The daily gazette., 1878-10-19

- W say BCiooAi DCJOhu iiihi oA DS-
hind him. Pelton may have made en-
gae ements whi, h he did not expect to
fulfill, In the promises he sent by tele-
graph It was made "a condition that the
votes should be given previous to the pay
ment LOT the money, and this hopeful
young man may have thought that after
the votes were secured the persons bribed
would not dare to put in claim for COM
pensation. Smith Weed made clandes-
tine journey from Columbia to Baltimore
to receive the eighty-five thousand dol
lars with which he expected to bribe the
South Carolina canvassers, but there Is
not particle Of proof that an agent of
I'elton met him there with the money.
'The South Carolina people with whom he
made the bargain probably had no expec-
tation that he would get it, as they deci-
ded the question against Tilden before
Weed had time to return. There is lust
as little evidence that any money or any
check or draft which would command
money was senrt5s Tallahassee TO pay the
promised fifty thousand dollars. There
is nothing in the cipher dispatches to
show that Pelton's promises were nos fic-
lions to entrap scoundreis whom he
meant to cheat out Of their reward. II
Mr.. Marble had Pelton's authority to pay
a bribe it is certain that he made no use
of 1t. There is just as little proof that he
promised a bribe as thai he paid one, and,
for aught that yet appears, Pelton's prom
ises were utterly Irresponsible and such
as be had no means of fulfilling, because
there is no proof that he could bave con
trolled the requisite money" t0-r,,
+ rom the BALTIC. Gazette.
| Mr.. Tilden has broken. silence at last
The telegraph brings what purports tc
charges eff the Tribune. Mr.. T. DENTS al
knowledge of these kilograms, denies the
allegations of the Tribune all aud sipgu
lar and washes his hands of all acts look
ing toward the purchase of any of the
corrupt Returning Boards in 1876, Ht
insists that he wasn't in that business
but imtimates very clearly that MrHayet
vas. Mr.. Tilden's denial must be accept
ed as conclusive People who are preiu
diced against him will DECLINE to believ,
him, perhaps, but Mr.. Tilden's unsup
iported word Is better than, the unsup
fported word of those who stand against
him in this controversy.
1t is not possible that man of tn,
lprovetbial sagacity of T1lden could be fg
norant Of what was going on around hin
OF that transactions of this kind coult
take place without his knowledge ant
appro rohation.--Press. 'r o..
Is Mr.. Hayes not man OF "proverbia
Isagacity," or is he also to be held respon
sible for the fragrant frauds perpetratet
in Louisiana and Florida to give him III,
office to which Mr.. Tilden was elected
The rule laid down by the Press by viii cl
to judge Mr.. Tilden should be seuut
rule by which to judge Mr.. Hayes an'
If so, Mr.. Hayes must be classed as eithe
a simpleton or participant in the fraud
committed by Auterson, Wells g. Co
Which IL it t?-Ttnles.
The New York World, which has fol-
some time been inimical to Mr.. Tilden
thinks his letter ''is too long for denia
and TOO short for au explanation. 1t de
nys only what needed no explanation !.
IL further says: ait might have been wei
that Mr.. T,lden's strong language agains
the electoral commission had been ilsel
4 when the World was contending agains
the establishment of that commission"
The Philadelphia Times says itl s'mus
be matter of qualification to all, ire
speetive of party, that Mr.. Tilden ha,
made denial SO manly, 50 thorough aue
so conclusive" .'"
From the Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. TILDEN publishes card in which
he explicitly denies all knowledge Of the
suspicious cipher kilograms or any infor-
nation concerning them, except such a;
has been learned from or since their pub
licatiou. The full and complete denial OF
| Mr.. Tilden should be regarded as satisfac
tory evidence that he Is innocent of any
guilty knowledge In regard to the alleged
kilograms, unless the Tribune can produc,
conclusive evidence as TO their genuines
and Mr.. Tilden's connection with the sup
posed corrupt conspiracy. Thus. far. til,
4 Tribune has scarcely attempted to do this
but instead has had the effronrery to asl
ITS readers to believe the dispatches gen
| uine ON The strength of its own word alone
Under other circumstances this might sui
flee to make good the truthfulness of tn
story. The recent course of the Tribaln
has been such to render necessary othe
andmore tangible evidence. Until this i
givenit will bs wellfor the a merican pee
pile to hold Mr.. Tilden guiltless OF tb
moral crime which has been charge