Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-10-14
A Two.Edged Weapon of SANDER.


The prOmptness. with which the
charge against Governor Hayes OF
having given countenance aud en-
enlargement TO that petty proScrip-
tive organization, the American Al
lance, and even by implication ex.
pressed approval of it's objects, is
disposed of, must be gratifying to
all tair.minded citizens of whatever
party. We felt morally certain thar
there was no foundation: to it, he
cause it was SO inconsistent with all
that was known of Mr.. Hayes char.
sacter. The way it has been dispoS.
ed of is this: - Mr., l.. S. Tyler, Sec
rotary OF the American Alliance
and the gentleman to whom Mr..
Lees note Of acknowledgement was
addressed, says publicly over his
own signature that Governor Hayes
never saw the constitution or by
laws of the organization; no COM
mittee Of the order ever called Oh
him at any place for any purpose
he was simply notified that the or
ganization '.endolsed his nominal
tom. and the Secretary received
Mr.. Lees letter in reply. An APP
parently authoritative dispatch from
Columbus to the Cincinnati Guyette.
OF last Friday contains substantial
~ the same denia! Of the alleged
facts. 1t also gives the resolutions
.of the Alliance which were sent to
Governor Hayes, which are quite
harmless in their Clearwater. and end
with An reimbursement" of the Re
publican nominations. The dis
patch further states that Governor
Hayes never SAW his secretary's re
ply or dictated it's contents, aud
that it was in ALMOST precisely the
same terms as fifty others sent to
different CARNATIONS, Including an
Irish society in Virginia and sever.
al German societies, which had sent
complimentary resolutions or con-
municatiOns. On the subject of aid
ing in the campaign they were all
referred 10 the appropriate party
committees in the same way. MIR.
Lee has also stated, over his own
signature, that the letter was writ
ten OH his own responsibility and
without consultation with the Gov,
ernor. But Mr.. TS lers letter. is "a
two,edged document, Is inasniuch as
he says that lie is at a loss to see
why the Democratic papers should
find fault, "as we endorsed Iilden,l
for Governor two Years ago, and he
found no fault with it, but on the
contrary was very grateful for tue
assistance; only lie requested that
it might he kept a secret, as; ifSil'
should become public, he feared be
might lose the foreign vote" Ii
this is true,it indicates knowl.
edge of the Association and its pur.
poses which Governor Hayes does
not appear to have had, and a will
lingness to receive aid from any
quar- ter which is not altogether cred.
liable. But is it tue? The New
York World merely treats it delis-.
lively, but MIR. Magune, Chan man ct
the New YOlk Democratic State
Central Committee, writes a lette, 4;
to declare that it is a ''iabi icatiOn.n
de says: I'll have no reason to be- /;
lieye, and do not believe, that such {
a nomination was ever made, am
authO! lied 10 say that no such nOul-
inaliOD was ever communicated to
Mr.. Tllden. and that lie never re- {
guessed that it be kept private, OF
made any request OH the subject" a
What MIR. Magone '.beIieves" is of
little consequence, and it ~0nld be r
mole satisfactory if he had stated /
how AMI Ey wlpm he was '.aulhur Ii
lZed," and also ii he had not appli. g
ed bis denial to T. a DENOMINATION"
which nobody else had ever nlen.Ii;
toned. The matter is now of little d
perhaps, except as an 5.
or the miseliUIe shifts II
resOrted to in the hope OF injuling Y
the opposing candidates, and The
Cilden bureau has tile palm for bold Ec,
ness and magnificent strategy ia u
The use of such weapons. 1t apparI C.
sntly :. oyel40pltd the twU-edged u
character of the implements, how b
Globe. III