Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-19
MORE DIRTY LINEN.

MORE DIRTY LINEN.
Ike Eaton Publishes a Card Corr.e.fno
What He Is Reportedt to Haze Said, aud
AcHecttnO On Abe He,citps Yananen,ens
Of the Caneass.
LEAvESwonrH, Kansas, April II, 1878.
To the Editor of the Cincinnati ENQUIRER:
IN ono OF the issues Of the ENQUIRER
(Which have been SO far unable to so.. and
have ny information from extracts taken
therefrom in other papers), learn you pub.
lish what purports to be an interview which
took place on railroad taain between
Governor Hendricks, one of your reporters
and myself. So far as am personally con-
cerned, would not take the trouble to COR
rect the errors into which your reporter has
fallen in his report, but as it does injustice
to Governor Hendricks deem it my duty
to him that should make such corrections
as are proper under the circumstances.
The conversation between Governor Hem
bricks and myself was private one, and
neither of us had the most remote idea that
it would find its way into print. Had
l supposed that it would, I would have taken
care that what was said should
be published, and not the reporters con.
struction of disconnected sentences, such as
he could catch from a conversation not d.
rected to him, while the train was in mo-
ton, and he in a scat removed from US. IA
to his report of what said in reference to
the st. Louis convention and the means
used to accomplish the nomination of Gov
ernor Tllden, it is in the main correct, but I
did not apply the words s'Slippsry SAM"
or any thing like it to Governor Tilden. I
am not in tho habit of applying such cpl
thets to even my political opponents, much
less to distinguished member of my own
party. AS to the disbursements of money
by the national committee in the campaign,
and the contributions made to the campaign
fund by Governor Tilden, the error is so
great that am compelled to state what was
said. stated that the bulk of the expenses
of the campaign was borne by Governor Til
den himself, and in doing so he did nothing
but what his friends promised he would do
when he was nominated at St. Louis. But
gave no intimation in any part of my CONVEX
sation that money was improperly Or COR
ruptly used, as the tenor of your reporters
language would imply, by either Governor
Tilden. Mr.. sAewit, Mr. Thompson or any
one else. When asked by your reporter
|,
the canvass, stated from the best informa-
ton could obtain, it was about the amount
stated by your reporter. did not state or
intimate that knew this as member of tho
committee, but the fact that was mem
Der led your reporter to supply this omis-
sion from his own imagination. Neither did
I say that Tilden told me that Ohio got
| twice the amount of financial aid Indiana
t-did. Tilden knew nothing about the dis
bursements Of the funds, and never said
he did. 1t was Hewitt who made the state
ment in the presence of several Of the mem
bers Of the committee, upon my complain
ing to him that Ohio was being neglected.
When said John Thompson got the
money / did not intend to be un-
derstood that he improperly received
| it, but IS chairman of the Ohio
State central committee no was entitled to
receive it, and ! have no doubt he faithfully
disbursed what lie received. Neither did
say that was opposed to the use Of money
IN elections, as every man with mind one
degree removed from idiocy knows that
ever since conventions have been held for
the nomination of Presidential candidates,
money has been used by all parties in de-
fraying the expenses of speakers, publishing
and circulating documents, organizing COM
mittees to canvass their respective districts
and to pay otLer expenses incident to politi
cal campaign, and hold that there is moth.
ing wrong in it, but on the contrary, if con-
fined to such objects, it is in accord with
the strictest rule of morals. The Democrat
ic party have had to rely upon the volun-
tary contributions of its wealthy mem.
bers, while the Republican party
had not only this resource, but being
in power assessed the ofice-holders and
compelled them to pay their assessments
under threats of removal from Office. The
substance of what did say in regard TO The
expenditure of money was that, since ny
experience in the last campaign, ! donbtet
the propriety at this day Of using money il
elections as matter of policy; that tn
bulk Of it was misapplied, and went into tn
pockets Of dead beats who make politics
profession, and who had not made dolla
outside of politics for years. In this remarl
had no reference to any particular indi
vidual, but TO class of men in all parties
in every State of the Union. Il
reference to the prospective candidate
of eur party in 1880, your reporte
, is as much mistaken as to what was Sal
as in any other part Of his communication
What did say was that considered Tide
7 out of the race, that he had not deyelope
r qualities OF leadership his friends elaine
: for him when he was nominated, and the
, as we had failed on four New York cand
> dates in succession, the West would not COZ
t sent to go there again for nominee; The
! from present indications thought the COT
test was narrowing down between himsel
, Governor Hendricks) and Judge Thurman
!, that the Democratic Senators generally Wei
!, for Thurman, and since his position on II
= silver bill had been taken he had Strengthen
}. ed himself greatly with the masses; that
he took decided ground in Fl
Z vor of the repeal of the resun]
s ton act, the substitution of greenbacl
+ for national bank notes. and the receipt .
n greenbacks for all dues to the government
Il It would make him very formidable cend
70 date. AS to the Encouragement OF II
campaign, your reporter did not put it
strong as expressed myself upon that SUI
iect. From the nomination at st. Louis
:" the counting out of Governor Iilden by 4
u eight-to-seven commission it was nothiI
~ but series of blunders in my opinion, al
u the late chairman of the national com NIT
II carries more responsibility for it than q
"a other man in the United States.
70 Isaac E. EATON.
TAINTED to bea Tragedian.
=. u When Tom Edison (the wonderful z
f. SON. was telegraph operator in Cincinn
be in 1865, his ambition was to be tragedi