Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-13
Career Of a Sham Rcformer.

The most remarkable arraignment Of an
individual upon statistical and documentary
evidence Of an overwhelming character, is
presented in the Brooklyn On. " Argus
the leading democratic journal Of that city,
in its issue Of the 23d ult. In ten columns
Of close type, carefully arranged aud class
flied, it publishes the proofs of Samuel J.
Tildeu's completely in number Of the most
infamous transactions of the age. The
Argus supported him for Governor, believing
then in his pretensions, aud is still cham.
pion of the democratic party; but it de-
clares that the proofs have convinced it that
no party can carry such a candidate as Til.
den, and it calls upon all honest democrats
to examine the record and repudate the
dangerous and INSCRIPTIONS man who has
forced himself upon the party. The arraign-
ment is specific aud in detail, all the phases
of his notorious career being set forth with
acrushing array Of evidence. We are, of
course, unable to print the whole of this
mammoth indictment, but we copy from the
Argus the summary of Heads Of Proofs"
as follows:
l-Tiden refuses to pay his laud taxes In the
state Of Michigan.
2-Swindled the government by issuing Illegal
and bogus cuuency-rciusing To pay taxes
on The same and smuggling Relief " hill
through Congress TO get rid Of the penalties
3-false income returns
4-Calling alcohol Ether" and swindling the
government out OF the taxes on whiskey.
5-Compeling laborers to take due bills " at
four months time shaving the due bills
at the store Of Wetmore and Tlden.
G-Teaching the Credit Mobilier swndlers.
The first railroad conspiracy" in the United
States.
o-liead OF the greatest Railroad Ring in America.
Makes fraudulent issue of stock-compeed
to refund two million dollars
lO-Tilden and Tweed. Election frauds Tlden
the adviser Of the Credit Mobner Ring, the
Railroad Ring. and Tweed's New York Ring.
aloof from reform Destroying
the vouchers, and the escape Of Connolly,
l2-rweed nominates Tilden for the Presidency
and rides away.
10 Disregard OF his official oath. Public conspir-
ators not moested
l4-Deserted his party and helped defeat Lewis
Cass
i5-Results OF his boosted Canal Reform one
conviction no money recovered and ninety
two Thousand dollars expended
lG-Defeating the reform Constitutional Amend
ments
i7-what Chairman Tden did for New York and
Brooklyn
lS-Executive signature given to a corrupt and
unconstitutional bill
l0-An Irish democrat on Tilden's despotsm
20-IIow he secured the nomination. Bargains
with Ring mcn-packing State Conventions
and suborning newspapers.
2l-surrender OF his hard-money principles to the
soft-money indationists
22-Cost OF initiation.
After this terrible arraignment the Argus
says editorially that alt will require but
thirty days presentation of these charges to
produce tidal wave against this trickster
and impostor, compared with which the one
against Cesarsm in 1874 was but a ripple
before gentle zephyr. Whoever reads the
disclosures in this days Argus-and they
will be read by four hundred thousand voters
in all Of the states--will be convinced that
Samuel j. Tilden is one of the worst men
who has ever been lifted into public no
toriety The intelligence and sincerity of
the American people are on trial. Ciaiming
that principle and not partisan prejudice
should guide them, if, after knowing the
history of this arch-impostor, demagogue and
despot, they shall show that a majority of
them disregard the warning of such facts as
here presented il will teach rejecting men
that the star of American liberty is soon to
set in the sea of despotsm and anarchy.
Tilden has made the record, not we. II the
people shall do as we have done, conquer
their prejudices in favor of principle the
danger will be averted and imposture be
rebuked."