The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-09-02
LIES ABOUT TILDEN.

When the official record of man who has
figured as prominently in public life as Sam
uel j. Tilden has is so Improbable to assault
that his enemies are obliged to resort to low
personal detraction and petty falsehoods out
side of and beyond the pale of record proof
or disproof it shows that such man has
been guided in his career with singular wis
dom and foresight AS a member of the
New York Legislature, as Governor OF thai
state, and as conspicuous Ia its politics for
many years, not one word is uttered agans
Tilden by his biterest opponents; but the
admission on all sides is that his admins
tratiOn especially as the executive of the En-
| pire State has been singularly successful
and brilliant. But then, by the party man
acled, BLACKBOARD organs of Grantsm and
whisky thievery, 1t is necessary TO make wal
on Tilden in some torn, and the assault
takes this shape, as echoed by the pop CUR
Ottawa organ of the ringsters:
The disloyalty of Samuel j. Tllden during
the war is proved IN so many ways that it is
accepted as an established fact.
ny aH uS'CplCu duu CStuUIloHCu ldSl l.,
meant, In the parlance Of these minor radical
organ grinders, a lie we'll stuck to; but il
must be desperately up hill work to stick to
lie so palpable and egregious. OF all 9th
ers, this about Tilden's "dlsloyally" is the alb,
surdest and thinnest. This Ottawa pop gun
has the atfrontcry to repeat this lie in the face
OF its fiat contradiction by Judge Cation
and insultngly insinuates that the Judge was
bamboozled, lied to and made game of by
Tlldeu. This is Judge Cations language:
! During the war Of the rebellion had sew
eral interviews with Gov. Tilden On the sub
jeCt of the prospects of the war, and ever
found him ardent and earnest in Its support.
Thus knowing his sentiments, on one occa
sien | called upon him at his residence in
Gramercy square, and submitted to him the
manuscript of a paper which had written
the object of which was to induce every Cit
lzen, and especially every Democrat, to sup.
port the war with heart and soul. The pa
per met with his cordial approval, and in the
course of the Interview he showed, in that
clear and earnest way peculiar to himself,
that 1t was the paramount duty of every one,
whether Democrat or Republican, to stand
by his country and the Union. While the
fire was raging it was no time to stop and
dispute as to who kindled it. II | have not
known Mr.. Tllden as long and as intimately
as 1 did Mr. Lincoln, think l certainly
know his sentiments on the subject Of the
late war; and there would be as much pro.
priety in saying that Mr.. Lincoln was an anti.
war Republican rs that Samuel j. Tilden
was an anti.war Democrat.
And to this the pop gun aforesaid replies:
That would be just like the cunning Til
den. He we'll knew that Judge Cation was
outspoken in favor of conquering the rebels,
and his foxy disposition doubtless led HIM to
concur with the Judge in his expressed views.
This is all the more probable in view Of the
fact that the conversations were held at Til.
den's residence, the Judge being his guest.
If any body will show us a more beastly
and thoroughly degrading and contemplate
specimen of radical organism of the corn
stalk fiddle pattern than this, we guarantee
him bigger prize at the state fair than that
awarded on the champion jackass,