The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-10-19


House last Tuesday evening. The COL has
been sort of political experimenter. He
has been a Wing, Republican, Liberal and
now he is trying to help the Democracy to re,
form 1t is to be hoped that he and they will
succeed in thoroughly reforming themselves.
The Col by blood is very nearly related to
u. S. Senator Conklng-in fact, a brother
but in point Of capacity very far off. In the
commencement Of his speech we had hope
that he would treat the political issues fairly
and honestly But in this hope we were
sadly disappointed There was too much dis
play for truth, too much fancy for fact. His
oratorical appeal to the flag of our country
was very we'll done He announced that he
came here to open the eyes of the GreeIy
Liberals In this he succeeded finely, for he
had not proceeded far before his bald and
eroundlcss assertions caused their eyes to
open wide with astonishment at his assurance
in attempting to retail such unwarranted and
unsupported assertions.
Such as. for instance, if Gov Hayes in
come report could be got hold Of he had no
doubt that it would send him to the Ohio
Penitentiary What an unwarranted SANDER.
Hayes private and political life is as pure as
the air he brcathes He declared that Tllden
was a pure and noble patriot as the sun ever
shonc upon. That anything detrimental to
his LOYALTY was base SANDER. In 1860, Oct.
18th, Mr.. Tilden wrote letter to the Hon.
VIM. Kent of \. Y, in which he gave utter
ance to the following disoyal and secession
doctrine-He said They the masters Of
political science recognized no right of constl-
tutional secession; but they left revolution
organized when it should be demanded by
the public opinion ola State; left with power
to snap the tie of confederation as a nation
might break treaty, and repel coercion as a
nation might rcpCl invasion. JEFF DAVIS
himself never uttered more strong secession
doctrine than the above. The Col. did not
attempt to defend Mr.. IiIden'S Internal
Revenue return, except by his above uncan-
did fling at Mr.. Hayes; and by stating that
Tilden was contributing to the support of >
or 5 of his poor relations. This brave Col.
had the holdness to assert that TIldcn burstcd
up the Tweed ring. When it is notorious
that he did not touch it until the uprising
against Tweed and his gang had been in pro
grcSs for over six months and when 1t was
clear that Tweed time for plumber aud leader
ship Of the Democratic party was at an end,
and then to cover or hide his completely with
Tweed he ungenerously fell in and helped the
Republicans and Charles . COnnor knife him
to his political grave and eternal iufamy But
said this Col the Tweed ring was composed
of equal numbers of Democrats and Repubh-
cans; and the only proof he offered to estab-
! lish it as a fact was that he had made the
same charge in Ohio Bat Col. that is not
enough. For lying in Ohiois not telling the
truth in Pennsylvania by long shot. y dec
iaration of the sort has never been vcnturcd
on the public bcfore-becauSc it IS not truth.
The Col. said that the Tweed ring was Op
posed to Til1en. This is another original
assertion For it Is notorious that Tweed 5
original followers with the famous bruiSer
| john Moryisscy at their head, are shouting
! themselves hparse for TiIdcn and reform
! The Democracy RELY or them for their hope
Of enccess IN New York.
The Co. all MT ike Gen Grant bit
! We'll it i. altogether likely that Grant did
not use him as kindly as ne ougnt. For he
never gave the Col any office hut then it Is
an orcn question as to whether Grant did not
act wisely in this particular. The Colonel
/ pitched into Grant most bitterly, but failed
! to show what Grant had to do with Gov.
/ Hayes lie did not say that Grant had hall
rs much to do with Hayes as John Morrissey,
| Billy McMulen Ben. Hill and JEFF. Davis
/ had to do with Gov. Illden.
/ The Col asserted that Ohio had been car
ried by buying up certain portion OF the
miners who were nut Of work IN a certain
section of ihat state. with the money which
/ Grant and his party had stolen from the pco-
pie Stolen How base the charge.
The Col stated that the charter authoriz-
ing the Frcelman'c Saving Bank at Wash
ngton originally provided that no invest,
ments could he made in anything 1T United
States securities but Grant and his ring got
! r. eyes OF the funds in the bank and got
! Congress to pass an act repeating that clause
/ of the charter 50 that the funds OF
said bank could be Invested IT
! Bonds, Mortgages, &c, AMI then
! Grant and his ring robbed the bank and used
the funds to carry the elections. Had the
/ Col no respect for his audience? Did he
! think his hearers were fools enough to be.
\ lieve such contemptiUle bosh? The Col. read
a telegram from some enthusiastic 1lidcnt(
in Indiana. to the effect that that state would
90 for I'ilden in Nov. with increased maiori
Ity. Our pious friend over the way, theT
moved three cheers which were given. Nc
Kunc went a tiger on It,
The Col wanted to charge the hard time:
on the party in power but seemed to fee
> ashamed 10 do itopenly, but stated that hun
dreds Of men had starved up in the coal re
gions because they could get no work. Here
the Col showed too much ignorance for hi
: audience, for they all knew that not person
had starved in that section.
The Col. stated that he was born in tn,
, geographical center Of ~ Y. State and wen
/, to New York City as dry goods clerk abou
the time that Tden came there to stud.
law; where they both boarded with Mrs
Barnes, Mr.. Tildeus aunt, who had tw;
charmingly beautiful daughters, but untortu
! nately, both died before they reached matur
: ity. And we predict that the Coils. beauti
E ful hopes of office under Mr.. TiIden will Iii
I, before they arrive at maturity.
Then the small fry politicians were cale,
upon one after another who responded brief
ly. Mr.. Brockway proposed to gather u
all the ships there are left and load up Gran
and his office holders and take them out i
5 mid ocean and dump them. Then of cours
] the offices would he reformed by recruit
f from Lees army and their friends and sym
pathizers from the North. And that is jus
what reform means when it comes from tn
Democracy. But the loyal people of tn
2 country. Democrats and Republicans alike