St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-08
CITY'S MEMORIAL.
Grand Tribute Paid Last Night to the
Memory of Elk. Gov. Sam
uel ]. Tilden.
Harmonic Hall Filled for the Meeting
Under the Auspices Of the
Algonquin Club.
Ringing Eu1og1es, Without Regard
to Party, on the Character OF
the Great Dead.
A Graceful and Touching Memorial
on the Sterling Qualities OF
the Great Leader.

The Algonquin clubs memorial exerc ses
at Harmonic hall last evening were at
tended by an audience that comfortably
filled the seats on the main floor, The
spacious auditorium was appropriately
draped with festoonings of mourning. and
from the stage a large portrait of Samuel
j. Tlden, beautifully draped, faced the
audience.
Shortly after o'clock A. T. Ankeny,
president of the Algonquin club, stepped
forward to the draped speakers stand and
made a few brief remarks by the way OF In
PRODUCTION, saying in conclusion:
When man SO distinguished as the late
Samuel j. Tilden dies it is matter of
simple duty to all lovers of their country to
tender him praise, to magnify his works.
to make the people understand
better than they do now the
true nobility of his character.
and perpetuate his virtues. The blessed
duty of love is being performed all over
this great land tonight, and for this pur-
pose we have met here tonight"
MI Ankeny then announced the officers
for the evening and invited them to seats
on the stage. as follows: President, A. A.
Ames: vice presidents, o. G. Merriman, E.
M. Wilson, j. c. Oswald. Matthew Walsh.
S. S. Kilvington, T. P. Dwyer, Solan
Armstrong Edmund Echhorn, E. j.
L'Heraut. B. Cloutier. II. o. Peterson.
P. j. E. Clementson. NJ. Hoy. r. p. Dun
nington, K. Kortgaard, j. ii. Ruff, B. F.
Nelson, w. IL. Mills. Jacob Stolf, E. I.
Gibson. II. B. Herring, J. w. Cochran.
LKTTERS OF REGRET.
Mr.. Ankenv read letters from Judge NJ.
B. Koon and Hon. George A. Pillsbury,
who found it impossible to be present upon
The occasion.
Judge Rooms letter of regret read as fol-
lows: Il heartily sympathize with the feel
ing which prompts the manifestation and re-
greet that previous engagement will prevent
ne from being present and giving public ex-
preston of my sincere respect for that truly
great and worthy man, and my profound
sorrow on account of his death. When a
man of such marked ability and thorough
craftsmanship passes away his death is q
national calamity and not alone the great
party to which he belonged and whose idol he
vas are permitted to be his mournerS, but
every American citizen who recognizes and
appreciates true greatness may rightly claim
place in the ranks of those who reverently
bow their heads in honor Of his memory
EX-Mayor Pillsbury regretted that his
health prevented his being present on the
occasion His letter read:
sour nation is again made to mourn
the loss of another Of its great men. Of Mr..
Tilden's craftsmanship. patriotism and legal
attachments none will question. His life as Il
citizen was such as to commend itself to the
confidence, love and esteem of the people of
this whole country, and in his quiet, modest,
unoStentatious manner he did more to create
public sentiment against dishonesty, fraud
and rascality in public matters than any other
int bn N
fuence that men who stood high in official
positions, but who had betrayed the trust
committed TO them, were brought to justice.
He would not countenance or wink at ras-
cality in anyone who occupied official trust
Or position, whether he belonged to his poit-
cal party or to any other; whether he was his
friend or foe. He had the courage and the
will to rebuke sin in high places. For these
qualities of character he has been honored by
all men of all parties throughout the land.
His example is worthy of imitation by all,
sspec ally by the young men of our beloved
country.
THE RESOLUTIONS
in memoriam, prepared by the committee
Of the Algonquin club, were next read by
a. D. Smith. as follows:
The whole, county has heard with profoun
sorrow of the death of that illustrious citizen.
Samuel j. Tilden. He was the connecting
link between the great statesmen of the past
and those of the present. In him Democracy
saw its principles more fully developed than
in any statesman since the time OF Jefferson
and jackson.
To him the Democracy have turned for
many years for counsel and guidance as to its
RECOGNIZED chieftain. Elected by the majority
of the people of the United States to the chief
magistracy, he presented the most signal in
stance of magnanimity recorded in history in
suboriinating his own interests to the peace
Of his country by Withdrawing to private life
without q murmur, and in abiding the result
of a decision which appeared to his party IN
Just in the extreme.
The members of the Algonquin club and
the Democracy of Minneapolis desire to place
On record their conviction that in the death
Of Samuel J. Tiden the Democracy has lost
a tried and trusted leader and the nation one
of its wiSeSt counSeiOrS.
That the young Democracy of the whole
country may read the record of his life with
pride as they will find in it an example of pri-
vate virtue, Joined with the most profound
wisdom and sagacity.
That as political leader, statesman, finan-
eier and reformer he was unrivaled even by
the most eminent leaders of the Democratic
party.
libeled not in generating the guilty, but in
bringing them to deserved punishment; as a
statesman his clear intellect was employed
In reforming abuses; as a man of wealth he
devoted his 81 eat resources to ameorating
the condition of his fellow men.
That though raised high in station by the
SURFACES of the people, he never forgot the
cardinal principles of Democracy that the
people are the source OF ali power.
That though prosperous beyond precedent
In the acquisition Of material wealth he never
used it against the interests of the people at
large.
That though we regret his death and de-
plore our loss. we rejoice that the DESTROYER
came only after his life work was
accomplished, and that, having attained the
highest honor which man can aspire to- hav-
ing abundant wealth to make his declining
years enjoyable, and having passed the three
score years and ten allotted to men, the
deceased statesman departed this life in the
full maturity of his intellectual powers.
That the members Of the Algonquin club
eause these resolutions to be filed with the
archives of the society and wear suitable
badge of mourning for thirty days.
MAYOR AMES.
npon being introduced, referred to the SOL
pmnlty of the occasion and spoke of the
deceased as an ex-preSident of the United
States-for so he is esteemed by all fair
minded men. ''In his death we have lost
, one of the purest of statesmen. AS a
teacher OF true Democracy Samuel j. Til
den has never been excelled. He
has received and enjoyed the re-
spect of men of all parties.
He has been honored because of his true
worth. and died beloved and revered by the
people. In politics none was greater and
naught but good came from the revolutions
he created. The people stood behind be-
cause he was politically pure, and by his
efforts the great thieving rings of New York
were overthrown. Within the past veal
four of Democracy's great leaders have
died: Samuel j. Tilden, Thomas A. Hen.
bricks, Gen. Hancock. Gen. McClelland
Through their leadership higher and better
condition of public life has been brought
about, and may the memory of these illus
trious leaders serve to guide us to still
higher"
AS STATESMAN
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson spoke eloquently con.
cerning Samuel j. Tilden as statesman.