Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-29

now clear and firm, his eye Is brilliant
and penetrating, his erv are steady,
his carriage erect, his tread almost
martial In It's and solidity. |
His mental vigor, which always re-
ma!ned unimpaired eve In his worst
bodily state, now acts harmoniously
with restored physical strength and
recuperated energy. In q word, he
APPEARS to be, and thinks he Is about
entering upon that "Iudian summer"
of life which followed the severe
prostration of his friend Charles
O'Conor, and which has been vouch-
uafed to 30 many distinguished men Of
the present and past generations. In
fact, he attributes his restoration to
health In great part to his folio wing
the example of O'Conor, who, after
escaping from the jaws of death, dis.
missed his doctors, "threw physic to
the dogs" and, retiring from the &C.
tive duties and cares Of the world, |
lived q regular methodical life, and
allowed nature to recuperate.
MR.. TILDEN
fully understood what he was about
when he retired to his country home
at Greystone and allowed 1t to be Civ.
en- out that no was no longer In the
field of politics and might not much
longer be In the land Of the living.
He desired TO escape for q time from
the politicians, and he succeeded.
Many Of them were foolish enough to
interpret him literally, ss they did at
Cincinnati. These are the men who
have been running around telling ev.
erybody for the last eight;months that
''Tilden was no longer Q factor In poll
TICS" that he ''was little better than
q corpse, and would never be heard OF
any more" Some Of them really be-
lieved 1t, but with more the ''wish was
father to the thought" The hermit
Of Greystone heard their voices
through his telephone, end was grieved
to detect among the jubilant the tones
Of some who had always protested to
be his warmest friends, but he allowed
the jabber to 60 on while he smiled
and regained his health. How quick
these fellows will change their tone
and swear they never said 30 when
they behold Sammy's head looming
up again above the political horizon.
They will find that the surviving ''fac.
tors" Of the democratic party have Q
lively corpse" on their hands when
the next presidential campaign opens.
A few of Mr.. Tilden's intimate friends
have understooi the situation all the
while, and have known the motives
and
oCJEcr oE HIS RETIREMENT,
but the public generally have &C.
cepted the reports Of the politicians
a. true, and have come to regard the
Sage Of Grameroy Park" a. . de-.
funot politician, ard almost a dead
man. And yet there have been some
misgivings about It when they read In
the newspapers that Mr.. Tilden was
expanding SAC, 600 on q banquet hall
In the Grsmeroy Park residence.
Such extravaganza appeared to the
common mind uncalled for In the
corpse of o bachelor and not In &C
cordance with the usual prudence ant
foresight of Tiiden II he was 80 nea,
his end as reported. But the publ
will learn In due time that the $40,
900 dining-room was destined for tn
future use Of Its owner and his friend
and not for mourners at his funeral
Its fresooed ceilings are yet to eoh
the sounds of revelry by night an
maybe to resound with the cheers Q
future democratic triumph. The
are shrewd politicians who believ
that the Gramercy Park mansion wi
be the headquarters of
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
IN the campaign Of 1884. Mr.. Henri
Tilden, the brother Of Samuel j., hi
. been In Albany the last two days an
= fully confirms the reports Of the gres
y Improvement In his brothers heAltl
although he II retioent about his futul
plans and prospects. But Samuel ",
\ never In the habit Of pouring Into II
4 ears Of Henry bis political secrets
= private schemes. He reserves thel
for his special friends and admirers
the world Of politics, who are sinoer
" devoted to his personal fortune
He IL reported to have had . recel
accession to this select circle In Il
person of Roscoe Conkling. Som
thing In the nature Of an allianc
/ offensive and defensive, is said to ha'
been lately contracted between the
two disappointed statesmen. 1t
we'll known that MI. Conkling was
favor of counting Tlden into the off
n In 1876 on the ground that 1t won
ultimately be for the best interes
n and permanent success of the repuh
u can party. What he was willing to
n In 1876 for republicanism he Is said
be anxious to do now for revenge.
a Mr.. TILDEN oLADLY ACCEPTED
him as an ally without scrutinizing |
\ motives. II success crowns the al
snce Conkling will get his rewar
In any event II cannot be less tn
u he has q right to expect from his o,
party In the future. Mr.. Tflden Is
ported to have been led to the Idea
Ire-entering the political arena I
more by reason Of his improved hea
than his great disgust at seeing |
democratic party frittering away
great opportunities gained BY