The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-08-24

tue stdltIncut Ol tne SeHu0inH from iowa IliaC
GOV. 1luen never made any declaration in IA
vOr of the prosecution of the war and that he
was tlisgInioniSt. We now come down t. he
next charge. that Gov. Tilden was the associate
of William NJ. TN eed on a Democratic Com
mittep that he levied Il contribution on Will
liam NJ. Tweed of S0000 and that he issued
circular in combination with William NJ. Tweed
intended to promote the fraudulent election of
a Governor Of the State of New York. 1t is
true that GOV. Tilden was Chairman of the
Democratic Committee of the Stale of New
York, and it is also true that William M.
Tweed was a member of that Committee.
And if the gentleman knows anything about
the organization of such Committees in the
State Of New York, he knows that each district
dominates and sends its own member; that
GOV. 1Ildcn had no more to DO with the ap-
poinpmcnt of w liam NJ. Tweed as Il member
of that Committee than he has TO do with the
man who Is supposed to regulate the moon.
He was there rghtfully member of the Com
mlttee. and at the time he was so acting he had
not achieved the bad eminence which he sub
Sequently attained and which he now occupies.
No contribution was ever levied upon MIR.
Tweed. Mr. Tweed did as other people have
done, as l myself have done. and as have no
doubt the gentleman from Iowa has done, sent
contribution to the fund required by the Com
mittee to carry on the State election. That was
levyin@ no contribution. Then as to the issue
of that circular, the lie has been nailed here by
my colleague (Mr. CoN.) If any man doubts
whether that declaration of Gov. Tilden, which
has been read, was published in the Evening
Post of the Ash Of November, 1868, the files are
accessible to them. | il with my own
eyes; ! know it was then published. | know
that not more than tWenty-tour hours elapsed
from the time the charge was made in the Eve
ming Post, and it was first made in that paper,
until the denial was made in the same paper
That denial | here insert
CARD FROM MIR. TILDEN.
To the Editor of the Evening Post: My attention
has been called to an article in your journal of last
evening containing circular to which my name is
appended. hasten to assure you that you will not
lose your reputation as critics by assuming, on in
terna evidence you have correctly done, that no
such paper was ever written, signed, issued or
thorized By me or with any participation or knowl-
edge on my part. | have read il for the first time
in yonr columns; but have no reason to believe
that it had any such evil purpose you suspect
For myself, | refused in 1911 to sign the famous
crct circular relating to Texas, which is celebrated
in the history of the Evening Post, though might
have been tempted by the ustrous association in
which should have found myself Neither before
that nor since have | ever been concerned in any
circular marked secret" "conidential," or 'pri-
vate;" shall be, unless | should adopt that de
vice Tor the purpose Of getting some valuable truth,
disguised in suci FORM secured wide publicity in
the Evening Post and all the Republican news pa
pCrs. Very truly yours. ;. j. 1li-Di.N.
NEW IoRK. November I, 1865.
Mr. Fostcr-Was il ever known who perpe-
tlated that forgery on GOV. Tilden?
Mr.. HeWitt-Nothing was ever known posi-
lively about it except that Mr.. Tweed was prob
ably the person who sent out that circular. |
have never heard that there is any positive eyi-
dence to that effect Bad as he is, unhappy as
he is to-day for his crimes, | hesitate to charge
him with IA new crime without evidence. In
that respect | hope the gentleman from Iowa
will follow my example.
Mr. Cannon Of lllinois-DOeS the gentleman
claim that the circular was issued for an inn
proper purpose:
Mr. Hewett-I do not know whether it WAS.
Mr. Cannon-I believe Mr.. TiIdcn claims in
his letter that it was not improper.
Mr. lewctt-rhis was in 1865. subsequently,
the ring. perhaps beginning their corrupt prtC-
tees at that time for aught know to the con-
trary. became 50 powerful in New York that
they threatened to drive out, and succeeded in
driving out, almost every decent man from the
Democratic party of that city. Gov. Tildea, for
more than three years, like d sleuth-hcund up
on the scent. followed these people patiently.
secretly, diligently. spending HAT money of
which the gentleman from Iowa thinks he is SO
par>lmonous, with most liberal hand: yes,
with L mt@nicence of liberality that no private
citizen has ever exhibited in this country in the
performance OF Il public duty not imposed by
any Obligations Of law. | was with him in
those Transactions: / know what he did:
know his uhtiring efforts day and night; l
know what AN army of clerks he kept busy: |
know how he tracked these people TO their dcns
pubic eXecration and, not stopping there. he
has pursued them Until they are either in pr>-
on or IN exile, and judgments amounting to
millions OF lollorS have been taken against
them, and over c6G0,0Go in one case has been
restored t. the Treasury Of the city of New
York. applause.
Mr.. Sprnger-That conduct of Gov Tiden is
a warning 10 ali such people, ard accounts for
much of the opposition to his election
Mir. Davy-Will my colleague (Mr. lIewett)
allow me Just one question:
Mr. Notwithstanding.
Mr. Davy-Did not Mr.. TiIlen meet Mr..
Tweed as delegate in the State Convention
which convened at Rochester long time after
these occurrences, and after the frauds Of Mr..
Tweed had been exposed, and did Mr. Tilden
raise his voice against Mr.. Tweed taking Il seat
III that Convention:
Mr.. Hewitt-Mv colleague CMr Cox was a
delegate to that Convention. and can answer
better than | can.
Mr. Davy-I asked the gentleman who is adj
dressing the House.
Mr. IIewett-CertainIy but yield to my col
league for al answer to that question, because
he was an eyewitness and an eyewitness is
better Than any second hand testimony.
Mr. toX-l was a delegate TO that Convention
along with Gov. Tilden and the other delegates
named from the different districts.
4 Membcr-To which Convention!
Nr. CoX-To the Rochester Convention, to
which my colleague (Slr. DNy) has referred
4 Membel--In what year:
Mr. Coy-i think in ISL.
Mr.. Dayy-Does my colleague refer to the
judicial Convention or the STATE Conyention:
Mr. CoN-l refer TO the only time Il Conven-
ton ever met there.
Nr DavI-Oh. no; Conventions mot there
several times. The Judicial Convention met
there.
Mr.. Cox-Not in recent years. Let me AN
swer the gentleman'a question. l know that
Mr.. iiIUpI'S efforts drove William NJ TvppJ
out of that Convention.
Mr. DaVy-l asked the gentleman whether
Mr.. TiltIcn raised his voice in that Convention
against Mr.. Tweed taking his seat.
Mr.. CON-1nere was no necessity for his do
ing 80, because Mr.. Tweed was not in the Con-
vtntion.
Mir Hewitt-Mr. Tweed had no seat in that
Convention.
Mr. Davy-Wa, any resolution passed in that
Convention against the Tweed delegation tax
ing seats?
Mr.. Hewtt-Ihe question which the gentle
man asked me was whether Mr. I ilden pro-
tested against Mr.. Tweed taking a seat. Mr..
Tweed took no seat in that Convention.
Mr.. Davy-Ihat is not the question put to
the gentleman. | asked him whether Mr. Til
against Mr.. Tweed taking Il seat.
Mr.. Randall-lie did rot have u seat there.
MIR. Dayy-IIe did have Il scat in that Con-
vention.
-hr. hewitt can give satisfactory answer
to the gentleman's question. | can say to him
that Mr.. Tweed at that time knew that Gov
1iden was his bitter enemy, and GOV. Ti!den
knew that Mr.. Tweed was trying to crush him;
and, as the gentleman knows perfectly well, if
it had not been for the staunch support and abb
solute confidence which the rural Democracy of
the State of New York extended to Gov. Til
den he would have been driven from the chair
manshp of the State Committee, as MIR. Tweed
threatened he should be. But he was kept
there by the honest Democrats of the State of
New York until he had pulled down and de-
stroyed this temple of iniquity and driven these
scoundrels out of the places they disgraced.
MIR. Davy rose.
Mr.. Hewitt-Now l am not going to be inter-
rupted and cross-questioned
Mr.. Davy-I have one more question would
like my colleague to answer.
MIR. Hewitt will answer; but want to say
that | am an utterly unpractsed speaker. [
have never before addressed Il body like this
without notes for anything like this length of
time. If gentlemen are putting these questions
for the purpose of disconcerting me, they ought
to have more respect for themselves.
MIR. Davy-l hope my colleague does not at