Marshall County Republican., 1876-08-10
Democratic Opinion OF Tilden.

In 1872, the Democratic party sup
ported for president a man. much of
whose life had been spent i'm bitter de-
nunciations of what he regarded as the
sins of that party. Now the position
of things is reversed, and they are sup
porting for President man whom for
months before the convention which
nominated him, they denounced in
most bitter terms. 1t would be quite
impossible for Republicans to say hard
er things of Mr.. Tilden than was said
by Democratic newspapers prior TO the
convention. The indictment they
brought against him is fearful. They
have shown in him record of knavery,
of cunning duplicity, of INSCRIPTIONS
railroad robbery, of companionship with
thieves, and disloyalty to his country,
unparalleled among the public men of
this country. OF these things they
have proved him guilty. 1t would be
impossible for Republicans to add to
the blackness of the record. They need
only restate what Democrats have said.
If 1.-THE of what they charge is true,
then Tilden is the very last man who
should be thought of for President of
the United States. If what they say
of him is not true, then the Democrats
are liars utterly beyond redemption;
and it would be an irreparable calami-
ty to the country to bring into pow
er party to which such meIr belong.
supporting Mr.. Tilden, which only
shows one of three things; that their
mendacity is unequaled since the old
SERPENT was in Eden, or that for the
sake of success and the post-otlices, they
would make the greatest rogue in this
country, President, or that some of Mr..
Tilden's barrel of money has been put
where it would do the most good.
But our object was to present some
of this Democratic testimony, which
Notwithstanding rather low estimate
of the character of the witnesses, we
yet believe To be, in great part, true.
We make short extracts from the vo-
luminous evidence which we could ex-
tend indefinitely, did our space permit
On the 23d day of June, the Cincinnati
Enquirer, the foremost Democratic pa
per of the West, said:
Tilden's money and promises elected
him in New York IL 1874. His admin
istration in New York has disrupted
and disorganized the party in the State
and he coGld not possibly carry the
State tomorrow. 1t is erroneous for
the people to imagine so. The kid-glove
Democracy, of which Tilden is the
chief, have not the confidence and can
not obtain the votes of the masses.
His nomination will disrupt and dis0r-
ganize the Democratic party. 1t means
defeat.
And on the 26th OF June, the same
paper said:
There is every reason to expect that /
William NJ Tweed, once of New York, |
late of Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, /
and later OF GOd-Only-knOws-where,
will support Samuel j. Tilden's nomin- I
alton at st. Louis. Mr.. Tweed has
means and can well afford to
spend a portion of that $4,000, 900 he
nipped from the New York taxpayers
la the canvass for Uncle sammy. He
is under obligations to Tilden for the
reason that the Governor has not made
any effort to bring him to justice, and
has permitted the sheriff of New York
TO retain his office after allowing the
greatest rogue of the century to go scot
'ree. Had Governor Tilden been dis
,osed, he could have had Tweed Gagged
Ong ago. This, many New York vo-
ers believe to be fact.
Just before the convention the Chica-
70 Times said: II