The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-07-20


Keep it before the people that Governor
Tilden was the successful plunderer of
dozen Western railroads, and the paid at
torney Of the Credit Mobilier.
The Chillicothe Post (Dem) says that
Captain Tom Worthington (brothcr of
General Worthington) favors Hayes for
President. He has been an active Demo-
crat heretofore Also Colonel w. f. Gil
more, another leading Democrat Of that
city.
Every one of the old Tweed and Sweeny
Guard in New York are among the most
enthusiastic supporters of Tilden. Birds
of feather flock together. No fear Of
any of the old Tammany gang voting for
Hayes and Wheeler They have no fel-
lowship in that direction.
An old soldier under Hayes writes of
him: Gle was no carpet knight, but
roughed it in the field with his troops, and
was never absent except when his wounds
compelled it," Let's see, where were
Tilden and Hendricks all that time
Roughing it among the peace men
Governor Tilden says that ''the wolf is
at the door of nearly every house in the
land" But the crafty old railroad lawyer
has continued, nevertheless, to pile up
fortune of $10, 100000 for the qualification
of his wants in spite of the sufferings of
the people for whom he processes SO deep
symapthy.
Gen Tuttle, of Iowa, says that he does
not pronounce against the Democratic ticket
because Of the supposed attitude Of the
Democracy on the currency or the tariff
question. He abandons the Democracy be-
cause it has abandoned itself to the old re-
| bels, and because he knows the nation would
be in peril in its hands
The Democrats had better drop the sub
ject Of the increase of Congressmen's sala-
ries in 1865. Governor Hayes was a men,
Der at that time and he voted against the
bill. Mr.. Hendricks was Senator and he
voted for the bill. Severe criticism of
Hayes acceptance of the increase bears a
little too hard on Hendricks to be scrvicea-
bic to the Democratic cause.
A correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, writing from Bowling Green, Mo,
on the 4th, says: 'All is quiet in our
town, except, as [ write, [ can see from my
window the Confederate flag floating from
the County Building, with Tildens and
Hendricks names inscribed on It, The
resolution of 1864, the Confederate flag,
and Tilden and Hendricks make a strong
trio in this part Of Dixie.
Governor Tilden stands charged by the
stockholders of the St. Louis, Alton and
Terre Haute Railroad with fraudulently
appropriating S775, ,OG0 worth of stocks
and bonds to his own use some years ago.
They brought suit to recover last spring
and Mr. Tilden had the time for return
ing answer extended until after the St
Louis Convention. When the second ap.
pointed time came, July 1st, Mr.. Tildcn
got the case postponed again until early in
October and when October comes he will
have it postponed again. He will never
permit that case to he heard while he is a
candidate, because he dare not.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
quirer, writing from Lafayette, Indiana
says "The people, to a man, are for pa
per currency, and hold to their doctrine
with enthusiastic zeal. We have never
seen a community so unanimous and per.
sisent in their opinions. The Independ
ents, under the leadership Of Templeton
and directed by the Tocsin, edited by I
H. Bonham, are making strenuous efforts
to carry Benton county, and unless both
parties are more vigilant, they will succeed
Mr. Rondam has resolution signed by
one hundred and Sereaty-tour Democrats
pledging themselves to do all in their pow,
er to accomplish the total defeat Of Tilden
and Hendricks. This state of affairs is Ger
tainly very discouraging, but the truth
stares us in the face.
Why Judge Davis is opposed to Tilden
is probably accounted for by the fact that
he presided over the trial Of case grow
ing out Of one of Tilden's railroad swim,
dies, in which swindle the stockholders oi
the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad
Company were cheated out of their stock
by consolidation with another railroad
which consolidation was manipulated by
Tilden. In pronouncing Judgment in that
case against Tilden and others, his associ
ates in the fraud, the Judge used the fol
lowing severe language:
Finally, those stockholders Of the Galena
and Chicago Union Railroad Company who
have exchanged their stock in ignorance OF
their rights can now be restored, and the
bondholders saved from impending ruin
: by joining in the efforts which are now be
ing made to set aside the pretended consot
i'dation aolich ,oas consHnlDated by tricke15
and fraud, aohi2e the public can be rescued
from the despotisn, Of the most gigantic ana
heartleSS monopoly erer attempted to b
fastened apon a free people, by making
proper efforts to sustain those who are now
engaged in contending againts the self
constituted monopoly.
Having been compelled by his duty as
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