The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-09
Tic slander on Gov. Hayes.

IL was 10 De eGpeCIeui pNJD Wv
Tribune, that the Democratic newspapers
and politicians, finding it Impossible 10
defend Tilden against the charge oil per-
iury while the witness against him was no
otbsr tban Tilden himself, would invent
@ some story with the purpose OF making
Hayes iGnv ''ntI appear equally black, and thus
.nbmi,,ing their accustomed choice Of
o~iIs' Bn, certainly the Democrats
wonM have been given more credit
fot fertility OF invention than they
have % shown by taking up per-
soual tax return and .falsifying the
items and circumstances. We presumed
that there was at least basis for specu.
| Ilation in the charge that Gov. Hayes did
not pay as much personal tax in 1874 and
rs as he ought to have paid, bnt il seems
there isn't even this much to it. The
Democrats arc precluded from even
speculating thereon, inasmuch as DEM
ocratic Board OF Equalization has already
taken up the return and reported that 1t
was correct. II it had not been, the
country would have heard Of 1t long ago.
Nevertheless Gov. Hayes has not hesi-
tated nor delayed to make statement
(which has been given to Gen. Comfy, OF
the Ohio STATE Journal,) Of all the facts.
The basis OF the charge was that Hayes,
after inheriting the bulk Of his uncle's
fortne, did not return as much personal
property as his uncle had returned be-
fore his DEATH. His uncle Birchard re-
turned s9,9s2 in personally, all Of which
was more than swallowed up by the obli-
cations Hayes incurred to carry out GER
tain projects for the town Of Fremont. He
made no return OF credits in personal pro.
perty, because they were more than Offset
blythe debts, which the Ohio law author
izes the taxpayer to deduct. The charge
was made that he owned a piano on
which he did not pay, though the fact is
he owned no piano, but only rented one'
Another charge was made that $50, 900
was left him in personal property out oi
which 10 provide for certain bequests
made by Birchard; the fact Isl that
not a dollar in money was left him
for that purpose, but the bequests
were to be paid out Of the sale OF real
estate, and that is the reason three years
were given In which TO convert il. For
the rest, all of Governor Hayes personal
property was listed at III full value, and
some Of il at more than its actual value
as subsequent sales OF a portion OF II
proved. His personal property (exclu'
sive OF bank stock, on which the tax il
paid by the bank and credits Offset by in
debtedness) was listed at sG,l9O in 1874
and S5,7l0 in 1875, and would not have
brought as much at public sale.
I'VE scarcely expect from the Tilder
newspapers any fair reproduction Of this
statement, which has been made freely
and promptly, for the reason that Gov
Tilden has made no statement, and prob
ably will make none, showing that he did
not make one or the other OF the two afti
dayits attributed to him, one swearing
that his entire income in 1862 was only
$7.1lS, and the other that he received
$4,000 from single client in that year
So long as he confessed TO having sworn
to both these aitidayits, the charge Of per
jury lies against him, and there will bea
continued effort on the part Of the Demo
Gratis to divert attention from itby charges
against Mr.. Hayes.