The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-08-10

gates considered themselves insulted,
and came home. When members Of
the ring desired to consult with the
Governor, they we're invited to his
private rooms and to his own resi-
deuce. The Rgormers rere not no.
titled 10 be present.
The notorious thief, Tweed, was
allowed to walk out Of prison, step
into carriage and drive to vessel
in broad daylight, last December
The sheriff, in whose custody Tweed
was, is undisturbed in his office BY
the Gocernor's disregard Of his official
oath "to faithfully administer Me
lacs and protect the interest Of the
people" The Sheriff and his friends
are working for Gov. Ti.den's nom.
ination.
"The Hon. Erastus Brooks says
that Gov. Tilden's staff officers came
into his district to prevent any un-
pledged Tildcn delegate being sent
to the st. Louis Convention. II is
we'll known that Gov. Tilden packed
the Utica convention, and selected
majority Of the delegates from this
State who should go to the National
Convention. Among the men so se-
lected by him are several indicted
officials and notorious ring scoundrels
who less than one year ago Gov. TIL
den said to us, sought 10 be in tie
State prison.
Bates & Locke, a respectable adver-
tising firm in New York, were auth.
orized by Gov. Tilden's agents to in
sert pufTs Of him as reading matter,
in about $50 Southern and Western
Democratic papers, which puffs were
paid for at advertising rates.
Gov. Tilden prctends to be hard
currency man. As Stockholder
and director in two iron mining COM
panies on the upper Michigan Penin-
sula, he has for twelve years been
issuing shin plasters and steel plate
ourren,y notes, in violation of the
laws of Congress The back tax up
on the currency SO issued and the
penalty for its fraudulent issue
amounted to over 81 100000, which
was not paid. Mr.. Tilden's compan-
les applied to Congress for = remis-
sion of the penalties. In May, 1874.
Hiram o. Peck, +. G.. Wheeler, and
J. b. Crucial were indicted for forg-
ing the currency of Tildcn's Jackson
Iron Company, of Negaunee, Mich.
The trial took place before Judge
Grady, June %, 1874. The counter
feiting was admitted but it was claim
ed to be no injury to the Iron Com
pany to do what they had no right
to do. The court held as follows:
The court is clearly Of the opinion
that the issue of all these notes and
iron currency, SO called, is illegal,
contrary to tho statute, and they arc
void upon their face. They bear not
only the ear marks, but all the prin-
cipal features of bank note, and are
utterly worthless for the purpose of
circulation. They cannot be the sub
ject for forgery; they are a spurious,
worthless, bastard currency. The
objection is sustained. The court
has been Of this opinion for the last
Eve years, though the question has
never before been presented for its
decision. This kind of paper has
driven out better carrency, just as
the chopped and sweated corn of
William the Third drove out of cir
culation and use golden crowns of
England.
Gov. Tilden's advocacy OF "hard
money" is as insincere as are any Of
his other positions. AS a reformer,
Gov. Tilden is fraud; as business
man he is badly smirched; as . hard
money man he is without convictions;
as an advertising adventurer and
suborner Of the press, he is imprud-
ent; as a political trickster he is .
disgrace. He is willing to talk about
national honor and advocating hard
money at the East, while violating
the laws of the country and issuing
an illegal currency in the West. He
bid loudly for reform and support
throughout the State, by Dennison,
in Syracuse, and Lord, in Rochester,
where the Democrats have no strength
while bargaining with ring scoundrels
in New York and Brooklyn, where
the Democratic machine is powerful.
Do Democrats think that in the pres
ent temper of outraged people that
they could elect a man President of
the United States with such record
as is here shown? Have they so low
an estimation of the virtue of Ameri-
can voters as to suppose that ma
jority of them will stand by party,
at the expense Of SO much principle,
and with the possible danger to arise
from the ignoble ambition of such a
man? Do they blame the Argus,
knowing the facts, for sounding the
alarm in time to save the party from
an inglorious defeat? The unpleas-
ant duty of saying what we have has
been forced upon US by Mr.. Tilden's
persistent audacity in keeping him
self before the public, and by the un-
blushing impudence Of a gang of con-
Ivicts, criminals and plunderers daring
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