Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-07-06
Ihe REFORM Candidate.

TiIden is presented 10 the country
| as candidate for the suffrages OF the
people on the ground that he Is n
reform candidate. Can any good
thing come out OF an organization so
corrupt as Tammany? Tilden's "re-
| FORM history is peculiar one.
When the people of New York had
stood the extortions and corruption
OF this corrupt ring until forbearance
could no longer be tolerated they de-
termined 10 break its power. Til
den was farseeing enough 10 know
that Tammany fssild not long with
stand the united effort made for its
overthrow by the concentrated action
OF al friends ofgood government aud
rs rats desert "A doomed ship, he de-
serted the friends who made him all
he WAS Deserted them not from
py0}ciIl1c but from policy. Upon the
''set thief to catch thief" doctrine.
Tilden was received by his form
or enemies, and the information he
gave aided materially in secnrin <
the indictments OF the "chicf's OF De-
mocracy" i'm New York City and
causing their voluntary exile from
their beloved ~ country. Tilden
was the great ''squealero of his day,
and ike the prominent "squcalers" In
the recent whisky trials, went scot
free, while others, who did things
not whit worse suffered tire penal
ty, not only OF their own wrong ac-
tiOns, bat Of the misdeeas of their
partner in corruption. Turning
States evidence saved Tilden, and
In the heat Of their Indignation
against Tammany and on account
Of their joy, at unearthing lis cor
ruptions and overthrowing IT'S
power, the people of New York.,
without mature deliberation, decid- 1
cd 90 reward tho greatest rascal of
them all, aud this wave of popular
rird Tilden into the guhernatorial
chair OF New York. In saying that
Tilien was the greatest rascal of
them all we speak only the truth I,
as we shall proceed 10 show. Tweed,
Connolly aud Swecny could plan
acts of corruption and extorti0n, but
before they could be executed they /
must receive legal sanction. To do
this, % distort the law 40 that il
would be made to mean just what
the sachcms wanted il to mean de-
volvcd upon Tiiden, the paid attorn-
oy for the ring and goOdly share Of
tho spoils for making smooth the
rugged places.
The tidal wave which elevated
Tildcn few short months since has
now subsidized. The hostility to
Tammany still exists, but the time
for making q hero of n man who de-
sertS and bctrays those with whom
he has associated for years has pass
cd. before voting for the Great
Suuealcr the people Of New York,
aud of the whole country, will pause
an,l ask themselves: "What has
Tildan done that should give him
my support? When has he acted In
any great political undertaking
from 31rieiDic? Can afford to sup
port man whose god Is ambition,
whose actions are dictated by policy
atone Then too, his lukewarmness
(disloyalty would better express III
towards the Union cause during the
dark days Of tho nations history
would he tho death stroke to n
stronger man than Iilden. No man
can be President i'm this Centennial
year who declared the war for the |
preservation Of the country "A four
wears failure and was willing to
grant rebels any concessions for the
sake OF peace. The President iis
year must be man whose loyalty
i'm unquestioped whose actions are
governed by principle, whose record
l. without stain, man OF clean
hands and pure heart, and one
who is in sympathy with the Illnesses
on AL questions Of vital importance.
Such man Tildcn Is not, and, of
course, ,4,nnot be elected g.