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NUMBER "30.
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INDEPENDENT VOTER'S. J
A REFORM PLEDGE. ,
I i:'m 'i iit: Aiii:i:ss Ai't.i Ti;i) i;y iiiF.
t ' f - i
Ki.i oi:r Coxi iiimcnc i: at Nkw
"Vonic, tiii: l'Oth OF I .
May, 1870.1 1
' 'Thn f.o'tlemojits ofrlhc civil waring
i V-l i! u! ionalK' fix.eL -iintist 1)C -C0n-.
iiMitioiwly nVamtrtinod. -l.t.jid at the
vnr tirno t ho fj;fvonrnon, 'strrn'Tthen
( 1 t;riHT:il roiifiilciHH' )v Uc strict
oii-tTvi.HH'o of cons'iitiit ionjd principles.
:ui 1 the .old brotherhoodpof 1 Ijo peo
ple revived, by policy of inntnal jiis
!ice aii'l conciliation'
"Unr solciitn and oft repeated pledge,
fail liiully to discharge 'all national ol
ligations must lc fuliilleil. hvot only by
the paymenl ff the principal and hi
tcrel, ff otir bontleil l-t wivn dno..
but aUo the fein.)V:il.'"not liter than the
1 inie
pro nlel by tlic exist-mil 'law, jot
It' . t !. 'A
Ihn curse f)j" our re'limdait'. iire h'ein-
"able paper, currency, 'whlicli iioL oldy .
impedes- the return of truf prosperity, '
but lias also largely X'ontrijbuted to the
ex i-vt i ni; dcmoral ization .'
Tliese
are Lrrave otiestlons. and .!
I here are more
we might touch were :
.1 .
it our purpose to lay down'a compleU
political plat form." .1
4 lint 'grave as thev are! still in our i
present situation we mustL r.s Amcri-1
THE RANDOLPH
can citizens recognize it aft'oin iosti1hT 'invc not made themselves ollcn
ri;riN(i imitV to re establish the mo-isivc to 1,10 nont men of the country;
Ml character of our (JoveVnilient, and o j nntl TlIKY IT A V Jl J) ) N E
elevate : the tone of our ilitieal lif. j pTliJXa TO 1'JAJIX THE
Honest government is thcllirst eondi- A Tj' Wf'f'K AXp J)1EA& OF
ion of enduring, national jprosperity, 7 Jflh I'JiS.
power and freedom, j Without the ele- i
inentary virtues of political as well as j
Mwial life, deca- will ojltstrip our pro
gress.' i hir ihsrnsxhnt anl sii'Htftltf
)'ivl plJmr jreal tjurstion fiti l jn'inci- j
ft', s irfinjtjtmr likn mrkn;f ahl j'arcn
if wc permit our public concerns to
... ; Mil
h ift into that ruinous anarch' wlich Ringbreakcr of New York will prove
corrupt ion must necessarily lining in its
train, -because it destroysl the confi-
deuce
of the people in their self-gov-
eminent- the greatest caUmitv that
'can' befall the republic. His a sim-
pie question of life or deatH."
"In view of the grave cirepmstances
nt present surrounding us. .vc declare
t lie ct)untry cannot now atfojnl to have
any man elected to the presidency
whose very name is not conclusive ev
idence of tjie most uncoiripromising
determination- of the American people
to nn.ikc this a pure govern nient once
more' 1 -j I .
H)ur duty in this respejet is plain
mm imperious, it suiicrs no tnilmg
or opuyix-ation. The iroriji-Out clap
trap of fair promises in narlvfnlatforins
- s
will not satisfy it; neither will mere
fine professions on the parti of candi
dates. Not mere words nrjc nee-ded,
Imt acts ; not mere jdat form, put men."
"v pivi. ncau,Haaicwiio.
lowcvcr favorably judged lyi his near-1
t fricmls, not publiclvlknown to
ossess those qualities ofsnnnd :uid
1 cojdc .cannot now afford risk the
mtnre of the Republic in esWriment.s
. 7 : -vv- T-e--enmcparty, is made very doubtniI.-dency. His iowrfal graq, his rescued ucn s nomination discourages the Tam 7 t C f" 1 ?l ? , H Jl r lIn.or UJiasc, rn-Uree ley, or Sumner.
, me .reform re mires, for the American.! It-will Ikj a lianl nht. .TikWa war i . ' A L V , . .. i,.w..t leave the interest? of :ie Repubbe to ilhrt nniuMicanisui. ninr.iheansfmL
c inrmirr wini-ii i iu at.mi I nets- r imnn. t: i . I i i : i . Ti. r t t I i 1 I
"'ihtv to lc tnistctl on the strength off1, f ,l"J,i .WiKAlAA iv
pnvaie reeommendition - " HJlJIJCAN FOR TILDKN. EX-
private recommendation."
' -n, is no time for so-caj?al avail-
;abilitv si-riniiv from distinction rin.1
orirr;. r,.i;w;,iti
uI,tls aaioii loregn to the
(lit t 1 71 i iTnni TTinur t tni iiir
1 T "K"V "Vi T
UIOI
angerou ort of - :ijai!ability
which Consists in this, that a rindi
date be neither so bad as to repel good
Citizens nor so good as to diseonrrgc
bad one. Passive virtue in the highest
place has too often been known to pen
mit the growth of active vice below;'
"A MAN TO RE ENTRUSTED
j WITH THE PRESIDENCY THIS
YEAR MUST HAVE DESERVED
NOT ONLY
THE CONFIDENCE
HONEST MEN," RUT ALSO
THE FEAR AND. HATRED OF
'rtTTVi'irc rrt -i-ttm ttv i r ro
TO CONCn.I ATE THIEVES CAN
NOT EE THE CANDIDATE FOR
HONEST MEN' 1
"Every American citizen who has
the fot ur'c of the Republic and nation
al honor sincerely at heart, should
solemnly' resolve that TlfE COUN
TKV MUST NOW HAVE' A PRES.
i'dent WHOSE NAIE IS AL
ijlEADY A V.'ATCIIWORD OF RE
l RM ; WHOSE CAPACITY AND
C(.d RAG E FOR WORK ARE MAT
TERS OF RECORD RATHER I
ni AN OF 1 ROMISE; who will re-
:c tnc'simpHcity, Independence and
rcctitivlc of the carlv adminls! raf inn
id whose life will be a guaranty of 1
fc' 7
UU h.lehtv and fitnesi : A AT AN AT
ill M' MERE SOUND OF WHOSE
naME EVEN THE. MOST DIS
1 1 1! ART FN ED WILL TAKE NEW
t)i:RAOEj and all mankind will sav.
Americans arc indeed in earnest to
ictstore the ancient purity of their
)ve!nrnent."'
j Our generation ha? to tfpon the
second century of our national life as
our fathers opened the first. Theirs
was the work of independence ; ours is
tl jo, work of reformation. One is as
v ij!al n-w a? the other was then. Now,
as
then, every true man must have the.
out age1 of his duty."
s''7r.' hy Cai:l. Sciiuiiz, Paijkk
itiiu iv, and others. '
n: Ri:rrr.LUAX Oanjhdatf.s Con
l)i:.MNF.t) nv mi: Al)ini:ss.
' l" ' J" '":'! u(is.) ji,uo-
l;'Vn (J"?'pe)iknt).
Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler nrc in-
j.hbtod Jbr their good fortune if it is
rood fodjme to two things. Person-
:,1lv- t!iat is upright and amiable,
Tiik Di!3m;i:atk: Candidates The
1vIN(;i;i:EAkE11 Ov New Yoi;k t'vii.i,
i:ove the
Ringi:uiiki:i; of the
Nation."
RnsLV.Vj U I.-June 2'J, 187G
To S:nmid T. lihhn:
I lie man is the platform. And the
Riiigbreaker of the Nation. All
who really desire honest money, di-
nunished taxes, pure administration,
""fettered trade, and the restoration
' ft true' national feeling in the place
j of a wretched sectionalism, will rally
to llis support
PARRF; GODWIN.
STATEMENT RY CHARLES
FRANCIS ADAMS,
Willi Mr. Tilden and this platform
the
Democratic party stands better i
mojallv
alU- bclbre the people, than dcs
Republican party. Hayes is noth- j
the
png
ocl no dotibt, nlio with-
any recoru- as a. reformer; Tilden
joUt
;s 'ui himself t.tnf form
tt. I ... ' i
, . I ...
lie nns made
his record
Of the" two I would infin-1
Hclr prefer to see Mn'Tllden !n the
executive chair. Governor Tilden will
secure the support oft! opponents of
corruption who desire td see 'the real
wore nccomnli shed. The I ein
plalpnn.is weafc, especially intkcfi-?ifc
"antial plank. This was an endeavor
ocatcli the soa,f aud "hard"' mon-1
ey men. The issue of the ca
pimnii-ni
ho lipmo-
v"W-- J iLtt.-rA
1 - - r-iii imiirjirf re fi-;fi nrmn mi ui.ui v. 11:1:11 iiin rr-i w n tin trr i. t -.. . . i ... -
reco;nl,if -n gooil one. , He is all right , i V'XX , , 7 r i 1' .f it - - S V- , . T - Pcraents xiuk-u ipvt? i,ng. 1 and MfJrton. and Sargent, and
juiery. s .i resident, Jir. liliien woulu 1 i T 1 'i , ...v.. y -iiN.M jr;3u m pnrfr ueiim'l tlcUiroiit
' ! swen aw.iv rtmmt ;, i,ncrta pro?icct of efficiencr. He brontyht'it 1 courages anv of the lirKf rhicii fiaveand capacities that are taken .ffor i--iL ineanlli fwJnt
. ...
n i.oi.u.iAyr ui u.
: nctnnauo) ,0
i $ rwfii-. ;
j
"i. tpntloite : I have coitfc la say
J 11 XiJl ;A RK1TKR 'OF J.!;
R- STALLO OF OHIO. )U .
. : j r-i , ' '
that I hope this Fall to assist', bv mr
vote at least, in electing' Samael J. Til
den as President of the United States
and in enfprcins the doctrines of his
lilatform as I understood them. ' i shall
fmd occasion; j iio doubt, at "some time !
during he
the reasons fpr my support of Gover
nor Tilden upon the platform, the adop
tion of Which preceded his nomination
at St. Louis.
To-night, 'when I am
merely an jintnider among the speakers
whose counsel you hatui-ally value more
n tnine.
I njn3t content mrsclf with
a veiv few
imjdc suggestions.
IMr. Tii den has, brrn nnTriTvitvl
the represj;ntative of reform! I am 1 1
burc j am not oenina any one in recorr
Imliov, tl,af r'nvnvn,r Tn,iOT, n.,t !
by reason of what he has done and is I
worthily 1-4,,,-c cnts it. . I believe tl, on (he fuhdaicntal r,i,ici,,les h'ij doU 1 llwhhcva to c.mc j.,a patriot." tkinr-Oracy atllaltlmorc.
not hv foUn Uf o-fTiinw rt,- v, i.Ji. ii n r i i Clsum in. regard tu the Presidential f?r;ctinir Uicir nntmosttics. joinel us
not b3 reason of any thing that he has by the author of the Declaratxon of In. , clcciion 1 ; I in acavirin- t restore and rebuild.
, v.. -i-i iui jiiiujuui ueiH-'nuencc. i cam' no man s vote in t 4 I.1 ,
.loinsffow.l Jlijt the reform of o,,r,mb.UiviInr.vr,, ,11 l,o ra.t ;,..,.,.,
c life is a iask to which the the nowci
of any one jmart is unequal. If we are
to have reform St must come, not from
! !
i
one single individual, nor from one par-
f-v' l'nt fr9Rl pnr whole people, or at
least from the whole body of voters.
And one of the first conditions of that
reform, is tiat each vote which is cast
at a Presidential or other , election, as
nearly as may be, effectually represents
an honest conviction and an undi?"uis.
ed, definite purpose. The woi-st calam
ity of our political life for many years
has been, not that our Government has
fallen into the hands of knaves and cor
ruptionists, jof thieves uho have plun
dered the Tjreasjury, of vagabonds who
have openly jsoltli their influence or their
votes for n)onriy or for an ofiice, of
scamps who have bartered the rights,
cbo'lilici'ticsj and the possessions1 of the
people for their private advantage: but
ii 4 '
our greatest misfortune has been that
the destinies of the -republic for more
than a decade, have been controlled by
astute schemers wh'trfikve so arranged
arties and their platforms as to frus
trate your aims and thwart your en-.
deavorr ; which constrained the honest
-I ;
men of both -phi-ties', in spite 'of their
purposes and beliefs, whatever they did
or attempted to do, to become the ac
cessories and accomplice.! of scoundrels
and thieves, unwittingly to aid and abet
them in the perpetration of their iniqu
ities, and pereniit the noblest aspira
tion and most .patriotic impulses to be
utilized as djiving forces of machines
which crushed the liberties of tho peo
ple, and converted tho labors of the
many into the possessions of the few.
DECLARATION OF ANOTHER
PROMINENT HERMAN flEPUP
LICAN. EXTRACT FROM THE
.SPEECH OR E. F. HASSAUREK,
AT CINCINNATI, OHIO, i
The Republicah jiarty drives its ring
hreakers, out of tlic Cabinet, and defeats
' ' i .
Ihem in its Com-jentions, but you have
Si .-
had the good jjense and the pluck to
nominate your i ing. breaker for the
Presidcncv: If Mr. Tilden will do in
the government of the United States
what he has done as Governor of New
York, I solomlv imJertake to sav that
the ie!e willjnprr enter into a mcta- j lt,cs 01 mi"d and cliaracter winch the York. T am convinced that the wel'
physicul investigation whether his mo. j scrn as oJ genuine reform require ' fare of the Unirni refjuires tile election
iive was simply, purely, and exclusive- tc-' If.ds was not designed as a of r. Tiidcn tn the hsghcjst ollfcial
v (tie promotion of the public welfare
0r whether he1 kko had in view the
fame,! reputation! and glory of Samuel
J. Tilden. If what he has done was
. U .1
done lor cUoct merely. lei us have the
man who will doithose fdnS ft
It is the very kind of mar. wc wnnt in
the Presidential
Chair. MrJTilden's
' ' i
ic man and statesman
services as a pub!
were not eonfim-d to functions rs
I mnrif Voir "Vi. -t- Ua . 1
l'as taken
, r A , .,
hold of his
own party
and lifted it outj of the clou
ongh of dc-
i ppond and indifTercnce, and put it on
the track of future nsefnlnrs nmi r.oi.1
i i . 1 , ,iTi , . ,
ed by tbe;arrroval Pf their whole arxent with
f f 1 1 t ?n - L Tnorif-i w , m.m .a.
-..wau-i KSj
facta wasprojHrrly in-
r . 4 i
U itnntion as wit an enchanter's wand.
i - :
rJefTers-mian Id, err h id Vrt . TTt-o
LUarbarossa iu tli!KvTlIausvrnicnJtiau
. . . ) i
butTiIaWs bugV WaitlU
i uiolcli the
Hpell 'of iU .enclofitctl Icep. Ouaiirfore I Kvcry. Amcficin cltistcU jrtlnj hjw the
the IlamUtoniaivtliebrv of rcruuiciit Tut arc of the Republic anil Uic nation
will be ' ablvc. Oncc; more we sii'all & hoixr seriously at heart honll 1
discuss the true purposes' and limits of Icainlr rcsolvo tliat the cxnntrvi must
government
iienVana aiatiom
( t . I
crnments are
xiiado for the benefit of 1
man, or for the "Tuefit of tliosc wlio
govern him. , Oace" more wc slall ap- j
shall be taxed for tie bciiefit of the few.':
Tliosc Vho.tl:iiJc. on these questions as
j do have .at LUt''ound a heme. On
j the slavery question and all questions
as:anVctingthe Union and equal rights, !
w;is a l.epuhhcan. Eut these qucs-:,,,
tions bemir Lerniancnllv sriil.-.T .,;!
disposed of, I stand where I stood Ion r '
,1. t 1- . t
,lf,U. l T., n.- !
. I . . lT . . '
ciiwtiLiuii lo inu naicrnai or interler- i c - . i: . T ,
11 , , c 1 , ! Conference, under the direction of
ence theory of government and. cense-1 rv.,i ci i--n- J. ;.:.
n " , , . , ' . . Carl Schurz, A llham Curtis, V lliam
quently, at the approaching election it n i-nnt V I
.i'i!! Lr t -i i L- J,r.nnt Charles Francis Adams,
shall be cast for individual liberty, un- t . t t . ' I " - J '.
r , , , , J Jr., and other eminent person, j The
lettered industry, unshackled commerce. : ; i , ' J.
r . . , : . ; imitation, which was addressed to a
ircc trade, hard monev, alid Sa?.iucl J ; i - i e . I
t, 1 : J , large number of prominent persons, to
1 1LDLN. I . , , . i' !
j whom independence enough was as
Ciiailles Sumneu's Fkiend, the I Cribcd to break a-sundcr pkrty -liouds
FouNDEii of the Keitiilicas Pau- j if necessary, laid particulaF strds up
ty, Exdokses the St. Louis Nom- n the circumstance that jrigijl party
inations. j spirit, through a comparative wcil
The following is an extract from the ! organized minority, whic i m'a&es a
letter of F. A. Rird, dated July 12, business of politics, is likely to njilliry
187C, and read at the Tilden and Hen- the patriotic impulses of jlhe 'people,
dricks ratification meeting in Boston : (To avoid the necessity this time of
I do not see how any sincere and j making a choice between two evils aiid
earnest friend of reform can hesitate :t0 secure the election of men to' the
between the candidates presented by ; highest offices of the republic nhosc
the two parties, especially when the ! characters and capacities are adapted
party supporting each is considered.
I am sure I'do not look at the question
as a partisan. In Mav last a mectin
of notables was held at the Fifth Av -
enne Hotel, in New York, to consider
the duties of American cUigens in the
ensuing campaign. They were gm -
tle.rreii of the highest character of the
most Unselfish motives. As to their
practical wisdom of affairs, there mav
be some difference in public opinion ;
but there is no difference upon this
point, that they were capable of form
ing the highest' ideal of a President,
and capable of clearly describing that
ideal. This they certainly did' in their
address to the countn After des
cribing the condition of public affairs
to which Republican misrule' had
brought us. they describe the'" cantft
date needed." " Our ' duty in this re
spect is plain and imperious; it suf
fers not trifling or equivocation ; the
worn-out clap-trap ' affair of promises
in party platforms will not satisfy it.
Neither will mere fine professions on
the part of candidates i iiotincrc words
are needed, but acts ; not mere plat
forms, but men:"' These would well
describe' Erhtow or Tilden : docs
jneet ineir rcquircmcnis .-
Again, they nay, 44 Wc sliall support;
rid" candidate wlm'. however favctablv i
ntddicv knn ! 'r r'r- r,ui
i-stch of Ir. Haves, it surelv des-
1 ibes him in his tuition.
' Again, they ask, Can he (the can. tliisganizatio;: in 167 oMauied
,15to) critainly be dependol tm .an ofHec of distinction. lmt'ilrcaiH- in
to fKi-s-ess the moral courage niu stea-
dy
which
e3tal
unnty resist the prcssrrre ctcu of his
party friends V Tills means Rristow
! or TiMcn.- They repudiate the avail-
'1 l ' I ... .
j Iity which insists in this : 44 Tliat
f the caiKiln.e be neither so liad as to
; rpcl g'Kd citizens, nor so goo as
discourage the lad ones' Mr, Tib
. i i it iiiiiiwinir i ha r i t iwt
- ...w ,...
tmsjrt wit!i Uk: Presidency this year,
- - .. rf ,
Wcnec ; of honct men. but aUo the
i .
fear ami Iratrol if thieves. llr
: -
resolution to grapple with abases lfc ,oc;uic torrupi ; nana, nniy nbtcan ff lhenlvanrct
liave acouired the strrn-th f . T' A' -niiment ci the cmmlry. stan.1
dUWl ,c i ik- wou;.ii.gi against it nilliilhc day where yftj , nnd I tjod at tin:
jliMiecl custom, and to this end same cnergv with which f frm-hi lu HnrinJ rv., ..r ikt-. w..
;iianagi-5 to cultivate the thieves can-
t-
liaro a President w1kc na
mc I5
capacity anil conrago for iho Ararkarc
i - - i
inaitcrs of record ratlicrthau of prom
,so 'Tins perfectly fits .31 r. Tib
How tiie Fifth Avenve
Addhk.- is
COXSTRUED ANOTllfci: RkFOR
Tlic Hon, Gnstav Kciicr, Odr
crnor of Illinois, publislies ill lAfcnt
Rw4 nf ltpl?oVnT lf.r
.i. . , . . 1 .-,LJ. . . .
jvh ujf louowing is a inmsiation !
r, . , " . I . L ! . .
1 ue niomcni i:as arnvca War the
fcUS 5teMII,,c UUU l,1V Prc fCClly
r "' nlcnt.nc.1 W tU tRt pro-
;uiun! ui iuu bo-eancu ewrioric
to the crisis and who will' protcc the
honor of tfic-American narrjc, the.'sub-
scfibcr3 to the address cal
cd ! tlie in
vitcd persons to a conference ht NcTY
! Yorki
Whert tins' address was niado public
ine vrhdc country said: It nieans
Rrlstow or .TildcV " In the coinfer
encd itself Adams declared' liirjisclf
first m favor Of Pristowj tlifn favor
of Tlldcii, and his words In ihe!cofer
ence were received with great applause.
True to these articles of faithJttfid
not accustomed to depart' frc rn A Cotirse
once' adapted (without bit eriiess to
ward those who have mader. different
choice), we place on otir standartt the
name of Tilden, the watchword of Re
form, who, as the conference sa3s.
Mcservcs' not only the onmde-rjee of
honest men, but also the fear arid ha
tred of thieves:1 ; j
ViTfifetTAL OF A lRtrtllNKN1T!KR-
max F'no.w run RErt nrtcAN jOrt
OAXIZATIOX. i I
The following extracts arc ffoiji the
letter of the Hon, Charlds Ic.oepp.
vuogc ii me .uarmc uouri oi Jicw
loik. dated JhIv I. 1S7G; 1
i t r 1
tUrnhnfer, JWsiJrnl v.f the
Gertnrrn-Jtyiuljllcan Ccafriil Com-
viilice of Xcia York : I 1
natton member of the GfcrrnaniRe-
' ls.l"M'n.; the foundation of whih I
nZ I UIT!i
publicly and solemnly declared
'opponents. j
j IwH supprt no candidate wt mat-
lcr l1 V!S
.... 1 I
".nk wi lltiill lt ii;tll Lift; IvIlOlH i III
,ich tixic as la ! Cnalde U Uc
cidc whether frr not he iK,sw44e4 iiuc
tirjt lr ihd 'rnntliflntn furlumo
tonaiiflcs rn mind and charatUr tHich
t,lC rough wnrk of rcfonn r
infortca-
ition. The man to elect for
! t!catIa! tnlr&Umh
mc presi-
s?rrea lw grwyi will .1 honest tcnjle,
T . - i i i
t Imt the fi-ir ami Iiatml of iliievci.
- . r,"7-
cnJ W. incttqrf were
. s UAiitii itiil : m r t : T i i
V ; - h
.m i a is-i ui'i! imn 1 ntitc :
a - a i
testis imt jla.s itmductcUhcm throuj;h
triuiiqhantly.Tooppsc liim inopen -iit3
ft t!drd battle wuild, in my cin
j ion. :1k5 criminal ; not to support him )
wtiiiul IK? cowanucc.
Lfh-tkr ri:o3t Jamks M. Sc-ovix i.x
IlF.rLY TO Etiiax Aixen. r ' : -I
CASionxj N. J., Aug. 1 st, ' 1 87C I
Ethan j Allen," Chairman Lilicral j
National Committee : 1
l)F..n Sin Yoa ask mo in yonr
letter 21st nit to 44 lift up ytmr (my) '
voice and rejoice like a strung man fof j
Haves and Wheeler' a 1 j
f ctvmi-t do : auvV L TriU icll yo
why: ' j ' - '
In 1S7 Wc foiight Hal gtod fight
togctlicr, ifi which I was proud of your
ctunparJnihip. Wej then, stip'iHrteii
Horace tlrcelev for IVeshlcnt n pun?
iilon
ments to the constitution which then
promise!, and yet promise, arc-growth
of constltilt ional liberty, thnnigh which
pure law shall be the measure of per
feet freedom. Gov. Austin lllair (a
man respected and revered Iy Mr'
iireeley). a-s or AlTi I luten, the Iicau
of the ticket-4 He makes no compro
mises witheormption, and never seeks
to avoid tlie enmity of the rings. As
a practical reformer he lias led tlio
way 'to the restoration of honest and
economical government, in the only
possible Way, by a vigorous assauit
Upon the Mjwcrful combinations of
xditical injculators, who have hsscss
ctl themselves of the reins of govern
ment." 1 "
Rut yoisfty "Mr. Tilden is honest
from calculation aud not from nature.'
To use n homely proverb, why do
you 44 look ;a gift horse in the mouth?"
What right, have' wc to go into the
motive of !a statesman who has im
prisoned or driven into exile, gigantic:
municipal fobbcrs, and then trampled
in the dust the powerful and defiant
Canal Ring of the State of New York?
While wp have been talking reform
Got; Tilden has been ActIno Reform.
The people Ci ted aloud for a change
of measures and men. Massachusetts,
with; added thousands in every State,
hungering jand thirsting fur honest
government, asked for. Rristow for
President. ? Wo were told that ho
would apostatize and Jolmsonizc tho
Ecptiblicait Jiarty, and Morton ami
Conkiiiig aiid Iogan, cunning in their "
extremity, dodging the real issue,
hnvd gircTl! tls ititlhcrford R. Hayes,
rinkltown to tlfc nation save that he
has "been three times Governor of
O'.ikjL Wd have nothing to sav against
him j but docs he fill the bill ? Tin.
strcatn 'cannot rise higher than the
fbtlntain. fllic fountain is coTnipt.
The slow poison of this administration
alis! not. slow enough 1ms pene
trated the great cohorts of office-holding
.Republicanism, from the cabinet
to the customhouse. Will Mr.Haye?
be stronger: than the convention which
cried, Jo Triumphe to Grant's admin
istration when the jwoplc had rcpudi'
alcd U will) a unanimity unparalleled
in history ?, ' .
It seems to mc, 4no,.' TIk! cam
paigii of 1872 was based on gtneron
sentiment and sound jolicy. In sup
porting Hayes you go back, . I go for
ward.! We arc at last a homoaeneMi
j people. .There i3 no Norllu no South :
but the machinery of RqmbHcan pob
tics waves over us nt fmcc a tmnclK
ejn ana n ruitrnxir srurL" (n ir k;
war hail not ended eleven years ago) :
land seeks !to kindle old animosities
while inaugnrating,a fxdicy of passion.
To thii policy. Ocirilayei'iuust
te powerlefiV U resist. I have never
gircil anfl never can give my
sent, j- i
Tlic pcypic careKtlie for the money
question, j
7uti bai ho iHishicss in thi-j cam'
paigii. Tilden aud- Hendricks (tin
latter a wcll-lKrhn'cd statesman of Iu-
, believed Uiera sincere then, when, con' .
qucrhig prejtblices Uiey hnned haml -
with us in fighting a corrupt adinini.
t ration. t '
And I believe thrm sincere, how
when they promise the peojlc an Joa
el tTi!minitrntion
Such a pTalfonn would satisfy Li;i
of ait am2.T.it rmscrnouhiits ari
ujcracy Of ollice !;idilers : it mcari
ftakc
ikc-t 0it"htetiy for tlaletma.ixhip..
t"4 n iTo.esion : . it is :
duty; I shall lratc tlu? elccthm
. . .
. im m., iii.ih:ii-k.s.
S.s.cerf ly yoi:frf,f '
1' fnWal mnn. at lalnMiinii anil
t. n i mm w V , m 0 1
uvw 'July t-a:i two T! rciih au ilm.
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