Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-18
DOWN, DOWN TO HElLl
FALL OF THE GREAT AN.
GEL Or MODERN REFORM.

saas riidsn aad Fits Plea or Net
Guiity- Condemned Even by she
Democratic .wsrid" The
.sun" Alone Charitable Esough
&c MAissAin silence.
NEw York, Oct. 1s.-The TriLms's
Washington special says q Democrat
who has confidential relations with
members Of the Democratic Congress.
sional Committee and who has informa.
ton with regard to the inside manage
ment Of the party, confirms the suppo.
sition that the recent ~assemblage Of
prominent Democrats in Washington
was in consequence Of the damaging Of.
feet Of the cipher exposures. According
to this gentleman tho whole matter was
discussed thoroughly in the committee
room. and the general feeling was one
Of CONSERVATION. To use his own u.
preston, "Tho party was doing well
enough. but these cipher kilograms are
going to play mischief with u.s." A ru.
NOR is current tonight that the
party managers have finally decided to
ignore the recent Developments rs far rs
possible until after the elections for the
sake OF saving New York State. and then
to let Tilden become q party scapegoat
and shoulder the whole responsibility.
The Tribune says OF Tilden's card (:
"what no says is clear. broad. emphatic
in terms. and meets the case against
him US far as a mere denial can meet II ;
but has there ever been a person acquit.
ted in the teeth Of evidence, upon his
plea Of "Not Guilty ?" Against very
powerful evidence. which fits him mai
vellously in q thousand details. all that
is known Of his legal habits. his weak
ness OF character. his fondnsss for polit.
ical still hunts his confidential rela.
tons with the persons acting. and his
use to this day OF the peculiar ciphers
in ~tslegraphiug ; against oil this he puts
his naked and unsupported word. With
real regret w are compelled to tell Mr..
Tilien that. rs matters stand. the world
will find 1t impossible to accept his
naked assertion rs final. His denial is
incredible because, first. 1t comes too
late; second. It covers too much; third,
it il iatly co~ntradicted by his conduct;
and. fourth. it brings not q scrap Of evi.
dence to sustain it,"
In another article the Tribune says :
"Tilden takes pains TO criticise Con-
gress and the Administration and the
Returning Boards and the Electoral
Commission, but he has no word OF GEN.
sure for the men who were telegraphing
northward and southwark about fifty
best United States documsnts,' and
$50. 900 In three packages He finds
room to denounce McLin by name. but
against the ciphers along the wire which
ran into his bed.chamber. against Mar
BILE and Coyls. and woolley and Weed.
he breathes not a word Of displeasure.
lie asserts. II is true. that this bargain.
ing was never any part Of his plan. But
whyp Because his nature instinctivsly
revolted at the suggestion OF any such
schsmesf No but because he wanted
to be untnmeled' when he entered upon
his career as the Reforming Chief
Magistrate"
Tho Times says: eve will not say
that Tilden Is less shrewd than he has
been supposed to be. IL he imagines that
his tardy denial OF responsibility for the
cipher dispatches 10 even partially salts.
factory, for the shrswdsst Of men often