Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-09-21

never SO high in the history Of the
| State, into S56S,000 as they are the
present year. The annual State taxes
for several years have been as follows:
1872 ................ S36lO,OOO
1873 ..............-...........- ., ,IJt,OVO
4 1874 ...'--....... o'S<o, 0oU m
1870 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ................ o-oo,OOU
1876 ..-...................-..-- 5oS+,OoU
Perhaps this Is financial economy and
reform worth boosting of by a good
! Governor
La eighteen months Gov. Tilden has
pardOned one hundred and eighty-SlX
criminals and restored seventy TO citi-
zenship.
have confined myself to a few
main points in Mr.. Tilden's guberna-
toriaI career, and to succinctly an
sWerlng the statements Ia the text OF
this communication. But L will not
close without giving other reasons why
honest citizens, and particularly hon
est Democrats, conscientiOuSly changed
their opinions OF Mr.. Tilden, and now
oppose his elevation to the Presidency.
To onr surprise, we first found that
Gov. Tilden opposed the execution OF
the laws and reform, in every locality
where Ring men controlled party ma
chinery and Presidential delegates.
We found that he struck at Lord in
Rochester, Dennison in Syracuse, and
for time at Tweed in New York, be-
cause the political machinery OF the
party in those places had passed into
reform hands. Far greater public rob-
bers than Lord or BeldeD were riOting
in Brooklyn and in Albany, but they
controlled delegates and conventions,
and the Governor refused to lay his
hands upon them. In fact, these same
men have been Tilden delegates to
each State Convention and to the Ma
tional Convention since the time The
alliance was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found, that in November
last, the friends and partners of Tweed
and his gang, had mysteriOusly, all be-
came Tilden men. In the early part
of Decen Der Tweed was released from
prison. The official, in whose charge
Tweed was, is responsible to the Cover
nor for his place, for Tweed's body, or
for Sc, ,O00, 900 Judgment from which
way has been taken against the Sher-
III. LII WI liltil DCllCNCd, anu lliC w
lief has crystalized into very general
conviction, that Il bargain had been
made to give Tilden the PreSiden-
tial nomination in consideration for
Tweed's release and Executive protec-
tion to his pals.
TILDEN AND TWEED'S PARTNERSHIP.
Tilden's past career was then looked
into. 1t was found that he and Tweed
had been fellow officers in the Tamma-
ny committee for many years. That
Tilden was chairman of the State DEM
ocratic committee from 1866 10 1872, du-
ring the triumphant career of tie New
York City Ring. That in 1865, under
the auspices of Tilden and Tweed, 81
600 fraudulent ballots were counted in
the city of New York, resulting in ele
waiting the previous Ring Mayor of
that city into the Gubernatorial chair
of the State. 1t was found that Chair
man Tilden admitted Tweed's delega
ton of present outlaws and fugitiveS to
the State Convention of 1870. 1t was
found that the proofs of the ring rob-
berries were published by the New
York Times, July 20, 1871. That an
indignation meeting was held on Sept. |
4, 1871. That Tilden was still sustain
ing Tweed and dare not attend the
meeting. The World of the 9th of |
September pronounced the meeting
failure because "em6le3t citizens like
.SdlnasetJ. IILdell stood 0tO0f from H."
1t was found that Tilden and the
Ring held conference on September
15-eleven days after the lEeeting-at
which conference Tilden says of him
self, 81 pressed Jia'. Connolly Comp
troller, in whose department all part
nership papers were kept to resign,
that the storm 3COHld pass OreI' him and
beat upon Others" The partnership
papers were then destroyed, Connolly
resigned and set sail for foreign shores.
Then, after the destruction Of the
vouchers, and not till then, did Tilden
ever lispa word about reform
1t was subsequently ascertained that
Iilden's relations ana friends, the Pei
tons and Candies, were always interest
ed in Tweed's large jobs. 1t has re-
Gently come out that, from 1866 to !
1871, the millionaire Tilden had only
paid taxes to Tweed's city government
On personal property ranging from
B, 900 to $4,000 per annum. The
foregoing were deemed good evidences
lf mutual interest and partnership be-
tween Tilden and Tweed.
+ FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS. %
1t was then discovered, that while
honest Democrats had been criticising {
Mr.; Lincoln's admin istratiOn for not
lurrying on troops aud luakibg short
work of the war, and had been shoul g
lering their ihuskets, as over 400 600 Y
# them did, and paying their taxes, rs