, 1876-09-22

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mr.. T11DEN's DEFENCE.
Mr.. T1nnES's long-promlsod defense has ut
Inst boon published, 1t comes in tho sllnpo
Of letter to ApRAM S. HEWITT, Chairman of
tito Nntional Democratic Committee, from
ono JAMES ?. 6ISNoTr, who soama to hare
boon clork in Dfr. T1rDrN'a law-off1ce duriug
tho years When the income tax was assessed,
and who clairns 10 hnvo been moro familiar
with Mr.. T1LDEA's professional services dur
lug those years than Mr.. T1hDEN himself.
This il evidently cited ny m e1cuso for put
ting forward an irresponsible clerk where
T1LnEN himself should hnyo come to tho
front. A1r. T1LpEN has several times lodged
explanations advanced by his friends, which
had the appearance Of coming from him, but
which were found not to staud tho tost Of
examination, It is evidently his purpose
that, In caso the person S1NNorTs statement
ahnll also fal1 10 the ground, lie may bo able
to dony all personal responsibility for it. This
is q very unworthy and suspicious subtorfuge,
an exceedingly slippery process. After s1A-
xorr'a theory shall have beon exploded, 1t
will still be claimed that T11pEx las not
spoken. If Mr.. T11.pEN wants to rest on
saAorr's explanation, he should say SO.
II not, le should make q statement which
lnny be relied upon onco for oil rs his own
vorsion Of tho Justification Of his income ro-
turns.
Wo havo acon but portion Of s1NEo1r's
letter, aud an abstract of tho remainder sont
by telegraph. But such as 1t appears to bo
from tho sample at hand, 1t uttorly fails to
moot the charges with tho directness with
which tioy were mAdo. The charges Of the
New York Tines ware threofold: ~ That
hIr. T1LozN fa!sincd his income returns for
1862, IN proof Of which 1t oitod subse-
quent affidavit Of Nr, T1IpEn's in 1876, in
which ho swore l,o bad received $4,000
from single client In tho yoar 1862, mud
also a statement Of certain other services
rendered by him In that year; {2)
TINT ho nado n falso return of
his income for 1868; aud (s) that,
during subsequent years, ho violated
tho law by .1naking no sworn returns
whatever, but paying tax on whit ho was
asscssed, which amounted to M avornge in-
como of $15, 900 year. In whit wo hayo
seon Of 1lr. S1ssoTTs statement there ia no
reference to tho affidavit In which Tt1pEN
swore that ho received in 1909 SEQ, 900 from
tho st. Louis, Alton 4, Terre Hauto Compa-
ny, but ha takes up tho several items of aoT-
vices rendered In that year AZ stated by the
New York 1imes, md undertakes to show
that tho sums noted woro in pnyrnont Of aer-
vices rendered in large part prior to 1862,
whon there was no income tax. As tho ag-
gregato Of the sa,ms statel by the Times was
over 100000, tho great bulk OF the service
must havo boen prior to 1869 In order to re-
duco his income for TINT year to S7,1l8,
Concerning this Issue Of fact the Now York
Times says that 1t ia entirely willing "to
meet Mr.. TlnpEN, and shall do so with all
haste" We think it can be shown that,
in single case, AIr. T11pEN received from
the Chicago l. Alton Railroad Company
tho sum ot $4,000 for services TINT
woro rendered within two months during
tho year 1869. Whon a single caso
Of "earntngs" and single oaso OF
.sactnal receipts" each independent Of the
other, show itotns Of sec, 900 for tho income.
OF 1869, or noarly three timca ~ much RI
llr. TnpEa returned, 1t will DO difficult to
n,nae W, .,,aa $50 =, eAon'ns .'uao.'on
=. s' 49," ',;es Nv ~ 1sse " oun' w. y. sel'ises
,enas'sa l',e' :" ~ ,o''. . 90 1a ~ We ean
!uuso' .aas ~ I'LL '''u' ei1' e'SSoFT has A.
to.npsoa w W. .
~ lvsasu " ,as SECOND cnasgc' tnas al.
tApES 'a'sinea LIS return Tor the yoaf lSo3,
n'f' o'sSofs sesms not 70 nave ohe WORD TO
snS' as 70 tno 1a'ta cha1Re' thas 10 violated