Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-08
THE SAGE OF GRAMERT
His Reply TO the Committee PresenA
ing the Chicago Resolutions
Democracy Reviewed
A Reform in the Government Can Only
be Achieved Through the
Democratic Party.
The Principles of the Republican
Party Favor Legislation for
Party Purposes.

INV iohNt Oct, Tine following
Is Mr.. Tilden's response to the com
mittee of the national Democratic con-
vention conveying 10 him the resolu.
lions Of that body;
GsKisroNE. october4 1881.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Committee thank you for the
kind terms In which YOU have
communicated the resolutions concern-
ing me adopted by the late national
Democratic convention.
SHARE YOUR CONVICTION
that reform in the administration of
the federal government, which Ia
our great national want.
and Is indeed essential To
the restoration and preservation OF
the government itself, can only be
achieved through the agency OF the
Democratic party and by Installing lis
representatives In chief magistraoy of
the United States. The noble histori-
cal traditions Of the Democratic
party the principles In which
II was educated and to which it
has ever been In the main faithful, its
freedom from the corrupt influences
sion of power and the national ele-
ments which constitute IL,
ALL CONTRIBUTE TO QUALIFY IN
for that mission. The peculiar char
acterlstlcs and conditions which
attach to the Republican party
make IL n hopeless thought
that that party will be able 20 give
better government than the dtbasing
system of abuses which, during It's as
cendancy, has affected official and
public life In this country. The Demo-
cratic party had its origin In the efforts
of the more advanced patriots OF the
revolution to resist the perversion of
our government from the
IDEAL CONTEMPLATED ny THE PEO-
PIE.
Among lts conspicuous founders are
Benz. Franklin and Thomas .lefIer-
son; Samuel Adams and John Ham
cock OF Massachusetts; Geo. Clinton
and Robert II Livingston Of New
York. and Geo. Wythe and
James Madison of Virginia.
From the election OF Mr..
Jefferson as president In 1900 for sixty
years the Democratic party was the
iramer Of our national policy. IL ex-
tended To the boundaries OF the repuh-
i AiN anu AlAt Ql
ALI OUR NATIONAL GREATNESS,
while IL preserved the Limitations of
! the constitution. On the other hand
the Republican party has always been
dominated by principles which favor
! legislation for particular classes, at the
expense OF the body of tie people. IL
has become deeply tainted with abuses
which grew up during the long posses
sion of unchecked power, especially I'm
the period OF
CIVIL WAR AND FALSE FINANCES.
The patriotic and virtuous elements
in II are unable TO emancipate 10 from
/ the sway ofselfish intereaI. The most
hopeful of the best citizens IL contains
1 despair OF its amendment exeept
through its temporary expulsion from
power. IL has hoastingly been
asserted by Massachusetts statesman
struggling to reconcile himself and his
! followers TO its presidential candidate,
that the Republican party contains
disproportionate share OF the wealth,
culture and Intelligence OF the country.
The unprinclpled Grafton, when
tainted by James the Second with
his want of conscience, answered:
That IL true, but belong 10 party
that has a great deal of conscience
such reasoners forget that the same
claim has been made In all ages and
countries by the defenders Of old
wrongs against new reforms, 10 was
alleged by the Tories of the American
revolution against the patriots OF that
day, II WAS repeated against Jefferson
and Jackson, IL was alleged by the
Conservatives against those who In
england are now endeaVOrlng 10 en-
large the popular suffrage. All history
has shown that reforms in the govern
ment must not be from those who sit
SERENITY ON THE MouNTAINToPs
airing the benefits OF The existing
order of things, Even the divine
author Of our religion found his fol-
lowers among the lowly minded
fishermen. The Republican party h
largely made up OF those who live
by their wits, aud who aspire 10 adj
yantages over the rest Of mankind.
The Democratic party consists largely
of these who live by the
WORK or THEIR HANDS,
and whose political action Is governed
by their sentiments. IL results
that the Democratic, more readily than
the Republican, patty can be nodded
70 the support OF reform measures
which involve a sacrifice Of self inter-
ests, The Indispensable necessity Of
our times lisa change OF administration
Ia the great offices OF the
country. This, in my judgment, can
only be accomplished by the Demo-
cratic candidates for president and
vice-presldent.
lSiPned SAMUEL j. TILDEN 4.
10 II. IL. Henry and others OF the
special committee of the Democratic
national convention.