, 1876-10-14
EXPLANATIONS NOT EXPLAINING,

The preliminary ekirmish before tho grand !
battle ia over, nnd tho Domocraicpickota havo
been driven in. Tho Republicans have more
than held their ground, and have advanced
their parallels close up to tho enemy's works.
Now comes tho serious, enrness work. Of tlo
campaign when every man is expected to do
his duty. Ono Of the most important issuos
in this campaign is SAMUEL J. TILpEN's per.
sonal honesty, aud this charge, which was
nude tho burden OF tho October ca,npaign,
must still DO ,nado aud presented to the peo-
pie OF this country who have my regard for
personal honesty aud incorruptibillty. It will
not do for tho Tildsnites to Say that the charge
il mot. The explanation docs not explain.
It still stands upon the record and has not
boon sxpunged tint SAMUEL J. T1LpEN
swinlled tho Government out Of largo
amount Of revenue by eTaaiug The payment
Of his incomo tnx. Until tint Charge III
definitely explained, ha Stands bofore the
pcople aa defrauler Of tho revenue, aud tho
Democrat who votes for him must voto for
him knowing him to bo such, and thereby
indorBo dishonesty.
II is now nearly two months since the
charge was first lnado against him. II 1t
wore untrue that he had evadea payment of
Ills income lax for several years, he could
hhye anid 80 at onco, aa Gov. HArEs
did and thus have settled tho MATTER
For whole month the Charge Was itoratel
aud reiterated iu every Republican news
paper OF the country, and not Democratic
newspaper could deny It, because tho Al
bany Sphinx was silont. Ills opponsnta
challenged lin to deny 1t. Ills friends be-
sought him to mike statotnsnt TINT would
explain Or disprove tho charge, but ho left
them only tho poor solacs Of promising
that when ho did say anything about tho
clargo-a charge tint could hays been au-
swored in twenty. -four Lours 1t 1t waro ill.,
truo--it would 10 entirely satisfactory.
After month has elapsed. WI hayc un
answer Mtaslo by htr. Y1LpEA'a confidential
clerk to Mr.. lIEwrrr, Chairman Of tho Ma
tiouul Democratic Committee. Insteatl Of
being clear, simple. spsoao statement, ac.
companiod with proof tAat lls had fairly paid
Ills Income tax, 1t is long, obscure conamu-
nication, svaliug tho real POINTS at issue and
the real allegations Az originally mRde against
hln. lIe says: "Ihs simple faet IL, tho
amounts returned wero tue uet result OF IT.
eoms, after taking out lawful deductions. u
Hut what wRs the inco,ne2 What werc the
dotluotions7 What other sourcos Of income
did TlLpkS have? These are pertinent ques.
lions which lie should havo considered in
making out hia case, but upon eacA and
every ono OF these points Ao Is silent. Har
rer's 1itek!y says very significantly upon this
subject:
II IL not denied TINT during Tho years IN whch b.
tnaus no feturu lila Income wss very greatly IT.
creased, nnd tGat tho inc1eh4o Ut tho tax bore ut
fair proportion 10 1t. Th4a fact teAyts cloud np
OH tho explanation. Tbs argument that Income Il
wholly private affair canuot b. urged, becaus'
partial explanations hayo not been refused, Mt
rlLpxa aud h!a friends oIthsr 10 nut anlctstau'
Tho ezfgpucy, or they know that thoy cannot NEE
It. lie has merely dsnied specific attsgatoau. II
has not answered tho question raised by those alse
cations. That question IL, DID blr. T1Lpxa pa
tho iuil tax upon hts actual tnco4te. 0r, knowiu
that As Income hal increased entirely beyond an
cst!.nnte based upon i!s rslptn of 1869, did he 70
frafa from. gtsiu. any Glow Mhatsyos to that fact
snd ~ escape paying ths full tiki lie says Of