Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-09-01

The Democratic party attempts 10 couceal
its record by continually calling attention
to the character of its Presidential candi-
date, Samuel ]. Tilden. Since the Democ-
racy have lauded Mr.. Tilden 10 such an
extent, and seem to place more Importance
upon the character of their nominees than
1t our duty to state few well authenticated
facts, in order that our readers may not be
deceived in regard TO the true character of
the Democratic candidates.
We claim that Mr.. Tilden is not an orig
inator of reforms of any kind, the only acts
of this character being those manifested by
him in attempting to destroy the canal
rings in New York, and this was under
taken at the pressure of public clamor. We
would give Mr.. Tilden full credit for all
that he has done in this respect, but we
must examine his public record in order to
ascertain whether he is justly entitled 10
our confidence.
The record does not show any patriotic
acts upon the part of Mr.. Tilden. At a
mass meeting held In New York in April,
1861, resolutions were adopted for the pur-
pose OF encouraging the administration.
Patriotic men of both parties participated
in this assembly, but Mr.. Tilden excused
himself from signing the resolutions,
though he full well knew their purport.
Mr.. Tilden was member of the commit
Ice on resolutions at the National Demo-
cratic Convention held at Chicago in Au-
gust, 1854, and resolutions were then a
Cat
He was chairman of the State Democratic
Committee when the gigantic election
frauds we're perpetrated in New York, in
1868. Horace Greeley, soon after these
frauds, wrote a letter TO Mr.. Tilden, in
which he said: "Aad you, not merely by
your silence but BY positive assumption haze
covered those frauds nth the mantle of your
respeetability;" and again, "Jor you we're al
least passive accomplish in the giant
frauds Of November last" These accusa-
tons were made 10 Mr.. Tilden long before
| he was thought of as a candidate for Presi-
dent, and by one who knew whereof he af-
| firmed.
| The New York Times has recently charg-
ed Mr. Tilden with perjury. The facts are
briefly these. On the Goth of December
1868, Mr.. Tilden made oath that his income
from Jan. l, 1862, to Dec. 81, of the same
year, was only $7,lls. During the present
year, when compelled to account in the U
S. Court for his mismanagement OF the
Terre Haute, Alton and st. Louis Railroad
Mr.. Tilden made oath that ne received
from said railroad, in 1862, 900 for SER
vices. There seems TO be no explanation
of these facts, and the bold charge of Tho
Times has not been denied.
The associate of Mr.. Tilden on the Presi
Dental ticket is well known TO be an avow
ed inflationist, aud a man who opposed
every measure Of reconstruction. That III
wss in full sympathy with those who de
nounced the civil rights bill and declared
the war failure, his record both in ant
out of Congress concluslvely shows.
The above facts show how shallow arr
the pretences that the nominees of thu
Democratic party are, or ever have been
devoted to principles of reform or patriot
ism,
1t shOnld not DO forgotten that Mr.. Til
den is called by his party most astute an(
sagacious organizer of political campaigns
This fact cannot be denied by Republicans
for the wonderful nlajorllles by whicl
Tweed held power when his campaign
were planned by the chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Committee, are too recent II
be wholly forgotten. We also see the Dem
ocracy organized now as never before.
perfect system of committees exist, from
the national one through the state, county
and school district committees, under tn
supervision OF Mr.. Tilden.