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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
PARTY LEADERSHIP WAS WON
ON HIS MERITS.

These services. followed by his success
full war on the state Canal RIM gave
him a vast superiority as Presidential
nominee over Democratic politicians like
Bayard. Thurman, Hendricks and Ran
dali, who had been too nearly Identified
with anti-war and anti-Ioconstruction aF-
ti,ities or with popular vagaries like the
greonback craze. lie won the Presiden-
tial nomination strictly on his merits
He was clearly entitled to the leadership
of the party and so exceptional were ms
political talents that if he had wanted TO
try for that distinction he could nave
won 1t many years earlier from inen OIL
lesser stature. lie remained ,re over
shadowing figure in the Democracy until
his death in 1856.
II is unnecessary to so into the COM
plications Of the disputed Presidential
election OF 1876. 1t is probably the JUG
nent of the majority to-day that Iilden 3
title to the Presidency was better thah
that of Hayes Every doubtful poiEt was
decided against him and i'm favor OF MS
rival. His judgment was against ieso''
ins to the device Of an eNtra-constl'u-
tional electoral commission. But his
wishes we're ignored by the Democratic
leaders in Congress. especially by those
i'm the Senate. THIS is made PLAIN by MS
own account Of the interview, on Jahu-
arv "A. 1871. between himself and Abram
< Hewitt. in which the latter broke 10
him the news of the electoral commits
sion plan. The account says.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
TllOGN'S LETTER TO SMITH
WEED IN 1885.

The infrmity of purpose which Mr. TIL
den showed in not lighting through his
claim OF unjust dispose ssion manifested
itself again IN 1854 Again he wrote a let
ter OF dccination The always called IT
"declcnsion') for Mr.. Cleyelsnds benefit.
Still nc believed that ne could have had
the nomination himself since he wrote to
Smith NJ. Weed on February 10. 1855: 1T
is well known that most OF the delegates
had been elected either with express in
structions or with the understanding that
they were to vote for my nomination. and
II ,cos not doubted that II | did nothing
the nomination would have been con-
ferred on me without dissent
Cievelands administration was a bitter
disappointment TO Tilden. lie had re-
ceived assurances that he would be con-
suited In the makeup Of the Cabinet.
But the only Cabinet member about whose
selection he had any say was Daniel Man
ming. and he was directly antagonized In
the nomination Of Senator Bayard for Sec
rotary Of State and OF Senator Lamar for
secreta-y OF the Interior. But the great
est affront OF all came when Mr.. Cleye-
land thoughtlessly nominated Mr.. Noyss.
Of Ohio. Republican visiting states
man" in ls7s-77. as a government director
OF the Union Pacific Railroad. Tilden died
considering Mr. Cleveland a selfish in
crate.
Ho.itating and disappointing as Vas
Mr.. Tildens career in the field OF national
politics It was bold and fruitful in local
affairs. Ills work In oyerthroalng the
Tweed ring. impeaching tho Tweed judges.
and in exposing the state Canal ring put
all New Workers in his debt. He was the
implacable enemy OF corruption In govern
ment and he struck at II just as fcrcely
when il manifested itself In the party With
which he was affiliated. lie was one Of
the best citizens this city has ever had
and one Of the best Governors this state
has ever had The massive Public LIE
brary Building at I'D street and Fifth
avenue. which his fortune helped TO build.
4 only one OF many memorials 10 his
public spirit and his devotion to the inter-
ests Of the community In which ne rose to
eminonce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
POLITICAL VISION UNTOUCHED
BY EMOTION.

The great ferment OF the decade be-
tween 1850 and 1860 never got into his
blood. II was dissolving old associations
and Transforming old viewpoints all
around him. but it never affected his. He
lacked emotion and the deeper vision
which comes with emotion. What Lincoln
and Douglas and Seward saw he could
not see Lncoln's political imagination
enabled him to compress the situation into
one pregnant sentence: THE nation can
not endure half slave and half free
But TO Tildens cold. mathematical intel
lgence only little reason on both sides
seemed necessary TO enable the nation t.
live on indefinitely half slave and half
free. Seward proclaimed an "irrepressi-
bic conflict" between the two sections.
Yet Tilden dismissed Stewards judgment
as a mere piece OF rhetoric and continued
70 look upon the torn and distracted Dem
ocratic party as the chosen instrument
through which the impossible task OF mar
noniziug the sections would be accom-
plished.
The extreme point Of this reaction from
The manly impulses OF the Van Buren,
camnaign Of isfS was reached In the let
ter of october so. 1860, to William Kent
an olector in this state on tho JOINT anu
Lincoln ticket That is the one deliberate
utterancc OF Mr. Tilden which those VINO
advance his claim TO a high place among
American statesmen would most uesire
IN see blotted out In it he virtually apoi-
osized for his early Free Soil record ana
for his later opposition to the repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise.
Moreover. he retracted his former con-
viction that ii was the right and duty oi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

mand for framing addresses to be adopt
Cd at Democratic meetings, and in 1910
ne made perhaps the hest defence that
could have been made against the charge
Of the Wings that stsgnation in trade
and lowered wages had resulted from the
financial policies Of Jackson and Van
Buren,
lie was a delegate 10 the Democratic
National convention of 1Sff. at which
Van Buren's nomination was prevented
10y the oouth's insistence on the adoption
Of the celebrated tvo-thirds rule. The
next year he was elected TO the Legs
laturc ~ Albany. and I'm 1916 me was q
delegate to the convention which revised
the states constitution. I'm 1SfS me was
d member of the regular Democratic
delegation to the Democratic National
Convention at Baltimore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

.,u-t.r. = TTLDEN. the tooth ami
T. ,ersary OF whose birth will be cele-
~ h-s,cd tomorrow. has unique
.,,o, among American party leaders.
r~,-c is less flesh and blood about him
.hout any other Of our great party
.,.n.irs To most 81 the Democrats
,o,cd FOR him for President in 1875
,as more or less Of an abstraction
3 the time he attained national leader
10 had become 10 a large extent
-ecluso and a vaietudinarian. He
Lied not through magnetism or the arts
.-sorsl influence, but solely by virtue
;, An Intellectual force cxerted through
.-...rs6isrics His policies smelled Of the
=, His sphere OF action was the il
= m, the forum Made lonolier than
- , tho tragedy Of his exclusion from
=, pros.dcrcy. nc became more and more
s.s,r,hodicd personality Cleveland was
,.,.rtlv dubbed 10y Charles 4. Dana the
..mr,l Prophet OF the Democracy
,s,n msh, more justly have been called
q, veled Prophet
Tho reason Tor this esoteric quality in
a, TIler.s leadership lay on the sur
.,, DE touched national politics only at
81, ogter circumference lie never held
.1,rsl Office and was never brought into
1-,., dali, association with other party
Leaders. Democratic or Republican. To
Washington and an that Washington
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
TIE EARLY KNOCKING OF FATE
AT HIS DOOR.

As types he and Tilden we're therefore
a. far snart a. the poles. Yet, II the
latter had had a somewhat different tenn
psramont no might have done work
equal 20 Douglass and be counted to-day
unonr the real moudsrs OF American his
tory. Tste knocked al his door earlier
than Il d'd ~ Douglass, giving him the
opportunity 20 be a leader in the fight
10 free TIE Northern Democracy from the
domination ~ the slave power. While
Douglas was stiil seeking prcferment by
PLAYING into the hands OF the Southern
politicians Tldon. through his associa-
ton with Martin Van Buren,. was being
irsned as an opponent OF Southern pre-
tensions and an advocate OF free soil doc
times Had his ambition been purely 20
ftosl and had he followed the call OF
leadership 20 Washington, II might have
fallen 10 him rather than 10 Douglas to
NNiN lt party IN ihe -Noi III aso'i'SN ''N'
ry AM thus break tho control OF ma
tnal policy which the South had exer-
c~d for wears through the agency or
AoThcrn sympathizers like Franklin
P,rce and James Buchanan.
nlden had something OF Douglass pre-
oocliy The intimacy OF his father with
Martin Van Buren, gave him an early I'M
ua,ion into state and national politics.
While a youth Of nineteen. still al his
home In New Lebanon he contributed two
articles 10 The Undertook Sentinel
'sking Jacksons side IN the nullihcauon
'sht with Calhoun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
HIS WRITING INTERESTS WASH
lNGTON IRVING.

= third article in tho same year on
an Buren, and the Nulliners' attracted
me attention Of Washington Irving then
cues, Of Mr Van Buren,. and irving
asked TO have the young pamphleteer pre-
"hied to him. ~ twenty years he en-
'ssed IN newspaper discussion Of Jack
'ohs hostile policy toward the United
S's'es Bank and at twenty-three he wrote
~ The New York Times" two controver-
CO letters In one OF which occurs a pas
'~se which John Blgelow. the editor of
ne writings and speeches. cites as per
maps me most finished thing in literary
winch ever came from Mr. Tilden's
ACNE pen After he removed from New
'|Danon tn this civ he was much In de
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
1G."u.l T. Jr(1lu~

Congress to exclude slavery from the ter
ritories or to prevent the admission OF
more slave states Describing himself -
willing to accept the modern policy OF
total federal non-action" on the slavery
question. he ranged himself clearly with
the South's Northern partisans by saying
\ Southern partisan Presidency on
such controversy, IN unison with
Southern state governments. would be
an evil. even if unavoidable, but Il ,oouid
merely offend the ideas Of The North. y
Northern partisan Presidency on such a
controversy. i'm conflict with the South
ern state governments, is manifestly
pregnant with pcrils which no past cN-
poricpce has Witnessed and which
threaten the whole fabric of the Union.
In this letter Tildcn also expressed an
exaggerated idea Of tho value to the South
Of the institution of slavery. man who
had paid so much attention TO economies
should have come much nearer realizing
that economically slavery was a much
greater clog 10 the slave states than II
was to the free states on the whole
question Tilden befogged himself.
He was delegate TO the adjourned
Democratic National Convention At Bal
timore I'm 1850 which nominated Douglas.
Yet Douglass magnificent struggle to
free the Northern Democracy from
Southern control did moi greatly enlist
his sympathy. lie voted the Joint anti
Lincoln ticket in this state. But his great
concern was 10 appesse the South. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
OPTIMISM CONCERNING THE
FREE SOIL QUESTION.

But he always looked for settlement
If the Free Soil question through the
agency OF the Democratic national organ
tya,,on. never realizing that the South in
tended TO use that organization as long
AS Ia could for it's own purposes ana TO
break away from it whenever II found
that il could no longer use It
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
LEGAL AND BUSINESS ACTIVl'
TIES DURING WAR.

Tfden's political activity Jagged during
the war period and his legal and bust
ness activities Increased. James Il. Car
ter relates that Tilden once said TO HIM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
RELUCTANT IN THE FACE OF
OPPORTUNITY.

man capable OF deeper and more last
ing emotions would have made vast sscri-
fees rather than let such personal
wrong 70 unavenged- II rs singular
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

even as late as January IS, 1851, ne wrote
TO a friend in Richmond, Va, the Hon.
Wyndham Robertson. a letter in which
these pathetic utilities we're suggested:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
BRYAN IN ATTACK
UPON ROOSEVELT
Secretary Will Have More to
Say, He Says, When Col
onel Makes Reply.

Lincoln. Neb., July 2O.-In a signed
statement in the current issue oil the
Commoner, Secretary of State Bryan
yiqorously attacks Theodore Roosevelt
for his criticisms of the administra-
ton and promises to say more wnen
the former president becomes more
specific on the foreign policy.
'sEx-President Roosevelt has COM
menced his attack upon President VIII
sons administration. but II his hrst
speech is any indication of what is to
come. il is an attack that need not be
feared" says Secretary Bryan. Those
who listen TO him or read what ne
says will not overlook the fact that
he has a double reason for being dis
satisfied with the present administra-
ton.
The first reason is found in the
fact that it was President Wilson s
progessiveness that sealed Mr.. Roose-
velt's fate in the last campaign. II the
democratic convention had followed
the example of the Chicago conven-
tion and nominated a reactionary, MI.
Roosevelt might have been elected,
but instead of choosing a reactionary
the convention made the selection
from among the progressive candidates
before the convention. and as a result
democracy came into power.
''The democratic party has made
good. and II is now SO progressive that
there Is neither need nor room for
another progressive party. The ex-
president is not quick to forgive those
who have thwarted his ambitions and
he has this grievance against the
president.
THE second grievance is to be found
in the fact that he desires to be can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
Leaders Called Into Con-
ference to Settle Ire
land Trouble
OCCASIONS SURPRISE
Bonar Law ''LoyaIIy Accepts
the Command of His Maj
esty," He Announces.

London, England, July 2o.-News
that King George had called a round
table conference of the leaders of all
political parties in the United King
dom to discuss the crisis in Ulster
caused pleasant surprise in political
circles here. 1t is felt a conference un-
der the direct auspices of the king
would result in a settlement which ex-
tremists on both sides in Ireland will
be compelled to accept.
In the house of commons Premier
Asquith announced that Speaker Low
ther would at his majesty's request
preside over the conferences of rep
resentatives of political parties to dis
cuss the problem of Irish government.
Asquith hoped the meetings of the
conference would begin tomorrow.
Bonar Law, leader of the opposition,
on its behalf, remarked it had "loyally
accepted the command of his majesty
John Redmond, leader of the Irish
nationalists, scarcely appeared to re-
gard the proposed conferences as at
tractivc.
Promises to Shoot Up Courts.
London. England, July 20.-'"The
next bomb I explode will be in the
police courts and 1 hope it will be
this one" This was the parting shot
from Annie Belle. suffraget, to the
magistrate at Westminster as he
submitted her for trial on a double
charge of attempting to destroy the
Metropolitan tabernacle and the
church of St John the Evangelist.
Miss Belle enlivened the court pro-
ceedings by singing the "Marseillaise"
and shouting and struggling with court
attendants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
HUERTA UNAFRAlD
OF REBEL ATTACK
Former Dictator Hears of
Threats at Puerto Mexico,
but Does Not Worry.

Puerto Mexico. July 2O.-Huerta to-
day shrugged his shoulders and smiled
eontemptuously at the idea that a force
OF eonstitutionalists is known to be a
short distance from here and would
dare attack the city. The military
companions OF the fugitive former die
'ator, however. did not display the
same degree Of confidence and an ex-
tended line OF outposts was maintained
tooay which prevented the rebels ap-
preaching near. Huerta continued to
pass most OF the time in the railroad
car In which he arriveI from Mexico
City. Since his arrival ne has not TAX
en- an hours exercise.
washington, D. C., July 2O.-Bryan
vas confident today that a peaceful
agreement will be reached between
caroa1al and Carranza for the trans
-. OF the government at Mexico
Oi'y 10 the constitutionalists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20

London. Eng. July 2o.-waldorf AS
tor, the former American, who a few
years ago came to England in a rain
bow chase for dukedom, is reported
TO be very angry with his witty Amer
lean daughter-in-law. formerly Nanny
Langhorn, for her jocular remark in
reference to the frightened strings OF
her father-in-law's money bag. And
it has brought about a rupture in the
family which may cause the senior AS
tor to disinherit his mbitious sos
Waldorf.
Mrs. Astor was one of the four beau
tiful Langhorns. made famous by the
Charles Dana Gibson drawings Her
wit and humor are the spirit OF many
notable gatherings and she is very
popular in America as well as in Eng
land.
In his pursuit of dukedom Astor
has found the shedding terribly hard
lbs present attempt to sell his two
London newspapers is taken to mean
the abandonment of all hope to-gain
title.
LOnQOn mas lOnB lduSueu O. INC A-N'
ti-miIlionaire ex-American, and the old
couplet.
True patriot he. for be it under
stood,
He left his country for his country's
good"
has often been quoted in connection
with his name. London had its hrst
laugh when Astor's magazine, which
he bought to further his ambitions,
printed an article showing his de-
scent from a noble Spanish house OF
Astorga: 1t laughed again when he
began pouring out his money like wa
ter for the unionist cause in exchange
for a half promise that if he made his
contributions large enough he might
be given the title of Baron Astor Wal
dorf.
But plain people glowered when he
closed Iong-used footpaths on his
CIivedon estate; and King Edward ex-
pIoded with royal wrath when Mr.. AS
tor. prematurely dUcal in manner al
fronted friend
Now London wits are poking fun at
Duke" Astor again, over the money
bag iibe, and he sees his chances be
coming a titled Englishman go glln-
merinR.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20

Chicago, ILL.,, July 20.-Ardent Illi-
nois suffragists find it easy to deny
themselves a few luxuries in order that
they may have more money TO con-
tribute to the suffrage cause.
A few days ago Mrs. Grace Wilbur
Trout, president of the Illinois Wo-
mans Suffrage association, suggested
that Illinois suffraigsts deny them
selves luxuries they would otherwise
buy before August 15 and turn over the
money, thus saved to the National Wo-
mans Suffrage association.
The response to. Mrs. Trout's sug-
gestion has surprised both her and
her coworkers. 1t seems that every
suffragist in Chicago is trying to think
of something she can get along with
out.
Miss Marion H. Drake, the progress
i've of the first ward, who opposed AL
derman "Bathhouse" John Coughlin in
the spring campaign, will not buy a
new summer hat. She is making he
roine of herself by going about in last
summers straw.
Mrs. Clara D. Oakley, a member of
the Chicago Political Equality league,
will deny herself new selfstarter for
her automobile.
81 shall continue to crank my car
for the sake of suffrage" says Mrs.
Oakley.
Mrs. Kenneth McLennon has decid-
ed that instead of having two pink
backed canoes reset she will give the
money to the fund.
The money raised by the self-denial
campaign will be used by the national
association in states where suffrage
amendments will be voted upon this
fall. Mrs. Medill Mccormick, chair
man of the special campaign commit
tee and secretary of the campaign fin
ance committee, believes the fund will
net each campaign state not less than
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20

didate again. and he has no chance of
winning so long as the country en-
dorses the course pursued by the DEM
ocratic administration.
''Mr. Roosevelt was in the presidency
seven and a half years, and during
that time he never made any effort to
reduce the tariff" continues Mr.. Bry-
an. Mr.. Roosevelt's position on the
tariff gives no hope of tariff reduction,
or even of the maintenance of the
present rates.
ION the trust question Mr.. Roose-
velt's position is even weaker than on
the tariff. He attacks the democratic
party because of its opposition to pre-
vent monopoly. Mr.. Roosevelt be-
lieves in the regulation of monopoly
instead of the prevention OF IL. But
the-couRtry has seen enough of regu-
lation, and its most enlightened view
was obtained when Mr.. Roosevelt was
president.
1T saw the monopolies regulate him.
More trusts were formed under his
iod, and he made no effort to protect
the public. And how can he be ex-
pected to regulate the trusts in the
future, when he takes one of the most
hard-hearted of the monopolists as his
campaign manager and offers him to
the public as the embodiment of pro.
guessive principles?"
As TO the difference between Roose-
welt and the democrats on the trust
question, Mr.. Bryan says:
Much more than half of Mr.. Roose-
velt's campaign fund of 1904 was
drawn from corporations. While these
corporations were not all trusts, it is
known that a great many of them
were beneficiaries of legislation, and
no one can doubt that they thought
they were buying immunity when they
contributed. And so with Mr.. Roose-
velt's campaign fund in 1912; it was
drawn almost entirely from a few par
ties. and they interested parties.
'In the Pittsburgh speech Mr.. Roose-
welt did not mention the most impor-
tant measure for which the president
stands sponsor-namely, the new cur
rency law 1t has proved a tremen-
dous success.
'Mr. Roosevelt had more than seven
years in which to do something on the
currency question, but he had no ideas
upon that subject except those bor-
rowed from the Wall street bankers,
and he did not dare to put these in
the form of a law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
STRIKE LOOMS IN
TWO BIC LEAGUES

New York. July 2O.-Drastic action,
'Oesioiy a strike or waIkout Of base
o4h players in the National and Amer
'esn leagues is contemplated by the
payers fraternity. according to Pres
.-eot Fultz, in case the national COM
mission refuses to accede to the terms
y tne uitimatum sent il by the fra
unity In the case of Player Kraft of
Newark.
Ne" York. July 2O.-"The American
esoe Is ready TO meet the ISSUE" de-
S,eteo President Ban Johnson. Our
O owners will unite for war. It's
soout time this fraternity nonsense
IL American league players
= majority of them obey the strike
.uer Wednesday every American
goe club will close its gates, sal
les VIII be stopped and heavy fines
1leted on players who violate their
me commission ruled that Kraft be-
nsed to the Nashville (Southern
sueJ club. while the fraternity
>rls ne is the property OF Newark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
TRYING To PATCH
UP BUTTE'S Split

Denver, Col, July 20.-The first BIZ
ennial and 21st convention of the
Western Federation of Miners began
today. The split in the local organiza-
ton at Butte was one of the first sub
jects taken up. Nine delegates from
the loyal remnant of the local there
are attending the convention. 1t is
said p compromise at Butte will be
proposed. Discussion of the split at
Butte will extend over several days,
it is said. Tentative consideration of
the proposed amalgamation of the
Western Federation and the United
Miners of America was also begun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-20
is FORCED TO SEND
A CHUM'S SON TO PRISON

Pueblo, Col, July 20.-Judge Charles
Essex was called upon to sentence
Tom Thurston, son of boyhood chum.
Thurston pleaded guilty to larceny and
was arraigned for sentence.
1T is pretty hard for me to pass
sentence on you, a son of my old
friend. You must know what this
means to your widowed mother, Tom, -
said Judge Essex, land 1 want you to
take a pledge that you will never
touch whisky again."
The oath was taken and Thurston
was given minimum sentence of Is
months N the penitentiary.