Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-05-03
Ben Wade's Letter.
CRITICIsING THE PRESIDENTS

POLICY.
NEW York, April 22-The times
furnishes the following letter written
by ex-senator Benjamin E. Wade, of
Ohio, in condemnation of President
Hayes Southern policy. and which is
now published for the first time.
JEFFERSON, O., April 9.-Nr. z.
FL. Painter, Washington, D. C.-MY
DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 9Th
was duly received. You ask whether
I remember what I said in favor of
President Hayes in my endeavor to
procure his nomination at the Cinci-
natl Convention. | do remember it,
after what has since transpired, with
indignation and bitterness of soul
that [ never felt before You know
with what untiring zeal [ labored for
the emancipation of the slaves of the
South, and to procure justice for them
before and during time [ was in con-
grcss, and | supposed Gov. Hayes
was in full accord with me on this
subject. but [ have been deceived, be-
trayed and even Inundated by the
course he has taken to degree that [
have not language to express. During
the first month of his administration
we find him closeted with two of the
worst and most malignant enemies of
the colored race that can be found in
all that slave-cursed region, and there
consulting with those malefactors how
best he can put these colored people
under the iron heel of their most bit
ter enemies, and reduce them to
condition infinitely worse than before
they were made free. I feel that to
have emaneipated these people and
then to
LEAVE THEM UNPROTECTED
would be a crime as Infamous as to
have reduced them to slavery when
were free, and for Mr.. Hayes to do
this to the men who had at the hazard
of their lives have given him the votes
without which he never could have
had the power to do this terrible
injustice. No doubt he meditates the
destruction of the party that elected
him
A contemplation of all this fills me
with amazement, and inexpressible
Indignation. My only consolation is
that history informs me that better
men than ever pretended to be have
in like manner been deceived.
Some have attempted to excuse him
| h1yc hot L hrt hol
is paved with just such good intentions.
Truly yours, B. L. WADE.
Turkey has a population of %,
100000. Not counting Servia and
Roumania, European Turkey has about
100000 inhabitants, of whom
more than fifty percent, are Christians.
With more than half of their Euro
pean subjects in open or suppressed
revolt at the beginning, what can the
Porte expect in tussle with Russia ?
However, Turkey will bring no mean
force into the field to meet the Rus
sian Bear In time Of peace the has
had 157, 667 soldiers and 26, 040 kors-
es. The recent military laws turn
almost the entire adult male popula-
ton into conscripts. This gives her
powerful army. Her usual force is
4S6,10 men. The irregulars and
auxiliaries make the total strength
GIG, 100. AS the war pr ogresses, the
Porte will rob the cradle and the grave
to replenish the decimated ranks.
Egypt and other Mahommedan states
will of course come to the aid Of the
Sultan to the extent of their power.
IF the grand armies of the respective
countries open the fight with gener-
al advance. the onslaught cannot fail
to be appalling. The news from the
East will be watched with great inter-
est.