Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-31
Ttlden In a New Role.

Tfiden in a New Role.
What sort of creature is that
man Tilden, any how? We have
learned that hei is a hard-money re-
sumptionist, a copperhead during the
war, and always q Railroad sharper,
but now comes a new discovery,
made by the New York Times, more
damaging to his character as man,
if possible, than all the others.
From 1851 to 1872 we had what is
known as the income tax. Each
possessor of an income was required
TO make returns under oath. Mark
the result. For the year 1852 Tilden
swore to bis return as follows:
hereby certify that the following
is q true and faithful statement of
the gains, profits, or income of Sam
uel j. Tilden, of the city of New
York, and county of New York,
State of New York, whether derived
from any kind of property, rents, in
terest, dividends, salary, or from any
profession, trade, employment. or vo-
cation, or from any other source
whatever, from 1st day of January to
3lst day of December, 1852, both
days inclusive, and subject to an in
come tax under the Excise laws of
the United States. Income from all
sources, S7,11S.
That looks straight, but await the
SEQUEL. At this time there is suit
in court against Tilden for gobbling
up 1924, 900 in bonds, and lot of
stock of the Terre Haute, Alton and
st. Louis Railroad. To this suit he
has just made a sworn answer, from
which the following is an. extract:
That for such services the defend
ant Tilden, made charge of ten
thousand dollars against said second
mortgage bondholders, and the said
charge was paid, by or on behalf of
said second mortgage bondholders,
on the 18th of October, 1852;
that the defendant, Tilden, for a part
of his services aforesaid, also made
a charge of the like sum of ten
thousand dollars on account of pro-
fessional services rendered to the
first mortgage bondholders and the
Receivers, which was paid to him by
the said Azariah C. Flagg,
and which payment appears under
date of November, 1862, in state
ment annexed to the first report
aforesaid, as having been receipted
for the said Tilden, son account OF
professional services" =
Observe the year, 1852. Here is
$4,000 attorneys fees IN single
case, received during that year, and
vet he swears that his income, from
all sources mind you, was only
$7.I1S for thst entire year. This is
a sad position for professed Re-
former ts,be placed in. Outside OF
Tampany it would be called swim
dlipg. We leave the crow eaters to
reconcile these two sworn statements
with honesty.
This exposure has created an i'm
mense sensation, especially in the
State of New York. A correspond
ent of the Times has interviewed
several prominent gentlemen as to
the political effect of the exposure,
and we quote the opinions of three
as fair specimen of the whole:
One well-known, Anti-Tammany
Democrat went so far as to say: "lf
the Times can furnish conclusive
proof of what it charges, Tilden
should withdraw from the canvas.
/, for one, could not and would not
vote for him."
Ex-Senator Chapman, after read
ing the article, said: swell, that s
the worst yet. That is abominable.
Idon't see how old Tilden is going
to get around those affidavits, or rec
oncile them with each other. He will
escape indictment for perjury
through the statute Of limitation, br t
the Government can sue him for the
balance, out of which it was cheated
by his false oaths, and it ought to do
it. Isn't he a pretty rascal to be
running for the Presidency on a re-
form cryr
Judge Bullard says it is the most
conclusive and crushing thing he has
read yet about Tilden, although the
Times had already published facts
enough about his record to damn
any candidate seeking the votes of
respectable people. He thinks it
about time the World demanded his
withdrawal from the ticket, as it did
Blair's in 1868.