National Republican., 1876-10-17
MS wonTnLEss "cANAL reform" ;"


Here, in a compact form, are all the facts
concerning Tilden's "caual REFORM" It's net
result to the State is S92, 900 outlay and no one
punished. Nobody has made it pay except
Samuel J. Tilden. By means of it he has
controlled two Democratic State conventions,
made a renegnade Republican a Democratic
Secretary Of State, and, with the help Of the
Bates & Locke circulars made himself the
Democratic candidate for President Of the
United States. In his canal reform, as in all
his other roles, Tilden is the prize sham re-
former Of the age.
Contrast with this beggarly result of Tilden's
Quixotic raid upon suppositious canal rings
what the Republican party accomplished in its
much shorter, but much more decisive, war
fare upon the whisky rings in the West. The
total value of property seized, of assessments
and suits Oh official bonds, amounts TO s., ,15O,-
900. In prosecuting the thieves 176 criminal
indictments were found. There were 133 con-
Tictions and pleas Of guilty; u fed the country,
and II were acquitted. The total cost to the
Treasury Of recovering all this money and
bringing all these criminals to justice was
$25, ,OOO.
swISDLER OF LABOR.
This, IN succinct shape is the story of TIL
den's scandalous operations in Michigan, which
has been summarized by a leading Democratic
paper in the West in this singing way:
l. lLdt CAluGcI d lilucl Is anu has DPen
the controlling owner Of the New York mine.
2. That it could issue no ''iron currency
without his knowledge and consent.
s. That 1t did issue it by the million dollars.
4. That such issue was illegal and contrary
to law.
S. That Samuel J. Tilden's influence helped
TO swind!e the Government out of thousands
Of dollars of taxes due on this issue OF iron
currency.
9. That Samuel J. Tilden's store pay system
deb4scs the working man.
2. That Samuel J. TiIden'S hard money
professions are, in the light of the facts pre-
s-,,.,., -''er" ami de!uri0n.
IS That the hgGfes have v-vn C~...-'"l -,...c from
the official hooks Of Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Walter Finny. of Marquette, and that
he saws that they are far less i'll amount than
they Should be in reality.
RAILROAD wRECKEE.
Tie facts summarized are:
l. That Samuel J. Tilden, trustee of the
St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad
COMPANY, appointed to reorganize the same,
issued bonds amounting to over S2S4 600, OF
which neither himself nor his colleagues have
given an account to the toCkholders.
2. That he received $50, 900 for his services
IN reorgauizing the company, the money
being appropriated to him by three other
trustees.
8. That the stockholders have never re-
ceived from him or his three associates any
facts in relation to the issue Of the surplus
bonds.
! /. That when delegation Of their number
came to this city some years ago TO examine
him they found that he had gone to Europe.
5. That he has perssfently evaded all
questions In relation TO the issue of the
bonds.
6. That by sharp practice he has kept of
the trial of the case for long period, delaying
his answer, which does not 90 the merits oi
the case, to accomplish that end.
Mr.. Tildcn was one of the counsel who ad
Tiscd the very thing that shocked the whole
country with the eGOrmities of the wrong and
the extent of the robbery involved in the
transactions OF the Credit Mobilier. Mr.. JohI
3. Alley testified as follows before the Con
gressional investig gating committee:
Q. And further, understood you to say
that you were instructed by eminent counsel
upon whose advice you relied, that the COURSE
you took was compliance with the lawl
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you ever seen, or do you know
whether that opinion of eminent counsel is il
existence now in writingl
A. l do not know. do not know whethe
1t was given in writing.
Q. Was it given TO you by these eminent
counsell
A. Mr.. Tilden, I Ikuow, told me that he re
earded it ss a compliance with the law.
Oakes Ames also testified that Samuel
Tilden was consulted, and that he gave hi
opinion that the transactions of the company
were in entire compliance with the law.
hr. James Parton, in his EMANUEL for thu
instruction Of Rings" published in 1866, says
"1his plan (the Credit Mobilier) t1as frs
adopted, as TAR as knorn, in The United State
By an eminent LGWysr Of Val street, s. ]. TIL
DEN"
PERJURER AND TAX swINDLER.
Other ascertaincd items for professional ser
vices swell his income for 1862 to more thai
$4,000. Ater 1859 be made no return of in
come. He was assessed OH an average ircom
Of SIS, ,oOe, with an addition of so pcr cent
fur faiiU-c 10 tasGc return. As between tn
Year, 1859 AID 1876 he hIE accumulated for