New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-23

been brought and proven against tne Demo
cratic candidate for the presidency:
He stands convicted of dislcyalty to his
country at the time Of her greatest need,
and of such sympathy with armed treason
as to demand an Immediate cessation of the
war for the preservation Of the Union, and
the holding q peace convention with the
rebellious States.
He stands convicted in the courts of his
country of making an immense fortune
through the formation of railway rings.
reaping immense profits at the expense OF
the farming population and OF the legltl'
mate stockholders of the roads,
He stands convicted of breaches of trust
as attorney, involving large amounts of
money, both to railways and individuals
whose business he was engaged to transact.
He stands convicted, over his own signar
ture, of lending the use of his name, if not
his active personal assistance, to the plan
ming and management OF gigantic election
frauds, by which Mr.. Hoffman was counted
in as Governor Of New York, and Mi. Girls
void defeated.
He stands convicted of being political
partner OF Boss Tweed, and OF holding the
closest relations with the latter at the time
he was plundering New York city to the ex-
tent of many millions of dollars.
He stands convicted of continuing his re-
latiOns with the most corrupt members OF
TammaEy-thOse afterward sent to the
penitentiary- and of acting with them in
political conventions, after the whole nature
of their vlllainies was exposed.
He stands convicted, on his own sworn
testimony, of receiving $4,000 FROM Boss
Tweed, to aid in the fraudulent campaign
of 1868 before alluded toy, and of cunningly
evading direct reply when pressed to
state whether he did not receive still fur
Their moneys from the same source.
He stands convicted of refusing to assist
in the movement to break up the Tweed
ring, until forced to do so by the accident tai
securing of the books of the thieves by the
New York Times.
He stands convicted Of taking no steps to
punish the officers by whose negligence
Tweed was allowed to escape, and OF par
dOning from the peniteptiary others of the
thieves convicted with him, thereby justify
ing the conclusion that he was an interested
party in the scheme by which they evaded
the punishment of their gigantic crimes.
He stands convicted of being the legal
counselor and manager of the Erie Railway
ring, the Fort Wayne ring, and the Con
tinentaI Improvement COmpary'-aIl
frauds of infamous character-and Of re-
CO wing from them q princely reward for
bic services.
He stands convicted of being the legal
counselor and trusted adviser of the in
famous Credit Mobelier fraud, and the
sworn testimony OF Cakes Ames is on
record that he (Tilden) declared that the
course Of this ring was in entire compliance
with law.
He stands convicted of assisting in the
Roman Catholic scheme against the free
dom of the public schools by lending his
signature to the Gray Nun act" whica an
indignant people forced the Legislature to
repeal.
He stands convicted of corruption of the
public press, in permitting, it not directing,
the widespread paid advertisement OF him-
self as presidential candidate; if not also
of being = party to the Wholesale bribery OF
New York papers under the regime OF
Tweed g. Co.
These are not ali of the charges made
against Mr. Tilden's record and character,
nor are they all which are entitled to belief.
They are simply those which stand upon
such unauestioned evidence as woEld sus-
tain them in o court of law, and must,
therefore, sustain them before court OF
the people. And it is this man who comes
before US in the character OF 8 refOrmer-
who unbiusbingly asserts before the Amer
loan people the necessity of his election as
the sole means of reforming the service OF
the country and Of putting an end to pub.
lie corruption. A more terrible Indictment
was never sustained against public man
in the history of politics than is here pre-
seuted against this unblushing hypocrite
who thus asserts the villainy of others and
proclaims the purity of himself We shall
take occasion, in later issues, to renew IN
fuller outline the proof of each count IN
the indictment.-COrrespo Cincinnati
Times