New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-05
THOSE CIPHER DISPATCHES.

II has been said that there are two ways OF
being independent; one, to be independently
rich, and the other to be independently poor In
point of reputation for honesty, certain Demo-
cratic leaders seem to be satisfied to be indie
pendently poor. kilograms in secret cipher
have been discovered, deciphered and
published, with other kilograms not in
cipher between the same parties which
perfectly accord with and explain the trans
lated dispatches. These kilograms were either
from or to No. Is Glamercy Park, the private
residence of Mr.. Tilden, and they are either
signed by or directed to his most trusted and
intimate friends. Most of them are from or
to Colonel PeltOn, the nephew and COnfden
tial secretary of Mr., Iilden. On the face
of this telegTaphic correspondence. it Is OBJ
vious that it relates to efforts made to secure
for Mr.. Tilden certain electoral votes, after
the elections were over. The dispatches not
in cipher plainly establish the fact that con-
fidential agents, intrusted with full powers"
were sent out by headquarters "-by the
person in control at No. 10 GTameIcy Park
to Oregon, to Florida and to louisiana and
it also appears beyond dispute from the open
dispatches that their eTrands were to secure
electoral votes, and were deemed at "head-
quarters of the utmost importance. So far
those dispatches go which, being i'll the every
day English OF honest men, leave no room for
dispute about their meaning.
But there were other dispatches, not in the
everyday English of honest men. The very
fact that secret ciphors had been arranged be-
fore these confidential agents went out indi-
Gates that communication was expected of a
character which it would not be safe to have
known, even to telegraDhIc operators bound
to secrecy. The fact that these passed, with
greatest frequency at the most critical point
in the counting Of votes for electors, between
Mr.. TIlden's confidential agents at the CAPT
tails of disputed States and No. Is Creamery
Park, proves that the secret work or negO-
tiation related to the securing of electoral
votes, and all of the cipher dispatches thus far
translated refer to that matter and no other.
The Oregon series lacks but little of COM
plete translation, and every dispatch thus far
translated dovetails exactly, in dates, subject
matter, and nature of propositions made and
accepted or deferred, with every other secret
dispatch, and with every dispatch in the
everyday English of honest men. There is
not q jury in ChristendOm which would hest
tate to find man guilty if the proof were
as conclusive and complete at every point as
it is in this case. Beyond possible denial,
somebody at No. Is Gramercy Park caused a
secret agent named Patrick to go to Oregon
for the purpose of securing an electoral vote
for Mr.. Tilden, contrary to the unquestioned
will of majority of the voters of that
State; received from Patrick statement
that the job could be carried through
by bribing one Republican electOr at $4,000,
and purchasing one editor and two lawyers
for $4,000; responded first, 4" If you make OBJ
litigation contingent ON results in March, it
" can be done :" and answered, finally De-
posted eight for counsel fee as directed. I'm
" derstand, not to be used unless they carry
out arrangement, recognize Democratic elee-
tor, and duly forward his cote to Vice
President" 1t also appear6., in kilograms
and sworn testimony that $4,000 was actually
deposited to the order of Patrick. but the
scheme failed, either because the money came
too late, or because some perdOn refused at
the last moment to be purchased.
The dispatches from Mr.. Marble to No. 10
Gramercy Park related in part to this Oregon
business, and in part to transactions in regard
to the electoral vote of Florida. Those which
are in the everyday English of honest men
show what his business was in Florida at
that particular time, and that his dOings were
awaited with intense anxiety also appears
from open dispatches TO him from No. 10
Gramercy Park. In the many dispatches in
several previously arranged secret ciphers,