The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-18

appears
takgs W
1 'FMr Tilden, as y
man to burden an.
fdence. What he II, ''b
and emphatic, He said
man was rascal. He
blamed Bayard and Thurman iof \
feat, in that they allowed the Ele eet,
Commission bR4gepass, knowing it
be unconstitHtiMal. When asked Mn
Tilden Why Hewjtdid.,na oppose the
bill, l undeTstood him to say that Mr..
Hewitt didssR consult with;him, nor did
any one A14 eGonsult with Linn in regard
to the Merits ofthe bill as it passed. He
said he neveVgPRARhis consent to the
bill in any shaAN 6E form; and he init.
mated ttet huCkster:9g politicians seem.
ed more &RarTapjR about the safety of
their investments in. a9overnment 90.
curities than they ,were /, in protecting.
and defending'the principles ON which
free government rests. -; ~
So far as know, or have ever heard,
Mr. Hewitt's veracity is beyond question.
So is Mr.. Tilden's. But it seems to me
that some of Mr.: Hewitt's sentences are
very delicately and unevenly drawn.
He says that Mr.. Tilden suggested
amendments to the bill, which were
adopted, That was in the first stage Of
the scheme, Were those amendments
passed. Persons rush to Mr.. Tilden's
house and ask him how he shall be
slaughtered. He says, Don't decapitate
me-" But they not only decapitate but
eviscerate him.
Mr.. Tilden is cautious almost to timid-
ness, and while disappearing of the bill
as whole, while not in any way giving
it his sanction, he suggested, Mr.. Hewitt
says. some amendments. From conyer.
sations 1 had with Mr.. Tilden at his
house while the bill was pending before
Congress, know he looked upon that
bill.with suspicion and digN&VUgTe d did
not approve oft in any way whateYert
He considered it dangerous tresspass
upon the law Of the land. .sS sESs,1a =
Mr., Hewitt seems to Coquette with the
questions put TO him by the reporter.
When asked, "Has Mr.. Tilden ever said
directly that you did not seek his ad-
viceP" Mr.. Hewitt replies: "No; on the
contrary, in communication to Mr.
Marble he said: I never for a moment
questioned Mr.. Hewitt's fidelity and his <
honor and patriotism, and all that sort /.
of thing" fail to see the proof of the
"No" on this hinge. Mr.. Hewitt says:
"Mr. Tilden's friends in the Senate were
diligently pushing the bill, and Senator
Barnum, among others, would never
have done it had Tilden been opposed
to it." This is strong sentence, and I
have reason TO pronounce it too pro-
nounced. Yet, if altogether correct, the
proof is still wanting that Mr.. TAden
ever sanctioned the bill.
Mr., Hewitt's apparent Coquetting with
questions in reference to Mr.. Pelton, is &
not, think, altogether commendable.
To the question: did not Mr.. Pelton
represent Mr.. Tilden?" he says II willsS
not say how much Mr.. Pelton represent
ed Mr.. Tilden in fact. If he did not he
thought he did" When asked, "Did he
not represent him before the NacfoA0i
Democratic Committee?" he answers
"Now you want to commit me; but will
say that in regard-toA Aaelton's cyA.TS0SSion
with the Com mittee-and have repeat.
edly stated it-that only knew him as
being in charge of the document bureau,
These seem Coquettish answers, for the
purpose of inspiring unwarrantablel
doubts, Mr.. Hewitt could have STATED
in regard to Mr.. Pelton, that he is s9vaS
an enthusiast on his own responsibility
As the Electoral Commission bill pass
ed Congress, can hardly believe that
Mr. Tilden was aware Of its contents or
was consulted about it. If am wrong,T
should like to see some PROOF of naR.mis-
take. HUGH'F. MoDERMorP.
JERSEY CRY, Dec. 8.