The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-10-05
HIs TRUE CHARACTER.


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Editor Of the Ohio State Journal:
have noticed the following and simi
lar paragraphs going the rounds 0
the Democratic Ohio newspapers:
"Such campaign as the Republi
cans are making was never known t.
win. All the charges now made agains
rilden We're made in 1874, when he VIZ.
candidate for Governor of New York
He was elected by majority of ovel
5000, and that is about the way Il
will be this year. He made good
Governor, and will make good Pres.
ident."
have been requested to answer
these assertions, probably because l
am attached to the Democratic party
and though my paper. the Argus,
helped to elect Mr.. Tilden Governor
of this State i'm 1874. The Argus has
already answered and disapproved the
point involved beyond contradiction
in this part of the country. l will
now undertake to do it for the State
of Ohio, through the columns Of the
State Journal.
!. The charges now made against
Mr. Tilden were not made in 1s74.-
The Democrats of this State did not
know of Tilden's connection with the
Northwest Railroad Ring. / never
heard of the facts until l read them in
the New York Express, Democratic
newspaper, in May, 1876. did not
know that Mr.. Tilden swindled the
Government by issuing illegal curren-
cy in Michican, until saw the ac-
count of the transaction in the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, in June, 1876.
did not know that Mr.. Tilden had de-
frauded the Government on taxes due
from his income until the month of
August, 1876. OF the judgment rem
iered against him is the ease OF the
Galena Il Chicago Railroad Company
stockholders, i'm 1915; of the Judgment
by the same Court for his land taxes
due to the State of Michigan in 1873,
and of his Congressional "Relief' bill
from penalties and taxes, can say
the same thing.
.. Mr.. Tilden was not elected Gov
ernor of the State by 5000 majority
His majority was only IS All, on to
tai vote of 700,0oo. Over one-third of
this majority, l2,99s, was obtained in
this city by the Iryus. Outside of
New York and Brooklyn, Tilden was
beaten in the State by 1907.
The people of the State had been
robbed on their canals and on their
new Capitol Building, at Albany; the
City of New York had been robbed by
the Tweed Ring; and the people Of
Brooklyn had been robbed by an
equally infamous ring, composed of
men Of both parties. The financial
panic had occurred the previous year
In the latter part of 1871, Tilden had
repudiated Tweed's gang, and came
out as reformer. He was the cam
didate for Governor in 1874. When
the election of that year came off, you
well know that the tidal wave, swell
led by anti-Casarism, unemployed la
Dor, PROSTATE industries, and the cry
for change, commenced i'm Oregon,
swept across Indiana, Ohio, New York
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and ended
in the granite mountains of New
Hampshire. 1t revolutionized all
these States; made Allen Governor of
Ohio; Tilden Governor of New York
by a change of II per cent on the vote;
and CASTOR Governor of Mas,achu-
sets by "A change of 81 per cent of its
vote. In one year CASTOR was turned
out of Office in Massachusetts, Allen
in Ohio, and Tilden's State ticket was
beaten outside of New York by over
$1,000. That city gave a Democratic
majority which saved the party by A.
OOO So much for Tilden's election as
Governor.
3. Has he made good GoveInos?
When inaugurated he took an oath
to "obey the Constitution, enforce the
laws, and protect the interest of the
people of the State.o He knew, be-
cause Senatorial Committee appoin-
ted by his predecessor, Coy. Dix, had
so reported, that millions of dollars
had been stolen from the tax payers
by the men who had charge of erecting
a new State Capitol building. He did
not enforce the laws. No legal action
has been commenced against plunder-
ers. The same is true of the city of
Brooklyn. In each case the men
whom he had said should be in State
Prison, and whom he was elected to
duly punish, have become his fast
friends by well known arrangements,
and instead of being on their road to
prison we found them shouting for
Tilden for President, in and out of the
st. Louis Convention. Perhaps these
are the good acts of good Cover
nor"
The Constitution of our State says:
"The Legislature shall not pass a
private u. ,s';, bill in any of the fol-
lowing cases: Granting to any cor
poration association, or individually
the right to lay down railroad tracks.
The Legislature shall pass general
laws providing for the cases enumera-
ted," etc.
Gov. Tilden was interested in a
street railroad in the city of New York.
At bill to extend the road by special
in violation of the Consti-
tuition, which he had sworn to obey,
was put through the Legislature, by
the use of money. Gov. Tilden sign
ed the bill June Is, 1875. OF it the
New York World, Democratic news
paper, said:
''It is an eternal disgrace to the
State of New York that such dishon-
est practices are allowed to continue.
members are bought up on these
bills as you would buy a pound of
beef
"The bill known as the Greenwich
Street Elevated Railroad bill was pas
sed by the promise of 500 each for 50
votes "a majority in that Assembly.
"A noted lobbyist. formerly pub
lie nrinter. Van Benthuysen. held the