Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-15
THE CIPHER D1sPArcHEs

The recent publicG tion of what purported
to be translations of the cipher dispatches
sent by Tilden's New York friends to Florida
at the time the electoral count was in pro-
gress has created sensation in Republican
circles, but judging from facts that have
since come out the sensation will be any
thing but agreeable. All of the Democratic
dispatches that passed between New York
and Florida and Louisiana were, as our
readers have been already informed, sold by
Ben. Butler to the New York Tribune, the
consideration being that that paper should
not antagonize Gen. Butler in his strife for
the governorship of Massachusetts. These
dispatches we're in cipher, and to interpret
them the editor of the Tribune set to cud-
Ceiling his brains. After many weeks labor
it was thought key had been found. It
was key that fitted what the Tribune want
ed to find expressed in the dispatches An
intention to corruptly use money to influence
the electo IS. The translations thus arrived
at have been published to the world. But
even with key designed to suit their pur-
pose, only one dispatch was found showing
purpose or a proposition for the employ
ment ofjmoney, and that on it's face SO alb
surd as to stamp tia fraud. This dispatch
is as follows:
TALLAHASSEE, Dec e.
Col. Pelton, Is Creamery Park:
Have just received proposition to hand
over at hour required Tilden decision of board
and certificate of governor for 100000.
MARBLE.
10 this an answer was sent that the propo-
sition was too high, and could not be enter
tanned.
The sending of this dispatch and the an
swer to it is the basis of the allegation that
Mr.. Tilden attempted to corrupt the return
ing officers of Florida. Even if it is adj
mitted that the translation is correct one.
there would be no evidence duplicating Til
den in knowledge of the transaction. But
that the translation is incorrect, and that the
dispatch as given amounted to rank for
gerry there is plenty of presumptive and
direct evidence. In the first place Manton
Marble, who is alleged to have sent the dis
patch, has testified that he received no
proposition VI LILO uaCur0 Whatever, and
furthermore that Mr.. Tilden had given him
no authority whatever to entertain such
propositions. Then two of the three mem
bers of the returning board have testified
that they received no corrupt advances from
any of the Democrats present on the occa-
sion, and that the only propositions of a cor
rupt nature they received were promises from
the Republican visitors that if they made a
return favorable to Hayes, they would be
provided with lucrative Offices. That they
we're SO provided is corroborative of the
truth of their testimony.
But to add force to the evidence already
in, Gov. Tilden himself comes to the front
and breaks the silence he has uniformly
in the midst of the storm of
abuse and Misrepresentation which has sur
rounded him ever since the election. He is
now preparing a public disclaimer, which
will be as strong as language can make it, of
any knowledge or completely in any inn
proper transactions in Florida. Five thou
sand dollars was used in legitimate expenses.
VIM. q. Chandler testified that the Republi-
cans used $4,000. As to the secret cipher.