Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1877 — FAREWELL, MR. TILDEN. [ARTICLE]

FAREWELL, MR. TILDEN.

Very few democratic journals have approved the speeches made in New York two or three week* ago by Hon. Samuel J. TUdeit and lion. Thomas A. Hendrick*, at a supper given by the Manhattan Club, in honor of the latter, who was then about to depart for Rua rope. Following is a shorteditori-

al that appeared in the South Bend Herald last week, which illustrates better than anything that a republican editor could write, the bitter disgust felt for Mr Tilden by western democrats. It may be also remarked parenthetically that eastern.democrats entertain about as much respect for Mr. Hendricks. The speech of Samuel J. Tilden at the farewell dinner in honor of Hon. Thos. A. Hendricks is not fovorably received by the democratic press generally. Democrats have little disposition to bewail the fate of Mr. Tiluen ns a man, however much the defeat by foul means may rankle in their bosoms. They exhausted tbeir good will when they went to the polls and cast their ballots for biin. As the representative of their party Mr. Tildeu was elected by them to the office of chief executive of the nation in spite of his record and bondholding association. They placed tin* presidency within his grasp. He was clearly entitled to the seat and the great nation throbbed with the holy impulse to secure to him the right identical with their own. A great emergency arose and he proved himself unfitted for the leadership for which they had elected him. Himself a iuillionair, lie was surrounded by the rich: a bondholder, he allowed himself to be dandled in the lap of money when he ought to have been at the head of the great army of his adherents firm in his demand for justice, brave enongli to have enforced that demand. It was an emergency which required a great mind and determined purpose. Had Samuel J. Tilden possessed these and been unhampered by Wall street he might to-day have been president de facto as well as de jure. But he chose rather the other path. He should now be the lust to make whimpering speeches in public about his rights, weich he declined to secure, or the rights of his party, which he betrayed. The best tiling Mr. Tilden can do now is to retire into the peaceful and remunerative walks ol private life which he prefered in time of public danger. The Herald has too little respect for such a man to spread his personal complaint before the public.