The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-12
HAYEs,s Nothing
Aeeking TO Escape frcm the Exposure by Pit
iabie ~uhteriugcs.

iabis ~ubteriugcs.
From ne Siqais zeunnD.
As we have heretofore remarked. the
main point t. toe cuisii cred III Governor Hayes
much the ct that the Republican candidate
for the Presidency slmlnhiLrs with an orglni-
zatiun wnich nuv ic is the II rrow ana selfish
principles ui kntw Noihnsisit.as tue diseractiul
WAY III wlicn hc and ni- friends nave suIgni to
cy de sns teton as q inulcs suutcrfugcs. und
dOwnrilh l-eho d. Ilr III rlng iIcnnsisten-
cies III whicn Hayes ma his fU.llwVIs have
heen thus involved. piic' Tim N sgch uiti ihle
light hat every attempt 30 secure puniic conf
Gence III his promises must ue ausNered wi.h
scOrutui Laughter. ~ show tue dc-utrAtr cf-
forts which nuyc. has m.,de t. worm gu Il the
embarras -uens into whicn ms crnu.cu.n with
the American All nee mas brought hini. It VIII
be worth While To rtcAuit late The suust nee
Ing The ait mt tcoHtra .tctiIn on the part Of
the Republican ndidith.
appeared IN the UOJid. IN wnich ayes was ie-
por.ed to have wutteb letter the
hn July $50 To- Lem. j. ,ler, the secre-
thanks for his election as member Of
toe Alliance. aud exuIesslng lis symnathy
with the purl uscs Of that org nization.
Hayes tnereuUOn had a statement published. IN
letter wri,ten ny his secret ~. L. A. Lee: and
TONED BY the World had ever been
published, or That There WAS single word
OF Truth in the story That he ev-r endorsed sucn
sentiments "a had been attribu ed to MIN, IN
writing OF otherwise. hi was followed on the
II
whlcn he had written by direction Of Gov. n ives,
and III winch the receipt Of copy Of The reso.
lutions OF the American Alliance is acknowl
edged ana promise Is gwen OF such
assistance and cooper tion, at the pro. er
t,me, as may seem most aysdabie.
on the 5;h OF july IN the Continental
Hotel at Philldelphia. HAYES hal received
a deputation from the Alliance winch
Informed hun OF his nomination; that
another deputation visited him on the gth uly IN
Columbus, and t. ndered him a copy OF the con
uf IA
oath Of membership. and a certinc tie Of his
election 10 honorary membership; that he az
rept"d the documents, and promised to give his
Bnswer Of formal acceptance in writing.
~ these revelations the iiepu6licans were
placed in great embarr issment. They did n {
seem To know, IN the hrst moment of dis.
may how to 20 to work to we ken the
runous IMPRESSION which was certain to result.
III u the Letter oeen forgery and the reports
about the interviews aud nomination been
untrue. THIS cOAld have heen roved bs the per-
son who was alleged AS the author OF the
letter aud by the persons named the
memoers Of the ueUutaiiun-, III Of whom could
easily be reached. This, however, was known
10 lie Impossible, and MI Wickon. the Presi-
dent Of tue Republican Central Commit
.ss @ ee. sgSn b sss be ds, % Sf s
without Hayes knowledge or authorization.
Ihis was he best * 'lanatiOn tina. could be de-
forgery. aud, In a tel gram sent 10 Chic 70,
ackn Wedge mat ne had written the letter
IN whch assistance and COOPERATION from
the Republican party were promised to the
American AIN, nee. without consultation with
bON. Hayes ana without ms knowledge. Ii
nov occur TO them that TINS wodld make the
denial Of the Renuincness OF the first letter,
to which Lees signature was likewise at
tached, less likely To obtain cfedence
For II thls man, In his masters name,
hui without his masters knowledge or assent.
can accept a nomination and promise the assist
ance aud COD, Grafton Of the Republic II party,
he VIII cer AMY have no scruples about ques-
tiorrng the commences Of u letter, likewise,
without his masters wish or knowledge. par
ticularly when II Is desirable Thereby to release
Hayes from serious em barrAssment.
Let II lie remembered that Mr.. Wickof and
Mr.. LIE assert that the Iatters letter, in which.
by direction Of Gov Hiyes, the announcement
OF his npmin ttion ~ the American Alliance Is
acknowledged with til tnks, and assistance and
cooper ton are promised. Was written without
the assent OF Ano"iedge of the Republic ~ can
ulihtr inns "sser ION, however. II L lntradIcted
10y Mr.. Scnulz ia speech. delivered at Akron,
ono, last Friday evening, IN which lie SAYS ="
sp he WIN GOV. lia,es IN regard to th- reports
about tins AFFAIR, ABOUT thee weeks ago The
whole thlng rests on nothing ut IA business am
ply TO friendly letter. believe have ans wered
similar letters III Il similar way dozens OF times
In the course OF my nfe." According TO this
had answered the letter received from the
Alliance, and II this reply was So innocent a.
dent Of tue Republican Central Committee OF
Onio and MIR. Secretary Lee mud II Necessary TO
deny Hayes = knowledge Of III
But this is not all. The Times, a few DAYS ago,
published letter from l.. >. Tyler, the Score.
taY Of tue American Alliance, IN which. while
admitting the genulneness OF Lees letter, that
person ,lsO asserts til 1 two years ago the
American a II nee, In the same manner offered
MI llluen tnrir support n maid Ate for Gov
ernOr. And yesterd ~ a telegram was received
from Cincinnati declaring tnat this same Mr..
Iyler had resigned his position as Secretary Of
the American Alliance, and sailed for Europe
on the - of August, while on the 9th OF Octo-
ter lac l. Ieltes"nted as writing to tue Times as
mentioned above.
But this is not all. Yesterdays Cincinnati IN.
qutT lsiepurted ~ Telegraph to have published
the following letter, Of which the original is SAID
~ ~ 81" we p"sHessloh OF that journal;
CotUABUs, o., June 90 1870
~ lfLEk' SEtRktAHt or THK AMERICAN ALI
as r, NkN ohk- Dfdf SIR nave received your IA
NuIs ~ me f M 10Th inst. together WIN the ceTtin
Can Alliance. ftlmti me TO express my thauks ft ia
confidence winch }ou pace iu me. In The hone tlat
snail prove myself worry VI H. remain your io o
cllz' m, r. IS IAYks'
Hayes was nominated At the Cincinnau Can
month the officers Il the Alliance tiobabiy en-.
deayOTed 10 satisfy themselves As 10 wheeler he
agreed wi'h their yirWs AMI AFTER the niir.ua-
tive answer OF the 29th June he Was formally en-
dOTsrd by them on the An Of july, for wlich he
directed hls secretary on me lUth OF july 10 az
knowledge the announcement " the Hplnii a.
ton WITH ~ inks, and to inform the officers OF
send them further advice,, which would enable
them ~ gst The requisite aid and support ia
their work
The enueayors u HAYES and his friends to re
tease mn from the fatal uredictuent INTO which
he hAa Hen a.e but a tissue r subteriuges,
The Republican tandidaie Tor the Presidency IN
lhe l-hi 81 c. whrdlY demdgogue. HID Hayes
Openly ~ Acknowledged that he had accepted tho
nolhlhhtlon and even the honorary Inrm-
DelsMp oi the American Alliance, with