Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-11-04
THE REASONS WHY.

elected President of the United States
lst, Prior to 1861, he was in full sym
pathy, personally and politically, with
those Southern leaders who conspired to
destroy the Union.
2d, He encouraged rebellion in 1860 and
in 1861, by declaring that the govern
mcnt had no constitutional right to CO.
cree the South into obeying the laws.
Sd, He made false return of his in
come in 1862, by declaring under oath
that his income tax did not excecdS7, Ills,
whereas in 1876 he made an oath that in
1862 he received from one railroad fee
of sc, 900.
4th, He allowed the assessors to add
the penalty OF 30 per cent, to his discov-
erable inconfe from 1868 to 1872, rather
than make oath to the amount he receiv-
ed. BY this means he paid tax on only
$4,000 while his yearly income WAS not
less than 100000.
9th, He was the legal adviser of, and
largely Interested in, two mining compa-
nies in Michigan that issued many mil
lions of dollars in paper money, on the
circulation of which not dollar of tax
was paid, while every branch of business,
and both national and State currency
were taxed for tho money needed by the
government.
9th, lie was the man who advised Oakes
Ames to form that swindling company
known as the Credit Mobilier.
9TH, He was the chairman Of the com.
mttee that framed that infamous resolu-
tion which declared the war II failure and
which became one OF the planks in the
Democratic platform in 1864.
Sth, He has been opposed to every lead
ing measure of reconstruction since the
close of the war, including every amend
ment TO the Constitution.
9th, lie has been for the past twenty
years an active politician, schooled in all
the tricks of Tammany Hall, and during
this time has been the friend and conf
dant Of those notorious leaders that have
disgraced the politics of New York State,
from Rynder the striker TO Tweed the
robber.
10th, lie presided over political con-
venton in 1871 where Tweed sat as II rec
ogni2ed and honored leader, and this
more than one year after the extent of
his robberies had been published TO the
world.
llth, While he was governor of the
| State Of New York ho allowed Tweed TO
be placed under the charge Of sheriff
who had been warm personal friend of
the Boss" and from whose custody he
soon after escaped. Although the people
were loud in their denunciatlons OF this
outrage on justice, tho governor made no
effort to recapture tho fugitive, or to re-
move the sheriff who permitted him 10
escape.
l2Lh, lie has made pretensons Of re-
form, and put forth claims to the break
ing up OF the canal ring Of the State OF
]
show not one Of the ring punished nor II
dollar OF the stolen money recovered.
18th, lie has assumed to himself the
credit Of reducing State taxation for 1876,
whereas the reduction was first proposed,
and the laws necessary to effect 1t enact
ed, by Republican legislature.
itI, 4 "A l,,I I,
scrupulous politicians-the Kellys and
Morrsseys OF New York-and il elected
would have the ear OF tho most danger
Gus and corrupt class Of men that ever
disgraced politics.
10Th, lie is the representative of the
dislOyal portion Of the South, the copper
head element Of the North, and his cleo
I tion would lead to the recognition oi
claims in the interests OF the South ; the
advent into power Of men and measures
which cost the government four years OF
war and millions OF treasure to defeat,
and would mark the beginning Of a de
cline IN our national credit that would
end IN universal bankruptcy.
These are but few of the many rea-
sons why Tilden should not be elected
Any one Of them ought 10 be sufficient to
defeat him, for the nation cannot afford
to trust its vast interest in the hands OF
any one whose record is not clear and
clean. The man for the presidency must
not be Tammany politician. lie must
be above reproach, and not open to sus-
picion such man is Rutherford b.
Hayes His past record is without stain.
His career has been noble one, such n
one as would give promise Of true reform
everywhere. His election will be pub
lie blessing in whose train VIII come pros
perty, protection to all, even handed jus
tice North and South, and that lasting
peace for which the nation has waited SO
/ long.