The Morning herald., 1876-10-12
THE APOLOGIsTS OF HAYES,

city practiced upon the public by the pri-
vate secretary of Governor Hayes in re-
gard to the relations of his chief with the
american Alliance" says the New York
'World," has completely dumfounded the
administration organs. A few Of them
pluck up courage to confess that they also
would be glad to see foreign voters dis
crimirated against in our politics. Others
attempt to screen their candidate by de-
claring his private secretary acted without
his authority, which opens out charming
prospect Of the way in which he would ad-
minister his high Office if elected. A can
didate, who allows his private secretary to
answer questions from political bodies,
without knowing what those bodies are, or
to what his answer may commit him, is
not precisely the sort Of person to contend
successfully as a President with Chandler
and Morton, and Butler and Blaine, for
reform within the eparty." But the weak.
est at once, and the most immoral attempt
yet made to break the force ofthis deadly
blow, at the repute of Governor Hayes for
prudence. consistency and frankness, is
that of tie Evening Post, which says:
Assuming the facts to be exactly as re-
ported, what less could Governor Hayes
have said! Suppose that the Methodist
Episcopal Preachers Association of this
city, or body of Roman Catholic clergy
men anywhere, had adopted a resolution
approving the nomination of Hayes, or of
anybody else, and had sent the candidate
copy Of it, could he in decency have omit
ted to thank them for it? Ii he had thanked
them, would he have become forthwith a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, or Of the Roman Catholic Church?
A sane person can make but one answer to
this question"
Suppose" there were in the South an
organization organized to promote the pay.
ment of the rebel debt, by an amendment
of the Constitution; or to deprive by the
same means the black race Of the right of
suffrage; or to deny to them the equality
guaranteed by our existing laws, and sup
pose such an association adopted q resolu
tion approving the nomination of Hayes,
and sent copy of 1t to him, ought he sin
decency" to acknowledge the resolution as
"a valued favor" and to say, in reply, "that
he is deeply grati6ed by the expression of
con6dence!' Could he not 'in decency
have omitted to thank them for it," Or,
Suppose" body Of men pledged to labor
for the reputation Of the public debt, had
done the same thing? Or that another Or
ganisation, bound by secret oaths to oblit-
crate all State lines, and 10 create consol-
idated empire out of the Union, had ex-
pressed its "confdence' in him and in
the course he would pursue if President ?
And suppose, in addition, he had said to
each and all of these bodies that at the
proper time, be would see that they had
money to assist in his election?
For our part, we find very decided diff
ference between an association to worship
God according to the tenets of the Roman
or the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
one to prevent our naturalized citizens
from voting aud from holding any Office.
Every "sane person" in the nation, would
have reason t. '!vaiue' an expression Of
confidence in lin, made by body OF
Methodist or Roman Catholic clergymen,
and ITO be deeply grati6ed by it." but no
"sane" person who is fit to receive the suf.
frages of the American people, ought to