The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-28
THE AGE OF HUGE EVENTS!
What will be our Futures

Those who have lived three score
and ten can scarcely realize the rapid
changes that time and our active and
intelligent workers have made within
three. quarters of century. Our
modes Of communication, the telegraph
and railway, are the revolutionists and
cililiseTs of the world Time is dis.
tanced, and space annihilated by those
twin co operators, and nowhere, on the
broad face Of the globe, are the event
full transitions of century so plainly
visible as on this Continent and with
in the limits of the United States? Our
Centennial furnishes unmistakable
proof Of our progress, and is the
admitted Huge Event Of the Age, and
to see it our readers must take flying
trip over the Great Fort Wayne and
Pennsylvania Railway, which is the
only direct line to the Exposition and
Eastern cities. During the trip they
will discover the completeness of the
famous road, and coincide with the
public that the Fort Wayne aad Pen,
nsylvania has virtually attained de
gree of perfection, beyond which, it is
thought impossible for men, money,
brains, enlarge viewsd or compass Of
thought to pass With solid road
bed Of broken stone, the heaviest con.
tinuous steel rails ever tested, donble
anditriple tracks, machinery construct
ed for strength and speed, the strong
est iron and granite bri .ges, cars com
bining the most approved models for
safety and luxury, sober employees
reared in the company's service, tele
graph and signal corps. block stations
and all the mechanical triumphs fol
security, convenience and rapid move.
ment of passengers that rejecting rail-
way experts and discerning genius may
devise are brought into requisitlon'
Can the future do better? For informa.
ton address G. NJ. Clark, General
Ticket Office, 65 Clark street, Chicago
The following letter, written by an
Episcopal Minister of Detroit shows
the character of the Democratic cand.
idate for the Presidency.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 19, 1876
Samuel Post, Esq'-My Dear Sir
Press Of other matters demanding my
attention has caused me to delay put.
ting in writing, as you desired, the
story I related to you Of an interview
once had with Samuel J. Tilden, the
Democratic candidate for the Presiden
cy'
The facts are as follows: In Febru
ary, 1866. was discharged from the
United States volunteer army on
account of having lost leg in the line
Of duty during the war of the rebel
lion.
I was in the city Of New York, and
in March Of the same year, I was
appointed to temporary clerkship ID
the internal revenue service. In June
1865, the Office Of Superintendent o1
Exports and Drawbacks for the por,
Of New York was created I Wat
endorsed for an appointment in this
Office by the Hon. Zach Chandler and
the late Judge Longyear. who knew
me personally.
I continued to perform the duties
assigned me in this Office till October
1867. About that time Mr.. W. F
Warren, the Superintendent Char
whom a more uuAinching Republican
or man of more unimpeachable integri
ty and business capacity never helt
ofice), was removed by the lat
Andrew johnson to make way for
Democrat. I suspected there woul'
be difficulty in retaining my place ant
had talk with the new Superintend
ent about the matter.
He told me that he wanted me to re
main at nv desk, but that he coult
not reappoint me without the indorse
meut of Samuel j. Tllden, then Chair
man of the State Central Democrat
Comittee He gave me a letter O
introduction to Tilden, stating m
qualifications, experience, etc., for tn
place.
I called on the"great Reformer" {?
at his Office in Nassau street r think
Mr.. Tilden read the letter. and the
asked me if I were a Democrat. I re
piled IN the negative. He inquire'
again, "Will you vote the Democrat
ticket this fall, and work in your dis
trict for that party?" answered tha
I could not.
In sneering kind of tone he aske,
what claim had on him for tn
place.
I stated in reply that I had acquire
considerable valuable experience in m
particular branch. of the Civil Service
that I had been instrumental il
detecting. on more than one occasion
attempted frauds on the government
thereby saving the government severa
thousands Of dollars, and that my worl
has been done in a satisfactory manne,
Added to this I said: II fought t.
sustain the government under whic1
you are now living IN peace and pros
perity, aud suffered the loss of leg
as you can see."( I was there on crutch
es. "Certainly might have a chance
OF earning my own living in the Civi
Service after thts."
| Mr.. T;lden flew into a violent pas
sion. with the most terrible profanit,
he cursed me for having gone to th
war; said it served me right. and
was a pity l had not lost both legs
H. ;ncult.d tho oaroorv of thu horo;