The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-29
SLIPPERY sAa. TILDEN.

Cyrus W. Field Repeats his Former
Charges with Increased EmnhaSIS n
Promises Soon, "a Mako an Interesting
Proclamation over his Own signature.
MIR. Cyrus ". Field has contributed
another chapter to the controversy be.
tween himself and Ex-Governor Tilden
through the medium Of a World reporter
at Saratoga. Mr.. Field declares thatthere
is much more in the story than the mere
fact that Mr.. Tilden sold out his New York
Elevated Railroad stock, and that at his
own time he will tell all about 1t over his
WI signature. He says that the story
that Mr.. Tilden was dissatisfied with the
management OF the railroad sis all bosh."
He admits that 1t is true that the Manhat-
tan Company refused to mako Mr.. Tilden's
candidate, Charles ]. Canda, n director,
because i've wanted in that company men
Of brains, not mere ciphers and represent.
atives Of other people skilled in the use OF
ciphcrs." He says that Mr., Canda had
only a 'two.penny interest" in the road,
that the election Of directors occurred
long before he (Mr. Field) sailed for Eu.
rope, and hat at that time Mr.. Tilden had
no fault to find with anything or any.
body. The conversation was then con.
tinued as follows:
"Do you mean 10 say then, Mr.. Field,
that Mr.. Hlden's explanation Of the rea.
son why he sold out his elevated stock Is
not candid?"
81 say that the reasons he advances are
al bosh."
"Why did he SELF"
"Ab! that l shall make clear when l am
ready to publish my statement"
twill your statement contain any new
tactS2"
"What do you mean BY new facts'?"
~ mean will it contain more than the
TACT that MIR. Tilden broke faith with you
by selling his stock without your knowl-
Eyes, sir" (Mr. Field spoke empati-
cally); at will contain very much more"
"You spoke the other day, Mr.. Field"
continued the reporter, "Of q lawsuit
which was likely to be brought against Mr..
Tilden. Is there still q probability that
such q suit will be BROUGHT"
"More than q proba6ility-it is almost
certain to be brought"
but AIR. Ttlden says that he had q per-
feet right to sell his STOCK"
HAS any man" mir. Field rose In his
%indiEnation) "a right to break faith with
another man"
Certainly not"
"No, sir" continued Mr.. Field; che has
no moral right under the sun to do such a
thing"
But may he not have a legal and tech
meal rIght2" intimated the reporter"
You may be quite sure" said Mr..
Field with ome warmth, that no suit
will be brought against Mr.. Tlden, unless
there are good legal grounds for it. l do
no propose to show MIR. Tilden my hand
in advance, SO must decline to say any.
thing about that suit Just now, except that
there is every chance in tho world that 1t
will be brought"
Mr.. Field then proceeded to declare
that the statement that he went to Europe
for the purpose OF selling elevated railroad
stock was false. He said that he never at.
tempted to sell a share. His object was
to sec III daughtor. He characterized the
statement that the New York Elevated
stock wa much scattered, and that its
value Is below that Of the Metropolitan
Railway stock, as "a ~ialsehood," and the
statement that Mr.. Tllden only procured
a small quantity Of stock from him and
bought the rest elsewhere as "a quibble,"
as MIR. Tilden was only enabled to obtain
more stock by becoming a stakeholder
through his (Mr. Field's) agency.
Tho conversation, as reported, closed as
follows:
~ am sure OF 1t, sir. l do not think
anything about it'll know it. What
nonsense it is for him to say that the
reason he has not seen me since my re.
turn from Europe is because l have been
in Newport. Why, sir, l returned from
Europe on tho oath Of June. l think Il
was on Wednesday. I spent the whole
day at my office, No. las Broadway. That
evening ! went to Newport. Tho follow
ing day, or rather on Friday, l returned to
New York aud was at my residence on
GEamercy Square a week-a whole week,
sir. What does Mr.. NIden mean by say.
ing that he tried TO see mel Ho did mo-
thing Of the sort. He did not want to see
me. According to his own statement he
did not 60 into the country until July 8.
Was there not plenty Of time for him to
have seen me II he had wanted TOT"
"Then you still consider Governor Til.
den as IN untrustwOrthy and unreliable
man In spite Of his sxpllnadonT
~ do not consider that h0 haa made