The Worthington advance., 1876-07-27
and again those gigantic frauds. A
great newspaper brought them to light:

great newspaper Drought them to light:
exposure came, the lightnings of pub.
lielwrath visited the. head of Tweed
and his gang. When escape from de.
lection was no longer possible. then
from behind the loop.holes of his safe
retreat, from behind his barricade of
law.books and railroad bonds, -Tilden
comes forth as ',atriotic reformer
and demands the punishment of boss
Tweed [Cheers.] The Republican car
riage was all ready, and he jumped in
and rode Is he entitled to the credit !?
[Cries of ''No, ,No;!'] AS l said the
other night, the whole history is in a
nutshell. Tweed was tried by a Re-
publican Ju1ge, before a Republican
jury. prosecuted by a Republican At.
torney. General, convicted in Republi-
can style. sent to a Democartic jail, in
charge of Democratic jailer, and ran
away in true Democratic fashion.
Laughter and cheers.
But, it IS said, he has exposed The
Canal Ring. The air has been filed
with his exploits as a reformer Of tht.
Canal Ring: Three suits have been
b.ought,--three law suits. One man
has been convicted, another has been
acquitted, another case has been dis
missed. Nobody has been punished !;
not dollar has been recovered, and
$500, 600 have been spent. rLaughter. 7
Now, gentlemen, it is a long record
that Mr.. Tilden has, and we are going
to have all summer to pursue it. His
record as reformer is
A G1LDED FRAUD;
it Is delusion, humbug, and a
cheat. we have at the head of our
party right true, honest man-the
Governor OF Ohio. He has written a
letter OF acceptance which makes to-.
day one of the finest State papers in
American political literature. He
will be elected. Mr.. >Tilden claims in
the little Pecksniffin speech he made
at Albany, saying, ''Behold how holy
am 1';-he claims that he has had a
great experience in administrative re-
form, and there must be a reform in
the Civil Service. Well, how, Mr..
Tilden, how! We want reform, not
in salaries, we want a reform in the
men and, having a reform in the
men, we want a reform in the meth
DDS of their selection and appoint.
ment. Cheers.]
L would not say an unkind word Of
my Democratic friends, there are
many clever gentlemen among them,
but, as a political organization,
think their party is absolutely cussed
and Internal. think there can be
nothing more suicidal than to intrust
into the hands of these men, who
sought the destruction o our national
life, the direction of our national
interests. l believe in this nation. I
know what it is,-it is the sacred
custodian of the priceless treasure of
free government for all peoples and
all nationalities. LCheers. I hope to
sec it endure forever. l cherish in
my very heart of hearts the memory
of the great heroes who have lived
and died, the leaders of our great
party. 1t may be that 1 may be false
to everything else. hope, Mr.. Chair.
man, and gentlemen, that may never
be false to it. Ihope to carry in my
heart as the most sacred thing which
it bears an intense, indulging, never.
ending love of this great nation, en-
balmed, sanctitied, and glorified as it
has been by the blood of so many hun
dreds and thousands of noble men !;
and believe in my very soul that this
nation can be saved, and that, with all
its faults and shortcomings, the Repu.
blican party, whose cause I tonight
advocate, is the real custodian of our
national honor and integrity. All hail,
then. the great canse We stand nm.
on the threshold of this great contest.
Let the fires be everywhere relighted ;
let the old spirit be again rekindled,
and. let the word come up from the old
leaders, as in the olden time, "Atten-
tion forward - Loud and prolong.
ed cheering.]
Whecler's Letter of Acceptance.