Year: 1876

and they arranged with Judge Bernard to
grant the injunction, and so it was done.
MIR. Tilden manifested no desire to shield
the ring but, on the contrary, quite


bitter feeling existed between him and
Tweed.


WHY MIR. TILDEN WAS NOT AT THE
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4.
You refer to the circumstance that Mr..
lilden dld not attend the great meeting
of September, 1871. Perhaps YOU are not
aware of the fact that he remained away


because he was engaged in pursuing the
same end by another route, and that it
was, on consultation Che being the chair
man Of the Democratic State committee),
deemed best for the good cause that he
should not attend at that meeting, but
should proceed separately. You also for
get that the first great public meeting
held in our city to put down Tweed and
his Tammany ring occurred August Z,
1871. You were invited but you failed
to attend that or the 4th of September
meeting or any of the early meetings of
the committee of seventy; neither do you
refer to the fact that the live, stirring
speech delivered by Mr.. Havemeyer at
the 4th ofSeptember meeting was revised
previous to its delivery by Mr.. Tiiden,
who gave to it the clearness and backbone
by which it was characterized. 1t is
notorious fact that long before this Mr..
Tilden had become one of the most deter
mined opponents of the ring both here, in
the Young Democracy fight and in the
state convention.


WHY MIR. FOLEY DID NOT SUPPORT DIX
IN 1874.


In 1872 1 took an active part in YOUR
nomination and election as governor of
this state. Although a Democrat and
you Republican, felt that you were
the best and most competent man in our
state to aid and sustain the great reform
movement; and it is but just to say that
although you made some serious mistakes
on the whole you made good governor
and when nominated for second term
two years ago, l told you early inthe can
vass that your defeat was certain, and


that the people owed so much to Mr.. Til
| den for his powerful aid in the prosecu-
! ton of Tweed and the ring. And now
when we come to contrast two years of
| Governor Tilden's management of our
state with yours, it proves the wisdom and


good Judgement of the people in making
| the change. No other could or would at
| tack and put down the powerful canal


ring as Governor Tilden has done; and


for his good work the people of our state
! will ever feel grateful to him; under his
wise and able management our state tax
es have been reduced one-half; and this is
just the kind of management our whole
country is now in so much need Of. For
| these reasons l may say to you that |


mean to support Governor Tilden for


president, and to do my utmost to secure


his election.


| REF0 Is SNECESsARY-IN THE REBUB-
| LICAN PARTY.


But this is not all. When | consider


the fact that one-half the number of bust


ness men and traders in this country have
gone through bankruptcy, and that large
proportion of the other half ought to be-
come bankrupts, although many of them


don't know it; and when L reflect that
this widespread ruin is the result of the
| extravaganza and the corruption of the
dominant party, l feel that there is ne
cessity such as in all our history never


before existed for a change and for reform
Can this change and this reform be ex-
pected from the election of Hayes and
Wheeler? What evidence have they ever
given that they are reformers, or that they


hold any other principles or contemplate


any other policy than the principles and
Ipolicyofthis rotten and drllinousRepublican
party? Have they ever raised their voices
in protest against the evils which have


been brought upon us? Has any Repub-
| lican ever done this?


Have you even, General Dix, spoken
out boldly like man, and warned the
people of the mischief that was coming
upon them through the corruption of their
rulers? Hence the great necessity for a
thorough and radical change, which can
only be secured by the election of Mr..
Tilden. These are the considerations
which have determined me to support
Governor Tilden. | should be glad ifa
veteran and a man in independent cir
clmstances like yourself would adopt the
same determination; but, however tha
may be, pray you to believe that / re-
main very sincerely yours,


JOIN FOLEY