The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-07

nv commentary upon Jne DeaullAul NY
sale of mingled metaphysics and petit
foOvinq which General Harrison so art
fully weaves together in the hope ofshow'
inc the disloyalty of the Democratic can
didate in this Campaiga. Another charge
ia that Governor Tilden was the leading
counsel for the Credit Mobilier, and gave
his opinion in favor Of the legality OF the
scheme. Governor Tilden Ii an eminent
lawyer, and has had great experience IN
the management of railroad cases. IL
was not strange that the Union Paclhc
Railroad Company should take his coun,,
sci as to its legal right 10 create fiscal
agency composed ofa portion OF the mem
bers of the company, for the purpose OF
taking charge of the construction oi the
road AS a naked legal question l think
it is agreed among lawyers that the COM
pany had the right. have not exam
med the evidence in the case recently
but if Governor Tilden gave that opin-
ion as a lawyer, / do not see that 1t con-
victs him of any high crime, If he ad-
yised the company that it had the right,
through the machinery called the Credit
Mobiiier, to rob the treasury of millions,
let the charge be squarely made, and let
the proof be produced. The curious fact
is that Republican politicians should
allude to this question at all. WIN
single exception the representative men
and eminent Christian statesmen VINO
auctioned off their Consciences to TINS
great corporation were members OF the
Republican party. They have no opinion
as 70 the legality of the scheme, but they
nrostitnted their political and official in
Huence to the base greed oil gain by per-
sonally Joining in gigantic fraud upon
the National Treasury. Otthls fraud uoV'
Tilden is not guilty and it seems to me
that Republican leaders in this can
vass had taken counsel of their prudence
thew would have studiously avoided any
allnsion to transaction with which their
Marty relations are SO exceedingly delicate
and tender.
TILDEN's FIGHT AGAINST TAMMANf'
| notice one further charge, that Gov
ernor Tilden did not begin the war Oh
Tammany ring as soon as he should nave
done. We are told he WAS too tardy ana
hesitating, and waited till the fight was
pretty we'll under way, with an assured
prospect ofvictory, before he entered Ine
contest. The proof of this charge Is the
perfactlv worthless testimony to when
have already alluded Like the ch9rge
last noted. it also comes from the leaders
of a party which not only hesitates ana
falters in the prosecution OF It's own roo'
hers hut throws around them its protec-
ton, and drives from power the men
who demand their punishment. cover
nor Tilden, through his unexampled Ia
bors and matchless courage, sent to prison
or into exile, the municipal pirates OF the
most powerful organization OF rogues ana
Conspirators our country has known. De-
fying all opposition, and braving all dan
gers, he did it, and the pitiful whine is
now heard that he was too slow III oe-
ginning the work. But the men who
urge this plea are the defenders OF the
Administration which still leaves zen
eral Babcock in the undisturDed posses
sion of two important offices, while not a
man of these Republican leaders has the
courage to denounce the action OF 'he
President in driving out of office Secre-
tarv Blistow and his associates, who were
80 manflllv engaged in the work OF re-
form. Gentlemen, | have little faith in
a political organization whose Leaders,
like Gen. Harrison, raise the cry OF re-
form, while there is not virtue enough IN
it to keep single reformer in any lmpor-
portant position, and who, while quoting
Scripture to prove that otense must
needs come" coolly tells us that the mot
to of the party is, "Woe unto that man
by whom the ohense cometh." AS for
myself, regarding the question OF reform
as the overshadowing one in this can
vass, would have supported Gen. brls-
tow had he been nominated at Clnclh-
natl. Aside from his remarkable fight
against the whisky thieves, he was not
very we'll known to the country at large;
but this brief episode in his official life
flashed forth such traits of maniiness, IN
trepidity and evident devotion to the
honor of the public service. that would
have been willing to trust him. Many
thousands who are now rallying around
the Democratic banner would nave done
likewise but the facts which inspire my
faith in Gov. Tiden are ten-fold more as
snrine than those which have made Gen.
Bristow so honorably conspicuous. Carl
Schurz, who is now zealously supporting
Gov. HAYES, admits that the election OF
Gov Tilden would be followed by the
sweeping out of the corrupt officials and
combinations which now dishonor the
public service Parke Goodwin who in
the qualities of intelligence ard high in
tegriIy is the peer of any man in the Re
publican party, and who has been init
mately acquainted with Gov, Tilden for
many years, says that he has never had
the slightest occasion to suspect his abso-
Lutte integrity of purpose and sincerity
of conviction, and that in all the rela,
tions of private life he is purity itself. l
accept the testimony of these witnesses,
and reject the reckless and unsupported
declarations of Senator Morton, that
Governor lilden is a railroad wrecker,
rebel and thief.