Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-13
The Slander on GOV. Hayes.

1t was to be expected that the Democrat
ic newspapers and politicians, finding it
impossible to defend Tilden against the
charge of perjury while the witness
against him was no other than Tilden him
self, would invent some story with the
purpose of making Hayes appear equally
black, and thus submitting their accus-
toned choice of evils. But certainly the
Democrats would have been given more
credit for fertility OF invention than they
have shown by taking up personal tax
return and classifying the items and cir
cumStances We presumed that there was
at least a basis for speculation n,the
charge that Gov. Hayes did not pay as
much personal tax in 1874 and 1875 as he
ought to have paid, but it seems there ism
even this much to it. The Democrats are
precluded from even specializing thereon,
inasmuch as Democratic Board of Equal.
iZation has already taken up the return
and reported that it was correct. If it
had not been, the country would have
heard Of it long ago.
Nevertheless Gov. Hayes has not hest
tated nor delayed to make a statement
(Which has been given to Gen. Comfy, of
the Ohio State JoninaO OF all the facts
The basis of the charge was that Hayes,
after inheriting the bulk of his uncle's
fortune, did not return as much personal
property AS his uncle had returned before
his death. His uncle Birchard returned
80 9S2 in personally, all of which was
swallowed up by the Obligations Hayes
incurred to carry out certain projects for
the town of Fremont. He made no return
of credits in personal property, because
they were more than offset by the debts,
which the Ohio law authorizes the tax
payer to deduct The charge was made
that he owned piano on which he did
not pay, though the fact is he owned no
piano, but only rented one. Another
charge was made that $4,000 was left
him in personal property out of which to
provide for certain requests made by Biz
chard; the fact is that not a dollar in
money was left him for that purpose, but
the requests were to be paid out of the
sale of real estate, and that is the reason
three years were given in which to convert
it, For the rest, all Gov. Hayes personal
property was listed at its full value, and
some of it at more than its actual value,
rs subsequent sales of a portion of it
proved. His personal property exclusive
of bank stock, on which the tax is paid
Nv tut pduh anu tltNltS oilSCt NY lHNtDt-
edness) was listed at 80, 100 in 1874 and
1910 in 1915, and would not have
brought as much at a public sale.
We scarcely expect from the Tilden
newspapers any fair reproduction of this
statement, which has been made freely
and promptly, for the reason that Gov
Tilden has made no statement, and proba-
bly, will make none, showing that he did
not make one or the other of the two atii-
dayits attributed to him, one swearing
that his entire income in 1862 was only
S1,1lS, and the other that he received
500, 900 from single client in that year
So long as he confessed to have sworn to
both these affilavits, the charge of per-
jury lies against him, and there will be a
continued effort on the part of the Demo
Gratis To divert attention from IL by charges
against Mr. Hayes. -Chicdgo Tribune