Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-08
TILDEN.
The Noble Roman Writes a
Luminous Address.
A TRIBUTE TO DEMOCRACY.
He Says That Republicans Live
by Their wits = Democrats
by the Work of Their
Hands He AdvO-
Gates the Election
OF Cleveland
and Hend-
ricks.

lspecio, to the Herald by the Associated Press J
Nrw York. Oct 7.-The following is Mr..
Tilden,s response to the Committee of the
National Democratic Convention conveying
TO him the resolutions of that body;
GKAYsToSE, Oct. 6, 1884.
To the Chairman and gentlemen of the Com
thank you for the kind terms in which
r.,, have Communicated to me the resolution
concerning me adopted BY the late Demo
cratic National Convention share your
Convictions that reform In the administra-
lion Of the Federal Government, which is
our great national want, and is indeed essen
tial to the restoration and preservation OF the
Government itself, can only be achieved
through the agency OF the Democratic party
aud BY installing its representative in the
Chief Magistracy OF the United States. The
noble historical traditions of the Democratic
party: the principles in which 1t was edu-
Gated and to which 1t has ever been in the
main faithful; its freedom from corrupt in
huences which grow up in prolonged pos.
session OF power. and the nature OF
the elements which constitute II, all
The opposite characteristics and conditions
which attach to the Republican party makes
ii hopeless to expect that that party will be
able TO give better government than the
debasing system OF abuses which, during
It's ascendancy. has infected official and po
litical life in this country. The Democratic
party had Its origin in the efforts OF the
more advanced patriots of the Revolution TO
resist the peryersion OF our government
from the ideal contemplated by the people.
Among its conspicuous founders are BenJa-
min franklin and Thomas Jefferson, Samuel
Adams and John Hancock, of Massachu-
setts; George Clinton and Robert k. Living
stone. of New York, and Geo Wythe and
James Madison, OF Virginia; and from the
election Of Mr.. Jefferson as President in
Isoo for sixty years the pemocratic o,,a parry
tended the boundaries of the republic and
laid the foundation OF our national greatness,
while II preserved the limitations imposed
by the Constitution and maintained simple
pure system OF domestic administration, on
The other hand the Republican party has
always been dominated by priRiples which
favor legislation for the benefit OF particular
classes at the expense Of the BODY OF the
abuses which naturally grow during the
long possession of unchecked power, especial
ly In period of civil war and false finance.
Ihe patriotic and yirtuous elements In II are
now unable to emancipate II from the sway
of selfish interests, which subordinate pub
lie duty to personal greed. The most
hopeful Of the best citizens 1t CON
tains despair Of Its amendment, ex-
cept through Its temporary expulsion
from power. 1t has been boastingly assert
ed by a modern Massachusetts, Statesman.
struggling to reconcile himself and his fol-
lowers to their Presidential candidate, that
tionate share of the wealth. the culture and
the intelligence OF the country. The un-
principled Grafton, when taunted BY James
The Second with his personal want OF CON
long to a party that has great deal of con
science" Such reasoners forget that
the same claim has been. made
in all ages and countries by
new reforms. 1t was alleged by the Tories
OF the American revolution against the
patriots OF that day. 1t was repeated against
Jefferson aud afterwards against Jackson,
and 1t is alleged by the Conservatives
against those who in England are now en-
All history shows that reforms In govern
ment must not be expected from those who
sit serenely on the social mountain tops en-
5oying the benefits OF the existing order of
things. Even the divine author
not among these self.complacent Pharisees,
but among the lowly minded fishermen:
The Republican party is largely made up OF
those who live By their wits and who aspire
in politics to take advantage OF the rest Of
mankind similar to those which their daily
lives are devoted to securing in private bust
ness. The Democratic party con sists largely
Of those who live by the work of their hands
and whose political action is governed by
their sentiments or Imagination. II results
then that the Democratic party more readily
than the Republican party can be moulded
TO the support OF reform measures which In
volye sacrifice Of Republican Interests
The indispensable necessity OF our times Is
"A change oi administration in the great ex-
ecutfve Offices OF the country. This Il my
judgement, can only be accomplished by
the election OF the Democratic candidates
for President and Vice President.
tSigned.) SAMUEL j. TILDfS,
r. II. Henry, Chairman; Is. b. Smalley and
others Of the Special Committee Of the
Democratic National Convention.