Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-07-20
Governor TiIden as a Reformer.


Governor Tilden's speech reads beau.
tifully. 1t is a middle chapter of his
volume on "Reform," the preface tC
which was the paid-for reform adver.
tisements, and the introduction to
which was the eight reform planks in
the st. Louis platform. Governor Til
den and Talleyrand enjoy the distinc.
tiOn of holding similar views in regard
to the use of language. Reform, re.
form, reform rings out in all of Cover
nor Tilden's campaign documents,
from the opening advertisements to the
speech of acceptance. But, very singu
larly, when we look for his expected
order to arrest the thieves who stole
81, 600, 900 from the new capitol build
ing, for the impeachment of the Off
cials who liberated Tweed, and for the
punishment of the men who have
stolen SIS, 100000 from the people of
this city, we find nothing of the kind.
Some may say that Mr.. Tilden over
looked these little matters of reform
in detail," and Others, may say that
there is nothing inconsistent in a man
With Governor Tilden's antecedents
talking and acting in this way. We
beg leave to differ from them. Mr..
Tilden is not the man.who overlooks
details when gathering up the ends of
threads leading to success. 1t is said
that his money supplied carriages in
over seventeen hundred election dis
tricts in this State to bring the ''stay-at-
home vote" to the polls in 1874. He
did not forget to telegraph the inspec-
tors of every Democratic district, in re-
gard to sending to William NJ. Tweed,
Chairman, the probable vote in 1865,
Immediately after the closing of polls,
by reason of which information the
ballot boxes of New York city were
stuffed with the requisite number of
votes, and Hoffman was counted in over
John A. Griswold. No, Mr.. Tilden is
decidedly man of detail and a man
who knows that the sufferings of the
people at the present time
incline them to worship the banner
which has "refOrm" inscribed upon it.
We commend him for his sagaciLy.
We have frequently recommended his
example in this respect to Governor
Hayes as worthy OF his emulation.
But when it comes down to the true
meaning of the thing, there is not a
we'll informed man in this section of
the State who does not believe that
Tilden procured his nomina-
ton through bargain with some of
The most corrupt ring men out of the
State prison. Three of his chosen dele |
gates from this city were men who are
low defendants in the ring suits for
raud and conspiracy. Others of them |
ire notorious for being the pals, divid-
.rs with and abettors of the Albany,
he New York and the Brooklyn rings.
Every man in Brooklyn knows that a
,ote for Tilden is a vote for McLaugh-
in to the Navy Yard, Murphy to the
custom House, KinSella to the POST
'ffice, Jacobs to the United States Mar
Britton to the District Attor-
leyship, Fowler to the CeIlectorship
# Internal Revenue, and Kingsley to
he Harbor Repairs in general. 1t is
his ticket which the seventy. five
housand electors of Brookly are to vote
his coming fall. They believe that
Ir. Tilden was pledged to prosecute
ing men in this State. They knew
hat he has not attacked the worst of
hem, and that instead of their being
n the docks on his motion, they were
lis delegates to the st. Louis Conven-
ion by his special solicitation. A man
levated to the Presidency upon such
houlders, would not, in the estimation
f those who know the facts, be exactly
to introduce practical re-
Orm." Almost every third man we
meet says, 81 am going to vote against
he Brooklyn ring at any hazard. l
'oted for Tilden two years ago, but he
) now the candidate of the ring, and
own he must go; for to elevate these
zen to Federal power would be equal
0 surrendering Brooklyn over to plum
er." This is not our language, and
Te, too, supported Mr.. 'TilGen for Gov
rnor in 1874, in county which gave
i'm one third of his entire majority.
his is the language of earnest men
to be encountered. 1t is
'hat they think of Governor Tilden as
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