The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-25

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! that ne Nv led contribution ON William
= M. Tweed o. 5000, and that he b.
sued circular ia c0mbinAtiosi With
William NJ Tweed intended TO
|, psvhote the fraudulent election Of a
governor of the state Of New York. Ii
Is true that Gov. Tilden was chairman OF
| the Democratic committee of the state OF
New York. and 1t Is also true that Will
liam NJ. Tweed was member of that
committee. And II the gentleman
knows anything about the organization
Of such committees In the state OF New
y ork. he knows that each district nomi-
mates and sends its own member; that
| Gov Tilden had no more to do with the
appointment of william NJ. Tweed as %
! member Of that committee than he has to
do with the man who is supposed to
| regulate tile moon. He was there right
fully member Of the committee, and AT
| the time he was so acting he bal not
achieved the bad eminence which lie SUBJ
sequently attained and which he now oc-
cupies. No contribution was ever levied
upon Mr.. Tweed. Mr.. Tweed did as
other people have doae, as myself have
done. and as have no doubt the gentle.
man from Iowa has done, sent "A contri-
button to the fund required by the COM
mittee to carry on the state election.
That was levying no contribution. Then
| as TO the issue of that circular the lie has
been nailed here nv my colleague Mr..
CoX). If any man doubts whether that
declaration of Gov. Tilden, which has
been read. was published in the Evening
| Post OF the 4th pf November. lsGS. the
| files are accessible TO them. Isaw IL with
nv own eyes, know it was then pub
| lished. | know that not more than
| twenty. -four hours elapsed from the time
| the charge was made in the ErcaiIq Post.
and it was first male in that paper. until
| the denial was made in the same paper.
That denial here insert:
CARD FROM MIR. TILpEN.
| To the Editor OF the Evening Post:
SIR: My attention has been called to
an article in your journal OF last evening
containing a circular to which my name
is appended. i hasten to assure you that
you will not lose your reputation as
critics by assuming. on internal evidence
as you have correctly done. that no such
paper was ever written. signed. issued or
authorized by me or with any pariicipa-
ton or knowledge on my part. l have
| read ii for the first time in your columns:
but have no reason 70 believe that it
had any such evil purpose as you suspect.
| For myself. refused in 1874 to sign the
famous circular relating to Texas. which
is celebrated in the history of the Evening
Post. though may have been tempted
by the illustriOus association in which
should have found myself Neither be.
fore that nor since have ever been con-
cerned In any circular marked "secret."
confidential" or "private." nor shall I
he. unless should adopt that device tor
the purpose Of getting some valuable
truth disguised in such form. secured a
wide publicity in the Erening Post and all
the Republican newspapers. Very truly
yours, 5. y. TILDEN.
New YORK, Nov. ), 1868.
Mr. Foster: Was it ever known who
perpetrated that forgery on Gov. Tilden !:
MIR. Hewitt: Nothing was ever known
positively about it except that Mr.. Tweed
was probably the person who sent out
that circular. | have never heard that
there is any positive evidence TO that eff
feet. But as he is. unhappy as he is to-
| day for his crimes. | hesitate TO charge
| HIM with new crime without evidence
In that respect hope the gentleman
from Iowa will follow my example.
MIR. Cannon lot Illinois,: Does the
gentleman claim that the circular was
issued for an improper purpose:
Mr.. Hewitt: do not know whether it
was proper or improper; but say il was
charged to be improper by the gentleman
frow Iowa.
Mr.. Cannon believe Mr.. Tilden claims
in his letter that it was not improper.
Mr.. Hewitt: This was in 1853. Subse-
quently the ring, perhaps beginning their
corrupt practices ut that time for aught
know to the contrary, became so power
full in New York that they threatened to
drive out, and succeeded in driving out.
almost every decent man from the Dem
Ocratic party of that city. Gov. Til4en
for more than three years, like sleuth-
hound upon the scent. followed these
people patiently, secretly, diligently,
spending that money OF which the gen.
tleman from Iowa thinks he is so parsn-
Onous with most liberal hand; yes,
with magniticence OF literally that no
private citizen has ever exhibited in this
country in the performance OF public
duty not imposed by any obligation OF
law. l was with hun in those transac-
lions; know what he did; l know his
untiring efforts day and night; | know
what all army Of clerks he Kept busy;
know how he tracked these people to
their dens of iniquity, land finally dragged
| them forth to public cXccration; and.
not stopping there, he has pursued them
| until they are either in prison or in en-
lie. and judgments amounting to millions
of dollars have been taken against them I;
and over 5000, 900 in one case has been
restored to the treasury of the city of
New York. Applause.
Mr.. Springer: That conduct of Gov.
Tilden Is warning to all such people
and accounts tor much OF the opposition
| to his election.
Mr.. Davv: viii my colleague (Mr.
HEWITT allow me just one question.
Mr.. Hewitt: Certainly.
Mr.. Dayy: Did not Mr.. Tildcn meet
with Dir. Tweed as delegates In the state
convention which convened ut Rochester
| a long time after these occurrences and
after the frauds Of Mr.. Tweed had been
exposed. and did Mr.. Tilden raise his
voice against Tweed taking a seat in that
convention:
Mr.. Hewitt: My colleague (NIr. Cox }
was a delegate to that convention, and can
answer better than can.
Mr.. Davy: l asked the gentleman who
is addressing the house.
| Mr.. Hewitt: Certainly but ! yield 10
my colleague tor an answer to that ques-
ton, because he was an eyewitness, and
an eyewitness Is better than any second
hand testimony.
Mr.. Cox | was delegate to that con-
yention along with Gov. Tilden and the
| other delegates named from the different
districts.
A Member To which convention:
| Mr.. Cox To the Rochester conven-
ton, TO which my colleague mir. Davyl
has referred.
A Member In what year:
MIR. Cox think in 1871.
Mr.. Davy Does my colleague refer 10
Hluln A..N IN hn tn