The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-08-10

The prominent part taken by 5. j.
Tiiden against Tweed aud the other
Tammany thieves. in New York City,
and his demand Tor reform in the State
Government, met with such hearty ap-
prevail from the taxpayers OF the EN-
pirs State that in 1874 he was elected
Governor by majority of over sc. 0sO.
his opponent on the Republican ticket
being Gen. John A. Dix, then Cover
nor of the State. Governor Tilden en-
tered upon the duties of his Office. with
the fixed purpose Of crushing out the
rings. and correcting the abuses which
bad taken deep root in the Govern
ment. By Suggesting and recommend
ing saiutary legislation. risidiy enforc-
ing the laws a1d vesoing bills passed
for the benefit of individuals and cor
porations instead of the pubic, taxation
in New York Stars has bean reduced
one half under bis administration. The
press, indepsndsnt OF, party. spoke in
terms of the highest praise Of the man
and the Governor, whose every act en-
titled him to the name of the :. Refora,
Governor" OF New York The Dsmoc-
racy, backed by the liberal element OF
the Republican psrsy. suggested him
ass candidate for the Presidency, and
he was declared TO be next to Brissov
me choice of the Reform Republican
Conference. which met at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. in New York City, last
Spring. The people saw that reform
was the great, and, in fact, almost The
only issue between the Two great 20
htical parties. and East. West, North
and South, declared for Nldsn.. Nez
England and South Carolina, the Great
Northwest and California nn;ted on The
man, as their standard bearer. Since
then the Republican organs have been
le0d in their denunciation, and vile
IN their abnse of TIlden. Harpsr's
Weekly is smongtAe foremost in this
crusade, bnt to show its estimate Of the
man, and the part he took in prosecu;-
ing Tweed. and the Tamnany ring.
We append the following which ap-
peared in the editorial columns of that
journal last November:
The combined pecalators had every
thing we'll arranged for THAR defense
vhea, in 1871. an extraordinsry mass
efhgnres was published in the New
FORK Times concerning ;as expend
itDres Of the city. Theuga it was no,
very Ineligible, Jet the publication
was inteaded ard adapted to excite
deep suspicion Of the yillainy which
was IN progress. 1t WAS jus: at this
moment that mind. as represented BY
Nh. Tn-pES. lin distinction from
brains, personifed by SwKEsEy)
achieved its final victory. The mere
crude mass of figures which had been
Published. excited bat did not en-
tighten the public. nor did j, eontound
Tweed A day or tEo, however, be-
fore election in the autumn of 1871.
suit was brought by the State agains,
Tweed and Ingersoil and some other
confsderatss for the stolen IS. GOO. zoe.
TO the complaint was annexed sched-
ules prepared by MIR. Tliden, With ex.
planstory sfiiasits by himself and
others. which presented and suhstan.
fiated so plain case of theft thai
Tweed never dared deny it, Never
daring the whole two years of his Sen
atorial term did be preseme to take
bis seat in the legislature for which
he YVES returned. From the moment
xLsn he persaed Mr.. Tildsn,s state
nent his ambition was paralyzed.