New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-10
IN MEMORY OF S. J. TILDEN.
THE HARLEM DEMoCRATIo DINNER.
.,vo r,,,,,rrs TO THE DEAD DEMOCRATIC

rooms Nos 10, 10, ana IL D''v
and-twenty-ffth-st., in honor oil inc "nni'ei'"iS
Of Samuel J. Tilden's birthday IL was al, ASSN
bIv Of politicaI people whose names are ia,iiii",
not only in Harlem, but oil over ,iio oHi.eu
States Yet it was by no means conineu " Oae
politioal coloring of the club, LOT i",iilns iA.H
as well as the County Democrats, oi wnom e.o
Climb is supposed TO be composeu' VIZ 49,
IT, was a field night for the Harieln D'",Ool~V'o
Club. and when President Charles W. 10y -"
surveyed the gathering from MS p'"vo ~ ~,
centre of the table at the head OIL .ne non
ne saw among the 75 men present. H. " "p y
heimer. James Louchein, Joseph ). casey l. e. ~
Powers. Bernard Malone, George II. Derlo,' W. =.
Dean. T. p. Kelley, Assistant Dls'ric',AoVOrney'
Doyis Colonel Fellows, Excise Commissioner An
draws r. A. Cunningham, W. D. LUZ
~ w L. Brown, j. Hampton hooo'
ub;rn Sullivan. Homer A. Nelson, H. H. beck
man. Ashbel P. Fitch, Simon Stern a. MINOR
crisyold President Arnold, Of the board OF Al
dermen. E. p Wheeler, A. H. Dawson, H. D.
Vance Z. l.. Kellogg. G. Forester, United otates
District Attorney Walker, DR.. Clarke bcil street
Commissioner Coleman, Commissioner OF Punhc
JVorEs u Lowber Smith, Jordan l. Mot a. b.
Culver Jacob Rupert, ST., jacob hepperb IT,
w NJ Dean, Judge Andrew WHITE Assistant
district A rtorneys Lindsay aud Parker, d. W. a.
DAYTON. George H. and Robert Prior, Isaac HOP
nor Charles H. BabcoclS, Isaac A. simms, D. III.
Debeyoise. G. s. Halpin, William walsh W.
Moorcs Henry Morgenthai, j. :. Car
valho. f. f. Corey aud NJ Mulqueen.
letters of regret were read from Goyernor Hill
J. Randolph Tucker, John Bigelow Miiii 1au -,
RUSSELL Amos j. Cummings, ex-u0VeEnn"r Veorse
I Ifcadlv and Colonel John A. Oockeril.
The The toasts were as follows; The Memory Of
Samuel j. Tilden,n Henry Wdttersoni ny pI uteaI
Fraud Of 1872 Charles A. Dana; c, o1i.ic9i
John r Fellows; The Bar Simon 9S s SSidU
!. The Press Robert J. Vance; Inc LADIES"
Colonel Andrew II. Fl. Dawson. -. a.. lib
After the chairman had eongrG cn as The dinner
he introduced Henry Watterson 70 respond 70 .ne
toast, The Memory of Tilden' ING TOAST wss
greeted with enthusiasm, and when Mr.. Wsuer-
SON arose he received a fresh outburst Of APP
piausc When the voices and clapPng OF hands
had died away, Mr. Watterson said IN part:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: You lay me under
debt which shah hodn grateful ~ ~ uemnry
Of NV dear Chief and friend. IL happened that this
was denied me when Mr.. Iiiden passed swg rom
land when tdlnrs of his death reached mo and, pc
rusing them In the very garden WheIc 'Iyoo. s SV Nh
he r,ounains among whose passes vAior had made so
many stands for Liberty, ana the lafe on Nhose ~.
rers re to me with power wish could trans
mil IN words the nobility and the simplicity OF MS
the sHs and The purity OF Bis Intentions Whilst
he lived no defraotion or oblOquy could make me
aad ashamed to pay 70 iSSSs hOS Ss dead S ana
there can be no longer selfish motive ascneea 70 my
estimate of the man, and bis Work ana Hdt n s,
S BSs' q a1 sI S1H belief II Il is truth
THE MAN AS HE WAS
IL would not be easy TO picture moro sneAsms
nd
a. this time. He had never married. but his en-
,ourage was that OF the pleest and most perfect
4omesdclty, dishgirod by none Of tho isolston ana
iqiIaIor which often accompany proonesh 20
ms house in Gra%ersy p rsT wsp btsRoprc
ais hospitality though Proi;s vas se'o va snd sbs ~
sparng, was never GstSn's ~ Io,,g sIrs and drw
ihom about him, and was veritahe Sir Roger as
Coverley IN hts galanres toward them ana DIS nes
a good digestion. his tastes were simple snd fsw;
Ho possessed natural love Of horses ana aegs arc
was tho most delightful OF hosts, always cordial,
never obtruavs. He lived sqmp'uoGsy 4 1 ssS ~
BIZ Kitchen chef Of the most resplendent anteeedens
but when he lost this Distinguished Ind cosby psr9n
abundant and inviting at all times wAh r no time
ornate. He took his wine, not penteonsy, nongh
occasion with q pleased eomposure redoleni Of dS,
cursiye talk talk Of which he was master, It's
nmssos III desiberaiion was unfing and some
times carried tho idea Of indccison not 70 say oil
With him. found that be Invariably eded where be
Logan ana was never PoeSns 70 eo, %5 70 % wSS
no thought best 10 reserve its cOnonsOns. ! can 10
call great affair In which he hsstasd Longer man
al prudent responsibility The situations IN which
he found himself were at once unexamped and trying,
and 9SG oa ,sM over 5 as bound 10 say hat DO
not think he had preference Tor deisYs or ma nc
a. IL proessona Instinct and training leah
him TO do, and aid certainly expose him TO the sus-
Tho story o. HIS exclusion VIII noves-te tuIly or
truly told That dark chapter ~ me p SS SY nss
Ser soS cSId only Be written by those who bore
part IN g. and never will be written because It's
secrets live alone in the memory OF men on wnose
% prudence. / can say, however, that Know that
Nr. Tllden did not mako promise or spend dcnar
nv personal knowledge, he twice refused corrupt
arrangements by either Of which his Inauguration
would have been reasonably suss.
His whole plan OF campaign. after the election, was
Constitutional battle IN and out OF Congress, re-
lnsucSces as could be drawn 70 its support Tho
lines were nun OF tumult and danger, and many a.
ten: we're dscSsd among oSS WAS S one YsHn
esptal-a mammoth peace eongress-embraeing At last
10000 Iaa%ed STs a hc
public, and to that end prepared speech a. hr;
Tilten's request which was delivered on The 9Th Of
January, 1887. This speech, which has been
greatly mlsrepresontcd was revised by Mr.:
Tlldep before It's delivery, was delivered
wsshn ston By icttcr to the Speaker Of The House
Of Representatives dictated by Mr. Tilden 70 the Hon
Robert n McTsnc, now Minister Of the United states
IN France and conveyed 10 ts address oy Mt heLane
The suggestion was like many Others rejected, and
sinister ntcrpre alton. wholly unjust 20 the purpose
ioreclosed by e. was given It SIX wcels lstor, the
Electoral Commission plan wss ana ns
my own account thon 20 vndIcate Mr.; Tlhcn and
those Immediately about him from the charge Of any
clandestine methods purposes. throughout this
period they acted sboveboad ana in strict conformity
to the public peace. -. -
Mr. Ttlden accepted his exclusion without murlnur
OF all men interested in seating him. he wss least hurt
by H. Nor did ever hear him utter word Of com
paint touching tho cavalier treatment he received IN
The Cincinnati Convention in 1890 He believed that
the denomination OF the Old Ticket was tho logic OF
the situation but he had no wish, personal 20 him
self on the subject and, II the nomination had, in
spite OF his letter come TO him. he would have &C.
ceptcd under the belief that he was sacrificing his
life tO his country ami his party.
1t is undoubtedly true that Mr. Tlden wanted to be
President and that he believed himself elected 10 be
But rather than enter the White House by tho back
door no preferred not enter At all As 10 the wrong
done to the electors he thought that time would right
that a. time did
THE T1IDEN GLIB OF HUDSON COUNTY.