Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-22

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Perhaps this is financial economy and
reform worth boasting of by "good
Governor"
In eighteen months Gov. Tilden has
pardoned one hundred and eighty-siH
criminals and restored seventy to citizen
ship.
have confined myself to few main
points in MIR. Tilden's gubernatorial
career, and to succinctly answering the
statements in the text of this cOmmuni.
cation. But l will not close without
giving other reasons why honest citizens,
and particularly honest Democrats, con.
scientiously changed their opinion OF
Mr.. Tilden, and now oppose his eleva-
tion to the Presidency.
To our surprise, we first found that
Gov. Tilden opposed the execution of
the laws and reform in every locality
where ring men controlled party ma.
chinery and Presidential delegates. We
found that he struck at Lord in Roches-
ter, Dcnnison 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 Brooklyn and in
Albany, but they controlled delegates
and conventions, and the Governor re-
fused to lay his hands upon them. In
fact, these same men have been Tilden
delegates to each State Convention and
to the National Convention since the
time the alliance was entered into.
Nn n
the friends and partners of Tweed and
his gang had mysteriously all become
Tilden men. In the early part of Decem-
Der Tweed was released from prison.
The official in whose charge Tweed was
is responsible to the Governor for his
place, for Tweed's body, or for a Sc, ,OOO,-
900 judgment from which Tweed alb.
seconded. No action in any way has been
taken against the Sheriff. 1t was then
believed, and the belief has cwstalized
into very general conviction, that bar
gain had been made to give Tilden the
Presidential nomination in consideration
for Tweed's release and Executive pro.
lection to his pals.
Tilden's past career was then looked
into. 1t was found that he and Tweed
had been fellow-officers in the Tam.
many Committee for many years. That
Tilden was Chairman of the State Demo.
cratic Committee from 1866 to 1879,
during the triumphant career of the New
York city ring. That in 1868, under
the auspices of Tilden and Tweed
$1,000 fraudulent ballots were cast in
the city of New York, resulting in ele-
waiting the previous ring Mayor of that
city into the gubernatorial chair of the
State. 1t was found that Chairman Til.
den admitted Tweed's delegation of pres.
ent outlaws and fugitives to the State
convention of 1870. 1t was found that
the proofs of the ring robberies were
published by the New York Times, July
20, 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 pronounced the meet
ing failure because eminent citizens
like Samuel j. 7IIden stood aEOof from
it,"
1t was found that Tilden and the ring
held conference on Sept. 15--eleven
days after the meeting-at which con-
ference Tilden says of himself: 81
pressed Mr.. Connolly Comptroller, in
whose department all partnership papers
were kept to resign; that the storm soouId
pass Ocer him and beat upon Others"
The partnership papers were then de-
stroyed. Connolly resigned and set sail
for foreign shores. Then, after the de.
struction of the vouchers, and not till
then, did Tilden ever lisp a word about
" reform"
1t was subsequently ascertained that
Tilden's relations and friends, the Pei
tons and 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 to
Tweed's city government ON personal
property ranging from So, 900 per annum
to $4,000 per annum. The foregoing
were deemed good evidences of mutual
interest and partnership between Tilden
and Tweed.
1t was then discovered that while hon
est Democrats had been criticising Mr..
Lincoln's administration for not hurrying
on troops and making short work of the
war, and had been shouldering their
as over 100000 of them did,
and paying their taxes, as every loyal
man did, that one of the wealthiest men
in the party, Samuel j. Tilden, was dis.
couraging enlistments, hiding away his
property and making false returns of his
income. This was an insult TO the loyal
ty and honor of the party which no man
of self-respect can submit to on the part
Of candidate for the Presidency
/ have not referred to Mr.. Tilden's |
somersault on the currency question.
Excuse the space have occupied. We
oppose Mr. Tilden because we have
found him to be an insincere man,
hypocrite, swindler,
raitor, perjurcr. Respectfully,
DEMAs BARNES.
BROOKLYN, Sept 0, 1875.