New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-02
Fly HONEST TOIEKS SHOLLD Not SUP
PORT DEMOCRATS.

Before they east votes on Tuesday. honest
men will deliberate IS jurors upon the cvi-
dence OF n great crime. They have no right
to shut their eyes to proof. nor to drug con-
science with the plea that "perhapS, if all
were known, both parties were guilty"
Does Justice acquit a criminal because he says
that another is yet at larGe7 When there is
any evidence against Republicans, hear it and
act upon it. There is evidence against Demo-
Gratis now. For the first time in our history
a party has tried to buy the Presidency. In
the face of proof what will vote for that
party mean hereafter to our chidrenH What
will it mean now in Europe7 Therefore these
points will be weighed with care by every Dem
Ocrat of honesty and conscience
!. The attempt was to buy three States
which had not voted for TIlden. No man
doubts that Oregon voted for Hayes. Smith
Weed reported in cipher to Tildcn that he
was far behind Hampton, and was beaten in
South Carolina. The official returns gave
Florida to Hayes, and the Attorney. General,
vouched for by Marble az "our friend on
"Board,n and an cable Democrat" himself
voted for every correction Of the returns that
was made.
II. The commences of the dispatches we
have printed is really confessed. Weed, Mar
BILE, COyle, WOolley, Randall, IIurd and others.
each admit that some of the dispatches were
sent. The plea that some may be genuine and
others forged Is pitlably silly, in view of the
confessions of Marble and Coyle that they did
send corrupt propositions to New-York-the
worst thing charged. 1t is enough that no
person accused has dared to say that single
important dispatch il not genuine.
Ill The translations are published with the
keys. All the world can test the exactness of
the fit. When the burglars found that the
Manhattan vault did open to tho numbers 80,
9. %, was there any doubt whether they had
the right key WOolley and Randall confess
the correctness OF some TRANSACTIONS Marble
and COylc confess that they sont corrupt pro-
p0sals, as tho more important ciphers from
them show. But the same keys which detect
the meaning of these dispatches also fit all
others. Not a man accused has dared to pro-
duco key, or to point out as incorrect the
translation of single dispatch ont of hun-
drcds Such silence is hundred-fold confess
sion.
". The TRANSACTIONS given not only match
each other at every point. They perfectly fit
location and movements of many men. their
character, relations and personal traits.
V. The proposals and answers are perfectly
paiu. In five distinct systems of cipher one
straight story of crime is told. To buy one
vote to recognize Cronin in Oregon, $4,000
was sent by Colonel Pelton. 70 buy one
member of the Board i'll Florida, Colonel Pei
ton telegraphed that $4,000 would be paid.
To buy enough members of the Board in
South Carolina to secure for Tilden the votes
of that State, Colonel Pelton tclcgraphed that
$4,000 would be sent to Weed at Baltimore,
and it was sent. Later directions were sent
TO buy members of the Legislature and to I'M
prison the lawful electors to prevent their
casting the vote of the State.
vi. That Colonel PeIton in person had not
$4,000. Weed, Marble, Wooley and Coyle
well knew. But somebody knomn 10 them re-
ceived their dispatches, ordered his replies,