The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-09-28

III tisuLceu IDOuJDs governor Til-
den has pardOned one hundred and
eighty-six criminals and restored
seventy 70 citizenship
have confined myself to 8 few
main points in Mr.. TiIden's gubern-
atOrial career, and to sueeinetly an
swering the statements in the text of
this communication. But / will not
/ close without giving other reasons
/ why honest citizens, and particularly
honest Democrats, eOnseienti
changed their opinions OF Mr.. TiIden
aud now oppose his elevation to the
Presidency,
To our surprise, We first found that
Governor Tilden opposed tie execu-
ton OF the laws and reform, In every
locality where Ring men controlled
party machinery and Presidential
delegates. We found that he struck
at L I'd In Rochester, Dennison in
Syracuse, and for time &C Tweed IN
New York, because the political ma
ehinery OF the party ia those places
nah passed into refOSm hands. Far
greater public robbers than Lord or
belden were riOting in Brooklyn and
10 Albany, but they controlled dele
gales and conventions, and the Gov
erDor refused t0 lay his hands upon
tnem. In fact, these same men have
been TIlden delegates to each State
Convention and to the National Con-
yentiOn since tho time the alliance
WAS entered into.
THE RELEAsE OF TwEED.
We then found, that In November
lSist' the friends aud partners OF
Tweed and his gang, had mystsfiOas-
" All become TildeS men. In the
early part OF Decembel Tweed was
released frOm prison. The official, in
whose charge Tweed was, IN -esDoDsl-
Ole To the Governor for his plaee, for
fWeed's body, OF FOE 8 Sc, ,OO0. 600 iudg-
ment from which Tweed abseOndsd. |
NO action In any way has been taken
against the sheriff. It was then be-
neved, aud the belief has erystaIlizad
INTO very general conviction, that a
bargain had been made to give TIL |
den the Presidential nomination in |
consideration for TWesd's release and |
Executive protection to his pals.
FIIDEN AND TwRED's PARTNERSHIP.
Tilden's past career was then looked |
into. 1t was found that he and Tweed |
nad been fellow officers In the Tamma-
ny COMMITTEES Tor many years. That
Iilden was Chairman % the State
Democratic COMMITTEES from 1866 to |
1872, during the triumphant career OF
the New York City Ring. That In
1865, under ths auspices Of TiIden and |
Tweed, 81 600 fraudulent balInta were
counted In the city OF New York, re-
sulting in elevating the previous Ring |
Mayor OF that city into the GubeFna-
tOrial chair Of the State. IL was found /
that Chairman Tilden admitted !
FWeed's delegation OF present outlaws
and fugitives to the State Convention
OF 1870. It was found that the proofs \
Of the ring robberies were publIshed
by the New York Times, July %, 1871.
That an Indignation meeting was
held on September 4, 1871. That Til
den was still sustaining Tweed and
dare not attend the meeting. The
World OF the 5Lh Of September pro-
noaneed the meeting q failure because
''eTllnent citizens like Samuel J.. IT,
den stood dIOOf from q. %
It was found that Tilden and the
Ring held q conference on September
IL eleven days after the meeting
at which conference filden says of
~ pressed Mr.. Connolly
Comptroller, In whose edepartmentall
papers were kept TO re-
sign, that the storm lOOlIld pIss OUer
him and beat upon others" The part
papers were then DESTROYED,
Connolly resigned and set sail for for
sIgn shores. Then, after the destruc-
lion OF the vouchers, and not till
then, did Tilden ever lisp q word about
reform"
1t was subsequently, Aseertained
that Tilden's relations and friends,
the PeltOns and Candies. were always
interested In TWeed's largo Jobs. 1t
has reeently come out that, from 1866
TO 1871, the millionaire TiIden bad on
~ paid taxes to Tweed's city govern
ment on personal property ranging
irOm S., 900 per annum to $4,000 per
amman. The foregoing were deemed
good evidences OF mutual Interest and
between Tilden and
Tweed. leia
FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS. Il
1t was then discovered, that while
honest Democrats had been criticising
Mr.. LineOln's administrator for not
1urrylng on troops anu maklDg short /,
work OF the war, and had been
lhOuldering their muskets, as over
700, 900 OF them did, and paying their
axes, as every loyal man did, that
)ne Of the Wealthiest men in the
party, Samuel J. TiIden, was discour.
IgIng enlistments, hiding away his
and making false returns OF
his income. This was an insult TO
he loyalty and honor OF the party :
which no man Of selE-respect can sub ,
nit TO on the part OF q candidate for
he Presidency.
/ have not referred To Mr.. Fildenis
on the currency question.
Sxcnss the space have occupied.
We oppose Mr. Tilden, because We
ave found him To be sn insineere
nsn, q tTiekster, hypcerits,
windler, q traitor and q perjursr.
Respectfully, ~ =
DEMAs BARNES.