The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-26

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ed Him fn-1S7l Cannot Sup ig
port Him I'm 1916. no q
Letter From the Editor of the
heis O. Brooklyn Argus.
0wao HAS ..FoUsD nIm TO NE
AN INssNCERE MAN. -ilscI
"a rrscksser, smysoer,se, a swim
diss aTraisor ANA Psr,ursr."

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. BRooKLYs. Sept 0. 1870
To the Editor Of the Ohio State Journal. uu
have noticed tho following and
imulr paragraphs going around the
Democratic Ohio newspapers:
"Such a campaign as the Republi-
cans are making was never known TO
yin.. All the charges now made against
kr, Tlden were nnde in 1874, when he
was a candidate for Governor OF New
York He was elected by majority OF
over 53. 200. and that is about the way
1t will be this year. He made n good
Governor and he will make good
have been requested to answer
these assertions, probably because 1
am attached TO the Democratic party,
and through my paper, the Argus, help
State In 1874. The Argus has already
answered and disproved the point in-
volved beyond contradiction, in this
section OF the country. will now un-
dertake 10 do il for the State OF Ohio,
through the columns of the State
Journal. % =
I. The charges now made against
Mr.. Tilden were not made in 1874. The
Democrats OF this State did not know
OF Mr.. Tilden's connection with the
Northwest Railroad ring. i never
heard OF the facts until read them in
the New York Express. n Democratic
newspaper, in May 1876. j did net
know that Mr.. Tilden had swindled the
Government by issuing illegal currency
IN Michigan, until / saw the account
OF the transaction in the Cincinnati En-
Quirer, inJune. 1876. did not know that
Mr.. filden had defrauded the Govern
ment on the taxes due from his income
until the month OF August. 1876. OF
the judgment rendered against him in
the case of Galena a Chicago Railroad
Company stockholders, in 1865; OF the
judgment by the, same court, for his
land taxes due 20 the State Of Michi-
gan in 1873; and of his Congressional
''Relief" bill from taxes and penalties
I can say the same thing.
2. Mr.. Tilden was not elected Gov
ernor OF this State by So, 900 majority.
His majority was only 3S, All on total
vote OF over 200, 900. Over one-third
Of this majority IL, ,998 was obtained in
this city by the help OF the Argus.
Outside of New York and Brooklyn,
Tilden was beaten in the State by H.
077 majority.
The people Of the State had been
on their canals and on the New
Capitol building at Albany: the city of
New York has been robbed by the
Tweed Ring, and the people of Brook
lyn had been robbed by an equally in
famous ring composed OF men in both
parties. The financial panic had oc-
cured the previous year. Grant was
planning for the third term. In the lat
er part Of 1871 Tilden had reputuated
Tweed's gang, and came ont as reform
or. He was candidate for governor in
1874. When the elections that year
came of, You wellknow that the tidal
wave, swelled by anti Ceaserism, un-
employed labor, PROSTATE industries,
and the cry for a change commenced
IN Oregon, swept q Cross Indiana, Ohio,
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
and ended In the granate mountains of
New Hampshire. II revolutionized all
Of these States, made Allen Governor
Of Ohio; Tilden Governor Of New York
and Castor governor Of Massachusetts,
by a change OF 32 per cent Of its vote.
In one year CASTOR was turned ont OF
Office in Massachusetts,, Allen in Ohio,
and Tilden's State Ticket was beaten
out, side OF New York by over $4,000.
That city gave q Democi attic majority
which saved the State to the party by
1900 So much for Tilden's election
as Governor.
3. Has he made q good Governor?
When inaugurated. he took an oath TO
obey the Constitutions, enforce the laws
and protect the interest ,t he people
nf the state. He knew hecause a Sena-
torial committee appointed by his pre-
decessors, Governor Dix, had so re-
ported, that millions OF dollars had
been stolen from the taxpayers by the
men who had charge OF the new State
capitol building. He did not enforce
the laws. No legal action has been
against those plunderers.
The same is true OF the plunderers OF
the city of Brooklyn. In each case
the mep whom he had said should be
in State Prison, and whom he was
elected TO duly punish, have become his
fast friends by well known arguments.
and instead Of being on their road 10
prison, We found them shouting for
Tilden for President in and out of the
st. Louis convention. Perhaps these
are the act Of GOOD Governor.
,a The constitution Of our State says:
''The Legislature shall not pass n
private or local bill in any OF the follow
ing cases: Granting to any corporation
association or individual, the right 10
lay down railroad tracks. The Legisla-
ture shall pass general laws providing
for the cases enumerated" &c.
Governor Tildep was interested in a
street railroad in the city OF New York.
A bill to extend the road by special
in violation OF the consti-
tuition, which he had sworn to obey.
was gotten through the Legislature by
the well known use of money. Gov
ernor Tilden signed the bill June IL,
1875. OF it the New York World,
Democratic newspaper, said:
"It is an eternal disgrace 10 the
State OF New York that such dishonest
practices are allowed to continue.
Members are bought up on these
.bills' as you would buy pound Of
beef
''The bin known as the Greenwich
Street Elevated Railroad bill was pass
ed 10y the promise Of 500 each for 60
votes (a majority in the Assembly.
"a noted lobbyist, formerly a pub
lie printer (van BenthuvseD), held the
stakes, si0, 600, 10 pay Barber (TwEKp
AND TIrDES's former lobbyist), when
the bin became law"
Perhaps this was the act Of a good
Governor"
A bill adding about $50, 900 per an
mum to the Sheriff's fees Of this county
--the Office was before worth $40, 900
per annum-was signed by Governor
Tilden after knowing AL the facts aud
being opposed by most attorneys ac-
qusinted with them. II was a bill in
the interest ofa ring who controlled
delegates Perhaps this was an act
for which the 20, 600 voters OF Brooklyn
ought TO call Mr.. Tilden good Gov.
ernor."
Mr.. Wardell said in June last that
Governor 1ilden has appointed some
OF the worst mon 10 Office who ever dis
graced the State" A man connected
with the Insurance Department OF the
State was defaulter OF State funds TO
a. .,,o,,t ,f aso 900 The facta vora