The Osceola times., 1876-10-21
The Last Tissue OF Republican Lies
-..Hayes and the Ameri-
can Alliance.
Cincinnati Enquirer,

The desperate and futile attempt is
made to extricate Hayes from Lis "Amer-
lean Alliance" discontinue by brazen
falsehood. The following letter was
handed to the New York Times to be
telegraphed 10 the country, and the coun-
try is already in possession of the lie:
AMERICAN ALLIANCE, EXECUTIVE Com
aITTER Rooms, New YORK, Oct 6.-To he
Editor of he New York 7imes';-I wish to
correct some OF the MISTAKES in the letter
which was published in the World, Sun, &c,
on Wednesday, as coming from Governor
Hayes secretary:
First-Goyernor Hayes never was a men,
Der OF the American Alliance.
Second-He never saw the constitution or
bylaws of the organization.
Third-No committee OF this order ever, at
any time, called on him at Columbus, Phila-
delphia or any other place for any purpose.
We simply notified him by letter that we in
dorsed his nomination, in answer to which
we received the letter from his secretary.
That letter was taken from my office, and
was as much surprised as any one can be
to see il in print. ] am at loss to know
why those papers should find any fault with
the proceeding, AS we indorsed Mr.. Tilden
Two years ago and he found no fault with II,
but, on the contrary was very grateful for
the assistance, only he requested that it
might be kept secret, for ii it should become
public he feared he might lose the foreign
vote. Respectfully yours,
LEMUBL s. TYLER,
Secretary OF the American Alliance.
This is sample of the republican
methods of conducting the canvass. The
above is forgery to begin with, and q
tissue of lies in the second place. The
letter is dated Oct. 6, 1876, and purports
to be signed, in New York, by Lemuel
5. Tyler. But Lemuel S. Tyler was in
Germany on that day, and has been
abroad since the 29th day OF
July last. He could have writ
ten no letter in New York on
the sixth instant when three thousand
miles away. The letter being forgery,
fact of which We are just now assured
by an officer of the american Alliance
in Ohio, is, of course, made up of lies,
the admission OF the genuineness of the
title Of the private secretary of Governor
Hayes being the one redeeming feature
of the political trick and falsehood. 1t
is charged, for example, in this forged
letter, that the american Alliance" in
dorsed Mr.. Tilden for governor two years
ago, that he found no fault with it, that
he was very grateful, and requested that
it be kept secret, for If it should be made
public he feared ii might lose the foreign
vote. This is an important admission.
The truth has hit. 1t is confessed by
even the republican liars that Hayes
ought to lose the entire naturalized vote.
1t is attempted to charge a like ohense
upon Mr.. Tilden. We have before us
the authentic paper giving the date of
the organization of the American ALI
ance, signed by Lemuel :. Tyler, chief
secretary. 1t begins as follows;
AMERICAN ALLIANCE, NATIONAL ExEcU,
TIVE COMMITTEE Rooms, New YORK, June
s, 1876 TO the AmericaH Iioters Of he
United Sfates.--At conference OF dele.
gates representing different American or,
ders in the United States, held in Philadel.
phia on May 10, 1876, a joint organization
was perfected under the name and title OF
the American Alliance" based upon and
to further the principles of AMERICANS
RULING AMERICA"
The " "American Alliance" it thus Off
cially appears, was organized on the 10Th
of last MAY, and its doctrines was first
formally promulgated on the sth of last
June. Mr. Tilden was elected governor
in 1874, two years before the american
Alliance" was born. This is all that
need be said about that forged letter of
lies.