The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-09-07
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IsasIIcal ISLANDERS.

berries, are making a mos bitters 6nd
relentless war upon Gov. Tilden, the
Democratic candidates. for President
1t does not matter to them that two
years ago, when he was the candidate
of the Democracy 3or Governor OF
New York, and five years. ago, the
New York Times and other leading
organs of tho Republican party, spoke
or MT. Tifden as an bonofabie, ftefif.
gent, patriotic and thoroughly honest
gentleman, yet, now that he is run.
ming for President, and, ,if elected, the
rascaiities of the Radical party of the
nation are likely to be- brought to
light, their villification of his eharac-
ter knows no bounds. J" l''ii7''+f' -
They assert that he was secession
ist during the war and gave aid aud
sympathy to the rebellion. Mr.. Tel
den is native Of New York, and has
lived in the State all his life. He is
not an obscure individual, but has al
ways occupied high position as q citi-
zen, q lawyer, and a,p0litician, and is
known to every citizen Of, the Empire
Slate. In 1874 he was q, candidate fer
Governor against Gen! john A. Dix,
q gallant soldier of the war of 1872
and of the late war of the rebellion.
AT the election he was chosen over
Gen. Dix by fifty Thousand majority.
Now, do the Radical viIlifiers of Mr..
Tilden believe that the State of New
York has a majority Of fifty thousand
secessionists i'm her borders. Don't
they know. Samuel j. TiIdeiI as well
as his Radical traducers? 10, Iatgno
Again, they say he was the. boon
companion, the bosom friend Of Wan.
NJ. Tweed, the notorious thief. Didn't
the people of New York know him as
we'll ~ the men who make these lying
{? And, If what they CHARGE
W as True, yet they nominated him as a
reformer, aud as such, elected him ny
fiiy Thousand majority over Gen. Dix
But, unfortunately for the .slahderers.
It is fact that 90 Boss" Tweed was
arrested and brought to trial original
iy upon the personal affidavit Of Sam
,uel J. Tiiden, who smashed The ring
and purified The public. service Of the
Empire city. 1t was for that reason
that the New York Times aud other
Republican Journals. at the time. spoke
Of him in the rhtg hest terms OF praise.
and it was for that reason that he was
elected Governor. And, as the Chief
Magistrate OF his State. he has not dis.
appointed the high hopes OF the peO-'
pie. q He has broken up the corrupt
ithieving Canal Ring and reduced the
taxes of the State from $16,O0O,OO0 to
$S,OOO.OOO, only year. Yet his Rad
ical defamers say he is not reformer.
Let them show a single act or word OF
their candidates which has tended to
expose official corruption, smash THEY
ing rings or reduce the expenses OF
the government, and they will then be
entitled to be heard. But instead OF
nomirating the only Presidential cam
didate of their party who has shown
any disposition to bring the guilty
whisky rinasters to merited punish-
ment, they threw over BristOw at Gin
cinnati and have Topped of the politi-
cal heads of every one who gave him
aid and encouragement. " 'a"
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But they allege that Mr.. Tilden at.
tempted to defraud the government
revenue by making false returns and
perjury in swearing to
them. They assume to know more
about the amount of Mr.. Tilden's net
income than either Mr.. Tilden or his
Private Secretary who keeps his book.
Will the people be more likely to trust
the declarations Of the apollo gists
and defenders of the administration
thieves and .robbers, than those of O.
man who, up 10 the lime of his nomiy
nation, was acknowledged by his po-
litical oppOnents to be the soul of hon
or? Do the people desire TO perpetu-
ale the rule of the present Grant dy-
nasty, with all Its iextrayagsnce, cor
ruption. usurpatiOns and tyrannS?' II
SO, they will givefwiliing ear 10 these
vile SANDERS; but if they desire econ-
omy, retrenchment and reform, they
will cast their votes for lAe party that
1t a single session of Congress in spite
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Of the persistent and determined op-;
position of Radical Senate and Rad
ical President reduced the government
expenses aud sayed the people S3O,-
DOO, ,OO0, and for the honest sam Tilden,
The ring sIuasher aad7reforfRer. edl
.t .1sss,.i ksl;-. II = ii ea M q, ai n
.,-stgT ~ i-tE--9l finiilfiW Ht3iIf .'Jf'i
DURING, the late session Of Congress
\ vast amount of nthci corruption, iex-