Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02
Sammy Tilden's Sham Letter.


Tilden las written letter-a
promise letter. 1t has baeu charged
against him that he. wrote letters,
made speeches, and otherwise gave
ard aud comfort TO rebels white we
were fighting them ard that be never
Iy word or act, did ans thing fer our
soldiers. 1t has been charged, that
by sharp practice, he has stolen in
vestments in railroads, held by indi>
vidual citizena throughout the west,
ard put them in the hands Of mo-
nopolists, making him and his cons
frcres worth millions Of dollars each.
II has been charged that be engaged
in bhiuplaster business in Michigan
by which he accumulated great
wealth and robbed hundreds oflabor-
ing men who worked for him. 1t
has been charged that he was Sc
cret accompIicc of Tweed in HE rob-
berries to the amount of twenty mil
lions. 1t has been charged that as
representative Of the New York leg
islature be aided in obtaining legis-
lation by which much Of the thiev-
ing was accomplished. 1t has been
charged by Horace Greeley and 9TH
ere, that he was an aecomplice if not
a pr me mover in the voting frauds
which in 1868 gave New York State
to the Democrats against large ma
jority OF honest votes. 1t has been
charged that he purchased bis nomi-
nation at st. Louis. 1t has been
charged that he was the author OF
the Credit Mobilier swindle. Many
other charges have been made
against him, all of which tend to
prove him the most dangerous man
in the Union to put in the place to
which he aspires. Not one of these
has brought q letter from him. Why ?
Because they are susceptible OF proof.
They are acts Of the past. They are
in history. lie could disprove them
If untrue, but the facts are with the
people and if be should write letters
to disprove these the facts would be
produced which would show him
false. He writes a letter not about
these charges concerning the past.
T. is promise of what he will do
coucerring the future. He promises
he will not allow certain Southern
claims, and be couches his promise
in words by which he can dodge the
whole matter. lie promises that no
rebel debt will be resumed OF paid.
No Republican has said that the
"rebel debt" would be paid. He
promises that no claims for loss or
emancipation of any claim shall be
allow ed. No one has said he would,
His most pointed promise is in these
words:
mo claim for any loss or damage incurred
by any disIoyal persons arising form the late
war whether covered by the fourteenth
amendment or not, will be recognized or paid.
The cotton tax will not be refunded. l shall
deem it my duty TO veto every bill providing
for the assumption or payment of ANY debts,
losses, damages claims, or for the refunding of
any such tax"
Plain and blunt as this promise ap-
pears to be it does not cover the case
at all. The Democratic House at its
last session passed an act authorizing
the Secretary of War 'to allow rea-
'sonable compensation 10 all citizens
'of the United States for the use and
Occupation OF their property by the
United States army, or any part
thereof during the late civil war, in
sthe Same manner and under the
same regulations as compensation is
now allowei for quartormasters
sstores used by said army" and pro-
viding that the affidavit of the claim
ant supported by the testimony of
but one reputable citizen should be
sufficient to establish the fact of the
nse and occupation of the property.
Under this law the House allow ed
s485 600 worth of claims and they