Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-15
GOV. RIA i ES' KNONsNOrEzING
PROVEN.

lcpOiI tOtiSOt hi To- w
connection with the American ALI
ance, beggars the question by the shut
fling assertion that the letter received
hv Mr.. Hayes from the secretary of
the Grand Council was 10 more thar a
nero complimentary indorsemement
by that ovder, which did not in any
manre commit Linn TO its principles
or identify him with it as a member.
This is not the case. The letter contained
Il certificate OF membership, which he
acknowledged, thanking them for the
hnnor conferred and expressing the
hope that he would prove worthy of
the confidence reposed in him. If an
empty and meaningless compliment
alone IA intended, why was the GER
titicate of membership inclosed in the
letter? And if Governor Hayes did
not desire to become identified with
the organization as a member. why
did he not return the certificate of
membership, politely declining the
honor conferred upon him?
We have only thus far alluded 10
the letter which was answered by AL
bert Lee, Mr.. Hayes private secre-
tary, and which it is claimed by some
of the Republican journals was not
authorized by the Governor himself.
This is the flimsiest kind of evasion,
but perhaps might have served the
purpose of saving the Republican
Presidential nominee from positive
conviction of membership, but for the
following letter, written over his own
signature, the authorship of which he
has not attempted to disprove or even
deny:
~ have Just received your letter in
forming me of my election as a mem
Der of your admirable Alliance. Re-
Turn my thanks to the Alliance, as
deeply sympathize with its princi
pies. l remain your fellow citizen.
II. b. HAYES"
The letter was written July 5, 1876,
and addressed to Samuel ]. Tyler, Sec
IGLdTI vi liz -AiiidiNCs u
was in response to a notification from
the latter of his election as a member
of the order, and of the passage of a
series of resolutions by the American
Alliance Conference indorsing the NOM
ination of Hayes and Wheeler and ad
vising "all citizens who are in favor of
American principles as advocated and
set forth in these resolutions to give
their nominations an active and dc
termined support"
What the Alliance means by Gamer
lean principles is stated in its consti-
tuition. Article 2 declares its object to
be "the amendment of the naturaliza-
ton laws, limiting suffrage to persons
born in this country or of American
PARENTS, and the election of American
born citizens only to official positions
in this country" Every member ad-
mitted to the society is required to take
n solemn oath binding him to an Oh
van of this narrow and repre-
hensible dogma and not to betray the
secrets of the society.
And these are the principles with
which the presidential nominee of the
Republican party 5 % "deeply sympa-
thizes!" Such are the narrow preju-
dices of this aspirant for the highest
office within the gift of the people of
the most liberal Government on the
face of the Earth! Think of il, citizens
OF foreign birth, and vote for him if
you can! Think OF it, native born
Americans, who have boosted that
your country was the home of the
oppressed of all nations, and where
equal political rights were extended
to all after they had sworn allegiance
10 our Republic. Think Of it, We say,
and vote for him if you will.
TIESpringtield Republican reminds
its readers that it is no new thing for
Hon. Charles Francis Adams to attest
lis belief in the virtues Of "come-out-
lIlE as d POiiilSdi " 4
ing "come-outer" himself. He be-
came a Free %soiler, went to the Buffalo
Convention. accepted the second place
on its ticket; and, in doing that, he
signalized his conscientious, coura-
geous preference of ends to means, and
illustrated his ability to act with for
mer political enemies against former
political friends; and again in 1860 he
said of the Democratic party, what lie
again in 1876, of the Republican:
1t is not to be concealed that, all
over the country, there is a well de-
fined impression that, for the sake OF
retaining power. corruption has been
tolerated, ii not actively encouraged,
in high places. ' y maintain that,
for the honor of the country, and OF
all who may be concerned in the ad-
rninistration of the Governments, there
i An overruling necessity for a com
pIete change Of the persons now re-
sponsible for its direction.