The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-11-02
TO HONEST DEMOCRATS,
Tilden, the Sham IRE.
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iHdSH, IHe Sndm Re-
former"
There never was more transparent
humbug attempted to be palmed off
on the American people, than the
Democratic candidate for President,
in the disguise of 'Reformer." All
the claim he ever had to that title he
gained IN the prosecution of "Boss
Tweed, long after that rascal had
been exposed and denounced by 9TH
ers, and Tilden saw that he might
make some popularity by turning
against his former associate and
friend, when it was safe to do so.
The proof of Mr.. Tilden's real
character does not rest upon Repsa6-
can testimony. The Cincinnati En-
quirer is the leading Democratic or
gan in Ohio, and we quote from its
columns previous to the nomination
Of Tlden, few extracts, to show
what the editors then thought of his
character, when they had no motive
to conceal the truth. We appeal to
the honest Democrats of Highland
county, whether they viii support a
man who was thus described by the
leading paper of their own party, only
a short time before the st. Louis Con-
vention. Read what the Enquirer
then said of him:
'1t could not but be that a man
educated in cunning, in hypocrisy,
in iniquity, nominated in corruption
and shameless effrontery, even
though his millions could elect him,
would give us the most corrupt ad-
ministration the country has ever
known"
Again, on the 18th of June, 1876,
the Enquirer said of Samuel ]. Til
den:
s.He is hypocrite, a political swim
dler, has long been a public plum
derer, and is really the only disrepu-
table candidate prominently named
OF the Democratic SIDE"
Again, on the same day, the En-
quirer said of Samuel j. Tilden:
"He sought this high Office by
methods so unprecedentedly shame
less and disreputable that it would
be an everlasting stigma upon q
Democratic Convention to nominate
him, and reproach on the Ameri-
can people to elect him if nomina-
ted"
On the 9Th of June last, the En-
quirer said:
"The political jobbers, thieves and
betrayers of the people are very gen.
orally in favor of Tilden.
And on the 18th of the same
'.Mr. Barlow is the champion rail
way ''undertaker" and iobber of New
York. Of course he's for Tilden-
I'll men of his stripe are. With Til
den in the White House, men of Mr..
Barlow's kidney would be very busy
and prosperous. All the vicious,
ihieving, corrupt elements in the
Democratic party are moving toward
Reform" under the banner of Sam.
Tilden."
On the 9th of June, the Enquirer
,aid:
"The action of the st. Louis Con-
7ention will not change in the least
he truths which we have uttered
bout Mr.. Tilden. He can not COM
nand the vote of the Democrats of
Ohio"
And among these truths was the
which appeared in the edi-
orial columns of the Enquirer on
he 31st of May, 1876:
sIf the Democratic party should
stablish a precedent by rewarding
uch s.Reformer" as Tilden with a
residential nomination, the nation
7ould be disgraced, and the party
AIMED stained like the hand of Lady
Iacbeth."
This is the testimony of the Gin
innati Enquirer in regard to Sam
ell J. Tilden. And since the nomi-
alton, the Enquirer has testified to
ne truth of these utterances. Read
hat it said on the 9th of July-ten
avs after Tilden's nomination. Here
is:
Republican papers continue to
opy from the Enquirer uncompli-
.entary illusions to Samuel j.
ilden previous to his nomination
II President. We have repeatedly
nd we have nothing to take back"
Nothing to take back" every
ne ard word true. Can honest
emocrats vote for such a man?
I'LL the American people consent to
1T such a man in the Presidential
lair? We will not believe they will
disgrace the nation, in this the
entennial year of its existence.