The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-19

of the First District, the Hon. Milton Say.
Ter, but there are thousands Of the same
sort to come as soon as the Democratic
party are in power. and already enabling
acts have been introduced into both houses
of Congress to give the rebel claimants n
clear road into the Treasury. BY the way,
do you notice what 3 fat farm that VAST
THE KNOw.NOTHING HUMBUG.
The Tilden Mems Last Card-A Very
Weak Invention and Easily Disposed
From tho Chicago Tribune.l
The Democratic press, under the instruc.
ton Of Tilden's Literary Bureau IN New
York, have r~esorted to the false and fraud.
ulent charge against Gov. Hayes Of hostility
against foreigners, Notwithstanding his life
long record a. q liberal on matters Of race or
nationality. The basis or pretext for the
present assault is as follows:. Some time In
July last, q meeting Of certain persons call
ing themselves the ''American Alliance.'
whatever that Ia, was held In Philadelphia.
This meeting was represented ut the time to
have been composed OF twenty-nine per-
sons, who were presided over by a Demo-
crst bearing the title Of q Mator.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.
| IL WAC uhputrtlouaoig ublh'hhihiihtf "
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 m Ameri.
ca, and their interference in political Affairs Of
the nation.
.. The American school system, as banded
down to us by the founders OF the Republic,
must and shall be preserved. :
5. The Bible is The bulwark Of our liberties,
and IL has given us q standing among nations,
and ANY attempt to oostrue' its progress Will be
1. As 1t is the duty Of the President OF the
United States r. execute laws and not to make
them, we urge the election Of members Of Con.
gress in favor Of the pasi age OF laws In harmony
with American principles and the interests we
8. The late Rebellion OF the Southern States OF
the Republic having been SUPPRESSED. relations
OF the most friendly nature should exist between
North and south, and we deprccate any attempt
To revive animosities between the people of States
that have given to our country a WAsniNGToN
and q LINCOLN.
0 we favor a sound and uniform currency,
and the resumption OF specie payments at the
earliest practical period.
4. The thanks OF the nation are Justly due to tho
President of the United States, Gen. u. s. Grant,
and the brave sold ers and sailors whose efforts
have preserved n country for us to watch and
guard from any attempts from within and with
out to subvert the ancient and established insti.
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
o Grateful country.
5. That the nomination Of Rutherford II.
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
Endorsed by the American Alliance Conference
and w earnestly advise all who are in favor OF
American principles us 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-
ceived by Alfred L. Lee, a clerk or secretary
OF Gov. Hayes. Whether Gov. Hayes wa
then In Columbus or not Is not very clear,
but Mr.. Lee took 1t upon himself to answer
this letter In the following terms:
COLUMBUS, o., July 10, Is G.-DEAR SIR
Gov. Hayes desires me h acknowledge receipt o
your valued favor Of July I, i~nClosing resolutions
OF the American Alliance, and to say in reply
sons &c ,s aeep TSe sT impostan ny 'e OF e eaprsiss tho H
States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
In the approaching canvass is fully recognized
and at the proper time references will be givei
you to committees for such aid and co operation
as seems to he advisable. Very respectfully,
ALFRED +. 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 a supposed fac-simile of Lees
letter was the first knowledge he had Of any
OF the correspondence. Lee himself, after
- thio NttNA SNNbAo W be'N BAh W"
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. An reply to your question
my letter Ito T lerl, as | wrote il. had reference
solely TO some rcsolu ions indorsing the nomina
ton of Hayes and Wheeler, and was writer
upon my own responsibility. without consnl'a
The resolutions themselves are OF little
Importance, and have no possible pOlitica
Significance, and no reference to the ques'
ton Of nativity. TIT first resolution OPP
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-schoo
system, and the third declares in favor o
the ''progress' Of the Bible. The fourth
urges the election Of members Of Congress
In favor Of the objects OF the Alliance, til,
fifth in favor Of amicable relations with tn,
, South, the sixth in favor Of hard money, th'
seventh thanks Gen. Grant, and the las
dominates Hayes and Wheeler. The resor
. lutions are as harmless as IL passed by
' SuHday-school or by q debating club. Ii
them all there is not a word Of antagonist
to persons Of foreign birth or to the politi
cal rights and equality of naturalized eiti
zens.
Mr. Lee, in his answer, though he state
: he wrote ut the request of Gov. Hayes
wrote without any knowledge on the part o
that gentleman. lie acknowledges the re
| ceipt Of the letters, and thanks the Alliance
! for the confidence expressed in the nomina
:. ton. He gives no word Of cOmmendatiOi
Of any part Of the resolutions. The othej
part Of the letter Is evidently a diplomats
reply to a request for money on the part o
the dead beat, Tyler, to enable the Alliauc'
. to do great political work! He dismisse
A this blackmailing demand by suggesting
: some future reference to local committees
t The Republican party in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut having treated tn,
. Alliance contemptuously, the fellow Tyler
the "Secretary,' seems to have gone to tn,
@ Tilden Committee and sold the Alliance
$ and ''its million Of votes and Lees letter
+ for money. The Tilden Committee hay'
sent copies Of this letter broadcast over tlt
, country as evidence OF Hayes's ''know
Nothingism!' of which the resolutions con
tain not a word, and to which even Lee
r letter, written on his W responsibility
t gives not a word OF Endorsement.
y The whole thing is a fraud and a barrel
impOsture, because:
e /. The alliance Is merely a blackmailin,
I operation by a few persons without any con
Q stituents.
I 9. The resolutions were sent to Gov
, Hayes evidently to get money from him.
$ 3. Hayes never saw the resolutions, am
: had no knowledge Of their receipt or tina
r Lee had acknowledged their reception Il
8 his name.
4. That the resolutions contain no antag
onism to the political, religious, or ciyi
" rights Of any class of naturalized citizens
8. That, failing to get money from Gov
\ Hayes, the Alliance people sold out to tn
= Tilden Committee, hoping TO inlure Haye
" by trying to connect him with their own ba
reputation.
@. Lee evidently treated the whole thin
as too insignificant for serious notice, and
after writing his letter, In which he trie
IN ha Rnttrtanna and at tho aannn tipna do