The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-10-11
TILDEN WRITES A LETTER.
WHY HE Is FOR GROVER CLEVELAND.
DECLARING THAT THE INDIsrENsIBLE NE
CEssITY or OUR T1MEs is A CHANGE
OF ADMINISTRATION IN THE GREAT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
COUNTRY.
NEW YORK, October Z.

NEW YORK, october Z.
In response TO the resolutions presented
to him from the Democratic National Con
vention Samuel j. Tilden has written the
following letter;
GREYsToSE, October 8.
Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee
thank you for the kind terms in which you
have communicated the resolution concern
ing me adopted by the late Democratic Ma
tional Convention. | share your conviction
that reform in the administration of the
Federal Government, wmch IS our great ma
tiOual want and is indeed necessary to the
restoration and preservation OF the govern
ment itself, can only be achieved through
the agency of the Democratic party and by
installing its representative in the Chiei
Magistracy Of the United states.
The noble historical traditions Of the
Democratic party, the principles in which It
was educated and to which it has ever been
in the main faithful, its freedom from the
corrupt influences which grow up in the pro
lOngpd possession of power. and the nature
Of the elements which constitute il, all con-
tribute to qualify II for that mission.
The opposite characteristics and cOndi-
tiOns which attach to the Republican party
make IL hopeless to expect that that party
will he able to give better government than
the debasing system OF abuses which during
its asccndancy has injected official and pO-
litical lie IN this country.
The Democratic party had its origin in the
efforts of the more advanced patriots Of the
Revolution to resist the pCrVersiOn Of our
government from the ideal contemplated by
the people. Among its conspicuous found
erS are Benjamin Franklin and Thomas
Jefferson; Samuel Adams and John Han
cock. of Massachusetts: George Clinton and
Robert Il. Livingston, Of New York and
George Mythc and James Madison, of Nir-
Eiua. From the election OF Mr.. jefferson
DrpgiIpnt in fpr giNtV fhn
Democratic party mainly directed our ma
tiOnal policy. IL extended the boundaries
of the republic and laid the foundations
of all national greatness, while II preserved
the limitations imposed by the Constitution
and maintained simple and pure system of
domestic administration.
on the other hand, the Republican party
has always been dominated by princiDlps
which favor legislation for the benefit OF par
tiClllar classes at the expense Of the body of
the people. 1t has become deeply tainted
with the abuses which naturally grow up
during a long possession of unchecked pow
cr, especially in q period of clyal war and
false finance. The patriotic and virtuOus
elements in ii are now unable TO enancipatc
II from the sway of selfish interests which
subordinate public duty to personal greed.
tains despair of its amendment except
through its temporary expulsion from power.
1t has been bOastingly asserted by 4 mod
ern MaiS,sa,c,husetts statesman, struggling to
Presidential candidate. that the Republican
party contains u disprOpOrtionate share of
the wealth, the culture and the intelligence
OF the country. The unprincipled Grafton
when tUntcd by James II. with his personal
want OF conscience, answered: THAT is true
but belong TO- party that has great deal
of conscience"
Some reasoncrs forget that the same claim
has been made in all ages and countries by
the defenders of old wrongs against new re-
forms. 1t was alleged by the Tories of the
American Revolution against the patriots of
that day. 1t was repeated against Jefferson
and afterwards against Jackson. IL is al
legged by the Conservatives against those
who, in England, are now endeavorlng to
enlarge the popular suffrage
All history shows that reforms in govern
SIT Serenely on the social mountain tops en-
toying the benefits of The existing order of
things. Even the Divine Author or Our re-
ligion found his followers not among the
SCI lt-chmplacent Pharisees, but among lowly-
minded fishermen The Republican party
Is largely made up of those who live by their
wits and who appear in politics TO advantage
over the rest of mankind similar to that
which their daily lives are devoted to Sc
curing in private business. The Democratic
party consists largely Of those who live by
the work of their hands and whose political
action Is governed by their sentiments or
il results that the Democratic
party, more readily than the Republican, can
he moulded to the support of reform meas
ureS which involve a sacrifice of selfish in
tCrcSts.
The indispensable necessity of our times
is change Of administration in the great
executive offices of the country This, in my
Judgment, can only be accomplished by the
election of the Democratic candidates for
President and Vice PRESIDENT.
TO r. ii. HENRY, chairman; B. B. SMALLEY
and others, Of the special committee of the
Democratic National Convention.