The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-10-14

the debt and taxes of the State. In the |
first place an executive cannot do this; in
the second place the changes in the items,
which did occur in 1875, were the result of
legislation by previous Legislature and by
an amendment of the constitution adopted
in 1874 and in the third place the State
taxes were never so hig in the history of
the State by $685. 900 as they are the pres
ent year. The annual State taxes for sew
eral years have been as follows:
1872 $2,61O,OOO
1878 3,104, 900 |
1874 1920, 900 |
1875 $685., 300 |
1876 1894, 900 |
Perhaps this is financial economy and
reform worth boasting of by "good Gov
ernor.''
In eighteen months Governor Tilden has
pardoned 1856 criminals and restored 20 to
citizenship.
l have confined myself to few main
points in Mr. Tilden's gubernatorial ca
reer, and to succinctly answering the state
ments in the text of this communication;
but will not close without giving other
reasons why honest citizens and particu-
larly honest Democrats, conscientiously
changed their opinions of Mr.. Tlden and
now oppose his elevation to the Presidency.
To our surprise we first found that Gov.
Tilden opposed the execution of the laws |
and reform in every locality where ring
men controlled party machinery and Presi
dental delegates. We found that he struck
at Lord in Rochester, Dennison in SYRIA
cuse, and for time at Tweed in New
York, because the political machinery of
the party in those places had passed into
reform hands. Far greater public robbers
than Lord or Belden were rioting in Brook
Ign and in Albany, but they controlled dele
gates and conventions, and the Governor
refused to lay his hands upon them. In
fact these same men have been Tilden dele |
gates to each State convention and to the
national convention since the time the ali-
ance was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found that in November last the
friends and partners of Tweed and his gang
had mysteriously become Tilden men. In
the early part of December Tweed was re-
leased from prison. The official, in whose |
charge Tweed was, is responsible to the
Governor for his place, for Tweed's body, |
or for 5000, 900 Judgment from which
Tweed abscouded. No action in any way
has been taken against the sheriff. 1t was
then believed, and the belief has crystal
LIKED into very general conviction, that |
bargain had been made to give Tilden the
Presidential nomination in consideration |
for Tweed release and Executive protec
tion to his pals.
TILDEN AND TwEED's PARTNERSHIP
Tlden's past career was then looked into |
1t was found that he and Tweed had been |
fellow officers in the Tammany Committee
for many years. That Tilden was chair
man of the State Democratic Committee
from 1866 to 1872, during the triumphant
career of the New York City Ring. That
in 1868, under the auspices of Tilden and
Tweed, $1,000 fraudulent ballots were
counted in the city of New York, result
ing in elevating the previous ring Mayor of
New York into the gubernatorial chair of
the State. 1t was found that Chairman
Tilden admitted Tweed's delegation of
present outlaws and fugitives to the State
Convention of 1870 1t was found that the
proofs of the ring robberies were published |
by the New York Times, July Goth, 1871.
That an Indignation meeting was held on
September 4th, 1871. That Tiden was still
sustaining Tweed and dare not attend the
meeting. The World of the 9Th of Sep |
TENDER pronounced the meeting failure.
because eminent 'citizens, like Samuel j. |
Tilden, stood aloof from it,
1t was found that Tilden and the ring
held conference on September 18th, eleven
days after the meeting, at which confer
ence Tilden says of himself: 81 pressed Mr.. |
Connolly Comptroller, in whose depart
ment all partnership papers were kept to
resign, that the storm uOuld pass ocer him
and beat upon Others" The partnership
papers were then destroyed, Connolly re-
signed and set sail for foreign shores.
Then after the destruction of the vouch-
ers, and not till then, did Tilden ever lisp
a word about "reform."
1t was subsequently ascertained that Til
denis relations and friends, the Peltons and
Candies, were always interested in Tweed's |
large jobs. 1t has recently come out that, !
from 1866 to 1871, the millionaire Tweed |
had only paid taxes to Tweed's city gov
eminent on personal property ranging from
$1,000 per annum to $780, 900 per annum.
The foregoing were deemed good evidences
of mutual interest and partnership between
Tilden and Tweed.
FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS.
1t was then discovered that while honest
Democrats had been criticising Mr.. Lin
coins administration for not hurrying on
troops and making short work of the war,
and had been shouldering their muskets,
as over 4O0,O 900 of them did, and paying
their taxes as every loyal man did, that
one of the wealthiest men in the party, |
Samuel J. Tilden, was discouraging enlist
ments, hiding away his property and max
ing false returns of his income. This was
an insult to the loyalty and honor of the
party, which no man Of self respect can
submit to on the part of candidate for
the Presidency.
have not referred to Mr.. Tilden's SOM
ersault on the currency question. Excuse
the space have occupied. We oppose Mr..
Tilden because we have found him an insin
cere man, a trickster, hypocrite, swim
dler, a traitor and a perjurer.
Res ectfully, DEMAs BARNES.