The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-12

On the last day of the session of con-
grets, Abrsm S. Hewitt, chairman Of the
national democratic committee, made
spt cch in defence of Governor Tiden's pa
triotism, in the course of which he stated
that Tilden did attend the Cooper institute
meeting In the evening. In commenting
on this speech, August 81, we called at
tention to The discrepancy between Childs
and Hewitt, and stated that, although 1t
was difficult to decide where doctors die
gree, "we would bet on Childs." The
question of veracity was not between Hew-
lit and Chills, but between Hewitt and
Tilden, and we were foolish enough to be-
lievo that Tlden was little the best in
formed about the matter. But Chlds
PUSHES into the fray, and, desiring to stand
With Hewitt and to make better defence
for Tiden than that railroad story afford
ed, wrote the following on postal card
and forwarded to us:
Gov. Tilden informed mo that he did
ttend tie great war meet ing, but that be-
ing fully occupied in an important law cafe
ne did not take an active part in said meet
ing or have an opportunity 10 read and
ign the resolutions. That the bar associa-
ion of New York soon after convened,
md, | think, the next day, passed strong
resolutions in favor of the government,
Gov. Cilden taking an active lat Any
Their version OF my Rutland reu arks is iu-
\ correct. A. u. CHuDs"
This Ia the correction which Mr.. Chids
aid, Saturday evening, we paid no atten-
ion to. 1t is the only correction we ever
'eceived from him or any of his friends,
md it is, as will be seen, correction of
,ur Comment of August 81 not of the orc
# Aulus. II. In order that Mr.. Childs
may not mplAin that we misreport his
| ,ompla n, we extract from the Bennlng-
on gazette, his dem1c-nt home organ,
| he same mpl lint writtcl, as we undcr-
tim !, either by him or at his instance.
rhe Gds tie of FIJI ay, September l, said
NJ. CLilds, few day. since, wrote THR
| GLOBE denying its assertion that at the re-
| ceat democratic di trict convention, he
| 20 Ifessed that Mr.. Tilden was not in at
| END nee upon the war meeting a. Cooper
|
| to t is den al
Chi Is comrl lint was made in the Ben
| lingtol Gazette Friday, September l, aud
repeated in speech a Rutland, Saturday
even S piember 0, but is tahc in every
psrliculac. Tuesday, August 20, we used
the 10 wing language Tho democratic
Z" C nd date # r msmter of congress from
eth strc, IN his speech accepting the
"nonin IT, n was understood to say thai
"Goye ror Tlien toll him, Chi'ds. thai
she, Tilden, being that day engaged in
80 nc imp )rt mt railroad litigation did
"not attend but Mr.. Chids now says
st at he vas incorrectly reported; that
" 1ilder did att nd but did not take ar
'acuve part in the meeting or have ar
opportunity to read and sign the resolu
''tons' Perhaps this is correct YER
" sion Of the matter" And after comment
ng briefly on this correction, we continue
IS follows: But Chlds claims that "whils
he"-Tilden--" did not take an active
"'part' in the Cooper institute meeting yet
he did attend meeting of the bar a.so
ciition held soon AFTER" etc., etc. 81
much for Mr.. Childs complaint OF unfair
le,s. His statement Saturday evening wal
4 direct, palpable-wel, call it msrepre
sen ation, and one entirely in character
with many others made BY him during tn,
canvass. Indeed, he seemed to feed OF
n representations.
We are aware that we are eXpending
arge amount Of powder on very small
came, but we have two objects in view
We desire to show the nature of the mis-
representations Mr.. Childs is accustome,
20 indulge in, and to ask, if he is so grossl
in error in this particular, if he can be re
lied on when he undertakes to give the pul
)ort Of private conversation held wit
Governor lilden for the purpose of mani
featuring stump speech, and especial
when he gives two different versions of it
We desire, also, to vindicate-if we ma
Use that much abused word-our fairnes
n our treatment of political opponent
And in this respect we are willing to leay
,ur course in the hands of Vermont den
,cratic correspondent of the democrat
Troy Press and pit him against Child
de writes to that journal as follows eth
RUTLAND GLOBE has earned the title
: honorable opponent. They used homo
liable weapons of warfare. treated the
opponents as though they were mel
While they did this they did valiant sci
'vice for the party. Did they report
democratic speech, they reported it hor
testify"
WORN PERSONAL