Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01
HON. WILLIAM D. KELLEY
Why lie Chooses Between Hayes. the D.
triot, and Tilden, the Dema,oy,a

Judge Kelley has been frequently astas
it is that he supports Hayes, dtaeripp -
does, from the Governors views upop ~.
questions, and he gives the reasons fo, 4
choice in the following neat and punreDt -
guage:
am here TO make choice between N. n.
cratic AID Republican parties-between C.,
Rutherford b. Hayes, the patriot, and So.
Jones 1ilden, the demagOgue. These ~ -
candidates for the Presidency before the -
OF the country, ID have to choose 49, bts'l'
the two. And find no difficulty in mas
that choice. Applause Rutherford B E.-ss
l know. j served in Congress with him -.
messed with him while We served together m
is Z scholar and gentleman, man of v.-
balanced mind. and q patriot in every irnrrs
OF his heart. But what is Mr.. Tildeni -
not 90 behind the St. Louis Convention IN -
aeterize him The term for which he wirbb--,
his letter of acceptance, the time that he -
nulgated i, coincidentally with certain drr,
gOgicai action IL the lower House Of Congr.-
the doGble-dealing, Van Buren-like pla,i;ui.-,
in which the letter sbOunds, stamp hin, a,
Wiiv demagCgue. Applause.
But, let NE ask, where were he and hi, n.
tune in those trOublous times 20 which bpy.
referred ? Rich men everywhere eontribu,si
their money 10 create an army and navy. ana ;,
maintain the credit Of their country. and roo.
men by the hundreds OF thousands devo-.i
themselves TO the same grand purpose. Tl5--
j. q millionaire. We boast few. If auv sueb n
Phiadelpnia Vet our Union League Club con
tri5uted the money, with no hope OF repsy.
meut, with which 70 put eleven fun regiulebt.
in the field. The patriot citizens of New Yors
contributed more largely than we. and I am
almost ready 10 promise to vote for Tildep il
YOU can produce list OF such subscribers bear
ing his name pleCCiug the contribution by hin,
Of any SUM Of money He was not anon,
them. There is = little story Ghoaf-I DO Doi
know whether il is true or nO; but hs hs
sworn % both sides Of IL, and there must I.
some truth in il. Laughter and applause II
is th1c at that time be was cheating the Govern
meEt out Of his income tax. [Appiause.l I
would not refer TO this matter on the testmOny
OF any other man than himself as l do not Be-
heve in personal politics. Laughter Ii thsv
VIII prove that the Samuel J. TilCen who mad,
the return that his taxable income in lS52 had
been only 4 little over s. eco Is not the Samuel
j. Tl'Cn whO has sworn in The Terre Hauts
Railroad suit that he received from that CON-
paEy two $4,000 fees in 1852, l will take back
what J have Just said about one or the other Of
the Samuel J. TildenS. Laughter And il
they wilI prove that II was a third Samuel
1ilden who received the 5000 fee from th,
Cumberland Coal Company in 1852, viii admit
that l am in utter confusion on the subject, nd
promise % say no more about Il foreysr.
lLaushter.l
Can any patriot ask for which Of the two L,
should vo-e. the s0ld;e. who, when urged to re.
turn 20 his hone to promote his own election
to Congress, answered that the man who would
leave the front To electiOneer for CongreS,
ought to be scalped, or the millionaire Who
while oil around him were giving property Oh
lie UE limbs for the support Of the Union, WA
making false returns Of his income under cath
in order 70 cheat thc Government Of the taxes
due il. not because be needed the money thus
saved. but that 3; should not be on his con-
science tnat pc lad made any contribution 70
the support Of an army 10 fight his Southern
brethren. lApplause-l There is but ONE choice
for a patriot. There Is no side issue here.
These are the only candidates before the people
Of the United States. True, | have heard since
came to Central Indiana that there is third
but had not heard of him anywhere else as
real candidate. LaUghter.l There Is 10
Cooper electoral ticket il any Southern State
none in the broad State Of Pennsylvania, mona
in New York or New England.