Former NY Gov. Tilden comes up short again

[TexasTowelie]

NEW LEBANON – Even in death, 19th century New York Democratic Governor Samuel J. Tilden can’t escape losing out.

Tilden was a single electoral college away from winning the 1876 presidential candidate when backroom political deals handed 20 electoral college votes and the presidency to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, governor of Ohio, with a 186-185 victory.

Now, for the second time in the last half century the 400-pound bronze wreath that adorned Tilden’s massive memorial at the Cemetery of the Evergreen has been stolen. The latest theft gives an additional poignant meaning to the inscription on Tilden’s monument.

“I still trust the people” inscribed on Tilden’s memorial may be his final words on winning the popular vote by more than 250,000 votes in the 1876 election.

Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Former-NY-Gov-Tilden-can-t-escape-theft-in-life-15690320.php

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1. The trade-off for the Democrats' votes, was the agreement to end Reconstruction.

Tilden got his reputation by prosecuting William Marcy (Boss) Tweed. The story of Tilden, Tweed and cartoonist, Thomas Nast is a fun read.