Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1876-09-27


form worth boasting of by good Govern
/ or"
In eighteen months Gov. Tilden has par
dOned 1876 criminals aud restored seventy
! to citizenship.
! have confined myself to a few main
! points in Mr.. Tilden's gubernatorial career,
! and to succinctly answering the statements
| i'll the text of this communication. But |
will not close without giving other reasons
why honest citizens, and particularly hon
est Democrats, cOnscientiously changed
their opinions of Mr. TiIden, and now op-
pose his elevation to the Presidency.
To our surprise, we first found that Gov
ernor Tilden opposed the execution of the
laws and reform, in every locality where
ring men controlled party machinery and
presidential delegates. We found that he
struck at Lord in Rochester, Dennison in
Syracuse, and for time at Tweed in New
York, because the political machinery of
the party in those places had passed into
reform hands. Far greater public robbers
than Lord or Belden were rotiDg in Brook
lyn and in Albany, but they controlled
delegates and conventions, and the Govern
or refused to lay his hands upon them. In
fact, these same men have been Tilden
delegates to each State Convention and to
the National Convention since the alliance
was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found that in November last the |
friends and partners of Tweed and his gang
had mysteriously all become Tilden men. |
In the early part of December, Tweed was |
released from prison. The official in whose |
Governor for his place, for Tweed's body, |
or for 100000 judgment, from which |
Tweed abscORded. NJ action in any way
has been taken against the sheriff 1t was
then believed and the belief has crystalliZ
ed into very general conviction, that bar
gain had been made to give Tilden the |
Presidential nomination in consideration |
for Tilden's release and executive protec
ton to his pals.
TILDEN AND TwEED's PARTNERSHIP.
Tilden's past career was than looked into.
1t Was found that he and Tweed had been
fellow officers in the Tammany Committee
for many years That Tilden was chair
man of the State Democratic Committee
from 1866 to 1872, during the triumphant
X ILa GER of the New York city ring. That in
Tweed. $1,000 saat DDS oi l iIS+s ana
in elevating the previous ring mayor of
that city into the gubernatorial chair of the
State. 1t was found that Chairman Tilden
Tweed delegation Of present out
laws and fugitives to the State Convention
of 1870. 1t was found that the proofs of the
ring robberies were published by the New
York Times, July Goth, 1871. That an in
dignation meeting was held on September
4th, 1871. That Iilden was still sustaining
Tweed and dere not attend the meeting.
The World, of the 9Th of September, pro-
the meeting a failure because
eminent citizens like Samuel J. Tilden
stood aloOf from it.'
1t was found that Tilden and the ring
held a conference on September 18th
eleven days after the meeting-at which
conference Tilden says of himself, II
pressed Mr.. Connolly Comptroller, in
whose department all partnership papers
were kept to resign, that the storm would
pass over him and beat upon others" The
papers were then destroyed,
Connolly resigned and set sail for foreign |
shores. Then, after the destruction of the 7
vouchers, and not till then did Tilden ever
lisp word about reform" = !
1t was subsequently, ascertained that Til
1en's relations and friends, the Peltons and
Candies, were always interested in Tweed's
arge jobs 1t has recently come out that, {
from 1866 to 1871, the millionaire Tilden
had only paid taxes to Tweed's city govern
nent on personal property ranging from
$1,000 per annum to $780, 600 per annum.
The foregoing were deemed good evidences
2f mutual Interest and partnership between !
Tilden and Tweed.
FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS.
1t was then discovered that while honest
Democrats had been criticising Mr. Lon
coins administration tor not hurrying on
rOops and making short work of the war,
md had 0een shouldering their muskets'
IS over 100000 of them did, and paying
heir taxes, as every loyal man did, that T
me of the wealthiest men in the party,
samuel J. Tilden, was discouraging enlist
nents, hiding away his property and max
n8 false returns of his income This was
n insult to the loyalty and honor of the
arty which no man of selfrespect can sui b
nit to on the part of a candidate for the
Presidency. q
l have not referred to Mr.. Tilden's SOM !
rsault on the currency question. Excuse ;
he space | have occupied We oppose
Mr.. Tlden, because we have found him to
De an insincere man, a trickster hypo- '
rite, swindler, traitor and perjurer.
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