, 1879-02-13

fh,faaelnhta Lw'tes.H ti.tp.).
Mr.. Tillenfs sworn statement In hts own de-
fcnse is now beforc the country, nl,rl it may be
accepted as tie very best he las to say for him
self. 1ls yalue IL to be estimated, not by the
CLERGY Of his protests or the veliencneo Of Ills
drniaIs, but by Its succcss' in dcposiug of the
material cytdonce Healnst him tl,at IL contained
In the cipher dispatches md ID Tie admitted
tacts OF the conduct of Pelton and the other
ronsprators. Tint Mr. lfdcn, It guilty, would
stuutly deny the facts, wus nearly certatn. 4
use dishonest methods would hurdly hesitate
to coyrr the offcnsu with nltsrcprgsenta-
tion. lto would have the strongest IN.
Ssens 4 and II wv no se rs askea in d breve e
aI,al TIlden is incapable Ut either offcnse, VIC
uay urge That tile plea OF good reputation can-
not he accepted from d nun wllo Ia now on trial
1, In Federal court for ,nakinG Tulsa Rworn re-
face With prnt,1s, which be Inns nus oycrthrown,
Ut his completely With telto1t, Marble, Weed 4.
Co. In l,er operations III the South. Mr. Tit
dcns defense is simply declaration OF igno-
range @ ol tic entire blsnrss. liz declares liat
wat wus tlonc IN behalf OF the purchase OF the
Presidency for hin was dons without his per
mission, Its knosyctgc, or h!s connvancc. II
We accept tllis VIC must believe 1nt hr, tile one
scnt Of the matter, was completely hoo!lw!nkcl
by hnlf lozeu men WHO wcru his fntInute
personal frculs, WllO were kn3WH BY
Him tt, bu laburing In his behalf,
u,,tl wllosc movements mnst llaro nt-
tructcd thu attention sl,,Gl excited the curiosity
of my ordinary man occupying his position; we
n,tat bulieye tllat he l,l H., Impulse Ia inquire
respecting tlr nleanng Of telri.rans which
poured ll,to his front tloor BY scores day after
tlAy; sc n!ust adult that hs nudnclous nephew
took from ihe nncle's bank this unctcfs money
without llle tlnres knowledge. nl!h sent It uI,u,l
II, crrnud Ut bribery tn Oregon, 4nu that he
promised other sti.ils from tlIe satno eolrce.
rangiae from SEQ DtN to So. .0co, without asking
the leave of tlle owner of tht inhncy; We must
believe that the nephew, after being rcbukei
In South Curnlna, actually, un'y ten days Inter,
iiraycI his ,ngc's wrltl, by Offering <o0J, ,N05
aB hriEe III Flurda; We must bclieyu that
Tihlcn trusted the whotc management Ut
Il rlnst delicate business, In must ulo!lrntous
crisis, to HAL Win hu kncw had betrnycl Ills
confidence, Ali that llr snuntAfncd intimate re-
latnns with this man after lu fiatl been proyc:l
guilty uf jeopartllng I,llcil's Eoot! na.llu and
rlskTg his ilUIley In this attenptetl perpctratiun
n{ Hn Infamous crime; nH Rnully wc must be-
iieyo TINT nne Ut Tue shrcWuest politicians III tile
country, nG OF the kgcnGst lawycta, Inan who
Ia fu!nntls fnr tllu dextcTfty With which 'l1 ca1
manipulate pUlsLfrAl machinery n1,I bend olstt-
mats conditions to hts uwll results. AgrGe,l IL
take a back seat at u moment at lntcnse puliitul
excitement ntt of critical tMtercAt, ind 10 fuil
his Elnntls u,l,i shut his eyes whe clerk anil
luw rtr.ratf politicians we're trying to sure liis
causr. Nobody will hrlieye these things; nu-
buuy can bcIleIu illeta.@ They make 4 lrtnund
upt,., rubic ercttulitv sn prrl'osttrous tint the
n!rre mention 1T II exc!tcs derlsiUn.