Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-11
THE SHAM REFORNER.

den for Governor In 1874 Cannot
support Him for President In 1875
Letter from tho Editor Of the Brook.
yyn s.Argus,1 who has = Found TIL.
den TO BE an Insincere Man, =
Trickster. . Hypocrite, . Swindlev,
Traitor and . PerJurer."
To the Editor Of the OHIO State Journal:
have noticed the following and similar
paragraphs going the rounds OF the Demo
cratic Ohio newspapers:
"Such b campaign as the Republicans are
IN aking WAS ccver known to win. All the
charges now made against Mr.. Tilden were
made In 1874, when he was q candidate Tor
Governor Of New York. He was elected by
"A majority Of over 5000, and that is about
the way 10 will be this year. He made a
good Governor, and will make good Prcsi-
dent"
have been requested to answer these as
sertions, probably because ] am attached to
the Democratic party, and through my pa
per, the hrgus, helped elect Mr.. Tilden Gov
crnor Of this State in 1874 The Argus has
already answered and disproycd the point
in volvcd beyond contradiction. in this sec
ton Of the country | will now undertake
TO do ii for the State of Ohio through the
columns of the State Journai.
/. The charges now made against Mr.. Til
den were not made in 1874. The Democrats
of this State did not know Of Mr.. Tilden's
ring. | never heard OF the facts until
read them in the New York Egpress, Dem
ocratic newspaper, in May, 1876. did not
know that MIR TldeD had swindled the
Government by issuing illegal currency in
Michigan, until ! saw the account of the
transaction in the Cincinnati Enqa,e,, in
June, 1876. did not know that Mr. Tilden
had dcfrauded the Government on the taxes
due from his income, until the Toath Of
August. 1876 OF the judgment rendered
against him in the case Of the Galena " Chi
cage Railroad Company stockholders, In
1865, Of the Judgment by the same court,
for his land taxes due To the State OF Mich
igan in 1878; and Of his Congressional Re-
lief" bill from taxes and penalties can say
the same thing.
g Mr.. Tilden was not elected Governor OF
this State by $1,000 majority. His majority
was only 3S,4ll on total vote of over 70O,-
600 Over one.third OF this majority, Il, 9gs,
was obtained in this city by the help of the
trips. Outside Of New York and Brooklyn
filden was beaten In the State 10y Il, 0T7 ma
jorily.
The people OF the State had been robbed
on their canals and on the new Capitol
building at Albany; the city Of New York
had been robbed by the Tweed ring, and the
people of brooklyn had been robbed by an
equally infamous ring, composed of men in
both parties. The financial panic had oc-
Cured the previous year. Grant was plan
ming for u third term. In the latter part of
1871 rildcn had repudiated Tweed's gang,
and came out as refprmcr. He was the can
didatc for Governor in 1874 When the cleo
tons TINT year came of you well know that
the tidal wave, swelled by anti Cpsarism,
unemployed labor, PROSTATE industries and
the cry for u change commenced In Oregon,
swept across Indiana, Ohio, New York, Con
necticut Massachusetts,, and ended in the
granite mountains of New Hampshire. 1t
IL. III all 80. Il.
Allen Governor of Ohio; Tildcn Governor of
New York by a change of fourteen per cent
of the vote, aud CASTOR Governor of Massa-
chusetts by q chanAc of thrty-two per cent
oil It's vote, In one year CASTOR was turned
out OF Office in Massachusetts,, Allen in Ohio
and 1ildcn's State ticket was beaten out
side OF New York by over 10000, That city
gave Democratic majority which saved the
State To the party by l4,O00. so much for
Tildep's election as Governor
3 Has he made good Goyernorg When
inauguratcd, he took an oath "to obey the
Constitution enforce The laws and protect
The interests of the people Of the State. "
dic knew, because a Senatorial Committee
appointed by his predecessor, Coy, Dix, had
SO reported that millions of dollars had been
stolen from the tax payers by the men who
had charge of erecting new State Capitol
building. He did not enforce the laws. No
3ogai u ton has been commenced against
piunderers of the city Of Brooklyn. Ia each
case, the men whom he had said should be
in state Prison, and whom he was elected To
duly punish have become hs fast friends
10y well known arrangements, and, instead
OF being on their ruad to prison, We found
chem shouting for Tilden for President in
aad out of the st. Louis Convention. Per.
haps these are the acts of good GOV.
Crnor"
The Constitution of our State says.
The Legislature shall not pass private
or local bin in any of the following eases:
Granting 10 any corporation, association or
individual, the right to lay down railroad
Cracks, Tao legislature shall pass general
laws providing tor the cases enumerated"
etc
GOV Tndcu was interested In street rail.
road in The eltyot New York, A bin 10 eN.
tend the road ny special legislation, tn p1Ola-
ron 81 ne Constitution, which he had sworn
20 obey. was gotten through the Legislature
10y the well known use of money. GOV. Til
den signed the bin June Il, 1875, OF II the
New York World n Democratic newspaper,
said
q" 1t is an eternal disgrace TO the State of
New York that such dishonest practices are
allowed t. Coatinue
Members are bought up on these bills,
as YOU would buy pound of beet
"The bill known rs the Greenwich Street
Elevated Railroad bill WAS passed by the
promise OF SloO each for siNty-6vc votes IA
majority In the Assembly
a noted lobbyist, formerly a public
printer ivan Bcuthuyscul, held the stakes,
$1,000, to pay Barber Tweed aud Tiden's
former lobbyist, when the bill became 4
taw."
\ bill adding about S5o,0O0 per annum to
The Sherth's fees Of this Couuty--thv office
was before worth $1,000 per aunun-waS
signed los GOV Tudcn after knowing all The
facts and being opposed by most attorneys
acquainted with them. II was a bin In thv
Interest OF q ring who controlled delegates
Perhaps this VAS AN sct tur which the 10000
voters of Brooklyn ought 10 call Mir Tildeu
Good Governor