The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-09-07
ACONTRAST.


Two and a half months have elapsed
since the Cincinnati nomination, and ye
not charge has been brought against thu
Republican candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency, though the Democ
racy have raked every available place with
q fne-tooth comb, but all to no purpose
Both our can ,idates are far above sus'
picion, honest, upright, pure, just such
men as the nation needs at the helm, and
| lust such as it will have unless we are
greatly mistaken in the American people
How different the Democratic candi-
| dates; although less time in the field,
crimes that should send them to the peni-
tertiary have been charged and proved
against then and no denial can be made,
First they are charged as rebel sympa-
thizers during the nations struggle for
life, and fip-fap as they may it cannot
be denied, for their acts were too plain
to be misconstrued. When the call was
circulating for the first war meeting in
New York, the paper was presented to
Tilden, by Mr.. Sloan, for his signature
but he declined to sign it, because he
was not certain that it was proper" AT
other times he styled the contest as an
abolition war;" and declared he had nc
interest in it. He was the father of the
society in New York called the Society
for the diffusion of political knowledge,
society that sent out oceans of docu
ments of rebel nature, discouraging loans
and enlistments, consisting of Copperhead
speeches and like documents. Tilden
always refused to give one cent for pal
riotic purposes. He was consistent Ill
that for his sympathies were on the other
side. In 1864 he was the New York
| member of the committee on resolutions
in the National Democratic Convention,
which reported the Infamous resolution
declaring the war -four years of failure, u
and calling for an immediate cessation
of hostilities." There is no use for any one
to excuse him by saying he did not favor
that, for it was reported unanimously to
the convention. and Mr.. Tjlden himself
addressed the convention and said
There is no dissent among the members
of the committee" He was the tool of
the South during that dire struggle for a
nations life, do you think he is less now ?
or would he be less their tool if he re-
| ceived the solid vote of the late rebel
States? Any man not a fool could see
that he would be their willing servant
that the rebels of the South would con-
troll his administration. He is also q
railroad wrecker; the robber by worthless
shin plaSters Of the miners of Lake
Superior; the willing ally, bosom friend,
and confidential political associate of Boss
Tweed during the days of his col rupt
reign; and helped him count out Re
publican majority of 10000 and count
in Democratic one of 10000 in New
York in 1868, by clear ballot box stufing
and nothing else. And last, but by no
means least, he swore to an Infamous lie
in 1868, regarding his income tax; for he
swore then th't his income for 1862 was
only SITS, and yet few days ago he
swore that he received $4,000 in two
fees from one railroad company in that
same year. This is the man who under
the name of reform" is running as the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
is there not great contrast? Can any
honest man hesitate in ling his choice
between Hayes and Tildcu No. One
is noble, pure-minded patriot against
whom no one dares to make a charge,
while the other is a corrupt demagogue, a
Copperhead, rebel sympathizer-and
what can be worse? If Americans can
hesitate between these two, then indeed
are we retrOs rading as a nation.