New-York tribune., 1874-10-12
THE OTHER SIDE.

COMPREHENSIVE DENIAL AND REPUTATION - MR.
TuDEN's FRIENDS QUOTE HIS RECORD-AUTHoR-
ITATIvE DENIAL OF THE CREDIT MoBiLlER
sToRY-A LETTER TO THE ALBANY ARGUS
On the receipt of MIR. McKeOns letter, re-
porters were disp tched of the Tammany lead
ers and Mr. ldens most intimate friends to ascertain
the view they took OF it. The responses were free and
indicated that Mr.. Tilden has been thoroughly
advised OF the impending attack aud mas
prepared his friends to meet IT. They say that this
paper made up largely OF complaints against oas
Wright and other statesmen in regard to puoc meas
ures with which Mr.. Tilden never had any connecuoh
whatever and concludes each allegation by statihg
that Mr. Tlden was friend OF the statesman
against whom those complaints were made, ana 30
nereptaly enaeavors hold him accountable Tor acts
of theirs with which, whether wise or unwse tnere
not the slightest preext that Mr Tilden had any coh
necod or relation They assert that Is not necessar!
to discuss these Instance in detail, but give
ono specimep Mr.. McKcOn says that under
the pilot system as 1t formerly eAis,eu'
hundreds Of emigrants were drowned. lie says oias
Wright voted to repeal the law by which that system
was abrogated, and that Mr.. Tilden was irlend vi
sas Wright, but he does not they claim, pretend lna'
Mr. Tilden ever did anything about the Phot iaw'
directly or indirectly
Mr. McKeon also says that Mr. Tiden has been largely
connected with professional business relating to rail-
road corporatops and he charges that MI Tiden has
thereby become a representative OF that system ho
alleges that every railroad charter Is monopoly; ~
NAV be inferred that he thinks the existence vi
every charter is wrong Mr. ilidens iiienus
say I'm reply that MIR Tden's principles Of
political economy, legislation, and government
will be found on examination anterior to the beginning
of his professional career that never in any instance
even professional capacity has he oevated IRON rom
his settled convictions these subjects; that as carry
as the year 1885, before the passage O Tue genera
ing of This state and even years before tna nc aad ad
been advocate Of general laws OF incorporation, au
had opposed the granting Of special charters that Oh
the Of February that year he drew reSoatoa n IN
adopted by great meeting IN the Ciy VI VI
which the following Is copy: =, ..o.,
Rssd red THAT We rsqG aa5 IN to rs ae up % that sPp
cation of the of egaa liberty 80 long successfully
woa ietToy the liberty wnh under
gerea equs laws extends e Tesi @ssaTe OF ao ana STS
than any other business snsGs % no vino 10 Iomber @ Of pd
bsnEng from the comleiiOa au1 personal p9n6 WA wnn en- & S3ne
greater practical efficiency 10 these restraints aad IN Aaes ~
Rsord That general banking law constructed these obvious
DpcPs SDfh be 1 % viii Up prevent the frauds aud
paeced in the dt %io Of % sss1 II Si Is9S. sT. sa
"a, %pcn the vieced
con % i %ns % ca @ % and a vii
ssU SDs Insecurity Of properS bO and
pursuits Of regular inon,t no Pe g
assembled Tsmman Hal Iuy s'ss1s % Feb T. 1885, puas'
the 5Sg & r n rsG 6e & yer s he contributed
to The Democratic Reriew an article maintaining the
oh
poralon, from which tie following is an extract:
the sI %ns S ss's GoeiTns tn Da;ss,
By the . 1%s D tenure % @ the %S & yenS no % Gi our ee @
tainty abuse night to abuse It II this case as a. other
toward the individuals pecadarly effected 1,o,,o ~,
himself of Mr.. OConor, Mr.. LOOMS, Mr. Jordan, and
Mr. Marvin; tnat this Committee reported the clause
now existing IN the State constitution whereby special
charters restrained and corporations are required TO
canse contains this provision: "A general laws and
specia acts pursuant to this section may be altered
Debates, D. 1919; and that in an interview gwen
short time eince by MI OConoT there brief 6ni In
with him for the public ends in the Constitutional
Convention OF 1916 NJ 0'Cqnct sad; =, ,. co,.,.
tuition 1876, especially murng the provisions regulating mo
people sections attain the same Sensan. con-
Tnev state thai Mr.. Tden also member Of the
Constitutional Convention In 1867 and there reassered
his ancient principles upon this subject in the following
passage from speech which he delivered Sept H. 1SGE
Ss GSyNp Ss & Of isi4 S % Of %adsI
s pS%e; @ fsaG sna iSS RftiS %
my hoe two . ss an are yeG g 10 Dg
son .sTa ali be necessary great
machines M 81 S Which cn public
s s sse e Ss Ssn n4S by
on bus it the public safety aad trust to
They further that lu 1852 Mr. Tde1 in circular
he the b0nd1OlGerS OF
Pltfsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Company
used the following language:
no. believe s M .o OF & 20 @ @
Of human labor exhausted skfal administrator
motion larger load to the dead weight better mate
nav expect With toe growth BY rail lake
ceD to the comes 70 Longer n a1as ns united ca
extend beyond the natural cenrs where tue competing lines
'h sIof % The pubic he to recognize each oh. rights
where they subtle to be within law
pabhe
Be en.uss encourage its free Investment them and at
The interest Of lie remember th these work. are not
Ter and trust n
As to the attempt of Mr.. McKeon to connect Mr..
MIR. Tlden's friends say it is not only false but
quite ridiculous The full extent Of The statement
OF Mr.. Oakes Ames is that Mr. Tden advised
that stock could be lawfully paid for in work.
Mr. they 1 :S dd mot Gr aS 70 se
concocng the Credit Mobllie or with any Of its acts
tieman committed the mistake this way, of eroopng
together all the counsel who had been consulted on any
clare that professional action In controversies
entirely distinct from that question.
Law OFFICES or sNsOrr MnYss No SO LaBEErI-srr}
IN ,,- Editor orae albany Arcu. 'N' WV -
NV attention has called paragraph TIE Albany Epening
Journal that h Iidsn legal
sdcs the issue Of By the Union Pacific Rail-
perhaps not eB bnselknOws better than do the
eets which be did give legal .vc remember 'e vel the
Pac &c Railroad COMPANY about the 2l Of MAY 1867 He
Constitutional Convention and vas
moi undertake law bu iness b being mporuped
70 advise on important questions
matters could be attended 70 W
other This seeded and bis suggestion Jadse Allen
and the In the then pending
The contracts had been executed nearly two years and bali
before dn consulted all by the Company or IFS oncers
The Ames August 1857 during Mr. Tdens
= ls% : s & & % a ' ~ s1 sss No
The acrimonious controversy arose among the
the leading stoe hold-
ers and extravaganza toe construction ubr tie
aggreyed stOchoders the who hd
eoL deu cobvst for The eene OF tbs ConPsuy Gu
ssrd which caluaed al TIC os1sa.is Ieesn yfd W va