The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-09-14
WHOLE NO. 1926.

lenge. and proposes 20 show. II the prose.
cutting officers of the United States viii
do their duty. that samuel j, Tiiden has
IN his possession many Thousands Of dol.
lars which rightfully belong 10 the Gov
ernment We laid before our readers
yesterday the facts on which this charge
i based They are briefly these That
Tor the ten years from 1902 70 lhi2 the
average annual income of MrTildcn was
certainly not lcss than 10000 that dur
ing the same period ho paid tax on an
average income Of only $1,000. and that
therefore. making a liberal deduction Tor
expenses. &C. he must be indebted 20
the Government for the unpaid tax on
at lcaat a quarter Of a million Of dollars.
To that general charge Of swindling We
added a specific charge Of perjury. which
We sustained by comparison between
two afiidavita duly sworn 10 BY Mr, Iti-
den. The frst was made on December
%. ls63. when Mr.. Tildcn stated under
oath that bis net income. from All eoure-
e., for the year ls62, amour ted toklslle.
The second was made q few weeks ago.
when Mr. Tildcn sworc 10 the receipt IN
the same ycar-iS62-ol 10000 a. coun.
sci fees for services rendered 20 the
Bondholdera and Receivers Of the 50
Louis. Alton and Terrc Haute Railroad.
We showed. first. that there was pre-
sumption amounting 10 certainty. that
these feca did not represent the whole
professional income Of Mr.. Tildcn for the
year is62. second. that he received IN
that year an income from interest on
bonds and investments which could
hardly have been lcsa than the amount
he stated for 1853. via, $4,000 and
third, that tho sum which he covld Law.
fully deduct from the taxable income Of
1862 could not well be greater than the
sum sworn 10 In 1868. via. s6.5i2 Il i
perfectly obvious that the income on
which Mr.. Tilden was lawfully bound 10
pay tax in 1862 must have been very con
siderably over forty thousand dollars.
But taking that extremely moderate
estimate Of biz net gains. profits. sc. for
that year 10 ia cvually plain that ho must
have dcfrnuded the government out Of
the tax on $4,000 and that he must
hava accomplished that fraud BY means
Of deliberate perjury.
We have no disposition TO press these
accusations until Governor Tildon, or
some one qualified TO speak for hin. shall
have bad time 10 reply 10 them. The
facts lio IN small compass they arc mat
ter Of public record. and their correct
ness can easily be tested By reference 20
tho income tar returns from which wo
haxo quoted. We have kept atudioualy
within bounds In our references 10 Gov
crnor Tildcn's income. since u Il obvious
that. u his wealth be half ne much a.
public rumor makes u. We have greatly
undercstimatcd his annual aocumula-
tiona during the period when they must
have reached their maximum. We do
not see that Mr. Tildon's position aa .
Presidential candidate can have the
slightest bearing upon tho duty of the
United Siftcs District Attorney 10 com.
mcnce suit against him Tor unpaid ar
rcars OF income tax. IL ia undoubtedly
a matter Of some public moment 20 fud
whether q man who aspircd 10 the high.
est place In this Nation has cheated the
Government and sworn falsely. But no
political reasons can either urge OF bin.
der the representatives Of tho Govern
ment IN their duty in such a matter. We
have furnished them with evidence
enough 10 serve a. tho basis Of prosccu.
ton. and they can easily make that evi.
dcnce atill more conclusive by. a refer.
enco 10 records within their reach An
opportunity should be afforded Mr. Til
den 10 vindicate himself BY putting him
on the witness stand. and 70 answering
at tho same time the question Of the
people, is he perurerf' and tho ques-
ton Of the Government "Ias he dc.
frauded tho Treasury