National Republican., 1876-09-11
Mr.. Tilden's Past Record.

tFrom the Brooklyn Union.l
1t was perilous and unueard-of thing to
summon Presidential candidate from a ca
reer like that of Mr.. Tilden's. He has dwelt
by himself in a cavern, one of the beasts of
prey to which estate, greed and skill bring the
human nature left to their influences. Mr..
Tilden has been a selfish and wolfsh scbemer
and operator for many years pasta privateer
with letters of marque issued by himself to
prey upon the wide seas of business and specu-
lation, land plunder and destroy..other meRs en-
terprises. Wherever he fixed his eye or laid
his hand blood flowed. Not one living nan
familiar with the tides of Wall street for the
past fifteen years thinksof denying to him this
character. His fortune, colossal as It is, could
be traced back, bit by bit, to its sources, as
one might have located the origin Of the booty
of one. of the old corsairs. These rings and
brooches from such a victim, those broad
pieces from such a capture. 1t is notorious
that Tilden was zone of the foxiest sod slyest
speculators on the street." His very move
ment betrayed the nature OF the man. He
never did generous act. He kept,
perhaps, within the letter of the law to
his employers, bus always carried his knife
and drew blood t. the line. He was
true to his associates and fellow-conspirators
so long as 1t served him, but never ran any
risks. Wall street tells the story of poor
Tony Morse, whose league with TildeB in
Fort WAYNE wheE the latter was attorney of
that roed, lasted until Tilder sent his own
chest ashore and sunk the craft to save him
self, leaving Morse to destruction. 1t is note-
rious that Tlden's legal services have piloted
and shared in some of the worst of the mag
nifcent seoundrelisms OF Wall street. He
never was denied this character by those who
him lie ekNo1- TT oIa a,,1
mendation to those who knew him best. Men
familiar with Wall street affaiys since 1860
laugh to hear the strange new Ayatar of this
man Tilden, the Champion Reformer of the
Age, of whom even religious journals bid US
speak softly, "that this campaign be not run
on personalities" But 1t is necessary on
national grounds that Tiheuism be shown as
it is, and its author be painted as he is. 1t is
no time for mealy- mouthed characterizationS
of this candidate for the suffrages of this
people. He bought his candidacy with the
GOODNESS and efrontery he and his fellows
have employed in the capture of corporations
they sought to plunder. He associated him
self long ago with the worst political elements.
Brooklyn cannot forgive him her share of this
unholy barter and sale. Jut now we ire
studying McLaughlinism afresh. Bad as it
is, 1t is Just what 1t was when for Its alliance
and support Governor Pilden in his own
private library traded off all our Brooklyn re-
form measures and struck hands in CON-
pact with Boss Mclaughlin for the votes of
Brooklyn. Let Tlden's portraiture be fully
and faithfully made. No worse nor more
dangerous man has ever turned his ambition
towards the Presidency. His success would
be the signal to all harpies to sit down with
this chief of harpies to prey upon this Govern
ment. His pleas of reform already ac-
complished are gauzy falsehoods, utterly
without support in truth. 1t is q worthy be-
ginning of his campaign. What we give Of
his lineaments will be recognized as truthful
by multitudes of men in New York and Brook