Year: 1876

raiity involved in the failure to pay what is
due to the government, and the alleged per.
jury involved in his returns, it is rather
fatal to Mr.. Tilden's claim to have been an
ardent supporter of the government, if it
appears that he deliberately avoided paying
the government his share OF the taxes NJ ces-
sarily imposed to pay our soldiers. How
can man expect the support of loyal men
when it appears that he really defrauded
the government of its just dues during the
late war;


Senator Prince being asked for his views
on the subject. said that the developments
in the article, if not disprOved, would un-
doubtedly create profound impl lsssion
through the country. The moral sense of
the community could not fail to be shocked
at the falsity of the stat tement made under
the sanctity of an oath. and the honest i'm
pulses of the people would be keenly
touched at the dishonesty involved in the
non-pavment of money actually due by
law. he thought, however. that the upper
most feeling in the public mind would be
one Of indignation at the fact that in the
days of the country's most imminent dan
ger, when every patriotic citizen was doing
his utmost to sustain its credit, MIR. Tilden
chose to cripple it's resources for his own
personal gain. There is no subject" he
added, regarding which more real interest
is felt by the people than as to Mr.. Tilden's
course during the war. Nothing so nearly
touches the American heart. His re-
cord then has seemed to be the most
barren of his life, in deeds or words
The whole trightful contest for five
years, with the national life hang
ing in the balance, seems not to have
brought a syllable of genuine patriotism
from his lips. This would have been enough
of itself to make deep impression, for 81
lence at such period was in itself crime.
But yet any positive act like that involved
in this charge will have far more palpable
weight than any sins Of omission; for it is
more palpable, and SO. more easily affects
continued, '.are ready to forgive, and, as
far as possible, to forget the acts of those
who went into rebellion, yet they never
forget that the acts of Northern man in
those days of trial are the best illustrators
of his true characte: which we can ever
have. If this charge shall prove to be all
that 1t now appears, 1t can't fail to arouse
height of indignation that will largely af
feet the campaign, and especially in view
sents to the patriotic record of Governor
Hayes, who thought that scalpins would be
too good for q man who would desert his
country in her need


Ex-senator Chapman. after reading the
article, said:


well, that's the worst yet. That is
abominable. don't s,e how old Tilden is
going to get around those affidavits or rec
0ncile them with each other. He will e.
cape indictment for perjury through the
statute of limitation, but the government
can sue him for the balance out of which it
was cheated by his false oaths, and it
ought to do it, Isn't he pretty rascal to
be running for the presidency on a reform
CRY"


Judge Bullard says it is the most conclu-
sive and crushing thing he has read yet
about Tilden, although the Times had al
ready, published facts enough about his
votes of respectable people. He thinks it
is about time the World demanded his
withdrawal from the ticket, as it did Blair's
in 1863