Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-12
Tildcn and Randall.


Some newspapers are still talking
Eabout Mr.. Tllden for the presidency
We think 1t will be admitted That tina
distinguished gentleman had no warm
er friend and advocate than Mr.. Wat
terson, the wcll-known editor Of tn,
Louisville Courier-Journal Some day,
ago Mr. Watterson stated that Mr.. Til
den would not be, was not AN aspirant
for the presidential nomination, and
this should be by all, ms 1t is by many
regarded as an authoritative expression
Mr.. Tilden has been most unjustly dis
cussed by certain Texas journals and
by at least one prominent politician
the latter having been party to the
enactment of the law called the cleo
toral commission, by which Mr.. Tilden
was declared not elected. 1t does not
help the Democratic party to malign a
man so dieting uished in its service ms
Mr.. Tilden, and it is to be regretted
that men, presumably with brains suf-
ficient TO know better, should conde-
scend to the violent, Incorporate
speech Of the curbstone order of states
men. The GAZETTE reprints the dec
laration of Mr.. Watterson made in re-
Spouse to the silly charge that Mr.. Til
den was aiding Mr.. Randall's candi-
dacy for the speakership:
The hackers OF Mr. Tiden fled once more
to the stupid talk about the old ticket, and
are at ths moment begging Mr.. Tilden into
the contest. can say positively and of my
own knowledge that Mr.. Tildcn IL as irrecon-
cliabiy opposed to The old ticket ns he was
last summer. He would not 20 to Washing
ton and take the oath of Office, far lie r c-
cept the nomination. Those who connect
his name with the presidency merely display
their own Ignorance, or worse. / do not be.
lievc that he has raised his hand or uttered
n word directly or Indirectly, In the spes kerr
ship contest. Still the bafiled and beaten
Randall men are using the name of Mr.. TIL
den In brutal and vulgar manner, so much
as, If MIR. Randall does not disclaim II, IL
will cost him Mr.. Tilden's personal conf
dence and respect.
In this connection, the GAZETTE re-
grets to note the tone of the comment
of some newspapers OH Mr.. Randall's
defeat. Mr. Randall is n Democrat;
he has done yeoman service in behalf
of his party and the South; his ability
is unquestioned and no less is his in
tegrity; he was beaten for the speaker
ship not because he was not Demo-
crat, but because his views on the
burning question of the hour were not
in accord with the views of a majority
of the party; his Democracy has never
been questioned, and he has been urged
by tariff reformers for chairman of the
committee of appropriations, because
of his sterling honesty. While the
Democracy must go on with its APP
pointed work, and s0W go on with ii,
despite Mr.. Randall's views Of the
tariff, it is most unbecoming to discuss
that gentleman's defeat for the speak
ership, as If he were the most uncom-
promising Republican in the land
The GAZETTE believes no step back
ward should be taken i'm the onward
movement inaugurated by the election
of Mr.. Carlisle; but for all that, and in
view of the splendid services rendered
his party, Mr.. Randall should not be
held up as an object of derision by
members of the party he has served
with singular honor and zeal.