Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-30
oovraSoR rrLDxNs ANSWER.

The New York papers containing
Governor Tildsn's attempt TO explain
his income tax swindls reached Nevada
There 10 nothing in the
which was not tslesraphed q
week aeo. To show what Ia thought Of
Il In New York. We reproduce the fol-
editorial Of the New York Trio
The reader should remember that
in the last Presidential campaign the
Tribune Was . strong Democratic paper:
at last Governor Tildsn appears. to
explain the Income business. We say
Governor Tilden appears. Tor The letter
signed by the Law clerk II evidently dc
tsiei By the master. II betraya all Of
Governor Tildsnis peculiar dexterity, and
10 formidably elaborsts and precise on the
points Of least consequences. The essen
tiAl point II slurs.
"dovernor Tilden was found to have
paid tar In 1867 ON . sworn income OF
only about $1,000. In IN answer 70 an
equity suit long afterward. he swore to the
receipt In that year Of two fees amounting
70 81, 900. and II wa reasonable " be-
lieve that he must also have received large
sums in the same year from his other legal
businsss. II was found that subsequently,
be made no fsturns. but preferred 10 let
the Government. guided by his Law return
In 1867, estimate his income. and FIX Its
tax on that. II thus came about that he
paid on an income OF less than Si5, per
year during the whole time the tax was
levied. II 10 known that In some Of these
years his income must have been over .
quarter Of . million. and that throughout
the whole period IL must have averaged
over 500 900. These are the naked
facts. Governor Tilden does not deny
one Of them and ON these the Ameri-
can people must decide whether he
will do for . Reform candidate. tn collect
the taIes honestly from other people. We
SAY this with profound regret The Trhs~s
made Mr.. Tilden the Governor of New
York. a. he ha. himself again and again
acknowledged. lie has given rs In many
respects . model administration. and has
done all, and morn than all. that we PROM
is>d for him. We believed his character
TO b. spotlsss. and when this income
charge Was first presented. We confidently
expected him 10 mako an instant and con-
elusive reply. His reply has been fatally
delayed. and on tho main point. ~ above
stated. 10 IL fatally inconclusive. ll-t
"On many VI the points which he does
deal with. his answer appears complete.
Needless and hot-headed partisans have
wsntonly parsded supposed items OF his
income in the year 1861. This was = fool
ish thing 10 do. and nobody will be sur
prised TO find that the Governor Ia able, In
nearly every case. ~ chow that the item.
a stated. 10 incorrect. Ths trouble 10
that he stops right there. He carefully
avoids stating what the itsnis should be.
Probably no one but himself could give an
accurate statement VI what his in
come wa In any year from lsG2
10 1917. and u would be easy for
him TO trip up anybody who should
attempt It, The main point 10 that every
body knows his income vas much larger
than tho sum on which he WAS taxed.
Even In 1862 no one has any idea that Gov.
Tilden's TAXABLE income WAS only $1,000.
He admits 30 the receipt of much more.
but claims his right TO deduct from IL all
sums earned In previous years. II would
b easy ON that plan to cipher down the
income of any year. some Of the work
which went 70 the earning Of II was GER
tAinly done In previous years. IL could
not have been earned. for Instance. unless
he had studied Law. Why not charge off q
part Of 10 against the years that he was nj
the law schoolf
'we have never charged Gov. Tilden with
committing perjury about his income. We
have never even held that thore could be
no plausible explanation Of the meagei
return for 1864. We have insisted tina
the circumstance demanded IN explana
ton. and that. II II were easy 70 make. Il
would not have been 80 long In coming
We think 20 still. Tho explanation q.
10 1861 IL technical and hard strained,
but II IL stood alone, perhaps II nigh,
pass. When that returS-conss u
b used steadily. for ten years. n
tho basis for escaping taxation GU
everything over fifteen thousand dol
lars Of . time when his income was
steadily q hundred thousand or more, per
year. the situation becomes monsuous.
Gov. Tildsn may have kept himself within
the letter Of the Law. but Il 10 plain that he
evsied its spirit. He could not be sent to
the p~snitentiary. ~ he 10 trying TO send
Jarvis Lord. for d~efrauding thu Govern.
ment. but hs tried 10 keep the Government
from getting out Of him the money to
which 10 waa entitled. He did not tell the
horss-car conductor that he had paid his
fare. but he kept his hands in his pockets
and looked uneoncernedly at the conductor
- n he had |; and the effect WAS the same.
When the conductor detects such . passen-
ger. he generally wants to put him OF the
car. when the American people ind him
running - . Reform candidate for the
Presidency. they are going to vote for the
other man."