The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-08
Tildcn's Letter.

Nrw yoRK. Oct. THE follow
;,r 70 Tiiden's response to the coM.
m;ftea Of the National Democrat'c
Convention. conveying to MIN JUG
resolutions Of that body: 90.
GRAYsTONE, Oct. D. %
~ the Chairman and Gentten'e"
ofthe Committees: .
thank q for the kind terms IN
| which you have COMMUNICATE u..aJ
| resolutions concerning me
| nv the late Democratic Natiohal con
vention. L share your convlctlon
| that reform in the administrator "
the Federal government, when Is
! our great national want and ID lnueeu
essential to the restoration and preser-
Walton of the government itself, q
oniv be achieved through the agency
of the Democratic party n oy the
Installation of its representative as
the chief magistrate of the Unlteo
| States. The noble historical Ira
! nitions of the Democratic par y, the
principles in which it was educated
and to which it has v been in the
main faithful, it's freedom from cor-
rupt influences which grow up In
nrpionved possession Of power, and
the nature of the elements
which constitute it all CON
tribute to quality it for that
mission. The opposite characteristic
and condition which attach to the
Republican party makes 1t hopeless
to expect that that party will be Q
to give a better government than the
debasing system of abuses which,
during its ascendency, has infected
official and political life in this
country. The Democratic party had
its origin in the efforts of the more
advanced patriots of the Revolution
to resist the perversion of our gov
eminent from the ideal contemplated
by the people. Among its cOnspicu-
Gus founders are Benjamin Franklin
and Thomas Jefferson, Samuel
Adams and John Hancock, of Mas
sachusetts; George Clinton and Rob
EFT r. Livingston, of New York, and
George Wythe and jaime Madi ,On,
of Virginia, and from the election of
Mr.. Jefferson as president in $500 for
sixty years the Democratic party
mainly directed our national policy.
1t extended the boundaries Of our re
public and laid the foundation ST all
our national greatness, while it pre-
served the limitations imposed
by the constitution and
maintained a simple and
pure system of domestic administra-
ton. On the other hand the Repub-
lican party has always been domin-
ated by principles which favor legis-
lation for the benefit of particular
classes at the expense of the body of
people. 1t has become deeply faint
ed with abuses which naturally grow
during long POSSESSION of political
power, especially in the period of
civil war. The patriotic and virtu-
Gus elements in it are now unable to
emancipate it from the sway of self
ish interests which subordinate pub
lie duty to personal greed.
The most hopeful of its best
citizens it contains dispair of its
amendment except through it's tenn
porary expulsion from power. 1t
has been boastfngly asserted by a
modern Massachusetts statesman
struggling to reconcile himself and
bis followers to their Presidential
candidate that the Republican party |
contains a disproportionate share of
the wealth, the culture and the IN
telligence of the country. The IN
principled Grafton, when tainted by
James the Second with his personal
want of conscience, answered.: "That
is true, but l belong to a party that
has q great deal of conscience Z" Such
reasoners forget that the same
has been made in
all ages and countries by
of old wrongs against new
reforms. It was alleged by the To-
ries of the Revolution against the
patriots of that day. 1t was repeat
ed against Jefferson and afterward
against Jackson, and it is alleged
by the Conservatives against
those who in England are now en-
ieavoring to enlarge the popular suf-
rage. History shows that re-
forms In government must not
expected from those who
ut serenely on the social mountain
ops endeavcring to te benefited by
he existing order of things. Even
he divine author of our religion
ound his followers not among these
elf complacent Pharisees, but among
he lowly minded fishermen. The
Republican party is largely made up
# those who live by
heir wits and who aspire
n politics to the advantages of the
est of mankind. similar to those
which their daily lives are devoted to
ecuring in private business. The
Democratic party consists largely of
hose who live Ivy the work of their
'ands, and whose political action is |
overned by their sentiments or inn
gination. 1t results then that
he Democratic, more readily than I
ne Republican party, can be /
loulded to the support of !
measures which involve
sacrifice of selfish interests. The +
Indispensable necessity of our times t
a change Of administration in the
reat executive Offices of the coun- 3
y. This, in my judgment, can ]
a:ly be accomplished by the election {
the Democratic candidates for ,
resident and Vice President. d
(Signed) SAMUEL J. TILDEN. y