The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-12

When a merchant wishes to employ
clerk, the first question asked is:-
What is your record? When farmer
is applied TO by a man asking employ
ment tie first question asked Is: Are
ysSa.ay yoa . practical farmer What is your
When the people of this Nation are
called upon to elecet a President the
first question asked isf What are the
records of the parties Offering candi-
dates and what are the records Of the
candidates themselves?
The Republican party, proud OF its
magnificent record, refers the Nation
the world even--to the evidences OF
loyalty. of honesty, of efficiency, and
/ through its platform, its letters of ac-
ceptance by candidates., its press, and
from the stump, exposed to the broad
light OF examination its unimpeacha-
BILE record
The Democratic party dares not open
its lips in reference to the pastl Not
one word is said in its platform or by
its candidates OF the record OF the
party. At this time when they are
moving heaven and earth to carry their
ends, do you not suppose they would
speak well OF their record il they pos
sihly could? rfU
Noticing this serious defeat, we pre-
sent bit of Democratic history, in
which Tildcn figures prominently.-
From the Brooklin Argus, Democrat
ic paper. We quote the following:
In 1868 the Tilden Tammanyites
made false count of $1,000 ballots,
inaugurated Governor (Hoffman) who
was not elected, and took the conse-
quences OF his illegal signature to leg
islative acts. The Democratic Govern
or signed the iniquitous Erie CLASH
fcation bill for Tweed and Jay Gould.
He sighed the bill exacted by Legis-
lature controlled by the New York and
Brooklyn rings. These men who now
request such change as will place
them in control of the Nation sent men
to the Legislature like Tweed, Murphy,
Henry Genet, Mike Morton, and Tom
Fields. They make Oakley Hall, May
or. who was indicted for malfeasance.
They reelected Tweed to the Senate
by IN increased majority, after the ex-
posure OF his robberies. They falsely
counted in two members Of the Court
OF Appeals in 1870.
Under these immaculate managers,
who now want u change aud more pow
er, Brooklyn Jared worse than did New
York. They found Brooklyn in 1866
with debt Of SIC, 500, 000. They pro-
ceeded Immediately to business under
the same head and the same legislature.
The New York Court house and the
Brooklyn bridge were in the same
hands, and were carried on under the
same rules. When Tilden retired from
the chairmanship in 1875 they had
changed Brooklyn's debt mp to S45,-
900, 900, an increase OF $50. 900, 900, in
these same eight years OF partnership.
! The taxes were raised about 81, 900, 900
per annum. L. would have taken them
! Is years to eat up New York, but
| Brooklyn, as she was in 1866, they
would have gulped down in 13 years.
Following the example of New York
/ in 1871, these men stuffed the ballot
boxes, and otherwise returned fraud
ulent count OF over IL 900 votes. A
district attorney. who was impeached
and removed by Gov. Dix, these friends
Of Tilden reelected TO the same Office.
A Democratic ex-charity commission
er, who had been indicted and convict
ed OF malfeasance, was appointed to a
lucrative position by Governor Tilden
| himself.
These are part OF the "changes"
and "reforms" which Gov. Tilden's
policy and frisnda hava sivan to the
| cities OF New York and Brooklyn. They
are changes which this people want no
more OF. But they are in exact har-
mony with the antecedents Of Tilden.