The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-01
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The following open iailer ..o;a Abrani
S. Hewitt, Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee exposes some
81 Tie trIekeyy ON The part Of Mr.. Til:
den's political GdYersnries, in tho at;
tempt to cast a stigma Hp6h that gentle:
mans character, through idiso repre-:
hchtations, touching the returns upon
his Income tag, some years ago.
The New York 7ime!, Witch fof years
prior 70 1879 had been the eul6gist OF
Govefhor 'TiIde1, immediately aner no
Decanie formidable caiidiaats for ih9
Presidency, began n series OF Assaults
upon his private character. At IGneIh
these assaults illuminated In tho eNHiS3
OF making n false statement of his in
come in 1862. By dint Of reiteration
and fabricated Specification Of itemii
nnd details, having tile sehIUlans0 81
actual accounts honi3 TGll-nieanint
persons were disturbed: It therefor5
occurred to me to apply to tho Score.
tary Of tho TreEsdry for certified copies
OF The income returIa ot Gov. Tildeh
and Coy. Hayes, and oil tho Second da$
OF September, made snch MA applica.
tion. Tho copies applied for have not
been furnished, nor indeed has my let.
ter received tho poor courtesy OF an &C.
acknowledgement. Meanwhile the adyer:
Sarics Of Gov. Tilien have aIpaten,Iy
Ind fre5 Access 10 these t6tnrns, nnd
have even beeh ferriiltei to lhotoz
lithograph SO mich 6f them as suited
their purposes. submit this fact Us
the American people without Comment:
Meanwhile, receiving ii6 reply from tho
public authorities, who seem to regard
the dntun!chta III their custody ns held
III trust for lie NeptBlicaI batty, ufi
not for The whole peoplc: I nddressei
Il note to Jndgo james L. SinIolt, whH
was the confidential law clerk OF Gov;
Tildeh during the wholo petitd ih
which tIoiA~ inipUsing I'M lncorho tax
was in force, asking him 10 e3ninirG
the pretended accouht OF Gov. Tilden'A
income during the year 1862, published
by Tho Times, and furnish rhc Will such
explanations it regard thcrcio aa lid
necessary ihnliliarlty with The details
would enable him to supply. 1 havj
This dny received hiA teply; presenting
II full and entirely satisfactory refuta-
tion Of the charges OF the Times.
ills answer herewith suBihillcd IL
tic p-Ulic sliow thdt out 81 thirtee,j
pretended items Of iacoiuo amounting
to $ll0,0D0, eleycn itcms H!nouutjuy
td SSl.ooO ere %EtlIy heliiiods, mhiId
of tho other two, only one OF $1,000 ii
entirely true, and tile scrohd OF S25, COD
10 only partially true.
There is therefore nd CF6uiid f6E tE5
assertion That tic sworn rctutn WIS not
" just and accurate statement OF thG
net INCOME 81 Governor Tildcn, nftcr
deductions for losses, interest paid and
other charges; ~ tho lnw authorized
| him to make.
II cScertioh po taEcn 10 Judge Sin:
notts lCttor on the ground that Il does
not contain Il detailed statement OF the
several Items hpoh which tito return Of
OF 1862 vas made, il is proper to stale
thnttls9 regulations OF the Department
did not require edch dUttiitd statement;
and very few professional mef mndn
such statements, Or GGi!a iio& recall
Tho items ot haze ftpt tBn ,nemotHtNlG
upch Which their returns %ete male.
1fGoYcrnor Tildcn vert Moi In noi:l:
inaiiom for the Presidency, do not
know Of Nry i@&ii IA This cdmnsuhitS
wlioso mere statement of n fact would
have been more gCnnlly accepted us tho
truth, and fail TO see why the eininrrt
position in which hc liaj becil tlaet,i
hy ~ largo BODY Uf hii follow Gi,ilgiiJ
HiiHnld be lrid ID lyIyAcl from the
sancli;y Of his Gatii.