The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-04-23
DemOcracy's Jumping.JacS.

DemOcracy's Jumping.Jacs.
The last man accorded an insight into
Governor Tilden's house was one OF the
Baltimore SUMS "most trusted corre-
pondents," and the report he sends
out is at once assuring to Democrats
and Republicans alike. Mr.. Tilden has
none Of the characteristics of age. His
voice may be "a trife more feeble" it
is true, but that signifies nothing. His
hearing is acute, so the correspondent
says, though for some reason John Big
Glow, who was present, had frequent
occasions TO reply when the great man
Of Gramercy Park failed to understand
the question asked. 1t was so kind in
Bigelow to explain that Mr.. Tilden had
been so cruelty misreprepsented in
print, sometimes, perhaps, unintention-
ally, that he was determined TO ''au-
thorize" no more interviews. This is
characteristic of all great men
possessed of their faculties.
They always remain silent while
some one else defines the situation for
them always. Imagine Mr. Tilden's
delicate tact in flattering 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 that the Democratic party could
rely on to lead them TO victory next
November, Mr.. Tilden leaned over
close to the reporters ear, and said,
very slowly and distinctly: 81 do not
want the nomination, and cannot take
it." Were there any question Of MIR.
Tilden's acuteness of hearing. this
would forever settle it. Men who hear
well always do this way. Mr.. Tilden
said he had thought of writing letter
stating his position, but Mr.. Bigelow,
for some reason or other, had forbidden
il, and that was not to be thought of.
When the correspondent rose to leave.
he formally expressed the hope that Mr..
Tilden would enjoy good health and a
prolonged life. Then the marvellous
face of the truly great man frightened,
as he exclaimed: al do enjoy good
health" and with that "he raised and
let fall each arm" each arm, mind you
struck out from both old shoulders,
and followed this with vigorous
stamping of first one foot and then the
other" crying ioyously: "No paraly-
sis thereh Was ever more pitiful ex-
hibition of helpless senility than this
faded, withered old man, making q
jumping-jack of himself in order TO con-
vince himself and TO try 10 deceive 9TH
ers into the belief that he has lost none
OF his manly vigorP The feeble display
OF waning physical powers was only too
suggestive of impaired mental acumen
to thus allow him TO make "a circus OF
himself and TO act the clown for the
benefit of every strolling correspond
ent. What must the friends OF Mr..
Tilden think of all this, and of tho
further statement, made as remarka-
Dle exhibition of his strength, when it Is
seriously stated that he actually walked
with 1irm step 1.-THE whole length oil
the spacious library" The movement
10 nominate Tilden is farce so far M
he is concerned; but the play is no farce
to the Democratic party. Pushed Ia
desperate resources, 1t sees no way but
to again put up the man who in 1876
corrupted the politics OF this Nation IL
a way never attempted before or since.
The idea of putting up this maundering
old man, this lean and slippered Panta
loon, but lately SO shrewd and un
scrupulous, would be ridiculous, bu
for the fact that the Democratic party
hopes to break into power through th'
desperate and unscrupulous methods
pursued in the campaign OF 1876. Lef
TO himself now, Mr. Tilden doubles
would prefer to continue TO toast HI
emaciated shins by his library fire. Fo
him there can no longer be any salts
faction in earthly ambition. But th,
party must have him. His ancient Gun
ming may not be what it once was, bu
that matters little, for John Bigeloy
will be kept near him to direct his wan
dering wits and to say what he shal
and shall not do. His name and fame
whatever they may be worth. are stil
left, and his money and his method will
be as potent now as they were eigh
years ago. Indianapolis Journal