Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-09-02
NUMBER 36.

by him are several indicted officials and
notorious ring scoundres who less than u
year ago Gov. Tlden said to US, "OHght
to be in State Prison."
Bates Il Lock, a respectable advertising
firm in New York, were authorized by
Gov. Tilden's agents to insert putts Of
him, as reading matter, in about $50
Southern and Western Democratic papers
which putls were paid for at advertising
rates.
Governor Tlden pretends to be hard
currency man. As stakeholder and
director in two iron mining companies on
the upPer Michigan peninsular, he has
for twelve years been issuing shinplasters.
and steel-plate currency notes in violation
of the laws of Congress. The bank tax
upon the currency so issued, and the pen
atty for its fraudulent issue, amounted to
over 81 900, 900 which was not paid. Mr..
Tilden's companies applied to Congress
for remission OF the penalties. In May
1874, Hiram 0. Peck, h. G. Wheeler and
j. b. Crucial were indicted for forging
the currency of Tilden's jackson Iron
Company. of Negaunee, Mich. The trial
took place before Judge O'GrOdy, Juno
%, 1874. Tho counterleiting was admit
ted, but il was claimed to be no injury to
the iron company to do that which they
had no right to do. Tho Court held AS
follows
The Court is clearly of the opinion that
the issue Of all those notes and iron cur
rency, so called, is illegal, contrary to the
statute, and that they are void upon their
face. They bear not only the ear-marka,
but all the principal features Of bank
note, and are utterly worthless for tho
purpose Of circulation. They cannot DO
the subject of forgery they are spuri-
Gus, worthless, bastard currency. Tho
objection is sustained. The Court has
been of this opinion for the last five years
though the question has never before been
presented for its decision. This kind OF
paper has driven out better currency,
just as the clipped and sweated coin OF
William the Third drove out Of circula-
tion and use the golden crowns OF Eng
land.
Gov. Tiden's advocacy Of hard money
| is as insincere as are any of his other pro-
iessions. Asa reiormer, Governor TIL
den is fraud as business man, no is
badly smirched as hard money man
he is without convictions rs an advcrtis-
ing adyenturor and suborner Of the press
he is impudent and rs political trick
ster he is disgrace. He is willing TO
talk about national honor and advocate
hard money at tho East, while violating
the laws of the country and issuing an
] illegal currency in the West. llo bid
loudly for reform support throughout tho
State, by attacking Denuison in Syracuse,
and Lord in Rochester, where the Demo-
Gratis have no strength, while bargaining
with ring scoundrels in Albany, New
York aud Brooklyn, where the Demo
cratic machine is powerful. DO Demo
Gratis think that in the present temper Of
our outraged people, they could elect n
man President Of the United States with
such record rs here shown2 Have they
30 low AL estimate of the virtue OF Amer
ican voters as to suppose that majority
Of them will stand by party at the sx-
pense of SO much principle, and with the
possible danger to arise from the ignoblo
ambition of such a nan2 DO they blame
the Argus, knowing the facts, for sound
ing the alarm in time to save the party
from an inglorious defeat The unpleas-
ant duty OF saying what we have has been
forced upon US by Mr.. Tilden's persistent
audacity in keeping himself before tho
public, and by the unblushing impudenco
Of gang Of convicts, criminals, aud
plunderers daring to say that they Will
make nomination for honest men to
vote for. Mr. Tilden has written his po-
litical epitaph in Never punish n mun
who will vote right" We warned Mr..
Tilden Of the treacherous character Of the
crew who were throwing planks to him.
They now have him by the throat and ho
is nearing the rapids with them. We
will have accomplished good work in
riddiug the party and the country Of 50
dangerous set Of men. Tilden's ticket
was only elected by 1000 majority in the
State last Fall. If nominated now, he
cannot carry the State, but will be de-
ieated by 50, 200 majority.