The Morning herald., 1876-10-09

not have authorised Les TO write the letter
| The genuinenees Of the letter and Q
tho nomination and its acceptance arc nc
questioned. Ell M
Chandler and his committee arc at thel
wits end. They don't know which way t
turn. The members of American Allianc
are furious at the evidence that Hayes au
nounced his adherence of their principles
Foreign born citizens ere equally incensed
because he subscribed to the tenets OF thei
proscriptiye order, and all honest men ar
indignant that 90 weak and mean q char
acter should be nominated by q great part.
for President Of the United States.
It may take some time for the full exten
OF these revelations to be appreciated
through the whole country, and there is NJ
doubt that when It does reach, its effect vii
be great. Radical leaders contemplate tht
contingency of his withdrawal, but are en-
tirely at q loss as to whom TO substitute fol
him.
They cannot put in Wheeler. because az
the candidate of the order, and co-partner
in Hayes deception, ho is "tarred with the
same stick" -r~
They would like to fall back on Grant,
but know that he is too shrewd TO take q
nomination at such q time, when defeat
would be certain. .-r.|.
What they will do is one Of matters
secrets OF the future.
The venerable General Dix recently ap-
piled to Mr.. John Foley, Of this city, for q
certificate to the effect that he, Dix, had
been the vehement opponent of the Tam
many Ring, and that Mr.. Tildsn had de-
Tended It on certain occasions.
Foley's reply Is a treasure in literature,
which hope every one will read.
He informs Dix that he knows all about
the matter, quite as well as any one, and
that Tilden was in bitter and open hostility
to Tweed and his associates long before the
time Dix refused 10 take any part in the
against them. The venerable
centennaire is much discouraged by this
matter.
Foley is manufacturer of gold pens
here of considerable fortune, and has
strong prediction for putting himself to
the front in politics. He is noted for his
blunt, honest denunciation of rings of Off
cial plunderers.
Nothing could be more burtful to Repub-
licans just now, when their canvass con-
sists Of personal assaults upon Democratic
candidates, than the blunt truthfulness Of 6
man like Foley, who always tells what hi..
opinion Is, without regard to whom he dis
pleases.
The Hon. Abram s. Hewitt addressed
letter to Commissioner Raum calling on
him for reply to his letter Of September
ID, relative to the income tax Of Rutherford
B. Hayes, and William A. Wheeler. It will
be remembered that Mr.. Logsn's Commis-
sioner Rsum shi1Eed reply to this request,
under the miserable pretext that the reduced
appropriations had SO re-
luced the clerical force of the Bureau that
be could not furnish information as quickly
IS heretofore. OF course this was the thin
nest kind of sham, as the information called
for could have been furnished by five min
utes' labor OF two clerks.
Mr.. Rewitt's letter demanded explicitly
to know whether or not member of Con-
yress has right to ask for information as
to public affairs Of oro Of the departments,
The truth of the matter Is that Hayes
never made any income returns ct sll, end
that Wheeler's lcturns are eli fraudulent
because in one year alone he received more
money iu net profit on one transaction than
he paid income tax on during the whole Of
his life.
The history Of the appointment Of Raum
% the Com ommissionership OF Internal Reve-
nue is curious and instructive. After every
,ody asked to take the place had declined, |
Ind the President was in dsspsir on the
ubject, it struck John Logan that he might
Is we'll have the patronage of the position !
n his own hands. especially on account of
ersain matters in Chicago connected with !
be manufacture Of whisky. So, in great
taste, one day he wrote note at the Senate
hamber, to the President, suggesting
ssum's name, secured the signature Of his
olleague, and sent it down in great haste to
irant.
Raum' g nomination came back in thirty
minutes, and he was confirmed within an
lour. The joke IS that Rxum never was
by any one for Commissioner
# Internal Revenue. WAS utterly incompe.
ent for the position and ignorant Of the