National Republican., 1876-10-17

1862, by declaring under oath that bis income
did not exceed 81, lib, whereas in 1875 he made,
oath that In 1859 he received from one rail- !
road fee Of SO, 900.
4. He allowed the assessor TO add the penalty
of 30 per cent. to his discoverable income from
1868 to 1879 rather than make oath to the
amount be received. Ry this means he paid
tax on only 5000, while his yearly income
was not less $50, 900.
S. He was-the legal adviser of, and largely
interested in two mining companies in Micht-
gan, that issued many millions Of dollars In
paper money, on the circulation Of which not
dollar of tax was paid, while every branch
Of business and both national and State cur
rency were taxed formoney needed by the
Government.
6. He was the man who advised 0akes
Ames to form that swindling company known
as the Credit Mobilier.
Z. He was the chairman Of the committee
that framed that Infamous resolution which
declared the war q failure, and which became
one of the planks In the Democratic platform
in 1854.
s. He has been opposed to every leading
measure of reconstruction since the close OF
the war, including every amendment to the
Constitution. i
9. He has been for the past twenty years an
active politician, schooled in all the tricks Of!
Tammany Hall, and during this time has been
the friend and confdant of those notorious
leaders that have disgraced the politics of New
York State, from Rynder the striker to Tweed
the robber. y
10. He presided over 4 political convention
IN 1871 wherein Tweed sat as a recognized and
honored leader, and this more than one year
after the extent Of his rcbberies had been
published to the world.
IL. While he was Governor of the State Of
New York he allowed Tweed to be placed
under the charge Of sheriff who had been .
warm personal friend of the "Boss," and from
whose custody he soon after escaped. Al
though the people were loud in their denuncia-
| tions Of this outrage on justice, the Governor
made no effort to recapture the fugitive, or
to remove the sheriff who permitted him to
escape.
l2. He has made pretersions of reform, and
put forth claims to the breaking up of the
canal ring Of the State of New York, and yet
the official records show not one Of the ring
punished nor q dollar of the stolen money re-
covered.
Is. He has assumed to himself the credit Of
reducing State taxation for 1876, whereas the
reduction was drst proposed, and the laws ne
sessarT TO effect II enacted, by Republican
Legislature.
L. he is surrounded by the most unscrup-
ulous politicians, the Kelleys and Morrisseys,
Of New York, and if elected would have the
ear OF the most dangerous and corrupt class OF
men that ever disgraced politics.
Is. He is the representative of the dsloyal
element of the South, the copperhead element
Of the North, and his election would lead to
the recognition of claims in the interests Of
the South; the advent into power Of men and
measures which cost the Government four
years of war and millions of treasure to de-
feat, and would mark the beginning of de-
cline in our national credit that would end in
universal bankruptcy.
These are but a few OF the many reasons
why Tilden should not be elected. Any one Of
them ought to be sufficient to defeat him, for
the nation cannot afford to intrust Its vast in
terests in the hands of any one whose record
Is not clear and clean. The man foI the Presi-
dency must not be Tammany politician. He
must be above reproach, and not open to sus-
picion; such . man is Rutherford B. Hayes.
His past record is without stain. His career
has been a noble one, such one as would
give promise of true reform everywhere. His
election will be a public blessing, in whose
train will come prosperity, protection to all
even handed justice North and South, and
that lasting peace for which the nation has
waited so long.