The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-13

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Samuel j. Tilden having declared h
did not desirB and would not accept th
nomination II offered him, and his let
ter to that effect having been read to tn,
convention announcing his irrevocabl,
Geclination. the efforts made by tn,
! organization in behalf of Gen. Hancock
rom the day OF his nomination to thu
| close OF the polls were uneeasinG. LII
November, 1880, in his behalf.the la.rges
procession ever witnessed in the city
was gotten up by its members at an ex
pense not less than S5o000, and tho Ell
thusiasm which IL created alarmed tn,
republican managers to renewed oner
tions and corrupt practices.
| The'tarritf Issue was injected into sh
campaign at the eleventh hour TO coun
toract the dash and eclat, which the
nomination of the gallant soldier states.
man had given tho canvass. Capitalists
ana manufacturers used every argu
lnent and influence to change the views
OF their employees and workmen. The
Democraticp party was made to appear nv
an enemy TO the mechanic and lahCrer,
and cards were distributcd by Republf.
| can workers in shops in our city, cor
trasting pRuper labor with Ameri-
can workmen, and charging that the
Democratic party, il elevated 10 power.
would enact laws which would reduce
the earnings OF the latter to u level with
the former. Democratic campaign
speakers were unprepared and unable
TO meet this subject in the short time
| intervening before the election and re-
fute the fallacious arguments which
were SO potent 20 turn the heads of
many OF our unthinking voters. Work
done in this respect WAS accom-
plished by the Tammany organiza-
ton by its labor and its own
expense We prepared counter argu-
ments and circulated them by thous
ands. Mass meetings were held and
clubs organized in every election dis
trict. We searched the register of voters
and found that thousands of Illegal
votes had been colorized in the civ.
and we procured warrants for their ar
rest, ana police captains refused to serve
Them, having been ordered not TO do so
by the Republican superintendent OF
police or delayed To execute them
until late I'm the day, and after
persons charged had voted and left The
city. Statistics of that election show
that the increase in the vote of the State
IN 1850 over that of 1876 was $500, 40. ll6
of which were cast outside the city of
Now York, and 1854 in this city. The
Democratic vote was increased i'm the
State l2,562, ofwhich 2,O77 were castout-
side the city and lO4Si In
this city. In other words, that
IN this city where Tammany's chief
vote and influence lay, Hancock's in
crease over Tildeu was five times as
much as the rest of the State, and when
compared with the aggregate vote of
the two canyassors, s,nearly seven times as
much. In Kings county, where Tam
| hoA lfltln ;,,0. -.
creased vote of 1880 over 1876 was ID, lgl
Of which Hancock received 3,5O6 or
l6-lOO per cent, as against 0 per cent. in
| this city.
| These figures show that the largest i'm.
crease OF Hancock's vote over Tilden's
was where Tammany exerted her influ-
ence. The final vote shows that ~ rural
counties reduced their Democratic vote
In $50 compared with that of 1876. In
1876 Tilden and Hendricks carried ~
counties; Hancock aud English received
maIorities in only IL counties, although
the Democratic vote in New York county
increased l0,4S1 in 1880 over lS76-oyeI
upper cent; yet the Democratic vote oil
the rest of the State shows an increas,
of 2,0i7 only, or less than one-half of
per cent. The same gain If 10 per cent.
through0utthe State In tht Democrat,
vote that was cast for him in Now York
county would have carried the Empire
state for Hancock by n larger majority
than was given Tilden in 1876. IL will
bo thus apparent 10 any unbiased mind
that the defeat of Gen. Hancock cannot
be charged to the Tammany Hall organ.
ization, and no fair minded man who
will examine these figures can doubt
the entirely loyal support of Tammany
Hall TO Gen. Hancock.
With these ISLANDERS resting upon us,
and believed in great part even by those
who are inclined 10 admit our influence
and power as n political body, our
opponents were alert and prepared for
us at Chicago an atmosphere of doubt
and suspicion, through which all our
acts were to he viewed, and while We
were celebrating the anniversary of our
national independence our opponents
took every occasion To preiudice the
minds of delegates 10 Chicago against
us. We presented our arguments To I'm.
dividual and assembled delegates of the
National convention, and were debarred
the right to speak, except by consent Oi
delegates from other States, and were
prohibited under undemocratic unit
rulo from casting our ballots for the
candidates of our choice. We failed
not i'm our duties TO Oui
constituents who sent us, MOI
to the party whose representative
we were, and II any mistake has beer
made II Is not of our doing and cannot
he charged TO us. The candidate of the
Democratic party having been nomln
ated, following the uniform and un
broken record OF our organization, W,
acquiesco in the will of the majority o
the representatives Of the party
although We believe ths
! will to have been unwisel,
! expressed. There is but one alternativ,
left us--to sever our connection with tn,
b Democratic party. This we cannot anC
, will not do. In Justice to our constitu
0nts and Judgment we cannot pursue
that course. We believe time will dis
connect the great Democratic part,
from the leadership of men who 'havt
! used their power unwisely and detri
} mentally 10 its success. w
r acquiesce in, although protest
/ ing against, the unwlse ant
I injudicious course which they pursued
- We say with John Adams, that "ther
5 IL no good government but what Ii Re
I publican, for the Republic is the empir
= of laws and not Of men,"
: Mistakes of men cannot blind us /,
the beauties and immortal principles o
I tho democratic party, and for tn
NtIHtluhtiNu VI lUtNt NTlntlnieS on
organization was established. Its found
? ers protested against the monarchlu
. tendencies of the Federalists, aud W,
Y oppose the same Capitalization o
! power in the Republican party to-day
!. We believe in the retention Of all con
stitutional Safeguards; thcy would dc
!. stroy them aud resort to all kinds @
y proiligate expenditures and corruption
: maintaining an overilowing treasury b
\ unjust taxation wrung from the peOpl,
!, We advocate the retention of tho pul
q lie domain for actual settlers; th
/ present Republican Senate prevente
a the forfeiture of land grants 10 railroad
|. declared in resolution passed by III
y present Democratic House OF Repr,
y lsentatives, by which nearly 40,0O0U
!. acres OF lands granted railroads were |
' be returned 10 the public domain {,
n non-fuliillment Of contrast.
n Under the Democratic party the CIT
la zen liz protected at homo and nbroai