New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-20


witbout asking what it il all about. Probably
no man in this country has so much confidence
in his fellow-men as Mr.. Kelly. His perfect
trust in Patrick is one of the most touching
things brought to light during this whole
Presidential contest. And there was Patrick
deceiy,ng him all the time; trying to bull
"dozen good old Mr.. Tilden into furnishing
money to lnibe an electOr, and doing the Dusi-
ness in. cipher just to deceive MIR. Kelly and get
his Endorsement 1t is too bad.
Then there is Gov. Grover: 1t seems 700,
that he has been misrepresented and imposed
upon. Charge that man with engaging iii a
Mot to give Tilden the election by fraud
Perish the thought Why, butter wouldn't
melt in his mouth. He would not think OF
doing such thing. And as for suDdry dis
matches in cipher to Gramercy Park, cOmmun-
eating his own plans with reference to the oregon
dispute: of course he did not. He distinctly says
that he did not, and that he never sent dis
patch in cipher in his life; wouldn't know
cipher if he should see it. Patrick is :" Mind
Reader :" that is the only way to account
for it. 1t may appear strange, but that is I'M
doubtedly the explanation. He sat blindfOlded,
with cotton in his ears in Gov. Growers
eentleman's opinions were, and what
his decision would be-. and took the
liberty to telegraph it in cipher to
Gramercy Park. Gov. Grover could not help
it. How could hef There's nothing safe
from mind reader. And it really seems
hard to suspect so good man as Gov. Grover
has shown himself to be of doing anything
crooked in matter of this kind He never
could. 1t is clear case of mind reading.
And as for Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Pelton, at
this end of the line-why, really, it Is
too ridiculous to connect either OF them
with the business. 1t is very GER
tain that Mr.. Tilden knew nothing about
it, 1t is simply his luck Somebody is always
taking advantage of that good old gentleman's
cOnfding and unsuspiciOus nature. These dis
patches may have been sent to Gramercy
Park in cipher, but they could not have gone
in at the front door. They must have been
Struggled. And even when they got there it
is not at all likely they were understood. They
seem to have been answered; but then APP
pearances are often deceptive: they may have
answered themsclves-whO knOws1 With such
a mind reader as Patrick sending dispatches
in cipher there's no telling what may not
happen.
It is quite impossible that Mr.. Tilden had
any knowledge of the transaction. He too Is
of cOnfding and trlstful disposition like
Kelly. There are lots of Things going on
around him that he seems responsible for, but
which he actually knows nothing about. Why,
in 1868, it will be remembered there was
document sent out with his name attached
to it as Chairman of the State Committee,
which to the carnal-minded had the appear
ance OF squirting toward a fraudulent manip-
ulation of returns, and some people thought
he knew about it. But, bless you, he was in
nocent as O child-did MT know word about
it until it was all over and the fraud was
accomplished. The truth is, he has been all his
life more or less imposed upon by designing
persons These designing persons have been par
ticularly busy for the past three months. There
is reason to believe that Patrick is one OF
them. All persons who set the truth above
craftsmanship will accept the explanations we
have given, and will rejoice to know that
none of the eminent Democrats who appa-
rently had knowledge of the cipher dispatches
had in fact any suspicion of their meaning.
It is sad to think, however, that the
science of mind reading is so little
understood, and distrust of our purest
and best is so widespread, that q very large
majority of the people will refuse to &C
cept the explanation and many OF the fr1vo-
lousy disposed will thrust their tongues III
their cheeks and say "TOo thin" This is sad,
but it all comes of using the mysterious CT
pher. History, if it does not record Hayes as
"counted in" will certainly set down Tilden