davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17
gays the Detroit Post.

"Suppose Mr.. Hayes had TO meet
suit week hence which he had put
of answering month after month,
and year after year--a suit charging
him with fraud and embezzIement.
Suppose Mr.. Hayes had been
charged by Mr.. Greeley with elect
ing a Republican Governor Of Ohio
by means OF fraudulent count of
the vote at Cincinnati; with having
issued circular ordering his friends
In the rural sections TO let him know
how many fraudulent votes he
would need to count In order 10 carry
the State.
..Suppose Mr.. Hayes had been tho
legal adviser OF the Credit-mobilier
swindle!
Suppose Mr.. Hayes had written
a letter acknowledging the receipt Of
5000 from Boss" Tweed 10 be
used for election purposes!
s'Suppose Mr.. Hayes had written
q letter TO "Bossr Tweed, calling
him his "dear friend" Just as Sey-
mour called the draft rioters OF New
York his "friends," asking Tweed TO
give an Office 70 . "useful worker" In
Tweed's party.
Suppose Mr.. Hayes had gone 20
convention after convention with
"Boss" Tweed; sat on the platform
with him; belonged 10 the same ex-
ecutive, not nominal and formal
committees, but executive commit
tees; and had refused, when proofs
OF Twecd's guilt were exposed be-
yond dispute in the public prints, 10
be present at meeting for the pur-
pose OF overthrowing that "ring" oi
thieves and scoundrels.o
After supposing all these things
the Post proceeds TO ask: "Does any
body believe for a moment that any.
body would do anything but laugh
and sneer at Hayes Ii he should sci
up as . 'reformer,' or should dare u
talk about reform In the face Of oil
these facts?" or course they
wouldn't. Then the rule should
work both ways. What Il a~ass fs'
tho goose should DO sauce for the
gander. The hypothetical points
against Hayes become facts when ap
piled 10 Tllden. Isn't the pretensf
that TiIdsn, then, IL . "rsformer''
ridiculous In tho extrame? Isn't II
very sscheekyn TO ask honest men To
cast their votes for 20 brazen fraud!
Can anything more impudent be
fmaUin0d?
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

They have reduced the annual In
terest account from $i4s,7sl, ,5sl to
sl03, ,09S. .s44 thus efiecting an annual
saving OF $40, ,6ss,O47.
They have accomplished q reduction
of sos, $40, $3.50 . year in internal
revenue taxes and OF SIS, ,564, ,7i9. .s4 Ia
the tariff taxes thus making total
reduction of more than two hundred
and sixty millions.
They have made a reduction in ex.
penditures since 1873 of $26, 900, ,0OO--
aggregate expenditures for the past
fiscal year, with which the Demo-
cratic House had nothing to do, be-
ing so much less than In 1873.
They have cut down the actual or
binary running expenses Of the gov
ernment until they are less than the
tax levied for those expenditures
which are due to the Democratic re-
bellion.
They have, by wise and faithful
management, improved the public
credit, so that the government can
now borrow at five per cent, and
thus substitute five per cent. bonds
In place of six per cent. and thus save
interest, whereas under Democratic
administration the credit of the coun-
try was SO impaired that the govern
ment coufa not borrow at less than
twelve per cent.
Is this record Of" financial imbe-
cility?" There are the facts from the
official reports. These are the things
which have been accomplished in
the face Of Democratic opposition.
DO they point to the policy of trying
I" Democratic reformen
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

Governmental consumption" caus-
ing hard times is a grievance upon
which Samuel ]. Tilden harps loud
ly In his letter of acceptance, and
about 81, GOO, ,000, 900 OF this govern
mental consumption" the gentleman
sets down 10 the charge OF local ex-
penditures. While Sam. was writing
that wonderful letter we wonder II
he stopped to think how much OF
this same "local expenditure was
stolen by the Tammany gang of
thieves while he was Chairman OF
the New York Democratic Central
Committee. II is usually estimated
at from thirty to fifty millions. But,
say Democratic leaders, elect Tilden
President and he will put an end to
all this. Indeed! Why didn't he
stop the Tammany stealing? He
could have done II he had desired.
A simple exposure would have done
it, but this was not done. 1t is Gus
tomary 10 Judge a mans future by
his past. Applying this rule to Til
den 1t il not presumable that he will
do anything OF the kind.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17


Either Gov. Tilden Is fool, or he
thinks the mass OF the American
people are fools. We prefer to be-
hove the former. His letter OF ac-
ceptance and the platform Of the con-
yention which nominated him both
try to foist upon the Republican par
ty the responsibility for the present
depression in mercantile and trading
interests, and the partial disorgani-
zation and paralysis affecting certain
industries. Especially Is this true
of Tilden's letter. That these things
exist are facts which honest MEM
bers OF both parties lament. and are
also evils which must be patiently
borne by both alike. The response
bility Is an Individual and not par
ty responsibility. 1t is wrong to at
tempt TO shift the accountability
from the shoulders of individuals,
where il properly belongs, upon the
Government. History informs us
that about forty years ago, imme-
diately succeeding the ten years OF
Democratic rule under Jackson and
Van Buren, like depression was
felt in business circles. That was in
time of peace; then there was no
war debt, impending over the nation
like a cloud of evil; then taxation
was light as compared with taxation
OF the last eleven years; and yet the
detection was as great, and there was
as much, yea more, need Of reform
In the general Government then as
now. Notwithstanding all these
things no candid investigator has
ever attempted TO shift the response
bility for that time from where 1t
properly belonged-the acts Of indi-
viduals--upon the government.
Happily for the country in those
days the "great reformer," "Uncle
Sam the ring smasher," as his ad-
mirers love to call him, had not yet
learned what glory awaited him.
The true causes for the present hard
times, the main causes, may be very
readily traced to the wild specula-
tiops OF the people, irrespective OF
party lines, in securities of oil kinds;
in real estate transactions greater
than their means would warrant; in
the losses sustained by hundreds Of
people who too confidingly invested
their savings Of years in worthless
stocks, hoping thereby to become
wealthy in short order; the facilities
of credit unwisely extended by deal
ers generally; the abuses of credit;
the recklessness in contracting debts;
and the abuse OF credit extended.
In short people lived beyond their
means, aud the reaction, which was
sure TO follow, has come. These
were the causes which brought about
the dark days Of 1910, and the
troubles Of 1856. These are truths
which all candid men, no difference
what their party affiliations, will adj
NIT. No ono but a demagogue
would attempt to shift the response
bility upon the Government, or to
lead men to believe that they were
not responsible for their own acts,
and by 50 doing Mr.. Tilden proves
himself not only charlatan, but the
king Of charlatans.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17
Col. IngerxOll ON the Demo
Gratis,

cr@ts.
Col. II. q. Ingersoll has addressed
the following letter TO the editor OF
the Peoria Transcript:
AS great deal has been said con-
corning few gentle remarks that l
made before the County Convention
the other day, and great deal more
about remarks that never made, /
think it right for me to tell what l
did say:
FIa-I did say that the worst
ward in New York, the ward In
which there Ia tho most ignorance,
tho most crime, the most vice and
the most lice, would give the largest
Democratic majority.
Second did say, speaking OF
Gen. Grant, that he had done moro
than any other man, probably, to
save the nation; that could not for
get that at Donelson the eagle clrcled
up tho cliffs TO victory for tho first
time, and thstwhen heard dirty,
lousy Democrat or rebel slander and
curse him, that felt outraged.
Third-I did say that this was Il
time OF general suspicIon-that
everybody suspected everybody.
That If an ofiiceholder had a decent
suit Of clothes, he was charged with
stealing them, and that lazy loafers
would sit on the corners with faces
that had not been washed for year
and deoounce every man with clean
shirt las a thief"
Upon the subject Of shirts, dirt,
and vcrmIn made no other obser-
vations.
What did say il bad enough and
true enough, without any addition
whatever; but bad ~ 1t IL, and true
~ 1t is, am willing TO, and do,
stand by every word.
do say that the worst wards, tho
worst cities, the worst States arc the
Democratic wards, the Democratic
cities, and tho Democratic States. /
do say that tho Hamburg murderers
arc supporters Of Tilden and Hen
bricks. ] do say that the haters OF
liberty the assassins OF colored men.
women, and children the masked
wretches who ride 10 the hut OF the
freedman and shot him down like a
beast, disregarding the prayers and
tears Of wife and children, do say
that these men arc not for Hayes and
Wheeler.
/ do say that tho real friends OF
liberty are tho only friends OF labor
and that those who vote for liayet
| and Wheeler are the best friends o
liberty, labor, and love.
write this for one reason, aud fo'
one reason only. / am unwilling
that any ono should believe that
Judge men by their condition or po
sition, instead OF by their heads and
| hearts. X. q. ISGERSOLL.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17


The figures given below show the
expenditures BY the present House
Of Representatives on account OF
witness fees and mileage OF witnesses
to Jnly2i. These figures include on
ly tho per diem and mileage Of wit.
nesses, and the amounts that have
been allowed by the committee on
accounts 10 Monday last. There are
other accounts outstanding for wit.
ness fees and mileage which will
swell this one item 10 $75, 900. In
addition TO this the expense for
stcnographers will be $4,000, and
the expense for extra committee
clerks, messengers, stationery, etc,
VIII aggregate at least s25 900 more,
thus making tho total expenditures
Tor Investigations during tho present
session, exclusive OF tho expense OF
printing the testimony and subpoe-
naing tho witnesses, which latter
item will be unusually and extrava-
gantly large, $4,000. Tho state
ment given below will show the
amount expended by each commit
tee for fees, mileage, and per diem
OF witnesses as allowed by the com.
mittee on accounts to Monday last.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

The New York UTnH, tlndo-
pendent,) thus rebukes the Demo
cratic blatLer about the "Radical OPP
prcssion OF tho South" 81, - w'th
surprise that We 500 tho Ghder'
.Iouy,uR follow after the baying pack
OF wild newspapers who believe
that the election Of Tilden II neces-
sary TO save tho South from Radical
opprcssi0n.' There IL no such thing
~ Radical oppression. The ltepno-
lica,,s, ~ u party, stand with tho
Democrats. They have mover c'iaseh
TO hold out 10 the South the hand oi
msgnanlmity and fricndsbip. There
IL nothing that TiIdep, ~ Presiheh',
could do that Hayes could not aiiu
would not. But the Southern men
insist upon regarding the iSepi'bii-
cans as enemies, rs men pining aiter
their goods and chattels, ~ laboring
10 build up q governing class OF ha-
yenturers and negroes to rune oVei
and plundor them. There has been
a good deal 0f this; bus VINO ~
To blame? The Sou,horners pro-
yoked a policy Of repression, ana lhas
policy has been enforced. They nave
striyen steadily TO bring the Union
back 10 where II WIS before tho war.
Tho Republicans have defeated th,s
In legislation AZ they did IN arms. ~
has been losing game. It's unjust
10 say that the Republicans did not
wish 10 act with tho old Conieder-
ates. The truth Is, when an OLD Con
federate acted with the kepublica''s,
he WAS at once hunted out OF society.
Take the case Of the celebrated den-
eral Longslrcet. IIc was good enough
to command great army under Leo,
but as I,o professed his desire 70 act
with the Republicans, no was out
Iawed. The same may he said Of
General Mo@by; who was good
enough 10 command cavalry guerii-
las FOR Lee. hat who. assooi a. ise snp-
ports the Republicans, becomes inia-
nous"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17


The RCpgsli SEAMS o. Iowa, IN convention a.
semhleG, hsr.pg declare tbs foilofTiag platform
Of principles
l. We are for maintaining the unity u The
nation sacred and ingi0latc for The just RnG
equal rights Of all men. for peace, harmony and
brotherhood throughout the nation for men o.
unsnllicd honesty and purity OF character fo'
public trusts. and for the swin purslit and lln
sparng punishment Of all disholes; officials, nigh
or low
2. That we are in favor of, and that we demand
rigid economy in the Administration Of govern
ment affairs, both State and National
3 That we favor the carly attainment Of cur
rency convertible with coin, and therefore ady0.
cate the gradual resumption Of specie payment
by continuous and steady steps IN that direction
4 That we demand that all railway and other
corporations shall he held in fair and just subjec
ton 10 the lew maxim. power,
s. That VIC stand by free education, our public
school system the taxation OF all for its support
and no diversion OF the school fund from the
public schools.
8. That we cordially invite immigration from
ali civilized countries, guaranteeing to the immi-
grant the same political privileges and social and
religious freedom we ourselves enjoy, and favor.
ing a free and unsectatian system Of common
schools for their children with ours.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

The speediest method Of solving
our financial difficulties, in the jour
NAILS opinion, Is TO Immediately re-
store silver dollars 10 their original
status. This will restore public con-
fidence and revive business. The
demand for fifty millions Of dollars
of silver fractional currency has al.
ready sent silver up In tho market
about seven per cent. A demand for
two or three hundred millions
would, without doubt, bring II noar-
ly, or quite, on a par with gold. BY
80 doing we would have an abund-
ance of money for the transaction oi
the business OF the country, and the
com plant that IL would be repudia-
ton 10 pay In the cheaper metal
would end, because the silver dollar
would again bo the standard, would
bo ut par with gold, and gold coin
would have TO conform TO tho silver
stdnddyd In fineness. Until the ac1
Of February IL, 1873. the silver dol
lar was the unit of value, and was
worth more than tho gold dollar
Reinstate the silver dollar 10 It's old
place, and the same will shortly bt
true again.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17
Mr. TtIden ns a Patriot.

Tho Cincinnati Times has tho fol-
lowing powerful showing against the
patriotism of tho Democratic eandi-
date. The part Mr.. Tilden took In
tho formation OF the traitorous peace
platform Of 1864 has been pretty fully
spread before the readers Of this re-
public--so fully, in fact, that the
Democratic candidate has become SO
riously alarmed, and has been labor
ing, through his friends 10 dishon-
estly sneak out of tho record which
he made for himself during our four
years war for the national proserva-
ti0n. This we do not propose that he
shall do. Tho traitorous uttsrAncss
Of the platform, the method and OBJ
ject of its adoption cannot bo kept too
constantly before the people during
this important campaign. The plank
referred to-a part and parcel Of the
platform adopted by tho Democratic
Convention which nominated Gem
cral Mcclellan, In Chicago, In 1854, IL
as follows;
Resokved, That this Convention
does explicitly declare, as the sense
of the American people, that, after
four years OF failure 10 restore tho
Union by experiment OF war--during
which, under tho pretense OF mill
tary necessity or war power higher
than the Constitution, the ConstIt,''
ton itself has been disregarded in
every part, and public liberty anu
private right alike nodden down,
aud tho material prosperity of tho
country essentially impaired.-justice,
humanity, liberty and the public
welfare demand that immediate Of
fort- be made for cessation Of hos
tilI.ies. with n view to AN ultimate
Convention Of the States, or other
peaceft,l means To the end that, at the
earliest practicable moment, peace
may be restored on the basis OF the
Federal States.
or the Platform Committee which
framed, reported to the Convention.
and warmly recommended this
plank, Mr.. Tildcn was an important
and influential member. lie repre-
sented ON that committee tile great
State Of New York--the State 10
whom the Presidential candidacy
was vonchsafed- there h no pos
sibIc question that his voice was ono
Of tho ruling ones In the committees.
From the published report Of tho pro.
ceedings we learn that the mombeTs
Of the committee expressed theni-
selves TO the Convention, CONCERNING
this plank, ~ follows:
Mr.. Tilden, Of Now York, said:
There was no dissent among tho
mombers Of the Committee.
Mr.. Guthrie, Chairman Of the Com
said:
The councils had been very haxmo-
nIOus, and all were agroed upon =
platform which would maintain the
~
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

The Marion County Democrat OF
this week states that the German
Turner's organization Is for Tilden,
its official paper having taken that
stand. For pure, unadulterated,
bare-faced, transparent lying COM
mend US TO the Democrat. 1t never
tells all of a story for fear OF saying
too much, and of showing how badly
Ii does lie. The official paper OF this
organization did declare for Tilden.
Immediately protests from local So
cieties began 10 pour in,' and the
Germans refused TO be thus delivered
"body and breeches" without being
consulted. Among the societies pro-
testing are those Of Cincinnati, Chi
cago, indianapolis, Davenport, Mus
catine, Louisville, Baltimore, Buff
falo IN. VI, ST. Louis, aud
st. 10. These are but few OF
the many. And, too, their pro-
tests have been published in the
daily papers Of both parties, so that
the Democrat dare not fall back upon
the statement that tho protests orig
mated in tho minds Of radical cd
itors, and are only radical lies"
Neither can the editor of the Demo
crat declare that he did not know
this without acknowledging that he
reads such things, and such things
only, as Will make political capital
for his own side. What Ia the use
In telling such brazen lies, when a
person with common horse sense
should know that detection and ex-
posure il sure to follow? a number
OF Germans and German papers will
support Tilden, we are sorry TO say,
but happily, they are minority Of
tho German population. The Ger
mans are too honest and too intelli-
gent TO cast their solid vote for so
corrupt man as Tilden, man who
will lie and steal, and the Democrat
insults their intelligence by declaring
that they are unit for such man.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17
An argument made by those who

An argument made by those who
oppose the reintroduction OF the sill
YER dollar into circulation Is that 1t
would Immediately cause the expor-
tation Of large amounts Of United
States gold coin. Suppose ID did,
what harm would be done? Some
thing equivalent 10 the gold would
be received In exchange for 1T. Sup
pose, says the Chicago Tribune, j.
were exchanged for silver, II
would operate In this way: "The
first ten millions would bring q pre-
MUM Of. say, Is por cent. in silver;
the next ten millions premium oi
IA per cent: and each ten millions
would reduce the premium at least /
per cent. by the time the hundred
millions were exported and OK.
changed for silver, the latter would
be worth 80 or 96 per cent. instead OF
s5 or s6 per cont. OF gold as at pres.
ent. We have made a very
moderate statement OF the effect oil
the exchange. IL Is more likely that
silver would advance almost to par
with gold, because the exchange oI
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

The law OF February IL, 1873, pro-
vides that the silver coins Of tho
United States shall be trade dollar,
half dollar, n quarter dollar, and O
dime, and that the trade dollar shall
contain 420 grains. troy. 1t further
provides that "the gold coins Of the
United States shall be legal tender
at their nominal value" and that
"the silver coins Of the United
States shall be legal tender for any
amount not exceeding five dollars
in one payment" 1t does not say
that the old standard silver dollar OF
Az. grains IL not legal tender in any
amount, but simply falls TO provide
for its coinage. Now Congress can
remonetize silver by simply substi,
tuting for "trade dollarn the stand.
ard silver dollar Of il2i grains, and
by making IL legal tender for all sums
This should be done immediately
The country demands ID.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

July 81, and Hendricks OF July 4.
Now, IL Hendricks wrote his letter
so long ago what was no running to
Saratoga SO often fors Can II be pos
sible that Hendricks wrote both let
ters? Perhaps Hendricks "una-
voidable occupations prevented his
completing Tilden's letter sooner.
Is that what the sentence meanse
There Is an appearance OF crooked
ness" about this matter we should
not have expected In men who set
themselves up for saints of reform.
What truthfuluess. What
Innocence.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-17

Democratic journals tell us that
Hon. Fred Hassaurek, editor Of the
Cincinnati V0tks6iati, tho leading
German paper of Ohio, refuses 70
support Hayes, and "comes out
strong for Tilden." So he does.
But why not tell IL all? The COM
pany which employs Hassaurek are
for Hayes; the nforetime editor was
granted n furlough and will spend
the summer in Europe, whilo the
Votks6Idn will labor for the election
of the Cincinnati ticket.--hsorritie
Journal.
The editor OF tho X. j. thinks, no
doubt, he knows 1t all, and Mt once
proceeds to tell it. Will the X. j.
allow US to state the case. The
YofksJtdu doesn't "employ" MIR.
Hassaurek. That gentleman Is a
stockholder OF that company and
owns 40 of 2J0 shares Of that con-
cern. lie has been the editor ever
since he came back from Ecuador, at
which country no was the American
minister, appointed, we think, by
President Lincoln. Early In the
campaign he declared for Tilden,
and said, although he supported
Hayes for Governor against Allen,
he could not support him for Presi-
dent against Tilden. A meeting of
the stockholders was held, and rs
the other two proprietors held l30
shares OF stock, no was voted out Of
his position. The "labor" that the
VoikstIau will do for Hayes won't
amount to much, for with Hassaurek
out who was the brains of the con-
Germ and gained ID all the reputation
II enjoys, Its "labors" won't hurt
Tilden TO any alarming extent
burlington Gazette.
Oh, yes, Mr.. 6azette. You nave
made it 80 much better. It's M
clear as mud, now. II appears that
you don't "know IL all" yourself.
Suppose Mr.. Hassaurek Is "a stock
holder OF that company and owns
100 Of go shares OF that concern"
and that he "has been tho editor ever
since he came back from Ecuador, :"
does that disprove our statement.
You acknowledge all we claimed
however, 80 we shall be easy with
you. Please tell US who controls the
VokksGldtt, the man who owns 100
shares, or the men who hold the
other 1870 shares? IL the gentleman
owning tho 1870 shares did not con-
troll II how does 1t happen that she
was voted out OF his position? And
the paper didn't "empIoy Mr.. Has
saurek," oh? Does the Garette be-
lieve that Mr.. III. was green enough
TO do all the work and then divide
the profits with the remainder Of tho
company. II they didn't employ
him how could they "vote him out"?