Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-05
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rs asssoa. In5ssa. ihat : man wbe
hss ssr msny years bssn oae q ne
u.sst prassfnsna nFprss - 1he poiitiss
81 al souniRy, Wa has bseu atiaskna
win sAs ufmosl slsaisuss ed defendsd
vita ~ ufno1t sgdsr. 40 has bcsa
81 H. he Z BITTER and uneouFsomis-
he partisan. VIA has bseu the n'esi
psominans Agnrs ID . haaied and -
nnausa poiiiisaE controversy, dies
isagine his soantrymsn 70 give - ones
fndssnenf upon his sArssr % neaKiy
unanisasas q that whieh t1s Amssssan
rsopls vii give today upon the career
q T4ldea. Thouzh untli bis deash
nosentlai fassnr la ne politics o. his
sssnssg. sfe svsatn 10 which be hgursd
mos psomEnsntly are - FAR removed
shat a. bitterness whiah thsy enKend-
essd hes almost sntirsly pa@ed away.
We rreara ne Electoral Comaaiasson
and fks oiphsr soieexAms today With
aia.rsna iudgnsnia bat Aliases eniissly
zI,hoas lie inisnss fseling which thsir
asnssnplalion enso aroused. Standing
uow Is IIldsn's spen grave and looking
back oyss he l0ne vista q bis ilfe, Ne
Ameslsan peopis vii spaak VIII few
aIsssusina voices Of bis eharaoior and
kla publle earesf. Tbsy vii ~ thai
he "a 4 polstieian via bsgaght % bsar
upon he problens o. practical politics
,be entire fofos q g mind IL uhieh
shrswdasas and seorsfiyeness we're
blsudsa and 20 lntsnsiasd 81 70 bscone
pssstiue esaina ThsY vii say that bic
m,na. trained q ths SATELLITES q poll
flea. maailsafsa 10 ste contemplation Of
great aassiions and somplex problems
ahseadsh and aapaslty for eomprehen-
eien walsh must b. REGARDED a. states
mauahip Of q hiah order. They viii say
thas st orssin whish gas one Of the
masa ssyine ii oar Nsiion's history, 81 .
sima whau be believed that both him
sslf ana his party had bssn most
eruelly wromeea, Al tins when almost
kya word be oould have destroyed Tie
peaoa ct bis country and brougbt upon
he land al The horrors 81 civil var, 81
: tine when be ooald have wTsaked
mon his eountgymen q yonRcance which
weld have been most sweet % more
4EadletIeo man, be exhibited b self
aauial. b. wise counsel, By submission
= "a adverse verdict, pairiotism Of thl
rafsa and highest order. They viii say
thai fer his conduct ~ this iunoturs
enc for BE dignity and manlinsa Of
bic bsarlne IN the ysars which followed
BE- deserves ths LASTING gratitude Of BIZ
eonntFyaen and hsa memory should for
ever Be cherished. alike By those whC
uess his political friends and those Who
usls hia p0lltleal FOES.
Tho active political career Of Mr.
qIlden began a. early as 1885, and Il
may be said 70 have ended IN 1871, q
that be was for thirty. twovesrs q isurs
1t greater O. less prominence IN Ameri
san politics. He was primarily and al
together q partisan Devotion 10 paFtl
vas the watahword o. bis political If,
and The key 10 hia political action
sam, be did Hot exhibit tbs intensity q
feeling and intolerance Of she apinioni
os bis polltical advsrsaFies which
miehf havs been expected from ons
whose dsyotlon 70 his party ives %
great He simply believed that every
American citizen on entering upon 20
llkioal life shoaid ohoose his place IN on.
81 the great parties. and that be ah0nld
retain that place until bis death. III
believed that the best Royernmenl
would Be obtained By general adler
snes % party. As principle Of politi.
cal life, be carried this 20 far thai n
TIE midst Of heated and closely con.
tested political oamPaienshe Frequently
advlssd Rspublioana. who contemplated
deserving their party and Supporting
the Democratic candidates, 20 surrendel
al thoaehi Of such a courss, and 10
smother their dissatisfaction and Fendes
che Republican eandidaiss q hearty
Support n the hope that, II their party
vas IN ths wrong, lhey might b able in
ths future 10 ssi Il Fighs.
Twas this adhsrencs 70 party under
al circumstances whieh led 10 che
eFavest mistake Of Tilden's political
life. Upon his aFsl appearance W poli-
ilea be ia ziiflcd himself with the Bars.
burners. a. she anti, slavery Democrats
o. kew YoFk we're termed. when the
hagnburusFa parted eompany With thc
PRO slavery Democrats. however, and
weEe forced into Natlonal politics rs the
Rree SSH party. filden, tue 20 bis pre-
viously conceived notion d partisan'E
daty, failed % accompany them, and ~
mainea poWeTless follower Of hia
pasty while Il vas doing ias utmost 20
thuart ihe oasrts Of the Government 10
overoome treason and preserve che
anion.
Il uaa since the suppression Of the
keheilion, heueveE, that nidsa played
bic efeat part Ia politics. II uas IN the
yesFs subsequent 70 1855 that bis aeyei-
epanens from = meFe politician - q
mere rsleFmsF and ffom a mere NJ
former % statesman may b seen.
Ne election as Governor Of New York
b is7S Rave him an opportunity b a.
tAin . Natioaai sNpasslion. which BE-
did noe fail % Improve. he attacked
and eSerthreu the sanAl ring Of west.
esn New Vera IL 1873 and acquired q
FepatAtloa asA seformer which he'd -
his noninasion feE she Fresldeucy b
the Democrats party IN the followina
var.
TIE esmgaien q 1876 and The excit.
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