Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-09-22


1852, BY declaring upder oath that Bss iES5 81
did not exceed 81, lib; whereas IN 1876 be n5adsi
oath that In 1859 he received from one rtilS
road fee of $4,000.
4. He allowed the assessor TO add the PENALTY
of so per cent. to his dlseovefable fneorne from
1858 to 1872 rather than make oath to the
amount he received. BY this means he bsid q
tax on only $4,000, while his yearly income
was not less $4,000.
5. He was the legal adviser of, and Iar9sE9
interested in two mining companies in Michi-
gan, that issued many millions Of dollars -
paper money, on the circulation Of which not
dollar of tax was paid, while every branch
of business and both national and State cur
rency we're taxed formoney needed b. the
Government.
6. He was the man who advised 0akss
Ames to form that sWindling company known
as the Credit Mobilier.
z. He was the chairman Of the committee
that framed that infamous resolution which
declared the war a failure, and which became
In 1864.
s. He has been opposed to every leading
measure OF reconstruction since the close OF
tne war, including every amendment to the
9: He has been for the past twenty years an,
aetlVe poAleian, sehooled in all the tricks OF
Tammany Hall, and during this time has been
the friend and eonfdant of those notoriodsl
leaders that have disgraced the politics of Ne7yf
York State, from Rynder the striker to Tweed
the robber.
10. He presided over a political convention
in 1871 wherein Tweed sat as a recognized and
honored leader, and this more than one year
after the extent Of his robberies had been.
published to the world.
Il. While he was Governor of the State Of
New York he allowed Tweed to be placed
under the charge of a sheriff who had been 8
warm personal friend of the "Boss," and from
whose custody he soon after escaped. Al
though the people were loud in their denuncia-
tions Of this outrage on justice, the Governor
made no effort to recapture the fugitive, or
to remove the sheriff who permitted him to
escape.
| II. He has made pretensions Of reform, and
put forth claims to the breaking up Of the
canal ring Of the State of New York, and vet
the official records show not one of the rfne
puElshed nor dollar Of the stolen money re-
covered.
Is. He has assumed to himself the credit Of
reducing State taxation for 1876, whereas the
reduction was drst proposed, and the laws ne
sessarY TO effect It enacted, by Republican
Legislature.
"a. He is surrounded by the most unscrup,
ulous politicians, the Kelleys and Morrisseys,
Of New York, and If elected would have tho
ear Of the most dangerous and corrupt class OF
men that ever disgraced politics.
Is. He Is the representative of the disloyaI
element Of the South, the copperhead element
of the North, and Ibis election would lead to
| the recognition of claims in the interests OF
the South; the advent into power Of men and
measures which cost the Government four
years of war and millions of treasure to dee
feat, and would mark the beginning of 8 deT
cline in our national credit that would end Il
universal bankruptcy.
These are but few Of the many reasons
why Tilden should not be elected. Any one o.
them ought to be sufficient to defeat him, fs
the nation cannot afford to intrust its vast IL
terests in the hands of any one whose record
is not clear and clean. The man for the Presi.
denoy must not be Tammany politician. He
must be above reproach, and not open to suss
picion; such a man is Rutherford B. Hayes.
His past record is without stain. His career
has. been a noble one, such one as would
give promise of true reform everywhere. His
election will be public blessing, in whose
train will come prosperity, protection to all,
even-handed justice North and South, and
that lasting peace for which the nation has
waited so long.