The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-06
a TRIBUTE TO TILDEN.
Governor Hills Words Of
Praise fOF the Dead.
NO SENSATIONAL FEATURES.
Tam,nany HourBs-The Dead states
msn-Tho Tea Trsln-A Tribute
TO Carlisis-Eie.
NO SENSATIONAL FEATURES.
Governor snI'- Tribu.s.

AIBAST. August $50 dsy Governor
Hill said: i have known Tlden
over seventeen years. Ny first acqusin-
lance with him began When he was
chairman Of the Democratic State com
mit.ee. and Seing associated sitn him
in tue Legislature of 1872. in which We
both served together Is Democratic
msmt ers of the Judiciary c0nN,dttee.
Our po.It.ca. rel tlOBs became g,isls IA.
innate. and were always of most
pleasau character. He told me on the
tirst days session OF that Legislature,
thai tbs object in coming there was 70
secure the removal OF corrupt judges VI
NeE York. de was the prime mover in
all The inpeschnent pr0Ueedin Is which
subsequently followed sud ne sue
ceeded ia nis efforts. lie was not especi-
ally popular in that Legislature, aud
anIagOnized many members aud made
enemies. At that the no one wonld
have hardly dared predict thu. ne
would become the conceded leader of
toe party. IN the sia.e and nation. His
grow "a IN the. public was always sloE but
sure. He was always courteous and
extremely conservative. He was ever
on the honest side of every pubic cues
ton and perseverel in vharever he
undertook. After his election for Gov
ernor his famous Ssr upon the canal
ring and bis Efforts 10 purify the Rd-
ministration OF public affairs brought
hiGl INTO crest prominence and gave
him the coRficeEce II the people. He,
however. antagOniEed many promi-
nsst men in the Democratic party.
He had before this. as chairman OF the
state committee, attacked the tveed
ring in New York City and lt was
mainly through mis- eadeavors that ring
was driven from power. It is needless
10 say that BELIEVED In him and adj
mixed his ability, HE coursge and his
politilal ssgscity. Nearly all the polit-
icai struggles in which was engaged
for so many years in the southern tee
OF counties were engaged ia his behalf.
| warmly advocated his nomination Tor
the Presidency in 1876. and was elected
4 delegate 70 the ST. Louis convention
which nominated hiIn. His campaign
was based upon the single issue of Re
form" | favored his nomination IN
1881, and am one OF those
who believe that he would have
been triumphantly elected. The Denio-
cratic party fritsered away the only
issue il had upon which II couSi have
Won. Allells N ny ILNsluelAt. Va yLc
q the greatest men this country has
produced. IL sometimes said he was
: mere politician" ne was, however,
politician in the highest anu best sense
OF the term. He may have been am
bilious, but his was always an honor
able ambition, and one that secured
great benefits 10 the people, whom he
always faithfully served. 1 can hardly
express my feelings AZ his death. l
saw him for the last time a. ais home
IN Greystone. where I visited him at
has request. intellectually, he was
never brighter. We talked freely
moon all public questions, and
l discovered that ne was thor
oughly posted upon everything
that was transpiring. dis general health
was better than it had been for some
time, although mis- voice was very weak.
de wrote 70 me quite frequently, all
during last winter and spring, and any
last lzttsr from him vas Oniy 9 few
weeks ago. BE has BEEN a firm friend
for many years and aided me b. his Ell
forts, friendship aud advice IN the
campaigns OF 1Ss2 and 1883. The Dem
ocratic PARTY has lost one OF It's dis
tinguished leaders, and MS place Va be
hard to Gill;"