The daily gazette., 1878-10-19
Mr. Tilden's Denial-C0mment nts
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What the SO-CaIled Organ Says.
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What the SO-Called Organ Says.
rod" TILDEN'S CARD. .l1
We PRINT in full to-day, the card Of
Samuel j. Tilden In relation to the cipher
dispatches translated and published by
the New York Tribune, and we should
be disposed to dismiss it with the simple
declarati N that 1t was ludicrOusly inade-
lquate II there could be anything properly
liidicrous about the failure of man of
his POSITION { . clear himself from the ter
rible load OF suspicion cast upon him and
his most trusted friends aud advisers by
this publication. Mr.. Tilden, Like Mr..
Marble, appears TO utterly fail to com
'prehend the exact nature oftbe thing that
has happened. 1t is not the men who
have hitherto been attacking them who
now most earnestly look to them for not
merely denial, but explanation, and not
merely explanation, but proof Of the
truth of such explanation fo-. i. au
From the Baltimore Gazette. - l''t 11t
What the Tribune Proves. =.
Now that Mr.. Manton Marble and Mr..
s. j. Tilden have respectfully put in
complete and emphatic denial of all
knowledge of the pretended cipher dis
patches which the TriJUne has published,
the matter is at issue. An affirmation on
one side Is met by explicit denial on the
other. Now isthe time for proof. Upon
the Tribune first rests the burden of
proof. IL must show that the alleged
cipher telegrams are not forgeries. 1t
must explain where and how they were
obtained; who has had the custody of
them; that The originals have not been
tampered with that forced interpre ta-
on has not been put on them. Mr.. Tilden
has not fallen so low that his mere state
|ment will not outweigh the anonymous
accusation Of Republican organ. I'm
less the proofs be forthcoming the whole
story may be treated as an invention of
partisan falsehood and malignity. But
meanwhile it is proper to sum up some of
the things which the dispatches have al
ready proven beyond controversy, if they
prove anything. If they are not down
right forgeries, or falsely and deceitfully
translated, then they do prove something
incontestibly-at least the New York
Tribune is estopped from denying this
much as settled:
First-That the Returning Board of
South Carolina was for sale and that it
offered to sell the vote OF that State to
Tilden for sum of money.
1Second-That Tilden, though by in
ference, was made acquainted with the
infamous offer, did not accept it; did not
tender the money.
These two propositions cannot be dis
puted by the Tribune. Its utmost giee-
full malice can go no further than to show
that S. J. Tilden was tempted by the
devil in the form of Returning Board,
but not that he fell victim to hs temp
tatiops. 1t is his orical fact that he did
not buy the vote. The Returning Board,
on the other hand, stands indeed, and
already the Tribune is forced into the un-
pleasant position of being compelled to
publish their denias and protests. MIR.
William Stone, member Of the Return
ing Board, put his denial in The form of
an interview. He says in the Tribune,
and so saying corroborates the denial Of
Mr.. Tilden:
~ never heard of any effort. to buy the
Board and do not believe they could
have been bought, although | do not
doubt that there were persons ready and
willing to purchase had opportunity Of
| fered." = - o.. ,l.4 ty4r
Now what the Tribune seeks to prove
Is that there was not only an effort to
buy the Board, but definite price affix-
ed-s-that Board demanded $4,000 and
prescribed in detail the mode ofpayment.
The TribMe may feel, as itAwere, forced
to publish this denial ofRe urning Board
Stone, but, ifit has proven any hing it has
proved that Stone is liar. So also
when "Governor" Chamberlain says in
the Tribune in reply 10 the interviewer:
"Was there no general rumor, Gov
ernor, of an attempt to use money to cor
rupt the Returning Board?" was asked.
40, yes, there were many rumors to
that effect, and it was generally under
stood that the money came from New
York" ..,..5 ..-..., i...;.
| What the Tribune has been proving, II
it has proved anything, Is is not thai
there were general rumors," but thai
There were very special and detailed ru
mors with full particulars. sit was gen
orally understood" says Chamberlain
s.tliat. the money came from New York.
What money? The Tribune proves thai
the money was not sent. What none!
was it that came from New York ant
who was it that generally understood
itn so to be-? Chamberlain is, like Re
turning Board Stone, a witness agains
the Tribune aud in favor of Tilden, ant
that detective journal is forced to prin
his testimony. ,...,. ....=
But we are inclined to believe Cham
berlain ON this point. Money ods sent
but not by Tilden. A certain amount o.
ready cash in hand was probably paid fo
the votes of the Bayonet States, and tht
rest was paid by Mr.. Hayes after he go
in---paid in kind. Paid in Offices. Oyel
f rty of the Returning Board thieves ant
wishing statesmen received office TO
counting Hayes in, and are now drawing
their purchase money in The way o
salaries out of the Treasury Oft Unitet
States. ,. ........ -.....s.= .s. .44
1 The New York Herald commenting OF
Mr.. Tilden's denial of any knowledge o
the New York Tribune's cipher tele
grams, says "the denial is as explicit, alb
II solute and comprehensive as the mo 8