, 1876-07-06

bAMuEL 1s A1LDEN, G0FaTn0f or Now 4OIk
by the grace Of fraud and midnight plotting
and corrupt use Of money, ia set forth by the
Democracy as the Reform candidate for
President, As tho apostle Of reform, his req
ord as reformer should ba above suspicion.
What is his record
The official documents are in existence
to show that in 1868, when GRANT was
cheated out Of the electoral vote Of Now York
by system of fraud and bal1ot-box stufIing
that has never boon paralleled in the political
history Of this country, T11pEN was Chair
man Of tho Democratic State Committee,
and was associated with TWEED, who helped
10 do tho stuiRng. It will be further
more remembered that In that year the
Democrats carried their State ticket, elected
tho majority OF tie Legislature, and counted
SEYMOUR in by 10000 minority, although it
was proven subsequently by the Congress
siona Investigation that Gen. GRANT had
clear minority Of 10000, and tho Re-
publican State ticket received majority Of
tho legal votes cast TnpKN, na we have
said, was tho Chairman Of TwEEp's Commit
too. In order to stuff tbs ballot~boxea intel.
ligontly, 1t was necessary for the conspirators
to know how many fraudulent votes wcrc
necessary to overcome the Republican
majorities, at IL O'Clock on tho night Of tho
election. For tho purpose Of ascartaining
this, the following private circular was sent
ont by T11DEN, tho professional Ro-
former:
Private and strictly conadeattall
RooKs or DKAocAArlo STATE CuuKlrrKn, Oct.
r., lB88 My Dam Sin: Please at once to CON.
munIcate with some roltabls person, In three OF
four priacipai town4 and In each city of your
county, mud request him {expc1,ses duly arranged
for at this end) to telegraph to WILLIAM II. TwExp,
Tammauy Hall. ut the minute Of closlnX the polls
not waiting for tls count. such peraon's estimate
Of thu sote. Lot Tho telegraph he a. follows:
This town will s.nw pcMocratIc gain tor 'oss> over
IT. VII 6 ~
nlatorlty Of.
Thtrs H. ef coarse an important o6fses to b. ii.
tatasd BY S&nalaAtoHs trd,IstHtstfoa Al tbs hour
Of c!oAng sAs polls, but not longer wai.lag. op.
rotuntty can be taken Of tho uaual hnf. hour jutl
in tho tolcgraphsc communications over limos 10.
ioro actual results begin to be declared, and before
ths Associated Fress absorb tho telegraph with 70.
turns und Interfere with individual mcnsages, and
glve or'lers to watch carefully tho count. Very
truly. yours. SAMUEL J. TlLpEa. Chals1unu.
Mr. T1IpEN, when lo sont this circular,
knew that TWEED was q thief and ballot-
box Btnffer, Ilo was his adviser and agent
In fact, hia right bower. 1Ie know that "tho
expenses duly arranged for at this ond E." wore
tocono out of tho Hing to which ho belonged
and Of which TwEkp was Boss. Tie knew
well enough that theso "private aud strictly
confidential midnight dispatches were for a
corrupt and unlawful purpose, and, knowing
all this, he lent himself to tito corrupt aud
rascally business, and tho infamous fraud
was perpetratea. Ono year afterwards, when
the full extent OF these scoundreliema bo.
ca1no known, HoRAoz GREELEY addressed an
open luttor to T11pEN. in which he accused
him to bis faco' Of completely in this whole
sale ballotbox stufang. lie boldly told him
ION the principle that the rocoircr IL "a bad
az tho thief, you arc as deeply implicated II
them to-day as though your name vert
TWEED, O'BatKa, or OAkgr HALr." w
quote an extract from Mr. GaxELEY's indig,
nant impeachment OF T11nkS, which ahowl
how he and bis gang increased tho vote Ii
Now York Citys
And though our city has largely Increased II,
population. tia lower wx.ds weEs quite ~ ropuloul
thsn tls4o} ~ they arc today, ssses&l Of then
| more 10. :. :. Now, look at the vote O
fous OF these waEa4 In l8Ao and 18os, respectively