Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-22
SAMUEL ]. TILDEN.
why n Democratic Editor Refuses to
support Him.

have noticed the following and simi
lar paragraphs going the rounds of the
Democratic Ohio newspapers.
Such a campaign as the Republicans ar,
making was never known to win. All Tho
charges now made against Mr.. Tilden were
made in 1874 when he was a candidate foi
Governor of New York. He was elected by a
majority of over 5000, and that is about the
way 1t will be this year. He made good
Governor and will make good President.
l have been requested to answer these
assertions, probably because / am at
tached to the Democratic party, and
through my paper, the Argus, helped
elect Mr.. Tildcn Governor of this State
in 1874. The Argus has already an.
swcrcd and disproved the point involved
beyond contradiction, in this section OF
the country. win now undertake to do
it for the State of Ohio, through the
columns of the State Journal
1. The charges now made against Mr..
Tilden were not made in 1874. The
Democrats of this State did not know of
Mr. Tilden's connection with the North
west Railroad ring. / never heard of
the facts until l read them in the New
York. Express, a Democratic newspaper,
in May, 1876. l did not know that Mr..
p, Tilden had swindled the Government by
issuing illegal currency in Michigan un.
til saw the account of the transaction
in the Cincinnati Enquirer, in June,
1876. l did not know that Mr.. Tilden
had defrauded the Government on the
taxes due from his income until the
month of August, 1876. OF the iudg-
ment rendered against him in the case of
the Galena & Chicago Railroad Company
stockholders in 1865; of the judgment by
the same court for his land taxes due to
the State of Michigan in 1878, and of
his Congressional Relief" bill from
penalties and taxes can say the same
thing.
8 2. Mr. Tilden was not elected Gov
ernor of this State by $1,000 majority.
His majority was only 3S,4 on total
vote of over 100000. Over onc-third of
this majority, 12,90S, was obtained in
this city by the help of the argus. Out
side of New York and Brooklyn, Tilden
was beaten in the State by 1907 ma.
jority.
The people of the State had been
robbed on their canals and the new Capt.
tol building at Albany; the city of New
Y,
and the people of Brooklyn had been
robbed by an equally infamous ring com
posed of men in both parties. The finan-
cial panic had occurred the previous
year. Grant was planning for a third
term. Inthe latter part of 1871 Tilden
had repudiated Tweed's gang and came
out as a reformer. He was the candidate
for Governor in 1874. When the cleo.
tions that year came off, you we'll know
the tidal wave, swelled by anti CgsarIsm,
unemployed labor, PROSTATE industries
and the cry for change, commenced in
Oregon, swept across Indiana, Ohio, New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, and
ended in the granite mountains of New
Hampshire. 1t revolutionized all of these
States; made Allen Governor of Ohio;
Tilden Governor of New York by
change of IA per cent of the vote, and
CASTOR Governor of Massachusetts by a
change of 80 per cent. of its vote. In
one year CASTOR was turned out of office
in Massachusetts, Allen in Ohio, and Til
den's ticket was beaten outside of New
York by over 10000. That city gave a
Democratic majority which saved the
State to the party by $4,000. So much
for Tilden's election as Governor.
B. Has he made good Governor?
When inaugurated, he took an oath "to
obey the Constitution, enforce the laws
and protect the interests of the people of
the State" He knew, because Senate
rial committee appointed by his prede-
cessor, Gov. Dix, had so reported, that
millions of dollars had been stolen from
the taxpayers 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 those
piunderers. The same is true of the
plunderers 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 arrange.
ments, and instead of being on their road
to prison we found them shouting for
Tilden for President in and out of the
Ut. Louis Convention. Perhaps these arc
the acts OF q good Governor"
The Constitution of our State says:
The Legislature SHAH not pass private or
local bill In any Of the following cases Grant
lpg 70 any corpoTatiOn, association or indi-
yidual the right TO lay down railroad tracks.
The Legislature shall pass general laws pro-
viding for the cases enumerated, etc.
Gov. Tilden was interested in street
railroad in the city of New York. A
bill to extend the road by special legis.
lation, IN rioIdtfon Of tie Constitution,
which he had sworn to obey, was gotten
through the Legislature by the. we'll
known use of money. Gov. Tilden
signed the bill June II, 1875. OF Il the
New York World, Democratic news
paper, said;
1t Is an eternal disgrace TO the State of
New York that such dishonest practices are
allowed 10 continue. ...l
z Members are bought up on these bills as |
you would buy pound OF beef!
The bill known as the Greenwich Street |
Elevated Railroad bill was passed by the |
promise Of 800 each for sixty-hYe votes a |
mai jority) in the Assembly
I "A noted lobbyist formerly public printer |
Wan Benthuysen), held the stakes, $40, 900, |
70 pay Barber CTWEED AND TlLDEN'S /
former lobbyist when the bill became
Perhaps this was the act of good
Governor"
A bill adding about $50, 900 per an
mum TO the Sheriffs fees of this county
the Office was before worth $40, 900 per
annum-was signed by Gov, Tilden after
knowing all the facts, and being opposed
by most attorneys acquainted with them.
II was bill in the interest of a ring
VINO control delegates. Perhaps this
was an act for which the 10000 voters
IF Brooklyn ought to call Mr.. Tilden
good Governor" 40
Mr.. Wardell said in June last that
= Gov. Tilden has appointed some of the
worst men 70 Office who ever disgraced
he State" A man connected with the
Insurance Department of the State was
! defaulter OF State funds TO the amount
4 $50, GOO. The facts were Investigated
md laid before the Governor by friend
lie begged that the facts might be sup
'ressed on the ground that the defaulter
vas his most efficient agent in getting
p Presidential delegates. He subse-