Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-01
BEACH ON TILDENu
One Of the Strongest Of the New York
Opponents OF Governor Tilden Makes
Important Declarations.
The Tammany and All Other Opposition
to Tilden HarmOnized-The Cam
paign Issues on Currency
and Reform.

now MS pOelllOu % plOcluA0S OLbOSA
OF the senate at the time OF the passage
of the Tweed charter gave MI Bach
unusual opportunities to know the inside
history Of that remsrs able episode, and
what be has to say about 1t in connec-
ton with Mr.. Tilden will be found inter-
tsting reading. .... ...
New York Herald Report, July 29.J - T
A representative of the Herald yester-
day called upon Ex-Lieutenant Cover
nor Allen G. Beach, at the Windsor ho-
tel, for the purpose OF learning his views
on the Presidential campaign. This
gentleman is among the most promin-
emit Democratic leaders in the State of
New York. For q considerable time he
was chairman of the State committee,
and during q term Of. six years was
closely identified with Governor Tilden
IN the reorganization of the Democratic
party in the Empire State. He occu-
pied the position of acknowledgement
. d siding officer OF the senate at q
time when Tweed stood as q great pow
er In politics. Mr.. Beach was delegate
to the st. Louis convention, and is
member of the State committee. Mr..
Beach has been In the front ranks in OPP
position to Mr.. Tilden's candidacy for
President OF the United States. He
took part in the Albany conference
against the governor, at which were as
sembled Messrs Pruyn, Hoffman,
Corning and others. With Chief JUS
tice Church he agreed as to the unadvi-
stability of selecting Samuel J. Tilden.
Mr.. Seymour was his favorite candidate,
and he voted for that gentleman in the
New York delegation at the secret meet
ing held at the Lindell house, st. Louis,
the day before the convention assem-
bled. Now the scene has changed. The
Democratic statesman of Jefferson coun-
ty comes out most cordially for the re-
fern governor. In placing himself
Equarely on this platform he also fur
nIshed our representative with many
important facts relative to Mr.. Tilden's
political history and his connection with
Tweed, which will doubtless prove very
interesting at this particular time.
Mr.. Beach said: "I have not the slight
est doubt but that the Democratic ticket
will be elected, for the people of the
United States have become thoroughly
disguised with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., with
high taxes, with large governmental ex-
peDditures, with abuses, pecu' ations and
frauds in office. They want a change,
and are determined to have change.
be effected by change of men. The
election of Hayes would continue the
present system. The people are there
fore determined to look for reform in
the election of Tilden and Hendricks.
The farmers are full of the sentiment 1
have expressed in favor of change.
Besides, they have special interest in
this contest. In the cities municipal
tsxes are the heaviest burdens that ar
felt; in the rural districts the State taxes
are large part Of what they are called
upon to pay. The farmers know that in
less than two years of Governor Tilden's
he has reduced the State
taxes from sixteen million to q little
more than eight million dollars. That
is just what they want. Everywhere a
number, who have hitherto
voted the Republican ticket, will cast
their ballots for Governor Tilden. Their
cheese has gone down from twelve and
fourteen cents to eight and nine cents q
pound. They are Obliged to economic
anu they think the government should
do the same. The same causes are pro-
1ucing similar sentiments in the minds
Of all classes. Those who have hitherto
been reluctant to ''turn their coatsp will
10 so now, as they are convinced that il
hey suffer four years more of Republi-
IAN administration they will have no
coats to turn.
THE FINANCIAL CONTROVERSY.
The currency question will be subor-
1inated to the question of reform. Sem
Iible people think that any currency is
200 good for the Office holders to steal. |
hey are not going to quarrel over nice |
points which very few understand, while |
heir houses are burning over their heads. |
the popular mind will deal with only |
me great issue at time. In the war il |
vas the Union;' now it is 'reform.'n
Charges have been made by certain |
republicans that Governor Tilden is a !
ham reformer; that he was formerly in |
fellowship with Tweed duling his as-
sndancy. Have you any personal |
on these subjeets?"
81 certainly have. From the year
1857, when Tweed was just rising into |
'ower, have as mush knowledge on
hese matters as any other man in the
Itate. Tweed first took his seat In the
enate in January, 1868 In March of
he same year began to as list Mr.. Til
EN- 70 organize the Democratic party of
be State, and continued to work with
I'M for the next six years. He was
hartman of the State committee, and
nost OF the time was chairman of the
xecutive committee. 1t is well known
hat Mr.. Tilden accepted the chairman.
hip OF the State committee in 1855 for
ne purpose of keeping out Of the control
I the State organization the men who
fterward grew TO be called the Ring
rom 1858 Mr.. Tilden was always in a.
tate OF antagonism to Tweed, growing
ut OF the distrust he felt, even whenJ
here was no proof against the Tam
lany Boss, and before the depredations
gan upon the treasury Of the city of
lew York. Tweed had shortly before
Ots1ned influence ever the patronage of
le street department as deputy street
under an arrangement .
lade with Mayor Opdyke, Republic
IN, by whom the commissioner was
ppointed, who then selected Tweed for
equity.
IGHTING IN CONVENTIONS AND STATE l
COMMITTEE.
Tin the fall Of 1858 q contest took
ace in hesitate convention. MY name
as presented as q candidate for the
ice OF acknowledgements. The Tam
any delegation, except two, opposed
e, with all the power they could inf1u. 9
ice. Mr. I1lden made square issue 8
18th them and succeeded. In the winter Z
1859 Tammany organized a move :
ent to depose Mr.. 'Filden from the
lSirmanship Of the State committee. p
e accepted the issue. The State con- 3
milton outside OF the city was so unani-
GUS for Mr.. Tilden that the Tammany Il
legation withdrew from the contest.
the same year he openly announced
e abuses and wrongs committed by l.
e judges under Tammany influence. 3
said to me that 1t was not safe for q +
an to live in the city OF New York, 81
d still more unsafe to die there. In 81
e legislative session Of 1870, while I =
IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, controversy
respect to the city charter took place.
ter many struggles the n weed,
nasty got up charter which Virtu- -
y put the whole power of the city gov
lment for years In their possession =.
thout ANY responsibility to popular j
ctions, and repeating the power Of the fr
vernon to remove the mayor, and ~
rybody's power to hold the public W
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