The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-01
THE VOICE OF A TRUE MAN.
Con. w. p. Bartlett 81 Massachusetts De-
ciares for Tiides and Reform.


Among the people Of Berkshire county
there Is perhaps no one whose continents on
u olitical topics are entitled to greater wei9ht
than are ,n1ss Ss Uep and bs wide rspataon
an able, conscientious, and upright citiken
since the surrender at Appomatox nave secured
trymen Gen. Bartlett has been well known
hitherto a. belonging to that large class OF indie
pende nt voters, and that these people may know
the sentiments Of so distinguished member OF
their ranks, am kindly permitted 70 nuke pup,
lie the subsistence OF pr,si interview "n'on
~ have no hesitation In saying that l am
earnestly and heartily In favor OF the election
OF Tilden and Hendricks" said Gen. Bartlett In
answer to a question a. to his position In the
present canpaien. ~ think the early prosperity
and welfare OF the country are entirely de-
pendent on their success"
"Do you think you express the sentiments OF
the class OF voters to which you belongr' l
Whether they are the sentiments of a ma
jority OF the independent voters Of the country
"but they seem to be entirely consistent with
what regard as the platform 81 the tndepen-
dress. entirely agree with Mr. Parke God win
IN his Interpretation OF that address. Mr.. Hayes
may be a very respectable gentleman, but In my
opinion he IL neverth eess the man described in
the address as the man who ought not to be
nominated while Gov. Tilden appears to me
to be exactly the kind of man which the adj
dress described as the man who ought to be
nominated. As Governor OF New York he has
shown that he possesses both the ability and the
courage to institute aud carry out the reforms
which are 40 much needed In the administration
Of the national Government, and which the peo-
Tits capacity ana courage for the work OF re-
form are matters OF record rather than OF
PROMISE"
Then you have no faith In the promises made
by Gov. HAYES IN his letter Of acceptance2''
Gov. Hayes may mean we'll enough. hut look
at the mon who are supporting him Does any
body suppose that In the event Of his election
Gov. HAYES Is going to say to Mr. Blaine; MT.
Ter. and the rest Of them, You are the men who
have brought the country into disgrace, and
then turn his back upon them2 Such a sup
position Is absurd upon the face OF II. Look at
Gen. Kilpatricks letter to Gov. HAYES. That
shows the kind of men who are supporting the
simply Infamous, and II IL can be shown that
Gov. Hayes received the letter without denoun-
cling It's author openly at once It ought to de-
Z" Being a soldier yourself, General, what is
your opinion OF Gen. DIS circular calling for
the organization Of the BOYS in Blue to aid In
the election OF Gov Hayesf" THAT circular"
replied the Gensral forcioly, us simply infa-
nous. and II will hurt Gov. Hayes and his cause
far more than II can help him. 1 am confident
that the soldiers who carried a musket IN the
army will not be Influenced by any such appeals.
The war Is over, anu what the country wants 10
peace ana good feeling throughout all sections.
notice, by the way" continued Gen Bartlett,
THAT some OF my independent friends, iucIul-
ing Carl Schurz, who Joined the Liberal party In
ls72 and cordially supported Mr.. Greeley. now
DEN by stating that they fear the influence OF
the exon federates In case Mr.. Tildsn Is elect
when II Is suggested that they diu not entertain
those fears IN 1877. when they obtained In ten
fold proportion to what they do now"
In further conversation. Gen. Bartlett ex-
pressed himself as somewhat disappointed at
| the attitude taken by such men As the Hon.
| Carl Schurz ana Mr. Bristow In the present cam
paien. He did not see how II was possible for
| them to overlook the influences which were At
work for Gov. Hayes, and, having observed them,
they could scarcely fall 70 see what the result
| OF such influence would be on Gov. Haves's
! Administration. In conclusion, the General
spoke in terms OF highest praise OF Gov. TIL
deD's reform record, aud his noble aud states
manlike qualities. he was satisfied In his own
mind that Gov. 1ilden WAS an earnest sympa-
tbzsr With the cause OF the Union during the
war, and the attempts OF the Republicans to
prove that he was ANYTHING else only showed In
what desperate straits thew were placed. He
suspected that the Republicans were conscious
of the inferioritv OF Gov Hayes as q reform
candidate, and that they were trying to dodge
that paramount issue by appealing to the old
war feeling.
Gen. Bsrtleu's long silence on the political
quesuons OF the day, II should be stated, are
entirely due to his III health. The terrible
wounds he received in the war, which left him
with but one leg, shattered his health greatly,
and latterly by over-exsrtion In business he has
brought himself down to = sick bed. He IL now
able to take d short ride during each day. and
he Is allowed to converse a few moments with
visitors but beyond TINS he has to be kept very
quiet. Gen. Bartlett hopes to he able to write .
letter more fully defining his position shortly.