New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-23
SOME FERTHAR pom rs.


Now that the House has tardily resolved
that It's committee shall not confine its IN
vestigation to charges of fraud by Republic
cans, but shall open its eyes, and take look
at proofs Of crime committed and attempted
by Democrats, il is time TO call public atten-
ton briefly TO IA few leading features of the
matter
When the cipher dispatches were first trans
lated and published, every one expected that
Mr.. Tlden would meet them with an instant and
unequiyOcal denial of any part in the transac-
tons exposed. The TRIBUNE fully expected
tins and so stated. For him, whether guilty
OF innocent, that was the only course. 1t was
a miracle of stupidity i'll anybody to fancy
that he could afford to ignore those exposures.
But DENIAL after delay, all men saw, would be
worse for him than everlasting silence. Mr..
Tilden, however, delayed very long and then
denied. 1t is not possible to name Il course,
short OF formal confession, by which he could
have cast greater dlscredit upon himself.
The very first question which will now he
asked by the public and by any honest inyes-
tigators, il Mr.. Tlden denies all knowledge
of the cipher dispatches will be this Why
was nor his denial swift, indignant. and
that houri Why was Colonel Pclton, his
nephew, retained in confidential relations Z
Why was Mr.. Tiden seen, even at late
date, IN close personal relations with hr.
Marble Why was Mr.. Weed retained, even
to this time, as Mr.. Tilden's right-hand man
ager of politics in New-YOrk On what
theory Is it possible to believe the denial of
Mr.. Tiden, in the face OF his delay in deny
ing and his continued treatment of the CO.
parcencrs7
If it is now attempted to show that they
were not guilty then it becomes necessary to
place them on the witness stand. No con-
ccivable defence can be offered, which will br
worth pinch of snuff, that does not embrace
an examination under oath of each of the per-
sons who sent and received the secret dis
patches. IT Mr. Marble, or Mr. Weed, or Mr..
WoOley, or Mr.. COyle, or Mr.. Pelton. cannot
go upon the stand and swear, either that he
never sent OF received the matchmaking dis
patches. or that they bore All entirely differ
ent meaning from that which we have given
them, they may rest assured that they cannot
help themselves, or Mr.. Tiden, or the Demo-
cratic party, by anything they can say. If
that line of defence Is undertaken, and the
cOparceners attempt to - swear through it,
We give them fair warning that perjury,
unlike the buying of electoral votes, is a
crime punishable by law. A denial that Ger
tain dispatches were ever written or sent will
be met, as everybody knows, by the produc-
ton of some interesting specimens of hand
writing, and by other evidence which any Jury
of men who can read and write will appreciate.
An attempt to give new and innocent mean
ing TO the published dispatches will not avail
a single instant if other dispatches are found
which TIE TRIBt MS key fits completely, and
which other explanations do not fit at all.
On tie other hand if the cOparceners, or
any OF them, permit the guilt to be placed
upon their shoulders but deny that Mr.. Til
den, or other leading Democrats besides them
st.lyts. had any part III the Transaction, men
VIZ instantly ask why Mr.. Tilden was not
TOLD. Was 1t because ample arrangements had
been previously made to act without consult
ing him, 80 that he and others might SolcmnIy
swear that he was ignOrantl If So who made
tlIe arrangements Who paid or agreed to
nav the money! Who sent those preternat-
urally cautious and hcsltaitiug dispatches, Civ
ing grave legal advice TO lawyers of distinc-
ton. and making money payments ICON
slightly incrcmablc If necessary" No ex-
PLANTATION Will bc of any avail that
siOps Short Of Il complete clucidation
of these questions. And the precise relations
of leading Democrats all over The country f.
the scheme-of Dr. Gwin. and Senators Kelly
and Gordon, and sneaker Randall, and all
others who are concerned. Will have to bc
made clear. For no one will believe ti,at
Marble, Weed, Wooiley and pclton went on
negotiating week after week, when no person
of power OF means wa. behind them. There
NAV have been many persons. The thing
absolutely certain is that there Was at leslst
one The day of loose newspaper deuials i,
over, and the coiaIccnerS will now make
ready to take the stand, with such eXplana-
ton ~ three months of close study has en-
ablcd them 10 prepare
LOTfS{AN1 CNDEE DENCCKITIC RCLE.
SUathern gratitude and Southern honor have