Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-07-20
WATTERSON'S WORDS.
Tllden Cannot be Forced to be
a Candidate. A Spicy
Article.
The Court Martial of Col. nges in
st. Paul.
The News of the Day.
HENRY WATTERSoN ON TILDEN.
Res ews His Assurances A Racy
Article

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! Res ews His Assurances A Racy
Article.
: NEW YORK. July 19.-Watterson
sends the following to the Louisville
/ Courier-1ournal 1T is true that Mr..
/ Tilden is in excellent health. He does
not cut down forest tree every morn
I ing before breakfast, because. To tell
I the truth, there is a need of more. not
fewer, forest trees at GreyStone. Nei-
I ther does he churn the butter at mid
/ doy, nor milk the COWS III the even
ing, being happily emancipated from
+ this sort of drudgery by frugal
I youth and a saving, capable and pros
porous manhood. But he is the liv-
est, brightest and most companionable
OF men; no vital point alSonlered, no
/ manly taste impaired, his intellect
more scinullating for repose, and his
interest III affairs incesSant and alb
sorbing 1t would De lesson IN
/ journalism To the Young jour
naliStS of the country il
/ they could see what care, minutcneSS
/ and reflection lie habitually heStowS
upon the daily press No living jour
nalist, not even Mr. HalStead, OF Gin
/ cinnati, keeps as thoroughly up with
I current news and comment rs Mr. Til
( den, and no man of letters in the coun-
! try keeps better up with its current
literature, or reads SO many books.
This is not panegyric. Ii is posi-
lively and absolute true, and all Stor
les To the contary are false.
Can anybody wonder that, Surrouud
ad by all that make life hanpN, no
power ON earth
TON
to take the oath Of office, far less Ia
accept presidential nomiurtion.
Next To the intellectual and moral
aScendcncy of Mr. Tilden over affairs,
ut least i'll the elements of suggestive
ness, comes the intellectual and moral
Squalor of Mr.. Rutherford b. Hayes.
The one was victor over the other, aS
To the occupancy of the White House.
After the people had made ont the
lease i'll favor of Mr.. Tilden the rascalS
signed ii over to Mr.. Hayes, Now,
nobody pretends that Mr. Hayes had
much or anything to do with the
fraudulent transfer. He seems To
have been Il poor creature, who, lack
ing the courage to steal, had yet
meanncSs and cowardice enough 10
become the custodian of stolen goods,
legalized and turned over 10 him
| Had he been great man, or Il
man capable of an inspiration, he
would have made himself immortal
perhaps Mr. Tildcn successor III the
chief magistracy by refusing Ia be
come
THE INSTRUMENT OF VILLAINS.
But he happened To be Il very small
man. He coveted the poor glory Of
the presidency, He wanted the sal
ary. and when he got III he Impro
vised temperance movement to cut
off the wine bills and save expenses.
Out of the 5000, 600 he received during
his four years of service, he carried
back to Ohio $500 In Office he
rewarded all the thieves who got him
the place Therefore, out of office he
is an object of contempt. lie is no
body. Though he was -four
ted States, no self respect
ing body, political, religious, cduea
tional or military, could afford to make
him It's tigure-head lie is reduced for
his recognition as Il man, though yet
on the sunny side of sixty, To harvest
| homes and baseball clubs an actual
outcast and only famous outcast
/ when it is remembered that he sat in
the seat which had been filed by
| Washington, jefferson, Jackson Lin
coin and Grant all of whom, what
ever their merits or dement's, We're
men, representing in the head, in the
heart and in the backbone the man
hood of America.
Well, here is this excluded man,
this secluded man, this uncomplain
ing, silent man of Grevstone His
name, like the name of Wallenstcin,
is going forth to assemble forces in
the desolate camps His name is an
inspiration a watch-word What is
it, How is it Spiritualists would
say there is something weird about il.
Not at all The man is, within HIM
self. the most original and useful of
his time. Had he desired the presi
dency, as Hayes hankered after il, he
would have had it. He simply re
fused to take it ON conditions. They
were offered him by both parties.
He obstinately refused. To-day he
would not have it at all He is III
every regard a disinterested, healthy,
philosophic patriot and statesman;
taking deep interest in affairs; as
eager for his friends as boy; who
would not exchange Greystonc for
fifty executive mansions.
He is power in the land because a
thrifty contrition has settled upon the
democratic leaders. The masses have
been always right They saw, through
their wise, strong, popular instinct,
\ that in Mr.. Tilden they had not mere
| " friend, but wise and able friend
At last this overwhelming current
of sentiment has reached and touched
( the politicians, and now they
/ are as much for Tilden as
4 the people. il is too late 10 use
4 his personality for any candidatorial
/ purpose. But it is not too late to use
/ his sagacity and disinterestedness.
| Hence his vitality. Hence his power.
/ The New York Herald, which is an
! honorable newspaper, unpurchasable
\ though conceited, brave though bump
tiouS, should revise its view, and by
! that token, enlarge it; for, before the
page of this particular chapter is turn
ed down, it will, with our little friend
Hamlets friend, Horatio find a good
/ deal added to the book Of life and
! thought, and politics and affairs, since
( it learned to read.
4 THE IOWA STANDARD-BEARA
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