Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-20

And 30 they assume
The way to resumption
le-nOt TO resume.
As Hendricks and Til,len
These doctrines affect
The way to elect them
Is mot to elect.
tbs TRIO.
We three
RefOrmers he.
Tiden, Tweed
And MOrissey.
GOV. HAYES PERSONAL
TAKES.
IT will be three weeks tomorrow
since the income record of Tilden
was published. 1t was shown, first,
that his sworn return for 1862 was
false; and, second, that he never
made but two returns during the de-
cade, or so long as the law was in
force, although he had a large income
all the time, and was punished by fine
for each offcnsc. No explanation
whatever has been offered for the lat
ter charge, and none for the former
which has any plausibility, or that
came from reliable source. One
week ago yesterday, several democat-
ic papers came out with q detailed
charge that Governor Hayes had been
guilty of cOncealment and under val
uation in his personal property re-
turns for 1874 and 1875. The charge
had upon its face fatal evidence of
weakness, but the subjest has been
treated with the specificness its grav-
ity demanded. Every possible evil
dence in refutation has been taken up
and answered by the aflidavits Of
those who were in position to know
the exact facts. Those affidayits not
only disprove the charge of fraud, but
they 60 farther and prove to dem
,onstration, that the Governor, not on
ly listed all his property subject to
taxation, but at a valuation exceed
ing their actual worth.
X. p. auckland, the attorney at FIRE.
mont, the home Of Hayes, who drew
the last will Of Mr.. Birchard, the
bachelor uncle from whom the Hayes
estate was received, took the matter
in hand. He shows from his knowl-
edge Of the estate that the returns
were fully up to the demands of hon.
esty. 1t seems further that the Birch
ard Free Library, established in Fro
mont by Gov. Hayes since his uncle's
death, although in accordance with
the known wishes of the latter, was
not expressly provided for in the will.
Everything was left to the honor of
the legatee. The prOmptness and
fulncss with which the library scheme
has been carried out shows plainly
the kind of q man Gov. Hayes is
But to the affidayits. There are six
of them. The charges were six in
number, and may be indicated as the
horse, the watch, the carriage, the
household goods, the piano and the
credits items. The affidavits cover
every point completely and exactly.
The specific charges relate to 1875,
the charge in regard to 1874 being
general. The latter is met by the fol-
lowing:
FREMONT, O., Sept. Z, 1876.
In the spring of 1874 was a menu
Der of the board of equalization OF
the city of Fremont, and as such men,
Der inquired into the tax returns of
Governor Hayes and the matter of
MIR. Orchards personal estate, and
was satisfied that Governor Hayes
had made correct returns of his prop
erty, including what he had derived
from Mr.. Orchards estate. report
ed the matter to the board as salts
factory to me, and the board was also
satisfied. JOHN ID. SMITH.
As to the itcmized charge take,
first, the one in regard to horses. To
this the assessor who listed the prop
erty in the ward where Gov. Hayes
resided in 1875, says: "Atliant re-
members three horses then owned
by Governor Hayes and would not
have listed the three at over $l75.-
Governor Hayes fixed the value him
self at $780," A carriage-maker and
dealer in the town, and who lives
within 100 rods of the Hayes home
stead, confirms the horse testimony
and shows just what vehicles of all
sorts the Governor owned, and that
they were not worth their valuation.
Those he owned in 1874 were not
worth over $40, but were listed at SIS.
In 1875 his property of that sort was
worth $40 Mt the outside, but was
assessed at $3.50. This year they had
been increased in actual value to $500
while the assessed value was $780,
This same affidavit says of the Hayes
horses:
"Mr. Hayes, in April, 1876, owned
three horses, to wit: one old horse
left by Mr.. Orchard, about ~ years
old, not worth much of anything !;
one work horse, purchased by himself
which is considered unsafe for bug
gy, and balky; and tho pony he
bought with the phatOn. / think
the three horses are not worth more
than $3.50 (thcir assessed value). l
don't know of Gov. Hayes owning
anyother horse since he came to FIRE.
mont to reside"
The next affidavit is from the MEN,
bers Of a piano firm, stating that the
Governor owned no piano, but rent
ed one from them. The two remain
ing atiidavits relate to general person
al property, especially credits. One
is subscribed to by A. Ill. Miller, one
Of the executors Of the Orchard es-
tate, and the cashier of the FIRST Ma
tional Bank of Fremont, which posi-
ton he has held ever since tho bank
was organized. The other is by the
president of the institution, who was
vice president from the time of the
organization until he was promoted
to the presidency. Mr.. Orchard was
president from its organization until
his death. These gentlemen know all
about the Bilchard estate and the f.
nances Of Gov. Hayes. They 60 into