The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-08-03
A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.
From the Cincinnati Times.


1t is now less than me nth since Mr.
Samuel j. Tiden was formally placed
before the country as Presidential can
didate, and yet in that brief time, the
same country has been made familiar
with long list of ch rges affecting his
character as statesman and as an IN
dividual. Nor are we speaking Of the
host Of campaign stories that are wont
to beset every sspirant for high office
within the gift of the people. Ref
erence is ma only to such charges as
are sustained by evidence undisputed
and indisputable and which strike
directly and fatally at the purity and
patriotism Of the candidate, and at the
honor and integrity Of the man. The
sustained proof Of many of these
charges has been printed in full in this
paper, and that Of the others will lie
printed again and again before this
cam paign is finished, in order that none
of ouy people may be Ignorant of what
manner OF men il is that so boldly de-
mands their suffrages. But now, while
the intensity of the weather renders
any extended argument burden to the
reader, we ask simply that he shall go
over with rs brief summary OF the
counts in thIs indictments mere
mention of the separate charges which
haYe been brought and proven against
the Democratic candidate for the Presl-
dencY:
He stands convicted Of disloyauy to
his country at the time of her greatest
need; and of such sympathy with
armed treason as to demand an imne-
date ce<sAsion of the war for the pres
erYation of the Union, and the holding
peace convention with the rebeltious
| S ates.
He stands convicted in the courts of
his country of making pn immense for
tune Through the formation of railway
rings, reapipg immense profits at the
expense of the farming population,
and of the legitimate stockholders OF the
roads.
He stands convicted of breaches of
trust as attorney, involving large
amounts OF money, both 10 railways and
individuals whose business he was engag-
sd tn transact.
He stands convicted, over hiS own
signature, of lending the use of his
name, If not bis active personal assist
ance, tn the planning and management
of gigantic election frauds, by which
Mr.. Hoffman was counted in as Cover
nor OF New York, and Mr.. GriswoId de-
teated
He stands convicted If being a po-
litical partner IF Boss Tweed, and OF
holding the closest relations with the
latter at the time be was plunderpg
New York city to The amount OF many
millions of dollars.
He stands con victed of continuing
his relations with the most corrupt
members of Tammany-.Eose after.
wards sent 10 the Pententiary-and OF
acting with theih- in political oonven-
tons, after the whole nature Of their
villa'nies was exposed.
He sa&nds convicted, on his own
worn testimony, Of receiving $4,000
from Boss Tweed, to aid in tie fraud
lent camp aian of 1868 (before alluded
| toy. and of cunnirgly eVadIng direct
reply when pressed to state whether be
did not receive still farther moneys from
the same source
He stands convicted Of refusing to
assist in the movement to break up the
Tweed ring. until forced to do 50 by the
accidental securing of the books of the
thieves by the New York Times.
| He stands convicted OF taking no.
steps to punish the officers by whose
negligence Tweed was allowed to
escape, and of pardoning from the Pen
itentiary others of the thieves convicted
with him, thereby justifving the con-
clusion that he was ar interested party
in the scheme by which they evaded tie
punishment Of their gigansic crimes.
HE stands convicted OF being the le.
gal counselor and manager of the Erie
Railway ring. the Fort Wayne ring and
the Centennial improvement Com
pany all frauds of infamous chsrac-
ter-and of receiving from them
princely reward for his services.
| He stands convicted of being the
legal counselor and trusted adviser Of
the infamous Credit Mobilier fraud, and
the sworn testimony of Oakes Ames is
on record that he (Tilden) declared that
the course of this ring was in entire
compliance with law
He stands convicted of assisting in
the Roman Catholic scheme against the
freedom Of the public schools by lend
ing his signature to the "Grsy Nun
Act" which an indignant people forced
the Legislature to repeal.
| He stands convct of corruption,
OF the public press in pefmitting,if not
directing, the widespread paid adver-
tlsement of himself as n Presidential
candidate; if net also being party to
the wholesale bribery of New York
| papers under the regime of Tweed and
company.
These are not all Of the charges made
against Mr.. Tilden's record and charae-
ter, nor are they ali which are entitled
to belief. They are simply those which
stand upon such unquestioncd evidence
as would sustain them in court of law