Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-04


the books and accounts of all the railroads
and other clients with whom he had deal
ings have similarly disappeared. This is
probably not the case. MIR Tilden, then,
still declines TO make an exhibit which he
can make at any time, and which will
prove the charges against him to be either
true or false. As it would be clearly to
his advantage to make this exhibit il it
would prove the charges false, the infer
ence from his refusal to make it is neces-
sarily that they are true.
We have read the whole of Mr. Sim
motifs statement, and find that, while this
gentleman claims such intimate knowl-
edge of Mr. Tilden's business as to be
able to say positively that certain services
were not rendered in 1862, and certain
moneys not received in that year, he has
not told what services were rendered and
what moneys were received in that year
Such information, which he claims lie
could give, would be of direct bearing and
great value. But in attacking certain al
legations made by the New York Times
as to Mr.. Iilden's services and earnings
during the year, the weak point of Mr.
Sinnott's defense is that he denies receipts
OF money where there were earnings, and
earnings where there were actual receipts.
Now, Mr.. 1ildenI must rest on one basis or
the other. When il was shown that Mr..
1ilden had sworn to an income of Only
81, ll8, and subsequently swore that he
had received in that year $40 900 from IA
single client, the answer was made that he
did not return his receipts, but his g earn
ingso OF the year. Then when it isshown
that Mr.. Iilden's professional services for
that year brought him large amounts of
money subsequently, the reply is that he
did not receive the money in 1862 But
he must abide by one system or the other
OF returning his income; he cannot use
both IN such manner as to avail himself OF
the earnings theory whenever he re-
ceived money, and Of the receipts
theory whenever he earned money which
was not paid till afterward
AS to the items examined by Mr.. Sin
mott, in which he takes issue with the
New York Times, the latter says that it
will undertake to prove them up with all
the haste that the examination Of mass
of records will admit. or course this
has to be done not only without any aid
from MIR. Tilden, who could lay his hands
upon them Immediately but in spite of
him and those of his clients who desire to
protect him. The Times says that it will
show from the books of the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad that Mr.
Tilden was paid more than the amount
stated by it ($25, 900 for services rendered
in 1862 that Of the $40 600 which Mr..
Tilden swears was paid by the Terre
Haute Railroad Company, at least 500
was earned in 1862; that the $40, 600 paid
10y the Chicago IL Northwestern, and the
100000 Chicago q Alton bonds worth
par received by Mr.. Tlden subsequently
10 the year 1862 were for services rendered
in that year; further, that Mr. Tiden re-
ceived S25 900 from the Union Pacific
Company in that year, though it is not
yet definitely known how much of it was
earned in that year. How enormously
the case would be simpliied if Mr.. Til
den could be induced to make voluntary
exhibit of his earnings" and his re-
celpts" of that year, and state whether he
made up his income on the basis of
" earnings" or the basis of receipts"
But this, we apprehend is just what he
will not do.
The fact is that the case against Mr.
Tilden has been made worse by the petit
Jogging of Mr. Sinnott, who evidently
knows too much and tells too little. SO
long rs Mr.. Tilden declines to make
public his accounts for the years between
1862 and 1872, showing his charges for
services rendered and the moneys actually
received in the different years, the evil
dence at hand warrants donouncng him
as periurer and tax thief. This is a
more serious matter than the Democrats
seem to think. They treat it merely as a
campaign weapon, which will be laid
aside when the election is over. They
are mistaken. We give them warning
now, that, even if they succeed in electing
Mr., Tilden President, this conviction of
him as a common swindler and periurer
will follow him and them until he adopts
the only method which can show him
guiltleSs, viz: An exhibit of all his earn
mgs for those years when the income tax
was collected, which cannot be success
fully disputed, and which will show that
his earnings were not monstrously in eN-
cess oi the amounts on which he paid the
tax. We give them warning now that the
Democratic party will suffer more after
election, il they elevate to the Chief Mag
istracy OF the Nation man who can be
proved To be periurer and cheat, than it
suffers in the heat of u campaign for at
tempting To carry such a man. We give
them warning that the American people,
to relieve the Nation of such a disgrace,
Will take the means necessary toshow that
II was brought about by party of spoils
hunters, and will repudiate that party be-
fore the world as the only means of vim
dlCatng the fair fame of the American
Republic With all this before them, the
Democratic managers will do well to COM
pei Mr., Tilden to make the exhibit which
1t Is in his power to make, and abide by
the issue, If such an exhibit shall clear
him, the reaction will give him many
votes that he will otherwise lose; if it
convict him, it viii afford the Democratic
party an opportunity for presenting a
candidate whose personal honesty at least
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