The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-07-07
MIR. TILDEN UPON TUE AssAssINNA-
TION.
He Expresses Horror at the Event, and MOralIzes
Upon the Causes.

bpUh bhO ChuoSb'
NEW YORK, July At was at Graystone, his
charming estate near Yonkers that Mr. Tilden
was found to-day by Tribune reporter. He wat
out In field among his gracful Jerseys They
gathered around him seemingly conscious that he
was their friend The Visitorinquired as to the
condition OF Mr.. TIldens health, and was told
that but for slight cold 1t was very good,
His first inquiry was as to the latest news from
the White House. In reply to question nom
the reporter he said II received dispatch from
Washington at 1890 to day, which gave very en-.
cOuraging and hopeful view Of the Presidents
condition and prospects. still hope that this In.
telligenCe Is true"
what was your impression when you first read
the neWBf
II received, yesterday, the information Of the
attempt TO assassinRte the President with In.
creoulity, which soon changed to horror"
what do you think Of 1t from National point
Of viewR"
This: Our young American civilization, and
our system Of elective, constitutional government
cannot ford the freque Mt recurrence Of attempts
to change the administration Of Government and
the possession of Individual political power by
our fifty millions Of people can In any way be
ade responsible for the crime Of single integer
Of that vast aggregate. OF course such acts may
happen in any country or in any age, but the
consequences are none the less calculated 10 fill
with dismRy and disgust the whole community,
and to weaken the confidence in asyttem like
our own, where they are less excusable than any.
where else in the world"
What effect do you think the attempt will
hayeH'
"At present we are filed not only with concern
for the public effects Of such crime, but with
sympathy for the distinguished victim, his family
and immediate frien ds 1t is too early to moralize
upon the subject but TWO things are so obvious
that they cannot escape consideration even now.
The first is the gree peril that attends the enor.
nous and increasing power Of the Chief ExeCu-
tive magiStracy. 1t addresses temptations too
strong for the public safety to the interests and
passions Of million Of persons"
DO you refer to the civil servlcei'
Partly only. More particularly this: The
putting up periodically at the end Of every four
years the vast power Of the Government Of fifty
millions Of people, the enormous expenditure
that 1t involves and the redistribution Of the
100000 oiRces, at srsale, in which the whole peo-
pie actively participate, must be fruitful Of evils
yet unseen. Civil connections, fraud and vic.
lence are the natural results"
what is the second consideration to which you
referredf'
"The second one perhaps grows out Of the first,
It is the unbounded licentouBness and evil that
characterizes our party competitions and politl.
cal discussions; the assassination Of private
character and the unScrupulouS methods resOrted
to to influence the public judgment. All good
men Of all parties ought to do their utmost to
limit and restrain these mishRps. The undue
stimuli to mad passion arms the hand Of the CO.
centric individual, who assumes to himself to
work out results, perhaps under the insane am.
bition for nOtOriety Of iniamy, and turn from
the subject with feeling that now, when every
public sehsibility and every private sympathy is
deeply wounded, am not equal to drawing the
lessons which the deplorable event suggests to
our people. Let us hope that President Garfeld's
recovery will reduce to a minimum the public
evils Of his assassination, while 1t will remove
the weight Of the private bereavement which
fills us all with concern and sympathy"