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


for several years have been as follows:
1S72... q. $40 0C0
1873. Observation-Disclosures. 3.194WO
1874 ....-..-.............. 32z5 w
1870. 021o.UU
1870 .-.....................- 3Hz9,UW
Perhaps this is financial economy and re-
form worth Boosting Of by good Gov
ernOr.n
In eighteen months Gov. Tilden has par
doned 1856 criminals and restored seventy to
citizenship.
! have confined myself to few main
points in Mr.. Tilden's gubcrnational career,
and to succinctly answering the statements
in the text of this communication. But /
will not close without giving other reasons
why honest Democrats conscentiously
changed their opinions of Mr.. Tilden, and
now oppose his elevation to the Presidency.
To our surprise, we first found that GOV.
TiIden opposed the execution of the laws
and reform in every locality where ring
men controlled party machinery and Presi-
Dental delegates. We found that he struck
at Lord in Rochester, Dennson in Syracuse,
and for time at Tweed in New York, be-
cause the political machinery OF the party
in those places had passed into reform hands.
Far greater robbers than Lord or Belden
were rioting in Brooklyn and Albany, but
they controlled delegates and conventions,
and the Governor refused to lay his hands
upon them In fact, these same men have
been Tilden delegates to each State Conven-
ton and to the National Convention since
the time the alliance was entered into.
We then found that, in November last, the
friends and partners of Tweed and his gang
had mysteriOusly all become Tilden men In
the early part of December Tweed was re-
leased from prison. The official in whose
charge Tweed was is responsible to the Gov
crnor for his place. for Tweed's body, or for
s6,000000 Judgment from which Tweed
absconded. No action in any way has been
taken against the Sheriff. 1t was then be-
lieved, and the belief has crystalized into
very general conviction that barg ain has
been made to give Tilden the Presidential
nomination in consideration for Tweed's re-
lease and executive protection for his pals.
Tildcn's past career was then looked into.
| II was found that he and Tweed had been
| fellow-oifcers in the Tammany Committee
| for many years. That 1ilden was Chairman
Of the state Democratic Committee from
| 1866 to 1872, during the triumphant career of
the New York city ring. That in 1868, under
the auspices of Tilden and Tweed, 81 900
| fraudulent ballots were counted in the city
! Of New York, resulting ip eleyating the
previous ring Mayor of that city into the
Gubernatoral chair Of the State. 1t was
| found that Chairman Tilden admitted
| weeds delegation of present outlaws aud
| fugitiyes to the State Convention of $50.
| 1t was found that the proofs Of the ring rob-
berries were published by the New York
| Times, July 20, 1871. That an indignation
meeting was held on Sept 4, ISL That
| lilden was still sustaining Tweed and dare
not attend the meeting. The World of the
9th of september pronounced the meeting
failure because eminent citizens IKE StUud
J. Iad,t stood dloQt from IT,"
II was found that Iiden and the ring held
| q conference on Sept l5-eleven days after
the meetng-at which conference Tilden
says of himself, " pressed iNr. Connolly
| Comptroller, in whose department all part
nership papers were kept 10 resign, that the
storm ,onld pass o,sr him and beat upon 9th
cs." The partnership papers were then de-
| stroyed Connolly resigned and set sail for
| foreign shores. Then, after the sestruction
of the vouchers, and not till then, did Til
den ever lisp word about reform"
| 1t was subsequently, ascertained that Til
| den's relations and friends, the Peltons aud
Candies, were always interested in Tweed's
| large jobs. 1t has recently come out that,
| from 1865 to 1871, the millionaire Tilden had
| only paid taxes 10 Tweed's city government
| on personal property ranging from -, 900
! per annum to $4,000 per annum, The fore
| going were deemed good evidences of mu
| tnal interest and partnership between Tildcn
and Tweed.
| II was then discovered that while honest
! Democrats had been criticising MIR, Iincoln's
| Administration for not hurrying on I; oops
and making short work of the war, and had
| been shouldering their muskets, as over
! i0),00o of them dld, and paying their taxes,
rs every loyal mGn did, that one of the
wealthieSt men in the party, Samuel j. Til
den, was discouraglng enlistments, hiding
away his property and making false returns
of his income This was an insult To the
| loyalty and honor OF the party which no
| man of selIrespect can submit 10 on the
| part OF y candidate for the Presidency.
| have not referred to Mr.. 'rildon's somer'
| sault ON the currency question. Excuse the
space have occupied, We oppose Mr. Til
den because we have found him TO be an in
sincere man, a trickster, hypocrite, a
| swiudler, traitor and a periurer.
! Respectfully, DEAtAs BARNES.
! BRockLYN. sept. 9, 1870,