The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-26


who Is using reform" capital.
Governor Tilden lays claims TO re
ducing the debt aud taxes OF the State
In the first place an Executive canno
do this; in the second place the chang
es in these items, which did occur II
1875. were the result Of legislation by
4 previous Legislature and by Al
amendment OF the Constitution, adopt
ed in 1874; and in the third place tn,
State taxes were never so high in tn,
history OF the State, into S56S, 900, al
they are the present year.
The annual State taxes for severa
years have been as follows:
loI2.., ,....,......-..,. 81, GU, ,OOt
1913 ......,...,...-.... ., lv4.OW
l6I4..... ......f........ 3,223,OOO
1875. .................. 1885, ,0OO
1876. 6.................,.. 3,S24, ,0OO
Perhaps this is financial economy
and reform worth boasting of by q
"good Governor.
In eighteen months Governor Tilden
has pardoned one hundred aud eighty
six criminals and restored seventy To
citizenship.
/ have confined myself 10 few main
points IN Mr.. Tilden's Gubernational
career, aud to succinctly answering the
statements in the text Of this commu-
nication. But / will not close without
giving other reasons why honest Dem
ocrats conscientiously changed their
opinions OF Mr.. Tilden, and now OPP
pose his elevation TO the Presidency.
To our surprise, we FIRST found that
Governor Tlden opposed the execu-
tion OF the laws and reform, in every
locality where Ring men controlled
party machinery aud Presidential del
egates. We found that he struck at
Lord in Rochester, Dennison in Syra-
cuse, and for time at Tweed in New
York, because the political machinery
of the party in those places had passed
into reform hand. Far greater rob-
bers than Lord or Belden were rioting
in Brooklyn and Albany, but they con-
trolled delegates and conventions, and
the Governor refused 10 lay his hands
upon them. IT. fact, these same men
have been Tilden delegates to each
State Convention aud to the National
Convention since the time the alliance
was entered into.
THE RELEASE OF TWEED.
We then found, that in November
last. the friends and partners Of Tweed
and his gang. had mysteriously, all be-
come Tilden men. In the early part OF
December Tweed was released from
prison. The official, in whose charge
Tweed was, is responsible to the Gov
ernor for his place, for Tweed's body.
or for $4,000, 1000 judgement from
which Tilden absconded. No action
in any way has been taken against the
Sheriff. IL was then believed, and the
belief has crystalinized into very gener-
al conviction, that a bargain has been
made TO give Tilden the Presidential
nomination in consideration for
Tweeds release and Executive protec-
ton TO his pals.
TILDES AND TwEKD's PARTNERSHIP.
Tilden's past career was then looked
into. 10 was found that he and Tweed
had been fellow officers in the Tamma-
nv committee for many years That
Tilden was Chairman OF the State
Democratic committee from 1866 TO
1872. during the triumphant career OF
the New York City Ring. That in 1863
Tweed, 81, 900 fraudulent ballots were
counted in the city OF New York. re-
sulting in elevating the previous Ring
Mayor OF that city into the Gubernato-
rial chair of the State. IL was found
thet Chairman Tilden admitted Tweed's
delegation of present outlaws and fu-
gitives 10 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
September 4, 1871. That Tilden was
still sustaining Tweed and dare not at
tend the meeting. The World OF the
9Th OF September pronounced the meet
ing failnre, because "eminent citi-
zens like Samuel J. Tilden stood aloof
from il"
II was found that Tilden and the
ring held a conference on September
15th-eleven days after the meeting
at which conference Tilden says of
himself, 'T pressed Mr.. Connolly
Comptroller, in whose department all
partnership papers were kept to resign,
that the storm would pass over him
and beat upon others" The partner
ship papers were then destroyed. Con-
molly resigned aud set sail for foreign
shores. Then after the destruction OF
the vouchers, and not till then, did Til
den ever lisp word about reform"
IL was subsequently ascertained that
Tilden's relations and friends, the Pei
tons and Candies, were always interest
ed in Tweeds large jobs. II has re-
Gently come ont that, from 1865 10
1871, the millionaire Tilden had only
paid taxes 10 Tweed's city government
on personal property ranging from
5000 per annum TO $4,000 per an
mum. The foregoing were deemed
good evidences of mutual interest and
partnership between Tilden and
Tweed.
FRAUDULENT INCOME RETURNS.
II ives then discovered, that while
honest Democrats had been criiicising
Mr.. Lincoln's administration for not
hurrying on troops aud making short
work OF the war, and had been should
ering their muskets, as over 400, 900 OF
them did, and paying their taxes, as
every loyal man did, that one, the
wealthiest man in the party, Samuel j.
Tilden, was discouraging enlistments,
hiding his property and making false
returns OF his income. This was an in
suit to the loyalty and honor Of the
party which no man OF self-respect can
submit 10 on the part Of a candidate
for the Presidency.
have not referred To Mr.. Tilden's
somersault on the currency question.
Excuse the space have occupied. We
anpaaa Mr. TilIan hroauaa wa bava
found him TO be an insincere man, a
trickster, a hypocrite, swindler, a
traitor. and periurer.
Respectfully,
DRNAs BARNES.