Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-04-24
TII,DEN,S LETTER.

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condition Of bodily health, his recent
letter to the Iroquois Club OF Chlca-
oo furnishes additional evidence, il
any were needed Of his fitness for po-
litical leadership, and il the Democ-
racy could drop minor issues and
base its coming campaign upon his
suggestions, there might be hope OF
an immediate, favorable, popular
response. Victory might in that
event, be reached either with or
without the candidatureship Of the
able writer of tie admirable and
timely epistie to which the LEDGER
calls the attention of its readers.
As Mr.. Tilden suggests through re-
sort 10 force, the territorial integrity
of the Union has been preserved; but
the equally important and still more
difficult task of removing the consc-
auences of civil strife, and restoring
government to q normal condition
has been as yet, scarcely commenced.
s.Our national government says
Mr.. Tilden, ''instead Of standing as
an impartial arbiter amid the con-
filcts of maturing opinions and con-
tending interests has itself descended
into the arena equipped with all the
weapons of partisanship. Its myri-
ads Of office holders, its alliances
with and against vast precuniary in
terests, its unlimited command Of
money levied from its dependents.
and contractors have sufficed to de-
termine q majority in every case
but one. In that case, 1t collect
ed military forces around the
capital, and by this and other
menaces intimidated the Con-
gressional representatives of the ma
jority Of the people to relinquish
the fruits Of their victory, and to
surrender the government to the con-
troll Of a minority. No reform Of the
administration is possible as long as
the government is directed by d
party which is under the dominion of
false doctrines and animated by
enormous pecuniary interests in the
perpetuation Of existing abuses: The
first effectual step in the reform of
our government must be a funda-
mental change in the policy of its
administration"
These are grand words filed with
truth and spirit, and il accepted and
carried into effect. will be as valuable
national advice as we're those Of
Washington regarding sectional
strife. There is nothing narrow OF
contracted about them. They are
not directed to the looping of Of ex-
c~ressances here and there or the mag
nifying Of local matters but go di-
rectiy to the heart and cor Of what
is destroying the republic. History
is repeating itself, here as elsewhere.
The administration Of government
since the conclusion Of the war has
been, and will be, sustained by force
and fraud, by granting unusual and
unconstitutional public and private
favors and monopolies, and by
money derived from dependents and
the public treasury until the mild and
honest methods of constitutional
governments shall be restored.
Surely the national condition and
the absolute necessity for q change
of governmental administration sug-
gested by Dir. Tilden are enough for
an effectual platform, enough to raj
ly, unite and nerve a party and at
tract to its support every well-wisher
OF his country and every advocate and
friend Of free popular government.
1t is the duty of mere politicians
and partisans to stand aside and
the popular sentiment
so we'll voiced by Mr.. Til
den to assert itself. Every effort to
delay what is thus demanded, every
attempt to fritter away upon minor
issues the strength that should be de-
voted to thorough and vital reform is
criminal and should be hooted.
the time is long past since
It was even . question to be discussed
whether partisan practices as they
have heretofore prevailed in this
country were or we're not detriment-
Al to its highest interests. The party
n power, the most noted for its par
isan tactfsAa acts only as it is
forced to do by popular demand.
Il it ever wss 8 party Of progress it has
ceased to be one. 1t is society
and not the politicians that move, and
such changes as Mr.. Tilden suggests
md hopes for, are everywhere de-
na1ded Of all who aspire to be the fu-
Iure party Of American development.
Our territory is too large, and our
interests too vast to be longer commit
Ted to men whose only aim Is to use
hem for self-aggrandizement, and
'or injurious retention of power.
Fer Primary Election.
1t is fully understood and expected