Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-28
rssas.'s vandicAsiou-I,s Eject.
From every quarter Of the Ea

T1dsn's vindicAsiou--Iis Eject.
From every quarter of the East
comes note OF the fact that the
splendid and resonant vindlcation
Of himself made by Mr.. Tilden has
had its due effect on persons whose
Judgment is not warped by person
Il and partizan hatred of the man.
No Democrat ever permitted him.
self for moment to attach any Inn
portance to the ISLANDERS Of Repub-
lican newspapers and stump
speakers. He understood very well
that. precisely in proportion to the
spotless character of the candidate
Of his party-preclssly as Republic
can possession of the flesh-pots OF
ONCE seems to be menaced-wiil
always be the virulence of the Re-
publican villification of any man
who asks the suflrages of his fell
low citizens for the highest office
in their gift. Were the Democracy,
In the next National Convention,
to put up notoriously weak or
unfit candidate, the Republicans
would pat the party on the back
and speak patronizingly of its pro-
tsge. Not in such q manner Is it
possible for them to treat q Nc
Clellan, q Seymour, Greeley or
Tilden. Every one remembers the
unstinted denpnciation that was
poured out upon the head Of Hor-
alto Seymour when that gentleman
was the Democratic candidate. He
was the arch fiend and the arch
traitor. In vain were letters from
Mr.. Lincoln, acknowledging Gov.
Seymour's matchless services to
the Union cause, paraded in Dem.
ocratic journals and appealed to by
Democratic canpaigners. Sey.
monF was still the friend Of the
New York rioters and the conspi'
rator against the nations life
These worthless acted ON the maxim
that o lie we'll stuck to was a!
good rs the truth. But mark the
change which came over these mel
as soon as Seymour had announced
his definite retirement from public
life. He was then, according tt
universal Republican admission
the patriot and statesman.
In looking back over the frivo
leus character of the charges witt
which Republican journals, whicl
once bsslavered Mr.. Tilden witt
praise, afterwards assailed him
one is struck with astonish
ment. After having acclaime
him aim ost as demi god for hi
overthrow Of the Tweed Ring, the.
turned square around and accuse,
him OF having been the confederat
OF the Tammany chief. Mex
came the income tax infamy. A
the time when that tax was i'm
posed by Congress Mr.. Tilden wa
engaged in number Of intricat
stock and commercial speculation
as to whose outcome no one coul
say. They might have left him
millionaire or q beggar. He di,
not and could not know which. A
matter of fact, after years of anx
iety, they left him q rich man
At the time when this tax was i'm
posed he did not and could no
know whether he had any incom
or no. The law itself, In explici
terms, gave tho taxpayer the alter
native of either making and swear
ing to his own return of his in
come, or allowing the Unite,
States Assessor to make it for him
Thousands and hundreds of thous
ands of good citizens who, ia thes
dubious times, did not know how
they stood, amongst them Mr.. Til
den, availed themselves OF tn,
privilege accorded by this explici
provision of the act, and alIowe,
the Assessor to use his judgment il
ths matter. 1t would never hav
been pretended that Mr.. Tilden ha,
acted as other than a good citizel
might act had be not become
candidate, and q formidable candi
date, for President of the Unite,
States. At the time when it is al
legged that Mr.. Tilden failed to re
turn his income, he was in the pos
ition OF u man who should buy
ten thousand shares of Union Con
solidated stock at $50 with th,
hope that 1t might go up to $500
1t might or it might not; but, i
the poor fellows face were watche,
during the fluctuations of the mar
ket, he wou'dnot be much envied
He would often find himself won
dering whether he had, or eve
would have, any income at all.
Next came the brilliant schem,
Of making Mr.. Tilden responsible
for everything that individua
Democrats might have done, o.
contem plated doing. to defiant q