Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-09-28

) delegates. We found that he struc
at Lord in Rochester, Dennison il
Syracuse, and for time at Tweed i
New York, because the political ma
chinery of the party in those place
had passed into reform hands. Fa
greater public robbers than Lord o
Belden were rioting in Brooklyn ant
in Albany, but they controlled dele
gates and conventions, and the Gov
ernor refused to lay his hands upol
them. In fact, these same men hay
been Tilden delegates to each Stat
! Convention and to the National Con
ventior since the time the allianc'
was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found, that in Novembe
last, the friends and partners o
Tweed and his gang, had mysterious
ly all become Tilden men. In tht
early part of December Tweed wa:
released from prison. The official ir
whose charge Tweed was, is respon
sible to the Governor for his place
for Tweed's body, or for $4,000,
900 judgment from which Tweed alb
seconded. No action in any way has
been taken against the Sheriff. II
was then believed, and the belief has
crystalized into very general convic-
tion, that bargain had been made
to give Tilden the Presidential nomi-
nation in consideration for Tweed's
release and Executive protection 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 Tam
many committee for many years.
That Tilden was Chairman of the
State Democratic committee from
1856 to 1872, during the triumphant
career of the New York City Ring
That in 1868, under the auspices of
Tilden and Tweed, $4,000 fraudulent
ballots were counted in the city of
New York, resulting in elevating the
previous Ring Mayor of that city
into the Gubernatorial chair of the
State. 1t was found that Chairman
Tilden admitted Tweed's delegation
of present outlaws and fugitiyes 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 90, 1871. That an
indignation meeting was held on Sep
tember 4, 1871. That Tilden was
still sustaining Tweed and dare not
attend the meeting. The World of
the 9th of September pronounced the
meeting a failure because "eminent
citizens like Samuel j. IIlden stood
aloof from it,"
1t was found that Tilden and the
Ring held q conference on Septem-
be 15-eleyen days after Che meet
ing-at which conference Tilden says
of himself, "I pressed M. Connolly
Comptroller, in whose department
all partnership papers were kept) to
resign, that the storm. aooWld pass
orer him and beat upon Others" The
partnership papers were then de-
Connolly resigned and set
sail for foreign shores. Then, after
the destruction of the vouchers, and
not till then, did Tilden ever lisp q
word about 'reform."
1t was subsequently ascertained
that Tilden's relations and friends,
the Peltons and Candies, were always
interested in Tweed's large jobs. 1t
has recently come ont that, from 1866
to 1871, the millionaire Tilden had
only paid taxes to Tweed's olty gov
srnment on personal property ran ging
from $4,000 per annum to $50, 900 per
annum. The foregoing were deemed
good evidences of mutual interest and |
partnership between Tilden and
Tweed.
FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS.
1t was then discovered, that while
honest Democrats had been criti-
cising Mr.. Lincoln's administration
for not hurrying on troops and max
ing short work of the war, and had |
been shouldering their muskets, as
over 400, 1000 of them did, and paying
heir taxes, as every loyal man did,
that one of the wealthiest men in the
party, Samuel ]. Tilden, was dis
enlistments, hiding away |
his property and making false returns
Of his income. This was an insult |
TO the loyalty and honor of the party |
which no man of self-respect can sub
NIT to on the part Of candidate for
the Presidency.
l have not referred to Mr.. Tilden's |
on the currency question.
Excuse the space / have occupied.
We oppose Mr.. Tilden, because we
have found him to be an insincere
man, a trickster, hypocrite, swim
dler, traitor and perjurer.
Respectfully,