Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22

RerhapS THIS Is Qnancld1 economy anu IT,
form worth boasting of by ''goOd Cover
nor"
In eighteen months Governor Tilden has
pardoned one hundred and eightysix crimi-
nails and restored seventy to citizenship.
have confined myself to a few main
points in Mr.. Tilden's gubernatorial career,
and to succinctly answering the statements
in the text of this communication. But I
will not close without giving other reasons
why honest citizens, and particularly hon
est Democrats, have conscientiously chang
ed their opinions of Mr.. Tlden, and now op-
pose his elevation to the Presidency.
To our surprise, We 1rst found that Gov
.e-iior Tilden opposed the execution of the
laws and reform, in every locality where
Ring men controlled party machinery and
Presidential delegates. We found that he
struck at Lord in Rochester, TDennison in
Syracuse, and for time at Tweed in New
York, because the political machinery of
the party in those places had passed into
reform hands. Far greater public robbers
than Lord or Belden were rioting in Brook
lyn and in Albany, but they controlled
delegates and conventions, and the Cover
nor refused to lay his. hands upon them.
In fact, these same men have been Tilden
delegates to each State Convention since
the time the alliance was entered into.
"a. THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
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 releasedssfrom prison. The Off
cial, in whose charge Tweed was, is respon-
sible to the Governor fer his place, for
Tweed's body, Eor for $6,OOO,O0 judg-
ment from which Tweed absconded. No
action in any way has been taken against
the Sheriff. 1t was then believed, and the
belief has erystalized into very general
conviction, that bargain had been made
to give Tilden the Presidential nomination
in consideration for Tweed's release and
Executive protection to his pals.
TILDEN AND TwEED's PARTNERSHIP.
Tildens past career was then looked lnto'
It was found that he and Tweed had been
fellow officers in the Tammany committee
for many years. That Tilden was Chair
man Of the State Democratic committee
from 1865 to 1872, during the triumphant
career Of the New York City Ring. That
in 1858, under the auspices ofI,Tilden and
Tweed, $1,000 fraudulent ballots were
counted in the city Of New York, resulting
in elevating the previous Ring Mayor Of
that city into the Gubernatorial chair OF
the State. 1t was found that Chairman
Tilden admitted Tweed's delegation Of pres
ent outlaws and fugitives to the State Con-
vention Of 1870. It was found that the
proofs fthe ring rOberies were published by
the New York Times, July 90, 1871. That
an Indignation meeting was held on Sept.
4, 1871. That Tilden was still sustaining
Tweed and dare not attend the meeting,
The World of the 9th of September pro-
the meeting a failure because
GE0ll6ub ClblLtuS 1lhS Odluu6l Os 4AOCn
stood aloof from il"
1t was found that Tilden and the Ring
held conference on Sept. 15th-eleven
days after the meeting-at which confer
ence Tilden said of himself, 81 pressed
Mr.. Connolly (Comptroler, in whose depart
inert all partnership papers were kept to
resign, that the storm would pass over him
and beat upon others" The partnership
papers were then destroyed, Connolly re-
signed and set sail for foreign shores.
Then, after the destruction of the vouchers,
and not till then, did Tilden ever lisp a
word about ''reform."
1t was subsequently ascertained that Til
den's relations and friends, the Pelton's |
and Candies, were always interested in
Tweed's large jobs. 1t has recently come
out-that, from 1886 to 1881, the millionaire
Tilden had only paid taxes to Tweed's city !
government on personal property ranging