Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-05

and II We decline, senate committee will report
their original plan, to which our friends are
committed. Telegraph your advice"
Mr. Tilden sent the following answer:
NEW YORK, Jan, 16.
BE firm and cool. Four judge plan would
not do. Perhaps worse than six. Com
plants likely to arise of haste and want of
consultation with members, and embarass-
ment in exercise OF their Judgment after plan
Is disclosed, by premature committal of their
representatives. There should be more oppor.
tunity for elaboration and consultation. Sc
crecy dangerous. Probably mistake in itself,
and If it results in disaster would involve
great blame and infinite mischief
The night that the foregoing telegram to
MT; Hewitt was sent, the undersigned had
called upon Mr.. Tilden and found him in his
library with several other gentlemen. The
Geographic correspondence given above was
read, and the situation was freely canyassed
In their presence Mr.. Tilden dictated and sent
the following telegram for transmission in eli.
pher TO Washington, through the national
committee rooms. Not having been sent to
or seen BY Mr.. Hewitt, 1t is not pertinent to
any controversy concerning him; and, indeed
by the time 1t had arrived and been deciphersd
the committee had concurred. But it has
value now as contemporaneous written rec.
ord.
New YORK, Jan. 16.
"No need of hot haste, but much danger in
It,. Some days. interval should be taken. The
risk OF publicity is harmless.
mo information here, nor any opportunity
to get information which could justify absti
nence from condemning such an abandon.
ment OF the constitution and practice of the
government and of the rights of the two
houses and OF the people.
Nothing but great and certain public dan
ger, not to be escaped in any way, could ex
| cuse such measure. We are overpressed by
exaggerated fears, and forget that the othel
side Will have greater troubles than we unles
relieved by some agreement.
"They have no way oat but by usurpation
| ttheyl are bullying us with what they dar
not do, or will break down in attempting.
$50 long as we stand on the constitution
and settled practice, we know where we are
Consequence OF new expedient not enough
considered.
"Only way of getting accessions in tn
senate is by the house standing firm. An
judicious friends believe in that case we viii
| go safely through. Opportunity to consul
sach friends should be given before even tact
acquiescence (by house committee), If that ]
contemplated. Though details may be proI
erly discussed, final committal by house com
mittee should be firmly withheld"
The fact of first significance in thi
statement is that Mr.. Tilden's assent wa
not given, but was withheld.
The second significant fact is that n
hypothetical modification was able t
draw from Mr.. Tilden even contingen
assent to measure which failed to com
mend itself in any of its aspects to hi
Judgment.
The third significant fact Is that Nj
Tilden's criticisms of the details of tn
project were all unfavorablo, notwitl
standing the fact specially brought I
his notice by MIR. Hewitt, that the meas
ure was to be insisted upon by the Dem
Ocratic members of the senatorial commit
tee whether it received Mr.. Tilden's ap
prevail or not. Some Of his criticism
pointed to the very defects of the bi
which resulted in counting in Mr. Hayes