Elk
press, but we annot ignore the cogency OF
the arguments advanced, and supported
by a strong array Of statistics, but we hold
Mr.. Kelly nevertheless responsible for the
defeat Of the Democratic ticket in 1880.
We do not wish to be understood as charg-
ing him directly with a purpose to aid in
the election Of Garfield; we only go so far
as to claim that if he had not demoralized
the party in 1879 it would have carried the
State for Hancock the following year by
80, 200 majority"
This Is not according to the facts of the
a,.a o., aaI 4hara 1aap mn arOapizod Dam.
ocratic opposition to Robinson in 1879,
Tilden would have been nominated in
1880 and have been overwhelmingly de-
feated. 1t Is doubtful whether, in view Of
the disclosures made after the election of
1876, and his VIGOROUSLY bad record, he
could have carried a ~half-dozen States, if
one. Moreover, to have nominated him
would have been an indorsal of acts and
operations that must have sunk the Demo-
cratic party in bottomless infamy. Tam
many rescued the Democracy from that
ineffable disgrace. 1t was not the bolt
against Robinson that defeated Hancock,
for in all the counties where the vote for
him in 1879 was strongest the vote for
Hancock in 1880 fell off. Hancock was
not defeated by Cornell and the Republic
cans. but by the shameless, notorious
treachery Of Tilden's friends. The same
gain in the Tilden. counties made in this
CITY undo TammAny influence would have
~ieotea ovuvraI hancUok by q handsome
majority. Jul esteemed contemporary
admits that Tilden is a selfish man, Blu
then she made q splendid record as Gov
ernor OF New York" This ia one Of the
illusions Tilden and his friends have done
their utmost to keep up. The simple, un.
questionable fact is that Tilden's admins.
tration as Governor will not bear exami.
nation. His reforms" were notorious
shams, and his action against members oil
the Canal Ring, over which infinite ado
was made, was finally reversed by the
highest Court, to the cost and humiliation
OF the State. As q "reform" Governor he
was a stupendous fraud, covering his tracks
all the time and keeping up the appear
ance of honesty to deceive the public and
get nominated for the Presidency, while
winking at the worst offenses and using
the Office to further his own political ends
and fill his barrel" The history of the
Tilden Administration in this State, could
1t be written out in all its rascality, would
make his name an offense in the nostrils
of all honest men. And it was because
the active leaders Of the Democracy OF
this city lost confidence in the integrity
and honor and patriotism Of Tilden while
Governor, and became Disguised with his
hesitency and indecision, his selishness
and double-dealing, his trickery and con-
scienceless ~schenfing and his fragrant abuse
Of Office to crush good men and sacrifice
every interest to his own gain and glory,
that they opposed his nomination at st.
Louis in 1879. Our esteemed contempo-
rary attributes that opposition to the per-
sonal selishness Of Mr.. Kelly. On the
other hand, his personal interest would
have been materially advanced by advocat-
ing Tilden's nomination then. Mr.. Kelly
antagonized Tilden then in the face Of
every personal interest and against urgent
personal solicitations, from q conviction OF
duty to the Democratic party and the
country. And Tilden's conduct after the
election proved that he was unfit for the
Presidency, that his nomination was a
gigantic blunder, and that no greater
calamity could nave befallen the country
than his accession to the White House.
And before the Winter session Of 1877 had
closed half the Democratic members OF
Congress had reached these conclusions.
We refer to this subject to correct our con-
temporary's Misrepresentation of facts.
And here is another paragraph from
the same issue of the Express. 1t is the
chief aim of the Express to make it APP
pear that Mr.. Tilden entertains deep
hatred for General Hancock. We do not
believe it. When Mr.. Tilden had with
drawn from the canvass last year, he
could not have reserved a feeling of an
tagonism to the nominee of the National
Convention. But says the Express:
Tilden and his coparteners hate General
Hancock about as much as the half-breeds
hate Conkling. And they hadn't the good
sense to keep their spite out Of the plat
form adopted by their convention. AS the
Elmira Free Press truly says, General
Hancock is talked of from one end of the