The Red Cloud chief., 1884-04-25
DemOcracy's Jumping.Jac'I.

The last man accorded an insight into
Governor TIlden'S no Use was one o the
Baltimore SUH'S most trusted CORE
~pondentS,' and the report he sends
uut i II once assuring to democrats
and Republicans alike. Mr.. Tiiden has
none of the characte isiic> of are. His
voice NAV lie "a tritie more feeble" il
is true. but that signifies moth no. His
hearing Is acute. 50 The correspondent
says, though for some reason John Big
Glow. W o was present, had frequent
Occa>i rs to reply when the great man
O. Gramercy Park failei to understand
the question asked. 1t was so kind in
BiCelow TO explain that Mr.. Tilden had
been SO cruelty misreprep~ented in
PRINT. sometimes, perhapS. unintent;ou-
ally. that he was determined 10 .'au-
thorize' no more interviews. This is
characteristic of all great men
possessed of their facul les.
They alwa~s remain silent while
some one else GcHne> the situation for
them always. Imagine Mr.. TIlden's
delicate tact il f'attc ing the correSpon-
dent by asking him what the Demo
cratic majority in the House would
probably do. The correspondent does
not say so. but he certainly must have
impaired the desired information.
When informed that he was the only
man thst the Democratic parry could
RELY on to lead them to vicio~y next
November. Mr.. TIlden leaned o er
close to the reporters ear. and said,
very slowly and d!stin tly: II do not
want the nominal on, and ann take
~ tIara th.~0 ,,,.-s NJ, nf AZ
TIlden's a%cuten-ss Of hear no. this
would forever settle it. Men VIII hear
well always do this way. Mr.. Tiiden
sa d he had thought OF writing a letter
s'hsGg his p sition. but Mr.. Bigeiow.
for some reason or other. had forbidden
II, and that was not 10 be thought OF.
When the correspondent rose tC leave.
he formally expressed the hope that Mr..
Tlden would Ell oy good health and a
prolonged life. Then the mar, elo s
face of the truly great man frightened.
as he exclaimed: Il do enjoy good
health and with that 'lle raised and
let fall each arm"-each arm. mind you
-"struck GU; from both old shoulders,
and followed this with q vigorous
Stamping of first one foo. and then the
other crying joyously: NO paraly-
sis there" Was ever more pitiful ex-
hibitlon of helpless senility than tn
faded. wit!ered old man. making q
j~umping-jack of himself in order to con-
vince himself and To try to deceive 9TH
ers into the belief that he has lost none
C: his manly vigor? The feeble display
CT wan nc physical powers was only too
suggestive OF impaired mental acumen
to thus allow him TO make "a circus of
hinls. II" and TO act the clown for the
benefit OF every strolling correspond
ent. What must the friends of Mr..
TI.den think of all this. and of the
urther statement, made as remarka-
bic eNh bition OF his strength, when ii is
seriou ly stated that he actually walked
with q firm step The whole length of
the spacious library" The move nent
to nominate Tilden is a farce SO far as
he Is concerned; but the play is n farce
10 the Democratic party. Pushed to
desperate resources. it sees no way but
to again put up the mar who in 1876
corrupted the politics OF this Nation in
a way new attempted before or since.
The idea of putting up this Numbering
old man, this lean and slippeTed Panta-
loon, bit lately so shrewd and un-
scrupulous, would be ridiculous. but
for the fact that the Demo ratio party
hopes to break into power through the
desperate and INSCRIPTIONS methods
pursued in the camnaiHn o: 1876. Lett
70 himse + now. Mr.. 1ilden doubtless
would prefer to continue tn toast his
emaciated shins by his library fire. For
him there a DO longer be any salts
faction in earthly ambition. But the
party must have him. His ancient tun-
ming may not be what it once was. but
that matters little. for a John Bigelow
will be kept neal him to direct his wan
deriDg wits and TO say what he shall
and shall not do. His name and fame,
whatever they NAV be worth. are still
left, and his m ney and his method will
be as potent now as they were eight
years ago. indianapolis Journal.