San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-15
The Traducing OF Tllden-What II
Means.

steadily growing demand Throughout
tho entire land on the part of the
democratic masses and honest liberal
minded men without distinction Of
party for the nomination OF the
old ticket-Tilden and Hendricks,
or Tilden ut all events-in 1884
Such being the fact, it appears at first
view quito remarkable to find gene
raj assault upon him on the part OF
would.be political leaders. 1t would
not of course be remarkable to find
this sort of work beginning among
the Republicans, but the odd fact is
that it is not less current Just now
among the political managers of the
Democratic party. This is especially
true in Texas. Alarmed apparently
at the growing public sentiment in
his favor among the mass of tho peo-
pie, the politicians have taken the
field in the regular business of abus-
ing the foremost statesmen of their
own partyl And this, too, when
there is as yet no positive assurance
that he will consent to be candidate!
Was ever the like seen before? Do
these fault-fnding gentlemen take
any such course towards other promi
nent democratic candidates for the
presidency - Mcdonald, Thurman,
and the rest? Not at all; on
the contrary they have nothing but
and eulogy for them.
Judge Reagan first entered the lists
against Tilden some months since,
and has been running a-muck' in the |
same direction ever since in manner
which disgraces himself only. Next |
Coke comes to his rescue, endorsing
MS villainous TRADE. Coke says
'Tilden has the flavor of defeat about
,im." If he had said the flavor of
ormer victory and assurance of an
,ther, he would have told the truth
But Maxey hastens to chime in with
he abuse of Tilden, while laud-
ng Coke and Reagan.
Reader, what does all this mean?
We will tell you. It is a well known
act that the man who betrays or 9th
rwise Injuries friend is sure to hate
i'm ever after, and to devise his down
Ill as necessary to his own vindica-
ion. So we believe it is in the case
efore us. The burden of Reagan, {
oke, Maxey and their satellites is ]
nat, while they were in Congress 6
ending the presidential count of
376, Tilden failed to tell them aohat i
dol Gould anything be more pitt e
lily contemplate? Tilden had done
is duty in the canvass, and the peo- t
10 had elected him President. He I
'uld do no more; the duty of count
G the vote in accordance with the
institution and laws devolved upon G
ongress. Yet Reagan & Co., poor S
lows! ''looked away from Dixie's g
nd" and the halls of Congress for b
,ht to Gramercy Park, and wept b
ID are still weeping because they O
und it not! And now they attempt n
saddle their own faithlessness to is
lty, their own political knavery and s.
ltroonery, upon their victim! d
To show that we are not speaking O.
random we will quote high au- n
ority-Holman of Indiana, himself I'll
dely favored as presidential can q
late, and known throughout the II
I'd as the most perfectly unimpeach- 81
lie honest man in Congress. Hear
n: Z
Hon. w. S. Holman, of Indiana, in L
ecent interview, speaking of Tilden, I'll
d that he was in good state of r;
alth, both mentally and physically,
th the exception of a slight and un- p
ticeable paralysis in his left hand. fo
} says that Tilden fully expected to @
inaugrated in 1876, but he en- th
listed it to his friends, and it is they +,
d not he who are to be blamed for ~
not being inaugurated. He spoke -
the great need of reform in all the al
partments at Washington, and of gl
den's pre- eminent fitness for bring AT
, about such reforms as are needed T.
re. Henot only hopes but expects ~
It Tilden will be the next candi.
20. w
There you haveit. Tilden having IA
IN elected, relied on his friends in tn
ngress to secure his Inauguration Ia
the legal and constitutional mode.
at was no business of his at all.
ey betrayed him to the electoral
nmission-something unknown to l.
constitution, laws and usages of 90
country. The consequence was 80
t fraud triumphed. And the M
nuing deed lies at the door of dem W
attic members of Congress who =,