Daily globe., 1879-02-09

should be done. Civil law does not recognize pur.
poses until they are embodied in actions. The
cnurcn Furnishes purposes of criminals, if they
| are not carried out. The atmosphere at that time
was full of rulnors Of fraudulent returning boards
declare before God and my country that the votes
| Of Louisiana and Florida were bought (meanng by
hepubncans). I would and condemn nv
righteous title, if the Democratic party had secured
! NY seat by fraud.
Witness did not remember receiving any special in
formation In regard to the of the legal pro-
ceedings in disputed Southern States He knew
nothing about it, but supposed these matters were
| under charge of some members of the national
committee. TO some extent he had been patron of
Col. Pelton.
Hiscoch asked if it did not occur to witness that he
ought to investigate Col Peltons relations to the
tonal committee after he had learned of Pelton's
Baltimore transaction. Tilden said he thought the
best way to deal with such transactions to stop it,
but to do it himself and to let anybody else do it.
He thought that such course would have been bet
| ter in Florida than what was done there.
Hscock objected to the latter part of this answer
and Hinton said he thought witness ought TO be al
lowed to answer fully. Hscock thought SO also but
witness should not out Of the way to attack other
persons.
Mr.. Tilden said when certain party set I'D high
standard of morality he proposed to analyze that
standard and see if they lived up to it themselves
Col. Pelton thought it excusable to fight fire with
hre and adopt the tactics of the enemy. Pelton' 8
act was an encohate ofeuse. Acts the other side
were consummated, and gave the Presidency to a
man not elected. He did not attempt to excuse Col
Peon. The latter did not act up to his own stand
ard of morality.
Mr.. Hscock asked what evidence witness had that
any votes or certificates were bought by the Republ
cans. Mr.. Tlden said this evidence was before th,
committee in testimony Of McLin.
Mr.. Hlscock-Gov. Tilden, are you entirely clear
that McLin was influenced in his action by the hope
OF reward? A. I swear so by the best recollection
l believe shall be just to every one in this exani-
nation, and shall protect myself fully without going
into matters connected with my family relations
Mr.. Hiscock-Had you any information at that
time that the returning boards of South Carolina and
Florida was for sale? Give the name of the gentle
man who told you. A. can't give you the name of
any man. state it on evidence that would convict
any one. It appeared in the papers.
Mr.. Hiscock-We will now go back to the lime Pei
ton visited Baltimore. ask you again to give me
corrupted by the Republicans I limit you up to the
time Of the final action Of those boards. A. 1 have
no evidence up to that time. What learned was
from subsequent Investigations.
Mr.. Tilden's attention was directed to dispatch
No. 81.
TRANSLATION.
Tallahassee, Nov. 22.-Col. Pelton, Is Gramercy
park: Wooley asks say let the forces be got
together Immediately in readiness for contingencies
either here or Louisiana. Why do you not answer?
(Signed) Marble.
Mr.. Tilden said: don't know or understand
what the dispatch means. I don't know any large
sum of money was raised by the Democrats in New
York after the election for political purposes except
When the national committee was in debt
Mr. Hiscock directed attention to telegram No. a.
from New York, addressed to Smith Weed at Colum.
bia and signed Denmark, in which occurs the SEN
votes cast aid another portion after the final re
sult' Tnden said Peton did not consult him in the
NATTER and he did not know Pelton was in commune
cation with Weed and others in the South. Tllden
grams, never with my knowledge, came to NV housen
AS Tilden was leaving the chair Hunton remarked
facetiously: swell, as the returning boards we're
for sale, perhaps is fair to conclude the successful
party purchased them" Laughter.)
Reed, quicky-I object that remark of the chair
man and ask its withdrawal.
Chairman-IS it not logical conclusion froro tho
premises? But without waiting for an answer he
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then took the stand, but the only point of interest
developed was that his kilograms, although addressed
to Mr. Tilden, were intended for the national COM
mittee. Tilden may have opened them, but the pur-
pose was they should be at once submitted to the
committee.
GEO. W. SMITH,
private secretary to Gov. Tiden, the next Witness
was handed telegram 80, addressed by Marble to the
Governor of Oregon requesting him to refrain from
issuing certificate to an elector. @. Do you re-
member it or anything aboutit? A. de not.
q. suppose this is about the answer YOU intend
to give to all those other telegrams? A. I have no
recollection Of any kilograms at all. Laughter
q was Gov. TIden in Albany beswesn Nov. 20
and Dec. 81 A. I cannot recolect.
O.. Now be sure? A. have as have already
stated, no recollection of any of those telegrams.
=. Do you remember the telegrams signed Mar
quette? A.. Yes, I do. They were in cipher, I
was out Of town while number of them were re-
celVed. They were opened by one of the directors
@. Did the directors intercept YOUR telerrams9
A. My private ones were not opened, but the cipher
ones were.
Mr.. Hiscock-That is all; we are much OBLIGED to
you for your information.
The committee went into executive session decid
ed to examine no more Witnesses and left in the
evening for Washington.