New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-08
Tflden's Troubles,
A Washington letter of the second to the
New York RerQM SAWS:

New York Herald says:
The charges against Governor Tilden to
the effect of his having made a false return
to the Internal Revenue Department in the
matter OF his income, as sworn to by him,
are assuming more serious aspect than
mere political vilifcation would cOmpre-
hend. The present commissioner of in
ternal revenue, General Greene B. Raum,
has been for some time past in correspond
ence with District Attorney Bliss, Of New
York, and careful investigation of all the
facts is being made. This General Raum
acknowledges, and says that not merely be-
cause it is Mr.. Tilden who is concerned, but
because the case is a very important one
and of considerable magnitude. He
is going to bring to the examination
which he will give it thoroughly fair
minded, impartial and just scrutiny, with
due regard to the personal right OF the
party affected as well as to the interests of
the government. He signifies, however. by
his manner that in the representations
made to him there is enough to call for
careful sitting of the evidence and the facts
as presented. He says that Mr.. Tilden made
q return Of his income, stating under oath
that it amounted to something over $1,000
in 1862, and that subsequently he declined
to make any sworn return, telling the as
SCISSOR to 60 ahead and fix the amount
which ought to be paid to the United States
government. The assessor accordingly pro-
ceeded to perform his duty and took as q
basis for his estimate the amount of income
sworn to by Mr.. Tllden previously as being
correct. This, however. he then doubled,
from information derived which led him to
believe it just to do SO, and he assessed him
accordingly. Mr.. Tilden in due course gave
his check for the amount go assessed; but
Mr.. Tilden is held to have misled, the gov
ernment by an income return, which he
made prior to this, as above referred to,
and which was used as basis Of calcula-
ton, and of having thereby perjured him
self, defrauding the government out of more
than 100000 during the period for which
income returns we're to be made, and which
the Republican leaders here now declare
themselves, as they did yesterday, ready
and determined to prove. Every opportu-
nifty is to be afforded Mr.. Tilden for explain
alton and vindication.
The commissioner of internal revenue in
talking over the subject laid great stress on
the law which directed the call upon per-
sons who had made false returns, or had
not made any at all, allowing them i'm.
munity from all penalties by coming for
added that Mr.. Tilden could have availed
himself OF this provision of the law if he
was in default, but he does not seem to
have done go. Outside persons say that
District Attorney Bliss, of New York city,
has conclusively damaging and unmistska-
BILE proof of Mr.. Tilden's amenability to the
law. General Raum is going to give the
whole case q calm and conscientious inves-
tigation with q view, if there be culpsbility
of directing the proper law officers of the
government, as he is in duty bound, to
bring suit to recover such amount as the
evidence may show to be due the govern
ment. This is to be done at once. Mean.
time Mr.. Tilden's friends say that he Can
explain the whole thing satisfactorily, but
the officers Of the government do not coin
eide in that opinion.