Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-02-10

In MIR. Tilden's examination befor,
the Potter Committee on Saturday, Ia,
few into q passion when hard presse,
by Mr.. Hiscock one of the COMMITTEES
and INDUCED in a passionate charge
expressed in blasphemous terms tina
the "votes and certificates Of Florida
South Carolina, and Louisiana wer
bought, and that the Presidency wa
con trolled by their purchase. Wheel
asked upon what information he base'
this charge, he said that he had no pri
vate information. When asked wha
other information he had, he referred Il
evidence before the committee, which
neither ne nor his Democratic friends
could cite or discover.
The New York "Times," in referring
to the evidence, says that Tlden wa
not allowed to escape with this expo
sure OF the groundlessness of his accu
sation. He said that this belief was
an "alleviation and excuse" for PeltOn's
conduct; but Mr.. Hiscock, taking up
his statement, forcing him from point
to point, and contning him to specific
dates, obliged him to confess that at
the time Pelton entered on the corrupt
negotiations, he (Tilden) had no know
ledge OF any attempt at bribery by the
Republicans, except what was derived
from newspaper reports. Both purpo,
SEES for which Mr.. Tilden introduced
the charge, therefore failed. He did
not succeed in showing that his
opponents had set up 4 sort OF
"sublimated standard of morals, "
which they did not themselves observe
nor in showing that pelton was in the
remotest degree justified in thinking
that ''h- was ransoming goods FROM
thieves" or lighting fire with fire. :"
If Mr.. Tild.n had accepted the evidence
which compromised himself by involv-
ing his near relative and agent in tur.
pitude with a hundredth part of the
promptness which he showed in believ-
ing wrong of his opponents, he would
have saved himself the modification OF
his present absurd plea that during all
this wretched business he was confid.
ing, purblind imbecile.
The Philadelphia North Imsrican
says the vindication does not satisfy
the occasion. Negative proof is notori-
ously difficult, and often unsatisfactory
eve7 when accepted. But Gov. Til
den has not according to the published
reports, presented any disproof of many
and minute charges; or done more than
deny specific accusations proceeding
FROM many quarters, sustained by the
agreement Of witnesses, supported by
the dispatches themselves, warranted
by the motive and upheld by his char
acter and position. He has offered no
that even weaken the
evidences on which a high tribunal
disallowed his claims; and disallowing
them, tacitly incriminatei him as
the person to whose advantage
the wrongs would directly in
ure, and by whom they would there
fore probably he committed. as many
alleged and most believed. His utter
failure to do more than ereat previous
denials leaves the conclusions Of the
country untouched, and connects him
more certainly with acts of the gravest
wrong. The report of the committee
will of course be divided. Governor
Tildrn has not according to the reports,
presented any testimony or suggested
any reasons that will relieve him from
the obloquy Of former examinations.
Therefore the Administration we have
should stand more securely, AMI added
caution should watch future elections