National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-10
TILDEN THE INNOCENT.


ground. There is nothing solid about it.
TILDEN THE INNOCENT.
The world has been led to believe that
SAMUEL J. TILDEN is man of remarkable
parts. Wise above what is written-shrewd
as cunning could render him-acute in his
observation searching in his purposes
wide awake to all that is going on around
! him-brave to the point of distinguishing
heroism-rich in enterprise and in wealth
sharp as they make-indeed, so keen that
he was an overmatch for Tammauy and
the "Tweed Ring" and brought the latter
into most uncomey and repulsive ruin
by his keen-sighted intelligence, his keen
scent for rascality, and his relentless reform.
! He has been credited with all these attri-
butes and honored as the Democratic can
didate for the Presidency on their
| account During that eventful can
vass in which HAYES had 1s5 votes,
and was elected, money flowed
! like water from the barrels of this mod
ern CRGsUs. New York was flooded
with his ducats. Indiana shared largely of
|
cut became the objects of his special care,
and both saw the color and denomination of
his money. Ohio was not forgotten, while
Pennsylvania was squinted at from his off
eye. The South was cared for, and rifle
clubs flourished under the fostering infu-
ence of his wonderful reforming political
! agencies. The canvass was made lively
by the wide-awake characteristics of SAM
UEL ]. TILDEN as the Democratic reform
candidate for the Presidency.
The campaign was pushed through by all
the modern agencies of an unscrupulous and
reckless use of money, outlawry and outrage,
when it was discovered that TILDEN was
not quite elected by all these questionable
appliances that had been brought to bear
upon the canvass-HAYEs having 1S5 elect
oral votes, and being elected. Then the
South was invaded by visiting statesmen to
see that fair count of the votes should be
secured, and among them the emissaries of
TILDEN, who were among the most active
and vigilant. Cipher kilograms were in
vented and aimed at Gramercy park with
out stint. Moneys were subscribed in large
sums, and the purchase of States were as
cody considered as the purchase and sale of
railroad stocks by " the railroad wrecker."
South Carolina was in the market at $50 600
louisiana could be purchased for larger
sum. MARBLE, WEED, and CoYLE were as
lively as hive of bees on sunny day in
summer. Cipher kilograms which concealed
the terrible secrets Of conspiracy to corrupt
the elective franchise and subyert the popu-
rained in upon Gramercy park like plen-
| tious shower This scheme failed, and
| HAYES was declared elected The cipher
dispatches were discovered, and the plot
was revealed by their translation. The
parties who sent and received them own up
to their substantially correct translation;
| but most fortunately for them, they have lost
or destroyed their keys, and hence cannot
tell if they are literally rendered by the
| Tribune None, however, presume TO i'm
peach the trmsations given, and these dis
patches stand rs monument of Democratic
dishonesty and dishonOr,
The investigation has done its work of
] IcNellllOll anu SuDAllllllJlOn' i Il4l)EN pegs
the privilege of coming before the commit
tee that he may wash himself in innocency
before his countrymen. He has been en-
gagged on that service for two days and he
| has made his ablution as faithful as Hin
doc in the Ganges, He denies any knowl-
edge of the wicked conspiracies and inten-
tons of his coparceners and agents, All
Was done without his knowledge and con-
sent. He knew nothing of the wickeduess
then, and he knows nothing OF it now. His
eyes were closed and his ears were shut, and
he washes himself in the pool Of ignorance
and innocence, and would rather be an an
gel than President through such agencies as
his friends and instruments brought to bear
upon the contest The naughty men in his
employ were the rogues, while he is clad in
suintly robes, What masquerade