The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-07-20
Hayes as "a .esormer.

One Of the first acts of Rutherford 3.
Hayes, after going into Office last Janus
airy, was to pardon a criminal whom
Gov. Allen refused to pardon. This
was Frank Wilder, the three-card monte
man of the West, the would-be muir
derer of a woman, apd a man who has
been arrested since his release for
participation in a robbery.
One of his next acts was to send to
the Ohio Senate the name of George L.
Howe to be Acting Commissioner OF the
Ohio Reform School; a man who stood
accused Of one of the meanest crimes
in the catalogue Of sins; q mar who in
twelve wears has amassed a fortune Of
over one hundred thousand dollars on a
salary Of twelve hundred dollars % year;
d man Gov. Hayes knew from his own
experience was ? rascal.
The story Of Hayes connection with
Howe is told hy u correspondent of the
Cincinnati enquirer. IL seems that
while Gov. Hayes was serving his sec
ond term, Howe, at the head of q bigtI
moral institution, was seized with q
s~pecu!aiive fever. Backed by State
funds and q salary Of l,200 a year, he
conceived the idea Of getting rich by
inauguratinG a gigantic a l-mInlng
10 operate in the Hooking
Valley. The scheme promised 50 we'll
that Howe refused to Jet in any but
Staee officials. He Pitled those VINO,
like himself, we're doomed to get rcii
by serving the State on small salaries.
He went TO Columbus, and ono Of the
first men who joined him was Gov. r.
y. HAYES. Howe needed Hayes name
to give responsibility TO the enterprise.
HAYES planked down a few thousands
of money and went in. Howe then got
in DR.. Doren. OF the Imbeciie Asylum,
DR.. Fav, of the Deaf and Dumb, and
other Statc officials. For Il time the
comrany's affairs went on swimmingly.
But the stockholders became alarmed as
the frequency with which they were
called IN to pay dividends, and the
mysterious manner in which Howe con
Quoted the affairs Of the company.
They soon found something was rotten.
They held q meeting at Columbus and
called George e. Howe TO account. He
was arrested and placed in the hands
of an officer. when he pledged to refund
all the money that had been paid III
and release all stockholders from their
obligations. This was satisfactory, and
Howe was released. Gov. Hayes was
not present at this meeting. but he knew
Of il, and sent his lawyer to Howe 10
procure his release and received it.
While Governor Allen was in Office, Sc
riOUs charges of n most shocking ma
turc, were made against Howe and his
sons. Gov. Allen had determined to
reappoint Howe. but when hjs character
becane known. he appointed another
mau. Mr.. Harper. The Senate had adj
iourned. and the appointment was not
confirmed, and Howe refused TO give up
his Office. The case was taken to tho
Supreme Count a year ago, and they
failed to pass upon it until they were
enlightened by q Republican victory in
October, when Howe Was sustained.
When Gov. Hayes came into Office 1t
was his duty to appoint g man 70 tho
place. lie knew the charges that OK
listed against him, which had never
been explained and cleared up, and
which never will be under u Republican
Administration. He Lesitated for some
time, but finally yielded to party pres
sure and personal solicitation, and ~
appointed George i. Howe, with all
his wrong~doings fresh upon him. This
is Gov. Hayes record as a refnrner.
-H0biie Re3ister.