Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-06
Editorial Notes on the Political
Situation, from Exchange Pa
perS.

AND, last of all, Tilden bas been
placed on the defensive under a charge
of defrauding the Government out of
large part of his income tax, and with
making false oath to save q few of bis
dollars This is a bad beginning for q
man who sets himself up as 'reformer.'
-Hdrtford Post
But 1t is circumstantialiy charged
that Governor TIlden made false re-
turn, under oath, of his income in 1872,
and thus defrauded the government. 1t
is based upon the apparent conflict be-
tween his income return and his sworn
answer in a recent suit in equity, in
which he admits to considerably IN
creased income over that given in his
income return. This is tangible accu-
sation, an'', if true, would prove Mr..
Tilden to be utterly unworthy of the
leadership in struggle for the regener-
alton of the government. Ii untrue, it
is susceptible of the clearest refutation
and no man will better understand the
necessity of answering it than MIR. Til
den himself philadelphia Times.
MANY have smiled because l have
expressed the fear that Tilden might
die when elected to the Presidency,
and make room for the soft money man
Hendricks. They have answered
that never as yet Democratic Presi-
dent had died bur, in fact, Tilden has
died already. He is morally dead in
the arms of Hendricks.-Carl Scturz.
Ii is not light offense TO commit
perjury, and yet it is as clear as that
the earth exists that Samuel j. Tilden
did COMM. perjury in swearing that
his income during 1862 was OILY the
sum stated in has return to the Asses
sor. Mr. Ti!den is lawyer, and knew
perfectly well that he was perjurlng
himself when he swore to that return.
Now, if man of his character be re-
former, the fewer of them the better
certainly, rhe last place TO put such
one Is in the Presidential chair.-.tOr-
uich Bulletin.
DEMOCRATS complain because Re-
publicans are turning over the books of
the Administrations of Polk, Pierce,
and Buchanan, and disclosing svindles
amounting to $4,000 in Indian ap-
preparations. Ii Is rather ancient, that's
a fact but as it is the last time that
those eminent thimble ringers had cou-
troll Of the Government it is the best we
cac do.-.Nsw York Graphic.
TIE Democrats have had matters in
their own hands IN the City of New
York since which time the memory Of
few men runneth to the contrary. Not
many years ago the city debt was $780,
000, 900. 1t is now $l3O,OO0,0 900.
This is a specimen of Democratic "re-
form" in locality where they had no
restraint upon their natural prociivities.
-.4i6any journal.
The New York Times says: Mr.. Til
den is convicted by two of his own
afidavits. The first was made on De-
cember 26, 1868, when Mr.. Tilden
stated under oath that his net income
from all sources, for the year 1862
amounted to 7,1lS. The second was
made few weeks ago, when Mr.. Tilden
s~ore to the receipt in the same year
lS62-of $4,000 as counsel fees for
services rendered to the bondho.ders
and receivers Of the St. Louis, Alton
and Terre Hau:e Railroad. The ques-
tIon IL, What was Tilden's income for
1862, The year afterward, 1868, be
acknowledged an income of $4,000 on
bonds and investments which must have
been as profitable IN 1862 Adding IN
round numbers, $1,000, $4,000, and
$l3, 900, We have a total of $40 900
as his income for 1862 On this be
should have paid tax. Instead, he cut
it down to the triAing figures above.
But taking moderate estimate of his
net gains, profits, &c, for that year, it
is PLAIN that he must have defIauded
the Government out of the tax on $780,
600, aud that be must have accomplish
ed that fraud by means Of deliberate
perjury. 1t is believed that for ten
years, from 1862 to 1872, the average
annual income of Mr.. Tilden was GER
tainly not less than $50, 900; that dur
ing the same period be paid tax on an
average annual income of only $751;
900, and that, therefore, making q lib
eral deduction for expenses, &C., lie
must be Indebted to the Government
for the unpaid tax on at least quarter
of million. of dollars.