Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

paper, speaking of Tilden's reform
record, having especial reference to
the pending suit against him for cm-
bezzling the bonds of the St. Louis,
Alton Il Terre Houte Railroad Com
pany, says:
True, many a one has been ar
raigned and yet was innocent-it may
be that Tilden is innocent. But ii he
is, he has a curious way of showing
it. Instead of appearing at court and
demanding an examination as speed
lily as possible, he has undertaken to
prevent ii. The case has been con-
tinued from time to time, and it was
but last Saturday when it was defer
red TO October.
Now, a man who is innocent, does
he act in this way? And, moreover,
Mr.. Tilden, the candidate for Presi-
dent. is he not by far more bound to
purge himself of so heavy suspscion
at the earliest possible day? We
should think SO.
| Blaine would have been nominated
at Cincinnati if he had not been la
boring under similar suspicion.
The professional politicians who con-
vencd there were not ready to assume
such responsibility. And should we
now go for Tilden? How if the man
were guilty! How if the court SEN
fenced him, and the man was elected
President? The land to bear this
disgrace, too! Has it not been hum
bled enough?
Let the friends of Tilden deny it.
They cannot quibblc or fritter away
the court records. But we ask, are
we allowed to vote for q man under
so grievous an accusation, and who
is afraid to meet it!
The Post is quite right. Here is
Tilden charged with appropriating
to his own use and that of his associ-
ates in the swindle, bonds now val.
ued at $4,000. Months ago suit was
brought for the recovery of the bonds
and Tilden, instead of having the
/ facts brought out with reasonable
) dispatch, delays it by his own trumped
+ up motions for continuance. Why
, had Mr.. Blaine or any other Rcpub
{ lican, charged with wrongs, sough
: to have STAYED off investigation, th'
| throats of quasi and once full-Aedget
{ traitors, would have become hoars'
= with shouting that such conduct wa
a confession of guilt. But Tildel
evades investigation, continues hi
!, case in court, and Democrats peacl
: not a word, but go down to st. Loui
8 and nominate such manner of re
g former.
i The fact is, that proof of rascality i
(. the conduct of Democrat is rather
J. passport to Democratic honors, Will
4, a Republican who is even under tn
l. shadow of a charge cannot SO CON
j. mand confidence as to secure hig
g honors from the Republican party
N The difference in which the two pal
10 ties look upon such matters, fitl
7, represents the real virtue and honest
N of the masses who compose them.
lc is not supposable case thata Repul
lican convention would dare to pla'
d, before the voters Of our party ma
Us who, after having been sued f
Il months on claim against him +
al embezzlement, had his case continue
of from time to time on one pretext I
IS another. Tilden's barrel Of none
ny however, and the total depravity
its the leaders Of that party, max
as Shakespeare's words true among Il
on Democracy "Offenscs guided hal
en- oft does shove by justice" A mi
he with the dark record touching III
'ct railroad bond matter, like Tide
o.. can easily be Democratic candida
y, for President and be reasonably w
We supported by his party, but such
'ot State of things could never exist
ny the Republican party with any no
A. of success.