Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-04-02
TILDEN'S ILL HEALTH.
what Cow Seymour Says What
TiIden's Friend Says.

NEW York, March 27.-The Mail and Ex-
press has the account of an interview with
Governor Horatio Seymour on the political
situation. AS to the presidential candidates,
he expressed the opinion that the nomination
of Tilden would be wise for the Democracy.
sAnd you do not think Mr.. Tilden too
feeble to perform the duties of presidents"
'Well; they say he can't talk. Now that
is a positive advantage. No man was
ever yet hurt by what he didn't say, and
say that without the least hesitation. What
we want in the presidential chair are the
men who think more and talk less A man
should have his tongue cut off when he enters
the White House as president"
"Then the difficulty of speech is to COM
mend Mr.. Tilden as presidential candi-
dates"
"No; not solely. They say Mr.. Tilden is so
much in ill-health that he's practically useless
as presidential candidate. I tell you i'll
health is another advantage. If Mr.. Tilden,
in ill-health, should be president, his infirmity
would prove protection against the throngs
of men who want something"
"You have seen the proposition of New
York paper that the Democratic nomination
shall be rendered to Mr.. Tilden, and that the
convention shall then await his pleasure to
decline or accept?
eyes, have seen that suggestion"
"And what is your Judgment"
"That, in case Mr.. Tilden declined, the
man who accepted the nomination would be
very muck embarrassed by having been
made the sec ond choice"
| NEW YORK, March 29.-The World con-
tains an interview with person who is
Mr.. Tildens most intimate friend and con-
slant associate regarding Tilden's health and
condition. The interview was inspired by a
recent statement describing Tilden as being
in extreme physical debility, much enact
ated, having to resort to narcotics to in
duce sleep, and referring to his
paralyzed condition and feeble voice. Mr.
Tildens friend says: "This statement is
almost absolute fiction. Mr.. Tilden weighs
between 125 and $50 pounds. Thave known
him forty years, and his present weight is
what it has averaged since he grew to man
hood He has not taken narcotics for years,
and never was in the habit Of doing so. He is
not paralyzed. He has rheumatic affection
of some of the fingers of the left hand, and is
sometimes subject to a tremor of his hands,
but generally it is not sufficient to prevent
his writing his signature. I happen to
know that he lately affixed his signature 400
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hearing is uncommonly acute, and his
eyes are something wonderful. He
reads from three to five hours every
evening, besides what he does in the
daytime, He has quick and erect walk,
and does not mind going up three or four
flights of stairs His voice is feeble by reason
of debility of the vocal chords, which increases
when he is fatigued. Medical men say that
the tremor of his hand does not touch any
vital power. He attends to diverse business
interests, and is called on to advise in matters
of Importance in which he has been long con-
nected. He selects, buys and reads more
books probably than any private gentleman
in this city"