The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-05

TILDEN'S DEATH.
The Great Democratic Politician Of
the Age Passes Away.
House of Representatives, MingIe Re-
grets With His Hosts Of Friends.
Party Leaders Regard His Death as .
Calamity.
Mexico Believed to be Preparing for
War With the United States.
The Streets of San Francisco Crowded
With G. A. 3. Friends.
ridden Dead.


NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--Samuel j. Tilden
died plescefully at Graystone this morn
ing al S:45. There were present DIR. Chas.
e. Simonds, Samuel Swift and his neice
and Miss Gould. His death, which was
entirely unexpected. was caused by failure
of the heart following an acute attack Of
diarrhoea and nauseau.
The unexpected death of Tilden was q
great surprise to the community and poll
tIcIans generally. Sheriff Grant said
Tilden was one of the greatest politicians
that ever lived in this county. In his
death Tammany Hall, which has been very
much attached to him, Will suffer great
loss.
Deputy Sheriff Joel N. Stevens charac-
terized Tilden as q man of great ability
and statesmGnship, who always had the
interests of the country at heart and
showed his devotion by his humble sub
mission at the Ubiquitous proceedings a.
the time of the election of 1876. HIS
course upon that occasion kept the country
from state of anarchy.
AssembIymsn Phil Kenan regarded Til
den as a man of rare ability and great
craftsmanship, whose death would be q
great loss TO the country.
Deputy County Clerk Gilroy said: II is
great pity that the fraud of 1876 had not
been avenged before Tilden's death, and
that the stain remains upon the history of
this country and always Will. TIlden was
one of the greatest statesmen the country
ever produced, and even in his dying
years showed his ability by his views with
reference to our coast defenses.
Flsgs all over the city are at half mast
out of respect to TIlden.
Judge Donohou of the supreme court
said: He was very able man and was
fairly elected president OF the United
States as I suppose is now general admit
ted.
Judge Beach of the court of common
pleas said: "His death is great loss, both
personally and politically"
Lawyer David McOlare said: He wa
man of great ability and was cheated
out of the presidency"
The news of Tllden's death. spread
through the city very rapidly, and expires
sioDs of sorrow were heard on all sides
and from parties of all political faith a
the loss the country sustatne. Though i
was known that ridden had been in BAG
health for some time past. but as deatl
was not looked tor Its coming so suddenly
was . shock to the country.
AT YONKERs.
As the news of Tilden's death was re
ceiVed in Yonkers there was a.. good dea
OF excitement over it. Instantly the flag
of the city buildings aud newspaper OF
fees were displayed at half mast. Elk
presslons of regret were heard on all sldel
al the death of the eminent statesman.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-The house o.
representatives. unanimously adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the representatives o.
the United States have heard with pro
found sorrow OF the death OF that eminent
and distinguished gentleman, Samuel j
| Tilden.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 4.-On receipt o
the news of Tilden's death, Governor Hill
sent the following dispatch at once:
To Col Samuel J. Tilden, GraystOne N
Y: learn with deep regret of thu
death of your distinguished uncle
Samuel j. Tilden. tender to you and
other relatives my sincere sympathy il
your great bereavement. In his death tn,
country loses one of her most eminent
statesmen and our own state one of it,
most illustrious sons. Please inform me
at your earliest convenience of the dat
which may be fixed for the funeral, as
shall endeAVor TO attend.
DAVID E. HILL.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4-When the new.
was received at police headquarters some
| officials regarded it as hoax and refused
to believe It. The wires, however, soor
settled the the question and then began 1
season OF speculation and retrospection
The alleged fraud of 1876 was recalled and
many were the expressions Of sympathy
for the dead man which were evoked By
| the discussion, and event in his noble Ugh
| for Hancock in the campaign
of 1880 was renem bered. Mary expressed
/ the opinion that II was the defeat of the
democracy IN that year that led Tilden Il
declare ne was no longer candidate FOL
the suffrages of his own countrYmen, TIT
anecdotes of his political life a. far bacl
as 1916 when he was 3 member of the con
stitutional convention were heard on ever
hand. One great feature of talk inciden
tai 70 Tilden's death was the loss Il would
be to the democratic party that has of lat
been robbed by death of such leaders q
Seymour, Hendricks, Kelly and others
The loss will fall very heavy upon thu
democracy said Gen. FIiz John Porter
T1lden was regarded as mentor by manl
leaders Of the party. They will now be 5
q loss where 70 go for advice and doubl
| If they can ever replace him.
| 1t seems TO me, said Senator Murphy
that the democratic party Is repidiY goinj
70 pieces. ALI Of its SHINING lights ar
being taken away by the hand of death
TTIden was q man whom the democra
party can never replace.
The democrats ara having hard lucl
and no mistake, said Senator Plunkett.
Now that the leader 10 dead things be
gin 20 look very cloudy. Samuel J. Til
den's loss wall be felt for many days ate
be has been laid to rest and there vii
never be found q man TO take up tn
paTty's cause where he laid IL down.
Redskins.
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