Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-11-23

men in society and business would 90.
because il was for but day or two, those
with whom ! acted generally had the
majority" o..
N says ! wobld fsin have the public
believe that the large majority by which
Tiiden was elected Governor was con-
elusive es idence that he was above re-
proach. would not have them believe
any such thing. This taken by itself
proves nothing. I say that this fact,
taken in connection with his recent
prosecution Of the Ring thieves and de-
feating the most popular candidate the
Republicans could nut up against him,
who had been elected by large ma.
josify few years previous, 10 eridenee
that he Is above reproach. The reduc-
ton Of the Democratic majority was in
a great measure in consequence Of the
continued Psoresutioh of. The Ring
some Of whom were Demo-
Gratis, (for there were corrupt Demo-
Gratis in New York as well as Republi-
cans) and his veto Of the bill granting
an appropriation to the canals, thus ma
ing the canals self.suppolting: aud il
must be remembered that Tilden was
elected Governor in 1874, the year Of
what is called the great tidal wave of
Democracy, and since which time the
Democratic majorities in the Northern
States have fallen of. Judge Sinnott
did say why Mr.. Tilden allowed him
self to be assessed instead of making a
return of his income. But for further
vindication OF Mr.. Tilden in this mat
ter, refer the reader to the article pub
lished in the BEACON of the 26th Of Oct.
from the ". y. Nation and to an arti-
Gle of my own pubii, he'd in last issue.
But seriously, ] do not think that Gov.
Tilden or the Democratic party have
anything TO fear IRON the opposition Of
such men a NJ. Their censure is more
honorable to him than their praise. II
they were his advocates, then indeed
he might have cause for unea>iness. nj
says tina, while ''P impeaches the testi-
mony OF Oakes Ames he yet tells US We
may rely upon what dishonest officials
who have been summoned voluntarily
for the purpose Of obtaining the witt
nesses fees from every section of the
country may tell us concerning the
fraud practiced by the Administrator" "
| said no such thing. NJ must be re-
duced to very great straits to have to
manufacture something to write against
and it shows his Inconsistency and un-
fairness and readiness to misrepresent.
He says, that many wholesome reforms
inaugurated during Gov. Dix's term OF
Office bore no fruit until he had retired.
l deny this. The reduction OF Govern
ment expenses during the first term OF
Gov. Tilden's administration was very
small, which shows that no fruit was
being reaped from any reforms inaugu-
rated by Gov. Dix. but the reduction OF
expenditures during the second year OF
Gov. Tiiden's administration, when the
latter's reforms had begun to bear fruit,
was about one half.
/ shall not attempt to reply TO the
rubbish he has raked up from different
newspapers and from what some per-
sons said about Gov. Tilden Just previ-
Gus 70 his nomination. When there
were rival candidates for that position,
it is not at all strange that persons in his
own party should be found to say some
thing against him at such time: the
Tammany Ring tricd its best to defeat
him. but after he was nominated united
i'll his support. nj must have felt his
cause growing very desperate when he
fell back upon such slender props as
these. He says, that after the pa. age
of the Constitutional Amendments be-
slowing the rights of citizenship upon
the negroes, organized bands Of ruffians
sprung UP all over the South with the
avowed purpose OF rendering those
rights OF no avail" This is false. Those
States not only adopted the Con>titu-
tional Amendments, but passed all laws
necessary for securing to the negroes
their rights and privileges under those
amendments and protecting them in
their exercise. | suppose the gentle
man gets his information from the w.
ing dispatches OF Sheridan and from
Chamberlain and his minions and SER
vile sources which have been di>proven
and branded a. false by the investiga-
tons of Congressional Committees and
by the published protest and denial
signed by the Presidents of the Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Banks and
JOHN l.. MILBURN. {
- Associate Judge. ;
Nov. Is, ls76-3w.