Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-08-26

TiIdcn a Ixeformer or a Trickster-
- How He Reforms Specimen
INSTANCES.


Instances.
From the Troy Tines
"A review Of Tilden's acss rs Governor
produces the conviction that he IS not q
man of sincerity and courage, devoted 10
reform, as he pretends to be. we sIaii
put his conduct in two instances IN cou-
, trast,. which Show how his official con-
duct is controlled by circumstances, anu
bvh constant purpose TO make a point
for himself with the politicians OF the
machine kind. ID
-Tbe tax-payers OF West Troy have seen
how spurious Tilden's reform spirit is.
They organized last winter as tax-payers
TO protect themselves from imposition.
from robbery and the depreciation OF
their property and business. The best
men of all parties united i'm asking for
remedial legislation. The most impor-
tanI bill was TOR a police court and JUS
tice. The Legislature passed it.
Figures showed that it would save
SlS,OOO to the people in that town year
ly. AS soon as it was passed, the word
was given out among the politicians who
had opposed the bill that the Governor
would not sign it. They were ready to
bet large odds on it. How did they
know? They did know, for the Cover
nor did not sign the bill, and it failec:.
He made pretense of reason for not
signing it, Perhaps the true reason may
be found in the fact that several of the
most Jealous opponents of the bill went
to st. Louis to shout for Tllden and re-
form. This incident is demonstration
of the kind of refOrmer he is. He voted
and acted with the politicians. He voted
and acted against a community crying
against being plundered, and begging
for remedy. Tilden refused to relieve
them, but guarded the plunderers.
3 Another incident puts his thickness
and his cooperation with machine poll
ticians in stronger light. In 1875 the
BOSS" in the Brooklyn ring (McLaugh-
linz caused bill to be introduced in the
Legislature restoring the old Board of
Supervisors in that county. One section
of it legislated out of office several alder
men, elected rs aldermen and supervisors,
year before the expiration of their
term. The bill was prom, u iced plainly
unconstitutional ut the time. But a
powerful political ring was importunate
in demanding the Governors signature,
and in compliance with the demand Til
den did sign the bill. lie told its oppo-
nents in substance that they must take
The question of the constitutionality
OF the act came up in court in Brooklyn
last week Monday. III the proceedings
before Judge Bernard, of Ponghkeepsie,
he declared that he had no doubt of the
unconstitutiolality of the act; further,
IN remarking to counsel he said that the
Governor who signed the bill ought to be
tarred and featheied. Judge Bernard is
one of the oldest and most experienced
judicial officers in the state and is citi-
zen of irreproaehable Character.
About The Governors part in these
two transactions there can tie no doubt.
lie appears in each one Us the magistrate
who used his discretionary power TO aid
aud abet rings of politicians; who set
himself against the petitions of the great
. body Of the people interested ;wh0- re-
fused to grant them relief In local gov
2 ernment; who insisted upon throwing
taxation upon them needlcssly, tor the
benefit of the ring which iIfests each com
munity and consumes lis substance.
Thit is the kind Of man and reform
magistrate Governor Tiltlen is