Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-09-27

Der Of the House, lawfully entitled to
it, a copy of Hayes income records,
while turning over to the Republican
Committee Tilden's for use, and lend
inc it out of the records Of the De-
partment to be photo-lithographed.
In fact it has been taken away from
the records and handed around from
hand to hand. acknowledgements
Tilden's return of 1862 was not only
correct in fact, but in manner and in
form in exact compliance with the law
as it then stood, which made it the
duty Of a taxpayer "to make list, or
return, to the Assistant Assessor OF
the district where located, Of the
amount OF such annual gains, profits
or income not Of gross receipts--not
Of all receipts and all OUTLAWS, and
then to strike a balance, but simply
return of the amount the net
amoHnt--ot such annual gains, profits
or income. Eighh.-The Times has
been insincere and false all through.
It. knew that the tax was not Oh re-
ceipts, but on gains or profits OF the
said year. 1t knew that Governor
Tilden's return was in conformity with
the then existing law aud regulations.
! 1t knew that most of Gov. Tilden's
property was Of a kind exempt from
income tax, and for which there was
then no law requiring any return. 1t
knew that Governor Tilden had made
heavy losses, which cut down his in
come. The whole affair was simply a
bare campaign lie; and the unscrupu-
lous organ which deals only in lies
about persons, and shrks all public
questions, had cunning enough to see
that it would be very difficult for an
individual to answer definitely mystic.
rious and dark insinuations about de
tails Of private matters sixteen years
ago. 1t was also, as might be expect
cd, from the early career of its pro-
prietor heartless enough to make de-
lay caused by family affection the
pretensc fer an accusation OF confess
sion by silence.
THE RESULT OF IT.
The result of the whole affair is
simply to add TO Tilden's strength
He not only obcyed the law. but when
all was doubt and uncertainty in,erp'e-
ted it correctly, as subsequent decis-
ions showed. When his income was
so precarious and uncertain that he
could not determine the exact amount,
he declined to haggle about pennies
with the Treasury OF his distressed
country, but paid cheerfuly whatever
sum the officials asked. No man Of
his means had more to gain by our
success and prosperity, because his
fortune was invested in precisely those
classes of enterprise which depended
for their success upon the success and
unity Of the country.
WORKING MEN FOR TlLDEN AND HEND-
KICKS.
The working men, without regard
to party, are coming out very strong
lol Tilden and Hendricks, because Of
Gov. Tildens action in vetoing the
Convict Labor Bill OF last year. The
stand he then took in defending hon
est industry against competition with
the labor of convicts, has brought cv-
cry mechanic and laboring man tamil.
lar with the facts, to his support.
TILDEN AND PROHIBITION.
The German societies here are max
inc great exertions for Tildens cleo
ton They feel under obligations to
him for his stand against coerciye
Temperance laws, aud sumptuary leg
islation, which he took in 1855, and
has since consistently maintained. AT
tn" time that Samuel J. Tilden and
Nicholas Hill first breasted the prohi-
bition tide, the Name Law was on
our State Statute Books, and the cleo
ton of Morgan II. Clark as Governor
seemed to make sumptuary regula.
tons of the affairs of private life q
fixed principle in our State policy. To
oppose sumptuary laws at such time
+ was really an act of courage, and the
opponents of prohibition there, and
throughout the country, remember il
in Tllden's favor.
!, THE PLOT AGAINST THE SUFFRAGE.
Latest developments reveal more
fully the enormity of the infamous
radical plot >gainst the suffrage. The
very men sent to the October States
, this year by Mackay, Kemble and
f Manning, were sent from Pennsylva
mia to Ohio at the election which
made Hayes Governor. They pro-
pose to secure his election now by the
same means they used then. The de
tails of this scheme are varied. but
the operators, the end, and the candi
date are the same. TO defeat thei
vile conspiracy Democrats must bt
= watchful day and night from now un
til after election. Their organization
:. for fraud is perfect. Democrats mus
. make as perfect an organization fol
an honest vote and victory.