Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-01
THE REAL TILDEN.
Hi- Home Life at Grey stone.
s-Ife.Fy1 HerrIT.
Chicago Hefffs.t.

Chicago Hefers1.
.ra Of the most perpleXing questions
-ayfSt TO veX the Democratic party of
r,r IS the health of samuel J. Tnden.
ID I'd. ability. because Of his advanced
'-. and supposed infirmities. TO stand
worry and work of another Presiden-
.r .qmpaign should he be nominated. or to
.f,-re the duties of the Presidency for
-arn should he be elected. There have
- MANY statements concerning Mr..
rfIau-s health and VigOT from high Dem
-sri- sources. statements which con
=.f sd directly with each other tlat the
rraIa country is IN = maze Of
Br and uncertainty. Not long AGO
-4snrv WattersOn, Of the CJlUieT-J0HrDqI.
--rad Mr. Tilden at Greyst0ne. his c0un-
~ -alt and sent to his own journal an
sa,ut Of the eN-GOvernOr's health.
-hfeb not only attracted wide attention.
f-t was mercileSsly assailed as eXaggcr-
-T and i'm many points wholly lacking
TRUTH Mr.. WattersOn's glowing az
rt- af his improved health and re-
vel yie0r We're ridiculed and made
furnish new subjects Of carl
--l 4 short time after. p
eminent Democratic leader claimed
- have seen Mr.. Tilden i'm the cars. going
rn his country seat to the city. and
stated Ihat the old man was so weak.
-.i and decrepit that he had 10 reIy
a-. 1e c0mmOnest personal requirements
-r.u the services Of two attendants. who
carried him 10 the cars. carried him 10 his
-aat and performed all and even the most
-.fiu- services. The same authority said
-lgt be- was unable even TO lift hIs hand.
-i HIMSELF or pass glass OF water to
own lips.
II this last statement We're true. and
ssu Mr.. Dana. Of the >0l, did not aU-
-r. ritltiyelV deny it. then indeed would
Il e3udidacy Of Mr.. Tildeu next year Dee
. II the question. But the Democrats
. 10th to believe that their distinguished
.aat is anywhere as near deaths door as
-slf. They are familiar with the old
n's methods Of laying wires to attain
cherished object and they know that
.. Of the faNOrlte ones j. 70 surround
---lf with mystery and maintain an air
-gcrc~y over all that be thinks and
There were whispers, too, that some Of
Mr. Tidpu's more intimate political
--au1~. such as smith Weed and Charles
4 Dana. who have been lOudest in pro-
..flfuirr Mr. IilIeu'S alleged deterniua-
-f.r r1 Withdraw from political life were
..fuaieJ more hr selfish purposes than
.nv mere fe-ir. ta herald a known fact
&C. lJs even been limited that there is the
t.Iiast Kind Of an insect buZZing in Mr.
Uaud-s own bonnet. and that when
asserts that MIR. Tilden can not and
-.I not be candidate the wish
EIIer o. the thought. ON the other
Mr.. WattersOn is known not TO be
a. habit Of proclaiming known UNI
truths u his paper, or anywhere else.
-le party generally have, while still
great doubt. been inclined 10 believe
-a.- t nothing but his health stood in
way OF Mr. Tiidcu'S candidacy thew
would have another opportunity 10 vote
ina as the Moses 10 lead the hosts
t0- the darkness Of twenty-iCur years
.Iu-.
E..o-uizing the importance Of the
..--5uu of Mr.. Iildeu'S physical con-
-.t. and Of positive knowledge on the
.et the Herald determined On inves-
ts fIe mystery. If mystery there was.
HI t1 iAat end 1T dispatched Il trusted
ar- sentative To- ! OukerS. y. y. with in
--rJetiun~ To- make as full and complete
inquiry as possible. The result the Of
~~.au is given below. Ii viii be seen
- Nr ~ attcTSOu'S statements concern
I- tHc eN-tfOyeTnOr'S health are con-
ued- be- is by no means physical
rGeck.u0r does he show the ordinary weak
.~- 1i advanced age. The men who know
#l Deg the village. the servants and en-
ya~ atout his estate, who see him daily.
a5 -ae friends who visit him. unite in
saving that, for man in his SEVENTEEN
ear. his body is vigorous. and his mind
lepti0laily bright. This c0rresp0u-
-a- saw him about his grounds ard Vuen
uyn- OUt. and was astOnished 10 see i'm
aI mans bearing 50 few evidences of
s-lcal and mental decay. In short. the
,i.r shows pretty cOnclusiVelv
-t i Mr.. Mcdonald. or Hem
.sS. cor Dana. or GOV. Cleve-
i. ar Dan Voorhees,. or the others
-ao have their lightning rods pointed 10
as-H, expect u knock Mr.. Tilden out
The score Of physical weakness or de
Lai mentality alone, they are likely 10
with some disappointment. And
only does the correspondent prove
beyond doubt, but he supplies the
.i0HJl interesting information that
-r. iiideu'S patent wire-layiug machine
lively operation. and that those who
~ want 10 get left had betterbe seeking
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