The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-14
THE KSow.sorHna HUMBUG.
The Tllden Mems Last Card-A Very
Weak Invsnsien and Easily Disposed

[From the Chicago Tribune.]
The Democratic press, under the instruc.
ton of Tilden's Literary Bureau in New
ulent charge against Gov. Hayes of hostility
against foreigners, notwithstanding his life
long record a. liberal on matters of race OF
nationality. The basis or pretext for the
present assault is Is follows: Some time In
July last, meeting Of certain persons call.
ing themselves the "American Alliance, -
whatever that is, Was held in Philadelphia.
This meeting was represented at the time to
have been composed of twenty mine per.
sons, who were presided over by Demo-
crat bearing the title of Major-General.
Whether this person was Mcclellan or
Hooker, or Slocum, or other Democratic
Major. General and politician, was not dis
closed. A man named L. s. Tyler was re-
ported to be the Secretary of this meeting.
It was unquestionably q blackmailing, mon
ey-seeking operation. Finally, this meet
ing adopted series of resolutions, which
are, from beginning to end, as follows:
1. The American Alliance oppose the forma.
ton of Roman Catholic organizations N Ameri-
ca, and their interference in political affairs Of
the nation.
.. The American school system, as handed
down to us by the founders of the Republic,
must and shall be preserved.
8. The Bible is the bulwark Of our liberties,
and it has given us q standing among nations.
resisted.
United States to execute laws and not to make
them, we urge the election Of members Of Con-
gress in favor of the passage of laws in harmony
with American principles and the interests we
advocate.
5. The late Rebellion of the Southern States Of
the Republic having been suppressed, relatioHs
Of the most friendly nature should exist between
North and South; and we deprecate any attempt
revive anim0eitiQS hQ mo- tai
that have given to our country WASHINGTON
and LINCOLN.
8 We favor sound and uniform currency,
and the resumption Of specie payments at the
earliest practical period.
Z. The thanks Of the nation are Justly due to the
Presidentof the United States. Gen. U. S. Grant,
have preserved country for US to watch and
guard from any attempts from within Ahd with
out to subvert the ancient and established inst.
buttons Of the same and that the glorious achieve
ment Of their victories at Antietam and Apo.
mattox, victories unprecedented in the history
of nations, entities them to the remembrance Of
grateful country.
5. That the nomination of Rutherford B.
Hayes, of Ohio, for President of the United
states. and William A. Wheeler, of New York.
for Vice. President, be, and the same are, hereby
and we earnestly advise all who are in favor Of
American principles as advocated and set forth
in these resolutions to give these nominations an
active and determined support.
. These resolutions were enclosed to Gov.
Hayes in July last. The package was re.
Of Gov. Hayes. Whether Gov. Hayes was
then in Columbus or not is not very clear,
but Mr.. Lee took it upon himself to answer
this letter in the following terms:
COLUMBUS. O., July 10, ls6.-DEAR SIR:
Gov. Hayes desires me to acknowledge receipt of
your valued favor of July inclosing resolutions
of the American Allianle, and to say in reply
that he is deeply grati6ed by this expression Of
confidence. The Importance of carrying the
States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
in the approaching canvass is fully recognized,
and at the proper time references will be given
you to committees for such aid and co operation
as seems to he advisable. Very respectfully,
ALFRED E. LEE, Secretary.
To l.. s. TYLER, Box oil, New York.
The receipt of these resolutions, and Of
the accompanying letter Of Tyler and the
letter OF Lee in reply, was wholly unknown
to Gov. Hayes until yesterday. The pub
LEGATION of supposed fac-simile of Lees
letter was the first knowledge he had of any
OF the correspondence. Lee himself, after
writing this letter, seems to have put away
the papers, and to have forgotten the whole
subject. In answer to an inquiry from Chi
cagO as to the facts, he, on Tuesday night,
answered as follows:
COLUMBUS, Oct. I'm reply to your question.
my letter Ito Tylerl. as wrote it. had reference
solely TO some resolutions indOrsing the nomina-
ton Of Hayes and Wheeler, and was written
upon my own responsibility, without consulta-
ton with the Governor. ALFRED Z. LEE.
The resolutions themselves are of little
importance, and have no possible political
significance, and no reference to the ques-
ton OF nativity. The first resolution op-
poses the organization of any Roman Catho-
lie political organization, and, by infer
ence, any other sectarian political organiZa.
ton. The second favors the common-school
system, and the third declares in favor of
the progress of the Bible. The fourth
urges the election of members of Congress
in favor of the objects of the Alliance, the
fifth in favor of amicable relations with the
South, the sixth in favor of hard money, the
seventh thanks Gen. Grant, and the last
dominates Hayes and Wheeler. The reso-
lutions are as harmless as if passed by a
SuAday-school or by debating club. In
them all there is not a word of antagOnism
to persons of foreign birth or to the politi-
cal rights and equality of naturalized citi-
Zens.
Mr.. Lee, in his answer, though he states
he wrote at the request of Gov. Hayes,
wrote without any knowledge on the part Of
that gentleman. He acknowledges the re-
ceipt Of the letters, and thanks the Alliance
for the confidence expressed in the nominal
ton. He gives no word of commendation
OF any part of the resolutions. The other
part Of the letter is evidently diplomatic
ACPiy W ACvuCsL luz WOucy OH the DarL OF
the dead-beat, Tyler, to enable the Alliance
to do great political work! He dismisses
this blackmailing demand by suggesting
some future reference to local committees.
The Republican party in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut having treated the
Alliance contemptuously, the fellow Tyler,
the Secretary, seems to have gone to the
Tilden Committee and sold the Alliance,
and tits million of votes. - and Lee s letter,
for money. The Tilden Committee have
sent copies Of this letter broadcast over the
country as evidence of Hayes's "Know-
Nothingism!' of which the resolutions con-
tain not word, and to which even Lees
letter, written on his own responsibility,
gives not word Of Endorsement.
The whole thing is fraud and q barren
imposture, because:
l. The alliance is merely blackmailing
operation by few persons without any con.
stituents.
2. The resolutions were sent to Gov,
Hayes evidently to get money from him.
3. Hayes never saw the resolutions, and
had no knowledge of their receipt or that
Lee had acknowledged their reception in
his name.
4. That the resolutions contain no antap.
onism to the political, religious, or civil
rights OF any class of naturaliZed citizens.
0. That, failing to get money from Gov.
Hayes, the Alliance people sold out to the
Tilden Committee, hoping to ipjure Hayes
by irving to connect him with their own bad
reputation.
.. Lee evidently treated the whole thing
as too insignificant for serious notice, and,
after writing his letter, in which he tried
to be courteous and at the same time de.
clining affillation, he dismissed the whole
subject as requiring no further attention.
In no word or sentence does he approve or
commend the Alliance or its objects, save
the extent Of cheaply thanking them for
the nomination Of Hayes and Wheeler.
There is no intelligent naturalized citizen
who will or can detect in any part of the
resolutions or in Lees letter word Of hos.
tility to his personal, political, or religious
rights, and the Democratic fraud will per.
ish ignominiously.