Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-05
VOL. XII: NO. 6.


settlement at Plymouth Rock This was
the part OF the family from which 4
Tilden sprang, Samuers arandfs,her
settled In Columbia county, New York. al
On early day, establishing the family
nome at New Lebanon, whore IL has heen
ever slucc' His father was born there
auu became merchant and farmer. dIs-
.lngWsned Tor his Intelligence and good
luugment, ana man popular In his Sec
wv, ms mother came from the family
OF WIN, Jones, who had been lieutenant.
governor OF the colony of New Haven. a
man OF decided prominence IN ma time
samuel was born In 1914. His early edu-
cation was carefully atteuded "a Nv his
iather,who was altogether capable Ia thik
respect. II soon became apparsnt. how.
ever, that the young man'e physleal
strength was not sufficiently good Ia sus.
tain ms mental activity, aud he shortly
ieit college considerably broken down IN
neal h later he recovered somewhat and
was enabled to enter the University OF
New ORR, where he finished his acSdm.
10 education He was az the time TWEEN.
wears OF age, but had already given
considerable time 10 the examination OF
questions OF politics and finance ne
was decided Democrat. and haa po
trouble TO give intelligent reasons for his
ialth' lie was already clear reasoner
and a fluent, direct talker. Almost from
the nrst Tllden became politician He
came INTO his majority when Jackson was
rounding into the last half OF his second
WPmi ana az time when there
was considerable excitement and
interest In political questions.
lhere had been a lively revival ~ psr.
ties under the Jacksonlan method of dis
posing patronage and the bank agitatlos.
with other questions OF public concern.
Young Tllden very readily gave hts az
tention to the affairs OF the tltne aud.
with a mind htted for close study aud IN,
trlcate research, he was heard by the
public even before he had become voter.
ne was n prominent lgurc In political de.
bates for many years IN his nutive state,
especially IN the financial furry OF lack.
sons second term, When thirty years OF
age he with Mr.. John o, sullivan,
started the DAILY News IN New York city
MT Illdon was made editor His lsw
practice grew rapidly aud he was elected
TO thc legislature IN 1915 His chief wore
during The brief p Rod OF his service 10
the legislature was iu urg-
Ing thorough agitation Tor q
constitutional convention. His Efforts
yielded fruit and he was made q mgmhor
OF the convention. After ouo legislative
term he returned TO his law practice He
was chairman OF the Democratic state
committee IN 1868 He went at the work
hy Kidding the state OF the Tweed ring,
Ia his COOL and calculatiye way, aud com.
| pletely overthrow the consprators He
was made governor IN 1874 DurlHg hls
term OF Office he broke M the canal
ring. He offended MIR. John Kelly and
the two were ever afterwards enemies
| In 1876 he was nominated for president
| OF the United States and the Democrats
claimed his election. The electoral com.
mission, however, counted him out.
Since then he had been more or less
prominent in politics, Having never
married, he had no home ties. He lived
IN Gramercy park, and his house was fur.
nished With all that culture and taste can
suggest
HIS LIFE AT GREYsToNE.
Samuel j. Tllden was one Of the few
men who exerted great influence IN shap.
Ing the public affairs Of the country For
over twenty-five years he was the recoe.
nlzed leader OF the Democratic marty.
Mr.. Tllden was noted for his penius of
organization, his skill In making aud pre
sentlng Issues, and his courage in waging
war against corruption, either inside or
outside OF his own party. Not only was
he known az a political leader, but rs one
OF the greatest lawyers the country has
ever produced, He shared with Chagios
O'Connor the honor OF being at the head
OF the New York bar. His originality az
thinker and his capacity 10 deal with
problems In finance were recognized by
his political adversaries at the most crit.
cal period OF the civil war His success
as business man, by which he aceumu
lated the large fortune that allowed him
TO enjoy the comforts and luxurles Of a
palatial home on the Hudson, was due ~
his extraordinary intultive powers in
solving all such questions
Seven years ago Mr.. Tilden determined
to retire from an arduous public life TO
enjoy that repose which an ample fortune
promised BY his long political life HIS
strength had been impaired, and his
health, never robust, was with increasing
age becoming precarlous He had always
had a fondness for the country. lie
loved all kinds Of animals, and was pas
sioDately fond OF watching the growth Of
horses, sheep and all domestic animais.
In looking about for a country place near
enough TO the city 80 that he could have
his political and business associates visit
MIN when necessity required, his atten.
ton was called 10 an estate Of lls acres
on the Hudson. He visited Greystone,
the name by which the estate was known,
and purchased It, Carpenters, uphoIster.
ers, gardeners and engineers were set to
work and soon had fitted the house and
grounds, which had been tenantloss 10
long, for Mr.. Tilden's reception. Since
the time be never appeared publicly be.
fore the country, although carefully
watching an points OF interest. ANY
thin that related to the personal life and
recreation Of such a man Will be- inter.
esting 70 thousands Of people who have
heard OF but never seen the Sage OF
Greystone. To go Into his home, be with
him through the day, SEQ how he lived,
what he did, what he read aud how be
employed the long days Of the years a.
they crept slowly on, would teach many
people how the last years Of life spent
in the service Of one's country can be