Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-10-24
THURSDAY. ocTosrs q. ls7s.
The Denials

which he takes occasion 10 deny that he
L. the author of one of the dispatches.
attributed TO him by the Tribune. and
in general to deny all participation in
any attempt to purchase the State can
vassers' certificate OF the State of Flor
ida in favor of Mr.. Tilden. Ii SO hap
pens that the dispatch specifically de-
MED by Mr.. Marble was signed M"
instead OF Moses" which is, the sigma
ture shown conclusively TO have been
his, SO it is possible tina, Mr.. Marble did
no, send that particular dispatch. BIT
it so happens, also, that this dispatch is
enc of the most innocent of the whole
lot. and contains no sllusion TO the use
of money in any form. or any irregular
xction on the part OF the Board of can
yassers. As TO his general denial, it is
means likely that man like Mr.. Marble
would plead guilty TO so grave charge.
and his denial 10 no other than the ordi-
nary plea OF Not Guilty" common to
most criminals charged with crime. He
Is very careful. however. not to say that
the dispatches published by the Tribune
Including those directly attributed 20
him and in which the payment OF mon
ey 10 secure the vote of the Board is dis
tinctly spoken of. are false; nor does
he deny having received the dispatches
sent to him by nephew Pelion, as set
forth in the Tribune.
His denial does not DENY half so much
as his Democratic brethren throughout
the country would have been glad TO
have seen. The fact still remains. that
certain dispatches were sent from Flor
ida TO nephew Pelton. in New York
stating that the Board could be secured
Tor Tilden for $4,000. and signed
Moses" which dispatches were aus
wered by Pelton, promising tina, sum.
and addressed 10 Manton Marble. in
Florida. 1t looks as though Mr.. Marble
had become dazed by "the keen. bright
sunlight of publicity. Following the
denial of Mr.. Marble, comes one from
Mr.. Tilden. Only two ways seemed
open TO him. He must admit that he
was either q villain or an imbecile. and
he has chosen TO be considered the lat
ter. He says no such kilograms were
ever shown 10 him, or their contents
made known to him, and, in short. he
never knew that any such kilograms ex
listed. till he saw them in the Tribune,
and he adds, mo such contemplated
transaction could At any time come with.
In The range OF my power without. tina,
power being instantly exerted TO crush
1t out How hard il is for the poor old
man to give up the mask Of reform tha;
he has worn so ong!-Giving Pelton,
the private Secretary and nephew, his
due credit for being sly. family trait.
how perfect the imbecIlity OF Mr.. Tilden
must have been. that did not even sus-
pect transaction" that was being car
ried on by kilograms coming to his own
house and ciphered out in bis own
presence. This too. at a time W hen he
was supposed TO be the man Of all others
most deeply interested in obtaining the
latest and most reliable news relative 10
the returns In the States from which the
dispatches we're received. There was
Mr.. Pelton. having no money of his
own, offering brides 10 the amount of
$4,000 fer an electoral vote. and in
tie presence Of Mr.. Tilden and yet Mr..
Tilden had mo knowledge of the ex-
istence or purport of any telegram re-
laiing to that subject We are bound
70 accept Mr.. Tildeu's assertions on this
subject. for no one will believe that 90
great reformer as be. would lie guilty
Of fslsehood on any subject. exceDt his
income that was liable to government
tax.
Like Mr.. Marble. Mr.. Tilden is very
careful not to deny the tru,hfulness Of
the dispatches, nor does he appear to be
shocked at the discovery that Pelton,
Marble. Weed and others made such
superhuman efforts to COMM. Q crime
In his behalk. Not even . word of re-
gret that they pursued such . course.
appears in bis denial. and We are Ieft to
infer that be Is % thoroughly an imbe.
cile q to have lost all sense of the shame
and Disgrace they have brought upon
him. There are those. however. who
believe that Mr.. Tilden has only chang
bis mask. That having found the mask
Of reform NO longer available, he has
dropped that and taken on thi. rev
mask Of imbecility. They believe tha,
the elS5. 600 promised BY Peiton, was
70 come from Mr.. TiIden's "bsrl OF
money" That the agents were cent TO
the several States By Mr.. Tilden him.
self. and that Mr.. TiIden vas thore ughly
informed OF all the acts of those agents.
either directly or through Pelton, and
that II was the hesitsncy 20 characieris-
tic of Mr.. Tildsn that caused the delay
apparently fatal TO his interests, both in
IA ana k1~sk