The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-10-25
HAYES As 4 KNO " NOTHING

The New York World sometime
since charged Rutherford b. Hayes,
the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent, with writing a letter express
ing his sympathy with the objects of
the american Alliance These
objects may be inferred from the
oath which each member Of the ALI
ance takes-as follows:
''I solemnly swear that I will not vote
for any person or persons for any official
position in this country under the laws
thereof who are not American-born citi-
zens, and that | will not betraY any of
the secrets of this order, CT give the
name of any person belonging to the
same without his consent, and that I will
faithfully obey all rules or orders of the
same not in conflict with the Constitu-
ton of the United States and the State
of which am a resident; and that / will
do all in my power to forward the inter
ests of the order generally, and my
Council Of which am member, aud Of
American principles in this country So
help me God"
The VolbSblatt, of Cincinnati, and
Staats Zeitlmg, of New York, took
the charge up for investigation. Mr..
Hayes was alarmed, and his private
secretary telegraphed the following
contradiction
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. IA, 1876.
''C0lonel L. MGrk6Te5t i.
''No such letter was ever written.
VI,
dorsed such sentiments, by letter or
otherwise, is utterly false.
A. E. LEE"
The World determined to investi-
gate the matter for itself, and did so.
1t has obtained positive information
that the same private secretary did
write the following letter to the
American Alliance:
"Co5um6us, Ohio, July TO- 1676.-Dear
Sir,-Governor Hayes desires me to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your valued
favor of July 18th, enclosing resolutions
of the American Alliance, and to say in
reply that he is deeply gratiied by this
expression of confidence. The import
ance of carrying the States of New Y ork,
New Jersey, and Connecticut in the ap-
preaching canvass is fully recognized,
and at the proper time reference will be
given you to committees for such aid
and cooperation as seems to be advisa-
BILE. Very respectfully,
ALFRED E. LEE, Secretary.
&C To L. s. Taylor, Box 2,01, New
York"
This is the letter that was litho.
graphed, and published in the New
York papers. 1t is natural that the
Alliance should surrender Mr.Hayes'
letter when he denies his connection
with them. He is uot contribut.
ing member of the order, but an hon.
ory member.
The World learns that a commit.
tee of the Alliance waited upon
Hayes at Philadelphia composed OF
Lamb, of Ohio; Perry, of Newark,
N. j. Warburton. of Hartford, CT.
Kimball and Tyler, oil New York
and Black, of Pennsylvania; and
that committee waited upon hin
at Columbus composed of William
L. Black, of Pennsylvania; Lemue
S. Tyler. of New York c. IL. Smith
of Connecticut and Perry, of New
ark, N. j. These committees hao
personal interviews with him and il
was in response to the last named
committee that Mr.. Hayes sent th'
letter last above quoted. The Wortt
concludes:
(" 1t will be seen by this plain state
ment of facts that Rutherford b. Haye
accepted this nomination promptly ant
| eagerly, and reiterated his acceptance
solemnly and formally sitter he had beel
fully acquainted with all the details 0
the organization, the CONSTITUTION, ant
the oath He formally accepted tn
honorary membership, and is boun'
never to support as candidate, nor ap
point to office, any foreign-born citizen
and to labor to so amer.d the naturaliza
ton laws that only Araerican-born citi
zens can vote. 5"
He also promised 10 furnish then
through others the money whicl
they seemed to have asked for. Tn
less this matter can be satisfactoril.
explained it seems to US that
must insure the defeat of Hayes
and we cannot imagine that any ex
planation of it can be made tha
will be satisfactory to our foreign
born fellow-citizens.
- The great reformer. Samue
sr.I<lox, LII -, NJ W.