The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-10

The Great Statesman Peacefully
Breathes His Life
Away.
He Dies After a Short Illness
at His Home in
Gramercy.
A Brief Sketch of One of the
Grandest Men of
His Time.

Last nights dispatches brought the sad
intelligence Of the death OF Hon. Samuel j
Tilden, Of New York, which will be TO-DAY
read vi genuine regret throughout the
country, as there are, perhaps, few men
who occupy higher place in the esteem
and respect OF the entire nation than did
Mr.. Tilden, regardless alike of political or
religious opinion, and few, indeed, who
more richly deserve such honor. As a
Ean, Mr.. Tilden was clear-heade6, honor
able truthful and brilliant, an answering
Democrat, staunch friend, Just politi-
clan, a patriotic statesmen who sought
only the advancement and welfare of his
country. It is not TO be wondered at that
he should, by his fidelity, 10 every public
and private trust have SO endeared him.
self TO all.
Mr.. Tilden was born al New Lebanon in
the state of New York In 1914 and was
therefore at the tine of his death ~ years
of age He was descended from an old and
highly honorable family lineage is traced
back 10 Nathaniel Tilden who was mayor
of Tenterden, Kent, England, in 1888, and
who removed 10 America and settled at
Scituate, Massachusetts, In 1854 and from
him descended the American branch of the
family. Mr.. Tilden's father was merchant
of New Lebanon, y. v, and an intimate
associate OF Martin Van Buren,, His
mother was descended from Lieut.. Gov
erpor VIM. Jones, OF New Haven, and de-
scendani Of Col Jno. Jones, a regicide Judge
of Charles Firs Is court, whose wife was
sister OF Oliver Cromwell At the age of
IS Mr.. Tilden entered Ya:e college, but his
health falling he did not finish his course,
but after recovering he entered the univer-
sity Of New York from which he grsdua-
ted in 1894. At the age of 20 he entered
the law Office OF john w, Edmunds and
during his law studies made considerable
reputation as a political writer and in
1874 he founded the New York
Daily News in support OF the candidacy
of James X. Polk for the presidency. At
the close of the campaign he applied him
self assiduously TO the law and soon rose
to prominence and fame, winning many of
the most famous cases of the period, and
from 1855 until he retired from his calling,
one half of the great railway corporations
north of the Ohio, and between the Hud-
son and Mississippi rivers had been his
clients; and for some time preceding the war
he occupied the position of confidential ad-
wiser to Dean Richmond, the great leader
of the democracy. In 1874 he was elected
Governor of New York which position he
filed with the utmost fidelity an render.
ed himself famous by his vigorous prose
.cution OF the Tweed ring and the Tam
many frauds. In 1876 he became the
democratic candidate for president of the
United States and was elected by large
popular majority but was defeated by the
congressional electoral commission which
has became famous and entered history as
the seven to the eight committee. Re
Gently Mr. Tilden has led a retired
life but few avs before his death he
wrote a letter in response to inquiries CEN
corning bis views on the naval appropria-
tions in which he excorriatsd congress
severely and which letter will become ia
nous in future history. Concerning his late
demise last nights dispatches say: