The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-15

reform worth boasting OF by good
Governor .,,,,,s ,,.,,
In eighteen months Governor Tilden
has pardoncd one hundred and eighty-six
criminals and restored seventy to citizen
ship.
points in Mr.. Tilden's gubernatorial ca
reer, and 10 succinctly answering the
statements in the text Of this communi-
cation. But / wilfnot close without Civ.
ing other reasons why honest citizens, and
particularly honest Democrats, conscien-
tiously changed their opinions Of Mr..
Tilden, and now oppose his elevation to
the Presidency.
To our surprise, we found that Cover
nor Tilden opposed the execution Of the
laws and reform, in every locality where
Ring men controlled party machinery
and Presidential delegates. We found
that he struck at Lord in Rochester, Den:
nison in Syracuse, and for time at Tweed
in New York, because the political ma:
chinery Of The party in those places had
passed into reform hands. Far greater
public robbers than Lord or Belden were
rrioting in Brooklyn and in Albany, but
they controlled delegated and conyen-
tions, and the Governor refused to lay
his hands upon them. In fact, these same
men have been Tilden delegates to each
State Convention and to the National
Convention since the time the alliance
was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found, that in November last
the friends and partners Of Tweed and
his gang had mysteriously all become Til
den men. In the early partof December
Tweed was released from prison. The
official in whose charge Tweed was, Is re-
sponsible to the Governor for his place,
for Tweeds body, or for $4,000, 600
Judgment from which Tweed. absconded.
No action in any way has been taken
against the Sheriff. Twas then believed,
and the belief has crystallized into very
general conviction, that n bargain had
been made to give Tilden the Presidential
nomination in consideration for Tweeds
release and Executive protection to his
pals.
rlLpEN AND TwEED's PARTNERSHIP.
Tilden's past career was then looked
into. It was found that he and Tweed
had been fellow officers in the Tammany
committee for many years. That Tilden
was Chairman OF the State Democratic
Committee from 1868 to 1872, during the
trinmnhant career OF the New York City
Ring. That in 1868, under the auspices
Of Tilden and Tweed, $1,000 fraudulent
ballots were counted in the city Of New
York, resulting in elevating the previous
Ring Mayor Of that city into the Guber.
Material chair Of the State. TWAS found
that Chairman Tilden admitted Tweed's
delegation Of present outlaws and fugl'
tiyes TO the State Convention OF 1870. II
was found that the proofs Of the ring rob
berries were published by the New York
Times, July 20, 1871. That an indigna'
ton meeting was held on September 4
1871. That Tilden was still sustaining
Tweed and dare not attend the meeting
The World Of the 9th Of September pro
nounced the meeting q failure because
sentiment citizens like Samuel j. 1flden STOOD
Il was found that Tilden and the rins
held conference on September 10
eleven DAYS after the meeting-at which
conference Tilden says of himself, =
pressed Mr. Connolly Comptroller, in
whose depar tment all partnership papers
we're kept 10 resign that the storm tSoitttt
pass Optr hin and bcat upon ,others,% Thu
partnership papers we're then destroyed,
Connolly resigned and set sail for foreign
shores. Then, alter the destruction Of thu
vouchers, and not till then, did Tilder
ever lisp word about "reform."
Il was subsequently ascertained that
Tilden's relations and iriends the Peltons
and Candies, we're always interested in
Tweeds large jobs. Ithas recently come
ont that, from 1866 to 1871, the million.
aire Tiiden had only paid taxes &c
Tweed's city government on personal pro
perty ranging from 5000 per annum "a
$50, 900 per annum! The foregoing were
deemed good evidences Of mutual interest
and partnership between Tilden and
Tweed. s-lf
FRAUDULENT INCOME REruRNs.
II was then discovered that while hon
eat Democrats had been criticising Mr.
I,incoln's administration for not hurry.
inc on troops and making short work Of
liz war, and had been shouldering theiI
muskets, as over 100000 Of them did
and paying their taxes, as every very, io ta.