New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-19


the card of Mr. Tilden :" the absence
"Of anything like warm and outspoken lndlg-
nation at the insult thus offered to himself,
" to the great party which he represented. ana
" to the principles of the American Govern
"ment," seems to that journal a most aston
ishing thing. So, perhaps, 1t Is to all those
who voted for Mr.. Tilden as honest citizens,
but what can such citizens think of the deaf
ening yell about fraud which Mr. llIden
and his associates, editors and agents, set up
two years ago, and have since continued. Tn
, the whole, the most astonishing thing Is that Il
great political party in Mr.. Illden'S own
State, which has been trained under MN,
accustomed to his peculiar methods, familiar
with the character of his favOIite tools, ana
used by him again and again, should have
the enormous and phenomenal Impotence to
go on bowling about fraud at his command
for two long years. The thing required super
human brass 4: it displayed 1.-The check of IA
"Hindoo god" Did it never occur to these
Democrats that in time they might incite
somebody to pry off the lid of "the Ark and
reveal Mr. Tlden and his clique in " the keen
bright sunlight of publicity?
Thus far, the only reply that can be called
that the Republicans "probaby" bought
electors. because they were for sale ana the
Democrats did not buy. d" You're another
is not considered a very effective defence,
| even among schOOlbOys. The lad whose
sense of honor prompts no better response
when he is told that he is Il thief, earns the
contempt OF his fellows. 1t will he time
enough to put President Hayes on trial when a
single dispatch or letter can be traced to him,
his family, his house, or any of his associates
| which bears a dishonorable or questionable
meaning. People who appear to he guilty oi
pcmtentiaIy offence will hardly smlrch HIM
! by their naked assertions. at least until they
/ have cleaned their names little. But 1t Il
well to consider one other thing. which we
recommend to the very careful notice OF all
| persons who wish TO discuss the Issue oil
+" Fraud viz:
There is not line or a word IN all the
cipher dispatches which proves that single
Republican member of Il Board or ElcctOr was
really for sale.
! Smith NJ. Weed plainly tells of " the inter
ccdcr" through whom he gained whatever
information he reported. The final dispatch
from Mr.. Marble plainly shows that thc person
with whom me had talked was not certain
whether $4,000 would secure the vote
of member or only hl' concurrence
in court action preventing the casting
of electoral votes. IhcrC'orc VIZ. Ndrbie hdd
! that proposition, not from mcmbT Of the
, B5ard. \ member could have said exactly
what he would do. The intermediate. who
did not know, claimed that he could huy one
thing or the other for certain sum. But the
fact stands that he could not get either when
the money came. Also the fact stands that
the South Carolina Board acted, To Mr.. Weeds
amazcmcnt, in his absence. Everyday knows
that votc-hiokcg- are even more uncertain
than votc->cllcGs. Gmmcrcy Park knew It.
and would pay nothing except upon the
actual casting of votes.
Perhaps the truth in this hu>incs, may I'll
become known AZ last There Is no need of
increasing the terror of the poor creature, IN
the AK. but we must mention the bare posi-
bihty that some wicked Republican "put NJ
lob ON Mr.. Tildcn aud his friends, by pre-
tending that he could sell goods which he was
never able to deliver. If the Great Fraud y
is investigated long enough perhaps the world
Will know more about it than 1t does now
II is possible again, that man of
hcsitating moral purpose stood for days
wavcIing on the brink of crime, sorcy
tcmptcd by sum which was large To
HIM. but strong enough at the last, either in
honesty. OF in parti-anship, or IN fear OF
being detected, to put the tcmptcr behind
him. Either is possible There j, not the
slightest proof that vote WAS bought, or
was ever really for sale. The proof Is that
Gramarcy Park offered $4,000 to buy one
vote, and did not get il. And the voter, of
this State have an cmly opportunity of cV-
pressing by their votes their Judgment of that
transaction.