The Daily Argus

Mr. Parmenter can not afford to ignore these facts. Nor can he afford to ignore the following statement in the very letter he read or commented on in Bowling, viz:

"To Sam'l J. Tilden

"SIR: You and I are growing old. We came here young from the country, and have lived and struggled side by side for nearly forty years. We have participated ardently in many political struggles, always on different sides. You were the pupil and protege of Van Buren and Silas Wright: I a disciple and follower of Henry Clay. But this I will say for you, that I am confident you have never sought to enrich yourself by politics or at the expense of the public-that whatever of wealth you may have acquired or enjoyed was earned in your profession as a lawyer, and that your instincts and your influence, partisanship apart, have generally been felt on the side of economy in public expenditure and uprightness in the conduct of public affairs."

YOURS, HORACE GREELEY

Did Mr. Parmenter read that paragraph to his Bowling audience? It shows "Horace Greeley's opinion of Tilden." Such a letter renders comparatively unnecessary any further endorsement of Mr. Tilden as an incorruptible candidate and a true, earnest reformer.

Mr. Parmenter underrates the people of Bowling if he thinks he can permanently humbug them. They want facts, not inferences. And neither Parmenter or any one else can put their finger on any fact derogatory to Uncle Sam Tilden.

We invite Mr. Parmenter's special attention to articles on the inside pages of the Daily Argus of Saturday, Monday, and to-day, or to the whole article in The Weekly Argus of this week, giving Republican opinion of Mr. Tilden and his acts, as expressed by the leading organ of the Republican party in the United States--the New York Times-some years ago.

We ask all Republicans to read the article alluded to. And we ask Democrats to bring it to the attention of their Republican neighbors. All honest men must desire to know the truth and no honest man can peruse the article alluded to and then continue to slander and abuse Uncle Sam Tilden. On the contrary, it seems to us that men who desire the good their country, men who prefer good government before party politics, will vote for Uncle Sam Tilden.