Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-10-19

piles hereabouts, " no hesitated not, in
true Democratic i iyl, 10 declare it
id Republican litn-that wide
awake, sterling Republican, Z. NJ.
Dunlevy, of Bridgeport, wrote TO
Siessrs. POTTER q Stymus, asking in re-
gard TO the truthlulness OF the Times
article, and the firm replied as follows:
"Pottier & Stymus, Artistic Furniture
and Decorations.
Lexington Avenue, fl and ~ Streets,
New York.
''Nkw YORK, Oct. 10, 1876.
"E. NJ. DUNLEvY, Esq, Bridgeport,
| Ohio, Dear Sir-The statement in the
Neg York Times OF 4th inst, relating
to cur account against Samuel j. Til
den, WAS in every part truthful and
accurate, without any addition Or exag
gerationS whatever.
"Yours respectfully:
POTTER q SIYMUs."
| The above is rTJotim copy of the
riginal, now in the hands of Mr. Dun
levy, who will take spscia5 pleasure in
showing it to any doubling Thomas.
Don't fail TO call, ye h0wlers for re
form, on Mr.. d., and learn how your
chief pays lis debts to honest mechan-
les, in the name Of Tilden and r for N,
without costing him anything.
Below is the account of Messrs. Pot
,ier d Stymus, and we call the atten-
lion of hone5g men to il, aud ask them
if this is the kind of man you desire to
assume the duties of President? II il
De true that tais pretender, TiIden, to
reform and honesty, virtually stole the
lard earnings of this firm-and it j.
/ clearly established he did-why on
earth any man, desiring purity in life
and fair dealing In ordinary business
dffaifs, as attributes belonging to a can
didate for the chief Office in the gift OF
| the people, and yet with this new evil
ience piled on top of the mountain OF
pvoOf that Sam. Tilden is what his own
paper, the Cincinnati Eaqitrer, called
lim, "a man educated in villiany and
hypocrisy, and yet, We repeat, will
vote for him, is something that would
make the very savages of Dahomey to
jeer, aud the very gods of solelnnity to
laugh. Here is the Times article:
ANOTHER WAY TO PAY DEBTS.
We have had the following state
ia our possession for about two
years. We have not thought it of i'm
Iportance enough to publish, though
the facts contained in it are sufficiently
discreditable to Gov. Uilden. 1t is but
one Of the many similar cases which.
have been brought to our n ltice. but
which we had neither the Il ne to in
lvesiigate nor the space to give for ex-
PLANTATION. The following rather anus
ing letter, from " hich We omit address
AID signature, may serve as a sample
of the kind of cases to which we refer:
"There are one or two bills against
Hon. (?)Samuel j. Tilden which [ can
not collect without suit, one amount
ing to over $500 and three years inter.
est. He has had the goods, kept them.
and never made any effort to return
them. His order can be seen by any
one knowing his signature. He has no
good defense.
- 'AtNtN ahH OtiC III Duflu-
ing who would buy these claims |
against him? think he would pay
you, even if he would not pay any one |
else. What will you pay for the $500
claim and three years interest, and |
would you like to have the other claim
assigned to you? L also know of an |
$50 livery bill for hack hire, which the
poor man used up more than that
At in frXyifl,r IN AZ
not sure he has it yet. You have no
idea Of how this sham reformer' needs
to be reformed himself. Unless Won
conclude to use this claim perhaps you
had better not mention my name, or he
would never pay dollar of it,"
\ casual reference, however, made
in these columns 10 the Potter Il Sty-
mus case induced the Tribune TO work .
It up in rather a laundering fashion
laIely. To satisfy a number OF anxious
inqnlTeTS after the true story we pre-
sent it as follows: Messrs. Potter d
Siymus, OF Lexington avenue, between
FOrty-Hrst and Forty-second streets,
are leading manufacturers Of cabinet
furniture, and do a large business
among our wealthy citizens. Over
twelve years ago, on the 1st of July.
1864, Mr.. Tilden, requiring some furni-
ture Tor his home in Gramercy square, /
called at the establishment of bieSsYs. /
Potter & StyIbus and ordered various
articles of household furniture, ard at
subsequent periods, up to May, 1866
ordered additional articles, aggregat-
ing on the whole account S4.32i Is.
" ben Messrs. Potter & Stymus far
hished the articles they, of course, knew
who Samuel j. Tiden was; they knew
that he was leading lawyer, or at f
least rich one, they knew that he was !
a prominent politician and a wealthy :
one, aud knowing these things they
OF course did not hesitate about furnish.
ing the goods. Mr.. Tiiden paid on the
Sth OF August, 1864, sum OF 81 800 on {
account, and this payment was made
promptly enough. and was fair share {
OF the amount then due, as all of the >
articles ordered had not been supplied. =
Alter that 1t was no easy matter to get
money from Mr.. Tilden, but by repeat c
ed applications, written and personal, /
81 900 was received from him on the q
9TH OF July, 1866, further sum of $500
on the I'D OF the same month, and an
additional sum of $500 on the 11th of r
August, 1866, making altogether cash
payments amounting to $500, out of u
an account amounting to $i,323 75, d
leaving balance of$82f rs then due. \
This balance has not been paid since. !,
Messrs. Potter & Stymus during the l
past ei%ht years have made frequent t
but Intellectual efforts to get their mon G
~. They have been put off time after I,
line on one pretense or another. "Mr. =,
filden could not be seen," or he was u
too busy to attend to the matter" fC
He was. not at home;" "Call another 81
i''e;" Mr.. Tilden is in Europe; you ir
he comes back" Such Il