The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-25
TILDEN TALKS.
Mr. Tildcn Enters a General and
Specific Denial as Rega rds the
Cipher Dispatches.

Specific Denial as Rega rds the
: Cipher Dispatches.
NEW YoRK, Oct. i7.-The followin
Is the card from MI. Tilden:
have read the publications in IN
tribune or the 9Th inst, purporting 1
DC translations OF cipher telegrams reIaI
Ing TO the canvass Of votes in Florida 4
the presidential election of 1876. An
nave looked over those printed in III
Tribune Of this morning relating 10 IN
canvass in South Carolina. | have n,
knowledge Of the existence Of thes
kilograms, nor any information abou
them except what has been derived from
or since the publication OF the Tribune
50 much for those kilograms generally
snail speak yet more specifically as /,
some Of them.
!. Those which relate 10 an offer nnr
porting to haye been made in behalf q
some members Of the state board Of can
vassers Of Florida to give for q pecuni
ary compensation certificates TO Tho
democratic electors who had been actu.
ally chosen. None of these teleyrarns
nor any telegram communicating such
oner, or answering such offer. or reIaf.
Ing TO such offer, was seen by me. trans.
lated by me. or the contents or il IN anv
manner made known to me. / had no
knowledge or experience of the purport
OF any Telegram relating to that subject.
nor did | learn the fact that such Offer
of FLORIDA certificates had been made
until long after the 9th Of December. ~
which time the certificates were deliver
ca ana the electoral vote cast, and when
the information causually reached me as
OF past event Ii was accompanied bv
the statement that the offer had been
rejected.
2. AS to the publications in the Tri-
pune oi this morning purporting to be
Of cipher telegrams relating
10 the canvass Of votes in South Caro-.
INA In 1876, which have seen since
wrote the foregoing, / can speak of them
no less definitely and positively. Not
one such telegram, either in cipher or
translated. was ever shown to or its ruu-
tents made known 70 me. No offer or
negotiation in behalf Of the state can
vassers of South Carolina. or auv ~
them, or any dealing with any Of then,
IN respect To the certificates 70 eIectors
was ever authorized or sanctioned III
any manner by me, directly or through
any other person. | will add thar no
Dncr 10 give the certificates OF anv re-
turning board or state canyassers ar
my state 10 the democratic elecfurs In
consideration Of promises Of Office or
money anu properly, no negotiation of
~. nature IN behalf of any member OF
ucn BOARD or any such member; no at
empt 70 influence The action Of any such
member, or 10 influence the action Of,
my elector for president and yice.pres;-
lent Dy such motives. was ever enter
aimed, considered or tolerated bv me
\ by anybody within my influence. bv
ny consent or with my knowledge or
cquiescence. No such conte,nnl,,e5
transaction could at any time have come
within the range Of my power wifhont
nat power being instantly exerted ~
rush II out. A belief was doubtless
urrcnt that the certificates from the ID
late q Florida conforming 10 the actual
ote OF the people were in the market
! have not the slightest doubt n The !
'orld,' said Mr. Salsentall. who was ~ :
iorida at the time, in q recent inter- I
'cw win the Herald, that the Florida J
o.e conld have been bought ii Mr.. u
hden had been dishonorable enough "a Q
eslre it done. for a great deal less than '
tluUU or S2O,0O0.' 1t was known thar c
ther one Of the two members who q
imposed the majority Of the Florida +
ate canvassers could control its action
"a give certificates TO democrats Il
tner one or them could settle the prcsi-
'n'iai controversy In favor OF the
mocratic candidates, who lacked but
e vote. How accessible TO yenal IN. q
lccnents they were Is shown bv the
stimony Of McLin, chairman or the q
ard Of state canvassers. in his exam;. II
tion before the Potter COMMITTEES IL O
me last. lie admitted that the trne Ia
dc of the people Of Florida was in 10
For Of the democratic electors. and q
y the fact even appeared on the face d
the county returns, including among is
en- the true return from Bake- county. I'll
great frauds against the NJ
mocrats IN some county returns. HeI
p confessed that in voting to give tho / !.
'tiiicates to the republican electors. he th
ed under the influence Of promises ao
q he should be rewarded in case .Mr. III
yes became president Adding thar ~
'rtainly these promises must have had
trong control over my judgment and
ion.' After the certificates OF the y
uisiana returning board had been ~
'eatediy offered to Mr.. Hewitt and ~
'ers for money, they were given N ~
or o. the republican electors who had n
= rejected By large majority Of the a.
ers, ana the members Of this return -,
board now possess the most i'm Ihi
'tant federal officers in that state. l,h
pregnant fact always remains Ihatl II,
70 o. these corrupt boards gave their "