The sun., 1889-02-10

doing was inspired By that sentiment. What.
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against him was that he REUSED to say moTe
But tell you, gentlemen, that whatever he re.
sentiment There shall be no civil conflict
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Mr.. TILDEN WAS RIGHT.
More than this we discussed the Electoral
| Commission. and, while he would never con-
demn exnGty While he never said me IN
aiaiy OIL ought sS ff'0 not 10 ndort"a ess ss
wboS T@Gs DSfFs Which s dwo With m Hha
all the time, was that the constitutional method
ns sd deeS m o r the oee
sion, wero not good tor to ne ,,, c1,nntry Vel,
! that time. There were many who thought
that he ought to have, taken different .atti-
tude and asserted his rights: and plunged the
that % extreme @ Which he 50 poin,odly and con. n
stantly rejected, the extreme OF civil conflict;
al H CSsnf %s sEa Hnes at admit Is Ss 'fS M it fn
Ms4 sa nss who ssps Sr' to That eenr ass
they will also admit that Mr. TiIden was right,
and that tho opinions they then held were
that HAi in his Judgment as a constitutional law.
yer. in tho adherence TO what he constantly
the constitutional method was the right method
and that the Electoral Commission was m not the
vinced now that he was right.
OUR coNGkEssMEN BETRAYED.
He could not say this orenly. He could not
go to the public and proclaim that that was
hs ;S o ends o most Of
bsn sss ES% Ts1S nsEaons hsS sS
controled the RepSb blicans Of that tin time. % into
the belief that possibly some chance might
a 'TSs David G hs rTRs BE- y
iHnd i .hat a ihe, would vote. SSts aGSSordinE to
pnt out Of the way and joseph Bradley
soans sFasns M was A1ne Jos MS ba bRs'G
let us think Of this for moment-suppose
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Senate would have decided that there were
sertan S,aes in regard q to which both the
agreed. They had their Votes, and It was was
agreed that those votes should be. counted.
and wh h
votes could not be counted.
THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE ELECTED TILpKN.
We must remember here the early convic- |
out. out that .tho President Of the Senate ate
was AN a9tocrat in the matter; and
he soSa S d. count the that
But that had to be abandoned. The most dis
Ttngntshed n keMpnDlieans M liz in the House, Mr..
practicable. and they had to give it up. Suppose,
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s;Pect tS. which they could not agree.
and those States not not being counted. 1eH there
could not be any my kind Of 2 result: The eonse.
BEEN no election % and Yt the Election ai Of the Pres
dent would have passed to the House. OF Repre-
sentatiyes: where the Democracy had major
That's al. Isn't thatso? tCries OF Yes" Yes.
It is - so, even In this constitutional opinion.
which he could not express TO the public. and
which he never did ex press to the public-even
n that he was entirely right.
TIME MAKES ALL THINGS EVEN.
Our friends who were deuded into. the
Electoral Commission were following a delu-
ion which fastened upon the country shame
md disgrace which can never be oblitecated.
md yet. looking at the verdict Of history. after
hese years have passed. what is it?
# ridden. the defeated candidate. overthrown'
n that contest.
What as to him who succeeded In his place,
Groans and cries Of "oh T." "oh r" the wretched
Infamous. and contemptible creature. where is
le? IA voice. " Raising chickens."l He had
he Presidency. He welded it's immense pow
RS for four years. He was at the head Of
he great Republican party; but to-day there
3 not an American citizen. whatever he may
rofess. who does not regard him with shame
nd loathing.
Justice is done. and thus history will vindI-
ate the name OF Tilden.
That name will remain immortal. honored.
nd respected forever by the American people, |
7hile the name Of the infamous usurper will
o down to an unutterable shame that nothing
an obliterate.
President Arnold OF the Board OF Aldermen,
ol. Fellows. and Everett p. Wheeler were
mong the other speakers.
During the evening the Harmonic Quartette 1
,lub. consisting OF Wilbur Gum, Henry ]
thompson. Worlf d. Marks. and Herman
'rost. Jr accompanied by Victor Harris sang
alf dozen choice pieces. and during the din !
or there was instrumental music by Lancer. {