The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-09-29
RIDICULOUS TESTIMONY.
The KiHd Of Uitmesses Who S,ccar that
Hayes Is Not % PcIJHrer.
;hicago Times Fremont (o.) Telepam.

The Kind Of Uimesses Who S,ccay that
Hoycs Is Not - PcIJ"rer.
Chicago Times Fremont (O) Telepsm.
The republicans here are devoting
their time just now to that pastime which
occupied the attention of the boy in the
woods-whistling like mad to keep their
courage up. These recent exposes Of
the failure of Gov. Hayes TO make hon
est tax returns TO the assessor Of San
dusky county, thereby swindling under
oath the state out Of its just dues, have
told with alarming effect Those who
have stood by the Immaculate Ruther-
ford during his long public career find a
host of excuses TO offer in defense Of his
acts which have just come TO light but
when it is known that nearly, if not
quite, all are in the same boat, and have
followed up, systematically, the same
course on the tax frauds, it is not to be
wondered at that they should spring to
the front by published afiidavits, and
announce that Hayes has done nothing
wrong.
THE SWORN STATEMENTS
which republicans expect are to take
the sting out of these exposes come al
most entirely from those who have reason
to expect most from him should he be 50
fortunate as to secure an election. The
exception politically is a democrat, who,
however, can not well afford to be other
wise than faithful to his former master.
One of the afiidavits just presented, and
which has with the others gone out to
Offset the publication of Hayes perjury,
is from A. H. Miller, cashier of the First
National bank of Fremont, which is
owned and controNcA by stuo carried
around in the pocket of r. B. Hayes This
man Miller, among other things, at
tempted to swear away the obligation
that Hayes had no more than 81 900 in
personally in 1874. Mr.. Miller is one of
those patriots who will dodge tax levy
whenever he can, and he succeeds every
time lie lives in elegant style-in such
a style as one would expect of a bank
yet for years he has listed
his personally at about $500. This year
he swore to $3.50. Mr.. Miller has
his piano, alone worth $3.50, and hor-e
and buggy, worth $3.50. This leaves the
meager sum of $50 in household goods.
Of course he couldn't see anything wrong
in
HAYES LISTING HIS PROPERTY AT a MERE
SONGS VALUE.
Another man who makes affidavit is
Mr.. Wilson, president of this bank. He
IS reputed the richest man in Fremont,
yet his household goods are worth $50.
Another affidavit-maker is John NJ
smith, democrat, who was a member
If the board of equalization in 1874, and
who reconciled to his own satisfaction
he discrepancy between Orchards
1882 and Hayes 81 900. l have it
rom a gentleman who was one of tRat
BOARD that Smith, who was appointed a
committee to look into it, never went
lear Hayes, and saw nobody but the
Miller mentioned above. Neither was
lie shown any papers, but reported back
hat it was all right. Smith formerly
worked in the First National bank.
These are a few samples of the men who
nave undertaken to defend Gov. Hayes.
have, in previous dispatches, confined
myself to the mortgages which were held
1y Gov. Hayes, which formed a portion
If his credits, and yet were omitted en-
.irely. have SHOWN that he was carry
ng about S11 900 worth of this paper,
everv cent of which was subject TO tax
alton, and yet he has
5oLEMNLY SWORN HE HAD no SUCH
PROPERTY.
There has also been something said of
ais personality. To-day 1 called upon
/ person who at one time lived in the
amily of Birchard, and more recently
With Hayes, and who is pretty familiar
With the family mansion. The conver-
iation turned upon pictures whlch blrch-
ard owned. "Why," said my informant,
he had a very large number of them,
ully eighty, l should think. Many
hem were very fine, and cost all the way
up to $500 a piece. l should estimate
hem to be worth fully $4,000" How |
lbout Gov. Hayes books?" / asked. |
You were at his house all the year
-S74, and you ought to know whether
le added as largely to his library as he |
aid he did" "Gov. Hayes did get a
ew books that year" was the reply. |
He made a case for them against one OF
he walls, but the volumes were compar-
Itively cheap. If be got $4,000 worth
veuld like to know where he put them.
He must have carted them off to the |
woods somewhere. He had some books
which he brought from Cincinnati, and
left him quite number Those
ire, without doubt, the books be refers TO.