The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-09-05

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On Dec %. 1865, Mr.. In his dns,rer 10 the
7il1<n srore 10 a re-lco,nPsaiaf iathe Circui
turn, under odh, in Court Of he United
tnAich ne said: Stdtes Ia 0te suit Of
II hereby certify no s. Louis, AhOn
that the following 10 o. and TeTre Hduto Rail
true aud faithful state road Comply, against
ment Of the gains, himsey dnd Others,
proatA or income of rhich dnslrer rds yfled
Sauiuei j. Tilden, oilrec.i,ny, M. 7itdeI
the city Of New York. ,slooic ti,,der oath as
and county OF New fouob@
York, State q New THAT for such SER
York, whether derived Vices the defendant
from any kind OF prop Tilden made q charge
erty rents, Interests, iof ten thousand dol.
dividends, salary, or lars against said sec
trade. employment OF Iiioiders ana the said
vocation or from any charge was paid, by
other source whateverlor on behalf Of said
from let day of Jauu- second mortgage bond
ury 20 9lst day OF De- holders on the nth Of
cember, 1852, both October, 1853;
DAYS inclusive, and that the defendant
subject 10 an incomeI Iilden, for n part OF
tax under tho Excise his services aforesaid
laws Of the United also made q charge of
States- Income from tho like sum OF ten
all sourcer s7ilS Thousand dollars on
account OF profession
al services rendered to
ltho first mortgage
bondholdcrs and the
Receivers. which was
paid To him by the
raid Azariah g. Flagg.
and which pay
ment appears under
date Of Nov. 7, 1862
In q statement annex
cd 10 the nrst report
afOresaid. as having
been recepted for by
The said Tildcn. on ac-
count OF professional
service.
When the extensive nature OF Mr..
Tilden's professional and business con-
nections in 1862 is called to mind, the
evidence against the honesty of his in
come return accumul very rapidly.
He was connected as counsel and trus-
toe with q large number of railroads in
that year. He was the legal adviser of
the Northwestern Railroad. and was a
director of the same. He was also
counsel to the Chicago and Alton road,
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica-
90 road, the Cumberland Iron Com
pany, aud to other corporations. His
Lake Superior Investments must have
been profitable in that year, and his
revenue return of 81, llS in the face of
all these facts seems utterly improb-
able.
The matter is one that is attracting
widespread public attention. Already
one OF his prominent New York sup
porters, Mr.. Oswald Ottenderfsr, Of
the New York Stddts ZeituRg, has said:
"If Mr.. Tilden cannot give satisfactory
explanation in this matter, he is GER
tainly not n fit candidate for the Presi-
dency." And one of the Democratic
papers OF New York-the Albany Times
has said:
"The charge has been made that Mr..
Tilden has 'periured' himself, in that
he has made contradictory affidavits on
the subject Of his income. That charge
has no< been met by those organs in
which the public naturally look to fnd
an explanation. Mr.. Tilden stands be-
fore the country a. the great 'Refsrm-
err seeking the suffragcs OF the people
AS an honest man who will route fraud
and corruption wherever they are
found. Whatever may be true OF Mr..
Tilden we deem il but fair that a rea-
souabls time should be extended To
him in which TO meet this charge with
a specific denial. Mr.. Ottepderfer, Of
the Stats Zeitung, has the true con-
ception Of the case, and expresses 1t as
! follows: III Mr.. Tilden cannot give
a satisfactory explanation in the mat
| ter. he il certainly not nj candidate
| for tho Presidency We Will only add
| that delays sometimes prove danger
GUS. II should be remembered thai
this is an aggressive campaign, and
the people may not accept the factious
remarks Of journals az an answer TO tht
charge"
Aud the New York Tribune, which
has spoken most considerably OF Gov
4 Tilden thus far in tho canvass, says IL
reply TO his private secretary's explain
alton OF tho matter:
Eve have believed Gov. Tilden Q
thoroughly honest man, and have wit
messed the ridiculous overhauling o
old railroad transactions in which hs
was counsel, in the effort to prove hin
personally dishonest, with feeling o
hearty disgust. But we beg TO say t.
the governors private secretary tina
the above explanation Of the extraordi
nary statements about his income Ia,
is too thin. That sort OF logic IL mere
ly n plea for universal dishonesty
The private secretary, aud the astut
gentleman who keeps the private sec
retary, ought TO understand that thi
! is mere trie:sg nth . business, whicl
a little more handling OF that sort ma
easily make very serious. IL Is the firs
thing which las really touched Gov
Tildsn's character for integrity.
the f,cts hAvs n correctly reporte
! and we do not understand the privnt
, secretary to deny ihem--.his does touc
. it--seenis 10 touch it vitally-and III
rrivate secretsry's explanation doe
, not mend the matter. We hope thel
D is better one, aud shall be glad
, print IL soop.'
, one thsi calls for early and full expl'