The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-07-28


7yidss sad TsCsed's DerwEalf.
The claim il msdsoOr Mr., Tildsu a . .rs.
former" that he accomplished the downfall OF
strsble that Mr.. Tldsn kept up his friendly re-
lations with Tweed and his gang long after the
New York Times began It's magnificent warfare
upon those public plunderers, and only joined
the ranks OF their assailants when the victory
WAS already won and the overthrow OF the
Last winter, in the trial of one OF the Tweed
cases o. New York, sundry documents were pro- |
duced IN court, which were acknowledged by I
Mr.. Tilden to be genuine. and which still form |
part OF the record OF that suit. conclusvely es-
tablishing the friendly nature Of the relations |
between Mr.. Tilden and the t" Boss" thief of |
Ismmany at the tune when the latter controll- |
ed the Democratic politics OF New York city, |
and when well-iRformed men of all parties knew
that his power was based on and supported by |
corruption and jobbery, even IL they did not
know the full details Of his stupendous steal |
ing. We give herewith three OF these docu- |
ments, as follows
No. Is GRAMERcY Park,
August IL. 1861 A. M.
MY DEAR SIR decided to go to Philadel-
phia in the morning, and shall not be able to
see you before leave. Mr.. Richmond is at
the st. Nicholas, somewhat i'll. II we'll enough
he will come on the two P. NJ. train. Whether
he is there to-day or not hope you will not
fail to be in Philadelphia.
Very truly your friend.
So. Tilden.
Hon. WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
III.
Hon. VIM. Tweed:
My DEAR SIR beg to present to your at
tention the case OF Mr.. Samuel Allen, very
old friend OF ours, who is In great need Of
small appointment under your department for
which he has applied. He would be content
with something for time Of not very high
rank. You know him so well that need add
nothing. He used TO be very efficient and
useful worker and is an entirely reliable man,
and should be personally glad II you could
help him.
Truly yours,
S. j. Tiden
III.
NEW YORK. September s, 1863
The National Broadway Bank will pay 10 the
order of William NJ. Tweed five thousand dol
lars.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED.
Indorsed: "Pay u. Tllden or order
! WILLIAM Nj. TWEED.
"For deposit in the North Americas. j.
TILDES."
The files OF the New York Times further show
that as early as 1870 that paper began Its now
celebrated attack on the Tammany scoundrels,
charging them in terms with rascalty and fraud,
and assailing them in the height OF their power
with plainness aid audacity that surprised its
friends and seemed at the tune to SAVIOR Of fool
hardness. In that plucky warfare against in
trenched corruption, which finally ended in the
most brilliant journals. &c triu nph that has ever
rewarded the efforts Of any American newspa-
per, the Times was compelled to repeatedly at
tack Mr.. Tilden for sheltering the Tammany
thieves behind his name and reputation, and
thus protecting them in their crimes, For in
stance in it's issue Of September g. 1870, it
editorially spoke OF Mr.. Tilden as lawyer
OF high standing and character, man OF large
property and heavily concerned in various
great commercial interests and as Demo-
crat trained IN the school OF Van Buren, and
Marcy, "long before it was even thought pos
eible that the government OF the State or city
Of New York could ever fall into the hands Of
ignorant thieves" Nobody was more sensible,
the editorial said, than he +" of the danger and
Disgrace of the present Democratic regime.
He probably knows more of its horrors than
any of us. lie knows that they cheat, and lie,
and steal and he knows that they rely for the
perpetuation OF their power on the fidelity and
exertions Of jail-birds-and on the perpetua-
ton OF frauds, such as. until lately, only jail
birds were guilty Of" Yet IN face OF this hav-
ing more to do than any one else with the
working OF the machine" the Times added, he
seemed at the recent State Convention at
Rochester "to delight In It, and further
charges him with having taken the funds OF
Tammany stolen from the city OF New York,
and as chairman OF the state Committee, used
them to perpetuate Tammany Democracy.
Three days later september Goth, 1S70) the
Times returned TO the attack and in an edito-
rial upon The Case OF Mr.. Iiden" talked in
this style:
4" Whatever be the tendency that brought
about this state OF things (referring to Iweed's
rule). the World must admit it has been a
pretty rapid movement, and we repeat that, in
the presence OF this state OF things, 1t was out
rageous-we use the word deiDerately-for a
man OF Mr., Iildens standing-wlth whom
men OF character were every day IN social inter
= course and who processes 10 be and is man
Of honor-to so to Rochester and open the
proceedings OF the pack OF rascals who went
through the form OF a political convention in
that city last week. We say that it was an In.
suit to his friends and neighbors, and TO every
: honest man In the city. He knows he sat
! there simply as cover for fraud and robbery
/. OF the worst kind He ought not after having
: done it, to be able TO drive past Tweed's new
: blushlng and hanging his head. He knows
Y where the eI chairmaker got the means OF pay
ing for that mansion and knowing it, how
could he dare TO sit in convention the sole
D recent mechanics pockets, and protect the
, reign OF pack OF cheats over his fellow clt
: zens."
:, Four DAYS later September 30th, 1870 i
!, took up the subject again, and referring TO iii
thus far fruitless attacks the official robbers
: it said, mentioning Mr.. Tiden by name in tn,
d article:
But when the public sees that in spite o.
these denunclatlons and exposures, men whom
nobody suspects OF dishonesty, and who occup,
a high social and commercial positions, do no
:, hesitate to join Tweed IN securing to him tin
continued control both OF the city aud State
Q it naturally treats charges as mere talk or par
tlsan abuse, at all events, as exaggerations AM
= lets things go on as they are. Every maj
who goes about with them, as their political as
sociate, even IL he confines his cooperation
Il simply to defamation about Capitalization,
. or imperialism or Cuba, or San Domingo, o
: the currency, or the debt, and says no word a
:. ali OF state politics, occupies toward them DO
j. stion strictly analogous to that which the fenc
!. occupies to the thief. He helps them to dis
pose of their swag' and destroy the evidenc
g of their guilt, and lends them DISCUSSES II
" which they can exhibit themselves ia public, Of
q get entrance to decent mems houses"
J. But these appeals and remonstrancss wer
unavailing and while the Times kept up its ap
bonaIaaa hop,ha rdp Tida,