The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-15
Tileen as a RefOrmer.
A Democratic Estimate of the nIau.
From the Brooklyn Argus (DemA

FROM the Brooklyn Argus (Dem)
Governor Tilden's speech reads beautifully
IL IS middle chapter of his volume of IRA
form, the preface Of which was the paid for
reform advertisements, and the introduction
to which was the eight reform planks in the ST.
Louis platform. Governor Tilden and TalIey-
rand, enjoj the distinction of holding similar
views in regard to the use of language. Re.
form, reform, reform, rings out in all of Gov
ernor Tiden's campaign documents, from the
opening advertisements to the speech of accept
ance. But, very singularly, when we look for
MS expected order to arrest the thieves who
stole 100000 from the new capitol bnlding,
for the impeachment of the officials who liber-
Grated Tweed, and for the punishment of the
men who have stolen S15,OOO,0OO from the peo-
pie of this city, we find nothing of the kind.
Some say that Mr.. Tilden overlooked these
little matters OF reform in detail" and others
say there IS nothing inconsistent in q man with
Governor Tllden's antecedents talking and act
ing IN thus way. We beg leave to differ with
them. Mr.. Tilden is not the man to overlook
details when gathering up the ends of the
threads leading to success. 1t is said that his
money supplied carriages in over seventeen
hundred election districts in this state to carry
the stay at home vote to the polls in 1874.
He did not forget to telegraph the inspectors of
every Democratic district in regard 10
sending to William NJ. Tweed, chairman,
the probable vote of 1865 Immediately after
the closing of the polls, by reason of which in
formation the ballot boxes of New York city
were stuffed with the requisite number of votes
ana Hoffman was counted in over John A.
Griswold. No Mr.. Tilden is decidedly a
man OF detail, and man who knows that the
su1ferlngs of the American people at the pres
ent time incline them to worship the banner
winch has reform" upon it, We commend
him for his sagacity. We have frequently rec
commended his example in this respect to Gov
ernor Hayes as worthy of emulation.
but when 1T comes down to the true meaning
OF the thing, there is not a well-informed man
10 this section of the state who does not be-
lieve that Gov. Tilden procured his noinination
mfoagh bargain Nth some Of The most corrupt
htng men out Of the State Prison Three of his
CHOSEN delegates from this city are men acho are
aoso detendantS IN Ring suits for fraud and con.
Splfdcy. Others of them are notorious for be-
ing the pals, dividers with and abettors of the
Albany, the New York and the Brooklyn
rings: Every man in Brooklyn knows that a
vote Tor Tllden is vote for Mclaughlin in the
navy Y ard, Murphy in the Custom House,
hinsella IN the Postotfice, Jacobs in the United
States Marshalship, Britton in the District At
torneyship, Fowler in the COllectOrship of In
Iernal Revenue, and Kingsley TO the Harbor
Repairs in general. 1t is this ticket which the
seventy-hve thousand voters of Brooklyn are
10 vote this coming fall. They believe that Mr..
Illden was pledged to prosecute Ring men in
this state. They know that he has not attacked
the worst of them, and that instead of their
being ia the docks on his motion, they were his
delegates to to the st. Louis Convention by his
SPECIAL solicitation. A man elevated to the
Presidency upon such shoulders would, put in
the estimation of those who know the facts,
be exactly situated to introduce political re-
form. Almost every third man we meet
says, Il am going to vote against the Brooklyn
Ring at any hazard. voted for Tilden two
years ago, but he is now the candidate of the
Ring and down he must 60; for to elevate
these men to Federal power would be equal to
surrendering Brooklyn over to plunder" This
Is Is not our language, and we, too, supported Mr..
Illden Tor Governor 10 1874, in county which
gave him one-third of his eAtire majority. This
IS the language of earnest men everywhere to
be encountered. 1t is what they think of Gov
ernor Tilden as 'reformer."