New-York tribune., 1885-01-20
PRESIDENT HAYESS SERPiCE TO MR.
IILULN.

Our common country and the truth Of history arc
indebted to The Philadelphia Times for highly i'm
p.rtant aud an unconmony interesting piece OF
postponed political news Tho news is that during
his Presidential term Rutherford B. Hayes saved "a
| considerable portion of Samuel j. Tilden's money
The Tirnes painstakng. conscientious newspaper
that keep, full-length portrait of the stareyed
Goddess Of Truth hanging in it's inner conscious
ness that it is safe to assume that il would not
havo printed this piece of unless it was sure
OF It's entire trustworthness
And the tremendous gn ltcanoo OF the news II ia
easy to sea. 1t absolutely disposcs of the Oft
reiterated Democratic pretenco that Mr.. Haycs's
tito IN tho Presidency was tainted with fraud.
Had there been cloud upon his title Mr. Tilden. in
tho nature OF things. would have known Of L and
had he known of il he certainly would not have
made an intimate confidential friend OF "a bon
,ic ary of fraud" Therefore when We learn on SO
good an authority The TGm,s that he permitted
portion of his hard-ear,ed monoy-moncy which
he had doubtless acquired by the sweat of his
brow over law books or railway ontanglements-to
be saved by Mr. Hayes. we aro warranted in a'sert-
ing that Mr. Tildeu believed that IIayes'5 rght to
tho Presidential chair was as incontcstab!e as
George Washngton's.
IL has been the general impression heretofore that
Mr. Hayes and Mr.. Tilden never spoke as they
passed by aud that the the latter invariably referred
to the former exceedingly rcprchonslblo person
whom ho would never coudonc." But ia the
ncrce white light that radates from The 7i0,es's
revelation this Impression disappears. Mr. Tilien
would never have handed Mr.. Hayes old stock
ing full of gold silver and bVnds with tho remark,
Rutherford. | want you to save that for inc
against rainy day" il ne had regarded the Presi-
dent IA an uncomfortable iellow-citzen. Perhaps
il will be urged in some quarters, by way of im-
he
before Mr.. Hayes bocamo President Mr. Tillen was
recognized as a shrcwd, successful fnanccr who
was abnndantly competent To save ~ well rs tO
make his own money. {" Why. tLen." these scepties
will inquire. should Mr. Tden place his savings
In the hands Of another mani" Tho answer is
ready Mr. Tilden Of course reasoned thus: " The
Republicans have managed the National finances
with signal ability. that my savings are sure to
be safe with tho official head of tho Republican
party | may want to run again for the Presidency
in 1880 and il do am going to need well filled
barl IN that year Now if keep my property in
my own hands the boys may coax most of it out of
me before 'Si. Guess | cant do better than turn
il over IN trust TO Mr.. Hayes."
But whatever may have been Mr. Tilden's nspir
ing motive tho monumental fact that on the test
mony of of the leading Democratic organs of the
United States President Hayes save considerable
money for him demonstrates that Mr. Tildon loved
Mr. Hayes as u brother aud trusted him implicitly
q Show me the man." said Franklin, 6" to whom you
conide your savings and will show you the man
for whom you have the highest regard" Or If
Frank lin failed to say so the omission il to be re-
gardeh simply rs an oversight In order to clinch |
the effect which its exclusive news will produce in
political and especially Democratic circles, 1t only
emans for The Times TO show that Mr. Tilden Is the
author of the tender song. beginning:
"Darllng. kiss my eyelids down."
and that hs addressed it by permission, to Ruth
erlord b. Hayes, slight expression OF gratitude"