The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-31
TUE DEFEAT OF HAYES ADMITTED
IN REPUBLfCHN CIRCLES.

|
| WARRINGTON, oct. D'-lnside the conii-
Dental 'ircles VI tie Administration, the defeat
OF II y'sis nov not only admitted, but the be-
hei u EXPRESSED that he will lose g. rec or four
! II ties which were originally conceded to him
without much dispute. The October elections
| did the business. Since then the reaction has
| been ANAL &. whom tho immense ORGANIZATION
ana rower sustdinitg n ere considered. Before
| thit the utmost confidence YVES entertained. In
TACT. no doubt was adm that either OHIO or
Inc lana would default. end West Virginia was
considered reasonably certain.
Tine disappointment caused by the results In
those states h's crushed out all the iaith IN
hnyess strength In tho management OF the
campaign, and In The ability ~ the party to con-
quer the preiudtcss witch its corruption has
created. Hence when Chandler Whistles to
keeO his COURAGE no, and tells his followers
New York IL SAFE they turn to his former
| predict ms, when bached by the whole in1u nee
OF the Government, opcI aiing on u limited area
Of territory and grow indignant at the anfont
TO their Intelligence.
There are some still who hope against hope,
but the general feeliug ~ the Administration is
ono Of deep uesuOndency at the prospect. Not
sign Of revival or Of cheerful expectation Is
visible anywhere In the public departments,
which may be regarded IA "a barometer OF the
prev Hing sentiment. THIS gloomy tone IL more
perceptiols since the publication of Mr. lilden's
crushing letter, which fell lke q bomb IN the
Hayes camp.
UDjust as the cotton tax WIS, everybody
knows here that the bulk OF the claims had
long passed into tho hands of an organized
loDoy, IN which the Republicans held fully
three-iourths Of the agsreRats interest. The
fact that the bona 0Ie claimants had parted
with their rights, either for nominal sums, or
upon contingent promises, or through fraudu-
lent devices, operated t. excite prejudice
against the scheme to refund the tax. The
leading Democrats have constantly opposed 1t,
and the LATE Speaker Kerr was supported by the
South when a candidate for that Office. with the
full knowledge that be had made the most eGec-
tive speech against the proposi tion TO pay back
this money that was ever heard IN Congress
the subject.
The Southern states have little interest in any
OF these claims, which have been hubitually
managed and owned ov Republicans. About
$O,OOOOOO were paid into the Treasury. CHIEFLY
Tor cotton seized and sold, under the head OF
captured and abandoned property. William L.
Chandler, long Secretary and now member OF
tue National Republican Committee, was Assist
ant Secretary OF the Treasury at the beginning
OF Boutwells illustrious administration. After
getting possession OF all tue Information relating
10 tbese SEIZURES ne resigned and set up an
agency for the prosecution Of claims in behalf
of the cotton owners whose property h I'd been
taken by Government officers. They were poor,
and had to submit to whatever exactions Gu
pidity dictated.
A Ring was formed inside OF the Treasury
by COLLISION with the officers who passed on
these claims and the attorneys outside, by which
the great bulk Of tue allowances appro-
priated oy Republican oniceholders and their
coniederates. Mr.. Dristow stamped out this
organized plunder.
Republican Congress established the South
ern Claims Commission IN the interest OF its
own partisans. and Tor DO other purpose. The
three Commissioners, Asa .. Adds of Vermont,
New York, are all Republicans OF the most pro-
nounoed stripe. They have In i've years allowed
less til N 10 rer cent. Of tue claims presented or
say $S.l'SoO5.i2, and disallowed $l6,el9, $500,
loyalty being condition essential to be proved
IN every &c. II may be assumed that Republic
can counsel and claimants got most OF this
money.
So, too. Of the Court OF Claims, composed OF
i've Republican Judges, and the majority OF
them strong partlsans, ike Drake aud Richard
son, who know more of politics than OF law.
Their decisions on some classes of these clains
from tue South, which were bought up for a
song and manipulated oY Republican politicians,
have been reviewed by the Supreme Court, and
criticised IN Congress for bias, ignorance, aud
the suspicion oil corrupt motives.
Hence II may be said that the Southern peo-
pie accepl in perfect good faith the candid
declarations u Nj. llden. HIS blow does not