The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-10-19
Another Falsehood Nailed.

Tile fac-simile Of Il letter written by Capt.
lee, private Secretary to Gov. Hayes. ac-
knoWledging letter sent to the latter by
the American Alliance declaring in favor
OF him for the Presidency, furnished to the
Democratic dalies OF the country by Til
denis Literary Bureau, has had the contrary
effect to what was intended. The utter per-
version OF Capt. Lees letter, the statement,
that Il delegation of the Alliance had waited
upon the Governor, with resolution and
platform, and that he had accepted its nom-
nation with them annexed, are specimens
Of the wllful and deliberate falsehoeds that
i rilden and his agents are resorting to- The
following dispatch from Columbus, O., put
qnietus To the whole batch OF deliberate
lies, manufactured out OF the whole cloth:
Democratic papers containing fac-simile
OF what purports to be letter from Gov.
Hayes private Secretary, Capt. Lee, accept
Ing the nomination Of tie American Ali
aEce. also stateMe: is that committee Of
the Alliance called upon Gov. Hayes at Phil
adelphia on July 5, and i'll Columbus on
July .. and that Gov. Hayes accepted the
ments are totally false. There was no such
meeting at Philadelphia on July ), rs Gov.
Hayes was on the cars homeward bound that
day. Capt. Lees dispatches, and the Phila-
delphia papers OF that date say that he left
there at O'Clock in the morning. No such
committee came here. There was no accept
ance of the nomination: no endorsement Of
any proscriptive principles against foreign.
ers by either Hayes or Lee. Capt. Lees let
ter is merely q courteous reply to 4 courte
Gus letter, which accompanied 4 copy of tht
resolutions. No Constitution was sent here
no oath was sent or subscribed to. and M
honorary membership accepted Capt. Lee'
letter is merely the standard reply to al
complimentary resolutions.
Gov. Hayes ncTer saw Capt. Lees lctte
before it was sent off. Hundreds of a SINH
lar construction have been received all owe
the country from Capt. Lee, and nollin!
more than Il courteous acknowledgment of
letter from members of the Alliance was in
tended or can be made.out of it.
These falsehoods show TO what desperate
straights Tilden has 10 resort lie and hi
party see the handwriting on the wall, ant
feel that they are doomed to Il disastrous de
Hence their reckless Stories.
And see how this vile SANDER re- acts. In
stead il Gov. Hayes having done anythin!
that he desired to withhold from the publ
gaze, Or that he was ashamed to acknow
ledge, it turns out that TiIden is proven
to be the miserable sneak. aud the contemp
tible dark-lantern, mousing,. unprinciple,
politician. Read the following official state
ment, published in the New York Times o
the 9th
AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
Nat. EXECUTIVE Com. Rooms,
NEW YORK, Oct. G.
70 tie Editor Of Nem York Times:
| wish to correct some of the mistakes il
the letter which was published in the Sun
World. &C., on Wednesday, as coming iron
Gov. Hayes Secretary.
First-Governor Hayes never was mem
her of the American Alliance.
Sccond-He never saw the Constitution
or bylaws OF the organization.
Third-No Committee of this Order ever
at any time, called on him either at Coum
bus, Philadelphia, or any other place for an,
purpose. We simply notified him by lette
that we Endorsed his nomination. In an
swer to which we received the letter from
his Secretary.
That letter was taken from my Office ant
was as much surprised as anyone can bt
to see it in print. | am st a loss to see why
those papers should find any fault with tht
proceedings, as we Endorsed Mr.. Tilden fol
Governor two years ago, and he found NJ
fault with it, but, on the contrary, was very
grateful for the assistance, only he requested
that it might be kept secret, for if it SHOULD