New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-02

and furnished money. These men, oider anu
more prominent in politics than PeltOn, took
no orders and asked no advice from tyro.
Being Tilden's closest friends, they never put
themselves in the power of Pelt0n without az
solute knowledge for whom he was mouth
piece. When Weed reached Baltimore, and
found the cash, he then knew Wheiher
Pelton had authority, and from whom'
Yet he telegaphcd afterward to Florida 10
arrange a trade 1t matters not whether Pelton
acted as nephew and confidential secretary ol
the candidate, or as Secretary of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. Mr. Tilden still
keeps Weed to speak for him in convention
Marble to play the hypocrite and 10
spout about "abso!ute reliance upon moral
forces" and Pelton to do his confidential
business in his own house. lie uses clphels
still in lodging taxes. And the party stlil
shields the candidate.
VII. No man who is not an idiot can resist
such mass of proof. Mr.. Tilden conIesScS
as much by offciing-what His naked, un-
sworn, unsupported denial lie does not dare
to invite legal inquiry, or to swear to the
assertion that he knew nothing OF hundredS
of dispatches which came to his mouse from
his most trusted friends. Yet the very crea-
lures who say that his naked plea OF NOT
"cuiltyr clears him in spite of mountains OF eV-
idencc are they who pretend to believe one liars
memory rather than Secretary Sherman's oath.
For twenty months, at TIlden's beck, they have
fshcd with n drag-net for one scrap OF cVl-
dence against any Republican. They have found
one srf-convicted perjurer who prctends 10
remember the contents of note from Mr.
sherman. The Secretary instantly demanded
legal inquiry; Mr.. Tilden does not. Mr.. Shcr-
mans denial was prompt was under oath'
and is consistent with all his conduct Mr.
Tildcn's was long in coming, was unswoln,
and his known conduct makes it bcwiderng.
When men say that hundreds of cipher dis
matches sent to and from Mr.. Tilden's own
house have no weight against his unSworn
assertion, but insist that John Sherman's oath
is false and that he is convicted by one liars
memory Of one note, do they not make them
selves infamous before all Chrstcndom
VIII. "Thc votes were for sale, and Hayes
" got Them say meaner and more coWaruiy
nartisans. The votes were in the hands OF
active and Jealous Republicans. IL was nat
ural for them to believe that the States be
lonecd to Hayes; conviction, feeling and in
been hunted and could get revenge. They
were leading partisans, and could naturally
hope for Office. If any were mere knayeS, the
lowest motives of partISanShlp would nave
made their votes sure for Hayes II Democratic
money failed If any were tempted, but
feared to sell at last is it not the mcane>t
SANDER ever set on foot To say. without one
lot of proof that they must have been
'brlbcd by Republicans" solely because
Democratic offers failed to overcome their
fears, their convictions. their personal feel
ings. and their party tiesf
IN The very men who have howlcd
"Fraudr longest and loudcst are those at
whose doors lies this foulest crime III Amcrl-
can history. nation which hates hypOcriteS
and despIse1 sncaks now knows hat the damn
lng dispatches were received and sent either
by TiIdcn the candidate or by the National
Committee of his party. Whoever sent them
has known the Infamous truth for two years,
while bowling through Congress and the press,
disturbing all honest industry, and trying
10 blackcn the names of honest men. Was
il Tildcn7 II so, even after detection,
like l'riah IIeep, he lifts up his can't
ing voice Or was it his partyf When
canght, it howls Fraud the louder
because Gramercy Park failed to buy the
Presidency, and counts that the men who are
not knaves must be fools. No blush visits Its
brazen face. Twenty years ago it was the
"Sham Democracy" and is yet.
Y. The gravest crime ever attempted in
this country needs swift and singing punish
mcnt. 1t cannot be passed with safety. Buy
ing of electoral votes must stop; a decent
dcspotsm were better. Self government will
end, and ought to end if the people do not
care when one rich mans dollars weigh more
than four millions of free ballots.
MR. SCHELL SPEAKS.