Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-02-25
AN ILLINOIS JOURNAL ON POLL
TICS.
How the Democracy wright Win
Prom the Quincy Herald.

From the Quincy Herald.
If the Democratic party can do
one thing, namely, make Samuel j.
Tilden its Presidential candidate in
1884, il is sure to win national
victory.
~ Samuel j. Tilden is the grandest
character of this age. There Is no.
man living by whom the grandeur
of this mans character can be
measured. He was elected by a
clear and strong majority TO the
most exalted office which it is pos
sible for ballot on this earth 10
bestow. Tricked and cheated out
Of this proud and powerful position,
he bore the wrong in silence, and
with, dignity that bespeaks the
mighty man. Mr.. Tildeu is too
great man to have a grievance.
The highest test of manhood is
made in adversely. To be able to
suffer wrong, and do so grandly, is
the highest possible test of true man.
hood. Mr.. Tiiden has been wrong
ed as no other man who ever lived
was ever wronged. How grandly,
how proudly, how magnificently
the old man has borne that mon
strOus wrong In dead silence.
No complaint has ever passed the
grand old hero's lips. How many
OF Us could stand by in silence as
did he and see the crown which Is
the symbol of the highest earthly
place torn away from US where 1t
rightfully belonged, and placed up
on the brow of another? We can
hardly realize the. mighty wrong
that has been put upon that grand
old man and we can hardly realize
the moral grandeur of character it
takes to bear that wrong SO nobly
as he has borne it.
In our judgment there are only
two things to prevent Mr.. Tilden's
nOminatiOn-death and his own
consent to accept it, There is no
especial reason to expect his death.
He is not very old man, he is in
good health, and he takes most
excellent care of himself. On the
9th of February, 1884, he viii be 20
years old. He should be good for
ten years after that-with his care
full habits.
Theirs was rs when he resigned
the Presidency of France, Palmer
stOn was Premier of England at 81.
King William is 50. Bismarck is a
year younger than Tilden. Won
MOltke is 81 past. GortchakOff is
SO. Disraeli ruled England at 10,
and Gladstone is in his I'D year.
Mr.. Tilden is a young man when
compared with most of these.
We do not believe that Mr.. TIL
den desires another nomination.
Indeed, we believe he does not wish |
it. If he will consent to accept an |
other nomination, we believe there |
is no power on earth that can pre-
vent his election. He is stronger |
with the people of this country |
than any party now in existence. |
His clean record, his spotless name,
his grand character, are a reSistleSs /
power at the polls. The thieves |
hate and fear him but the people
love and honor him.
We have said that the Democrat
ic party is without a leader and |
without IN issue. Bur Mr.. Tilden !
is leader Ofleaders, and he is him
self an issue. If he will consent to |
lead the Democratic party, its tri- /
umph is assured. And until it is
absolutely certain that he will no.
cons mt to lead the party in 1884, no
other man need think of a nnmina.
ton. Mr.. Tilden will get that I'M
less he himself fOrbids it, and for
bids it unequivOcally.
Mr.. Tilden is the living monu-
ment of the greatest political crime
ever perpetrated in this country;
living monument of the foulest
blow that was ever dealt at republic
can government a living mOnu-
ment Ofthegreatestw wrong ever done
to the people of this nation. And
the vile conspiratOrs who plotted
and executed these INDUSTRIOUS
wrongs fear the pure old man-God
bless him forever !-even more than
they do the day of judgment. And
they hate him even more than they
fear him. He is the living mOnu-
ment of their unspeakablg infamy,
and the thought Of him sets them
into a very frOth of fear, and they
commence to shiver and to curse
him. While he lives the base con-
spiratOrs of 1876 can have no peace.
He stands as an ever-present judg-
ment day upon their mOnstrous
crimes.
Samuel j. Tilden, the incorrupti-
BILE and incompatible old patriot
and refOrmer, must lead the people
in 1891 against the .entrehched
rOgueS who now rule over us. And
if he leads he will surely lead to
victory.