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bishopTio.. Gis Hospitality, though profuss
hi%. and was ysTi.a6is siF Str RSsoT ds GSycfls,
Ii es ssrcs weTe Sas hs rssn
spd made good digestion. His tastes wer
e o sofsos oa T Sd dc aoss ssd cattle ana
most delightful d hosts. @ always cordial. neve y
his. station and his fortune For a while il,
had in his kitchen, chez OF the most 5esplsn
tinguishet and costly person It made little,
any difference n bis table. which abundnn
He took his vine, In % not pienteously. T Tho though m il,
enjoyed IT, and sipIcd his whskcy and water
on occasion With pleased composure redocnt
OF dscrrsive talk, talk Of which he was % mas.
ter. His condolences we're not eflusivo. MOI
were their subjects numerous. His doliberatior
Of INDIGESTION, not TO say of n love of procrastl:
patton But in my intercourse with him.,
began. and II was never never 'porpexing ] i to those e
70 whom he gave his trust TO divine the bent OF
his mind whore he thought best to reserve Its
which he lesitated longer than the gravity OF
the case required OF a reasonable sense OF prn-
found himself were at once unexampled and
trying. and, looking back over them. and all
an ns hnk e than a1
for delays. or that heicung over -tenaciously to
both horns 81 the dilemma as his professionai,
qid certainly expose him to the suspicion OF
CRUEL sMAsHER OF STATES
A character further from the title sehemer.
sitting behind his conceal mont and pulling his
yires-which his political and party enemies
In the way Of the machine aud to obstruct the
march Of tho sell. eleci-it would be hard to
find He proved indeed guest at the the feast as
Hcrgel smasher OF states and wrecker 81 plans.
He did not believe n promises as specifics for
fortune, and ~ when he fastened upon
Destiny e' But ns hs hsrG aid Tns not ats oso sna ds
struction for its own, sake, or for any, ad
vantage. real or fancied, it might bring to him
public service could AFFORD il. he tried to relax
the severity of condemnation and to save
or been swallowed up By association. yielding
rather to weakness than to original and pre-:
that In very few OF such Instances did his GEN
erosity prosper or bring fruits meet for graft
tude or amendment
HIS EXCLUSION FROM THE PRESIDENCY.
upon the public life and services Of Mr.. Tilden,
and shall attempt none. But before i take
Sy Tsf o S Say e sssnct two 70 sbs SSb P
was chosen by the people and his subseauent
remuneration Of ohh his claims ms TO the Presidential
the Impression which Louis Napoeon made
Prince Pres sdent Of France, as. that Of a man
who had twice fallen out OF ballo9n without
mth hnr.hfng h,mse me case OF ar TIiden ria Is
clio Of man who. once elected to the Chief
Magistracy, twice declined nominations to that
great oihce one at least OF which was .equiva-
In each instance 1i his declination was entirely
In 1880 as in 1854. There was never a more
mistaken notion than that he was man
sss eager for place or willing to make sacrifices to
The story Of his exclusion will never be fully
or truly told; That dark chapter in the nollti-
by any single person: coul d only be written by |
those who bore part in IT. and never will be |
memory Of men on whose lips and pens has
been set the seal either Of honor or OF prudence.
can say. however that know that Mr.. Tilden
obtain the nomination In 1876. and that within
my personal knowledge he twice refused cor
would have been reasonable sure
THE FAMOUS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN.
!, His whole plan Of campaign after the cleo:
tion was Constitutional battle in and out Of
popular agencies and Influences as could be
drawn to its support, The times we're full Of
quiet assembly OF the people In the national
citizens. exercising tho freeman,s right to pc
titlon. 1 undertook to make this suggestion
MI. Tiden's request. which was delivered on tho
9th Of January. 1877. This speech. which has
Mr. Tiidon before It's % delivery. "as Was % deiiverod
6ty his authority and was accompanied to
va WSashhnGton hIG By letter to the Sneaker Of
Tilden to the Hon. Robert NJ Mciane. now
Minister, Of the United states IN France. and
was. like many others. rejected,
and sinister Interpretation. wholly unjust to
ner 6e ~ it. IT. six
adopted. and the sequel you all know. make
his reierence ,Ie less on my own account than to
pethods or PURPOSES, Throughout this. period
hey acted aboyeboard andin strict conformity
to the public peace.
HE WOULD HAVE ACCEPTED IN 1880.
Mr. Tilden accepted his exclusion without
nurmur. or all men interested In seating him.
him utter word Of complaint touching the
,avalIer treatment he ne received in the Cincin-
the old ticket Mns tho
he situation; but he had no wish, personal to
himself on the subject. and. II tho nomination
would have accepted 1t. under the belief that
10 was sacrificing his life to his country and his
1t is undoubtedly true that Mr.. Tden wanted
2 be President and that he believed himself
elected to be. But rather than enter the White
house by the back door he preferred not to on
Grs, in: h. thought that time would right that as
HIS PLACE IN HISTORY. ,
Sir. again ! thank you. and you. gentlemen.
or giving me tho occasion to speak In com
neroration of tho master who has gone from I
ls Of the great figures of his time he was tho ;
asst to go. He lived to SEQ all his conclusions
terrified. surviving those who had despitefully
lsed him. and regaiDing whatever seemed to
No lost In the confidence and respect Of his ,
'arty comrades and in the affections OF the
'eSple: He passed to his account, a second
riumph. the political body which he had re-
laimed once more in power. and his mantle
cared e LIN, in the e. school he had established. He
or life-onG swathtngs of official robes nor I
ever ending terms OF artificial eminence
,ng wished and prenared 10 die. a simple, un- /
retending gentleman and citizen. He rests at =
ist with his fathers. nlen who. like himself c
Id their part by the State, asking nothing in |
eturn and getting nothing eXceptth sense OF =
uty done. He spranG from a race Of yeomen q
nd he had tho yeoman's spirit. He was I
,emocrat, deeply learned in constitutional lore r
nd devoted to the PRONUNCIATION and substan- =
ation Of Democratic theories OF government
70 has left legacy Of wisdom In his writings, r
'hich may not be too closely studied. and, In | +
is life. an example which no one, who pauses i