Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-07-06
samuel ). Tllden-HLs Record.

We reproduce this morning, from the
New York Express, one of the Democrat
ic organs of New York City, edited by
Erastus Brooks, some leaves from the re-
cord of Samuel J. Tilden, the Democratic
ssreform'' candidate for President of the
United States, which will attract general
attention, and surprise many people,
who, in ignorance of the mans true
character, have looked upon him as a re-
former. The extracts we print were made
up from legal documents and official re-
cords, and are copied from democratic
newspaper of wide circulation and good
standing in the city of New York.
| The rascalities, the open, robberies,
with which Tilden is shown to have been
connected commenced fourteen years ago,
and have been continued up to within
recent period. The old man having accu-
mulated millions in this way, became a
reformer when the Tweed ring was bro
ken up, and upon this latter record he is
now placed before the country as great
reformer. Loaded down with the money
! fraudulently obtained, he now uses his
| ill-gotten gains and his sham reputat1on
| to place himself in the highest position
within the gift of the American people,
and this, too, at a time when citizens de-
mand genuine reforms, under leaders
whose character is without blemish.
There are many jObbers in this coun-
| try. There are men who have amassed
/ COLOSSAL lOEGuuSS ny lllOduS IiAoG WO0AO
send ordinary persons to felon's cell,
| but we ask the public, after reading Til
den's record, as herewith printed, to
| point out, if they can, any man who has
| been more unscrupulous or more sue
cessful, or who has the impudence to
present a bOlder face to the American
people than Samuel j. Tiden. But Dad
as this record is, the half is not told. This
story of the life of an unscrupulous man
is to be continued, and before the cam
paign is over the people of this country
will FFknow enough to KNOW" that Til
den is the worst man that possibly could
be named for the high position to which
he aspires, and for which he has been
nominated by the Democratic party.
The following is a partial list of the
railroads he plundered:
GaIena & Chicago Union Railroad.
Kenosha & Rockford Railroad.
Chicago & Northwester Railroad.
Peninsular Railroad.
Continental Improvement Company.
st. Louis, Terre Haute & Alton Rail-
road.
Belleville & Southern Illinois Rail-
road.
These were all broken down and plum
J dered by Tilden and his associates, and
in all cases Tilden was the leading spirit.
Like the buzzard that smells carr1on
from afar, Tilden had an instinct that
= brought him into connection with SWIM
| ding schemes. When GnaG IaSca1Ay oI-
ganization, known as the Credit MobiIIer,
was concocted, for the purpose of rob
bling the Government and stockholders,
Tilden was there. From the testlmoney
of Oakes Ames before the Credit Mobll1eE
Investigating Committee, we learn that
I Tilden advised its formation, and pro-
i nounced the ring legal. He, of course
e got his share of the swag. That organl-
S cation drew many public men into Its
/ trap, and these are now lying in political
e graves. In the Republican party not one
8 Of them could be nominated for any Of
flee. But now the Democratic party
e brings forward Samuel j. Tilden, who
: helped breath into the fraud the breath
: of life, and stood by the cradle of the
:. baby, as a candidate for President OF the
: United States in the Centennial year,
Q when there is on the part of the people
universal demand for honest men.
Now mark the difference IN the course
I of the Republican and Democratic par
ties. Blaine was the leading candidate
i of the Republican party, and would have
k been nominated but for jobbery in which
n he had beeu engaged; yet, what are his
Y offanses compared with those of Ttlden
r ME Republicans defeated Blaine. The
e nemocrats nominated Tilden. 1t now re-
Ie mains for the people to reject the sham
is reformer, with his ill-gotten gains, ano
e to save the Nation from the disgrace thai
e the Democratic party would tasten upor
3 it.-CiR. Gdz.