The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL FRAUD.
WM n. 'HiNDLER BECLtHTvG THfT
HiTES ms fOINTED ~.
Then Bnrgnining with southern Democrats
so that the Fraudulent Count should not
he Di.turbcd-somc Broken Pledges.


New HAMPSHIRE. in which he makes n number
Of explicit and interesting statements concern
ing alleged bargains made during the electoral
count. and their alleged fufment 10y the a1op-
tion and pursuance on the Presidents " South
ern policy" After referring to the declarations
OF the Cincinnati Convention. and Of Gov. Hayess
letter Of acceptance in regard to the protection Of
Southern citi2ens in the free enjoyment of all
their rights. Mr. Chandler asserts that the Re-
publican party. by the advice and procurement
Of Gov. Hayes. made the necessity Of keeping
Federal power in Republican hands. and using
it for tho protection Of black and white South
crn Republicans. the main issue Of the Pres-
dontial campaign. He says that "the bloody
shirt" IA it Is termed. WIS frc'y waved and
Gov. Hayes himself urged prominent public
men to put forward "a our best argument. tho
dangers Of rebel rule ami solid South. In
this connection Mr. Chandler quotes the follow
ing eNpr -sions from Gov. Haycs's letter Of
Nov. s. 1876. when the latter thought himself
defeated
p, 1' 'irS 'a 'oT y % s :" SsSrn SfrH 'T Ss 's1
cnnn.t ,.Sg umig AMI MI .Mc The so.ilcrn
me ncmt' - nnid a,d Ven Tire color,d man. iai" wil
| the only reason that r,srct the ncwstsasuis
| Mr.. Chamber then says that Gov Hayes not
only pledged himself 20 protect TO the full cx-
| ten, II tie Federal power. life. suffrage and
| political rights IN the South hut was counted in
rs President only 10y reason OF special pledges
| given hy Senator sherman and other Ohio
emissnres. who particularly and emphntirally
promised that ne would recognize and maintain
| the lawful State Governments Of South Carolina
| and Louisiana. and stand hy Cows. Chamberlain
ana r' S"ri Mt, Vnoniier ampllii's hese
| statements at considerable length. and makes
| charges as follows.
WIS lom and honor. therefore II scoms 20 mo.
mnininin rs own rish,n,in.S ~ ~ tiils' an
| stnnI hv tho mon ari' ur'n ,Itl.snf hi. nnrfv
Hnd he done so. in nv hriiei t1o pamo' ',,rlitt,i;
| The ErpuMican parfy would hnvn r.n,nin,I
dominaili ~ e,ery Nor'h.rn Sat, and Ia
| the country m In. recent IN / .ls.tinus In-f a.,
! of all this. what 10 W., sDrY Almost ia" Gr-t
| M of Tho MY A,iminfsfr,t' an ,rn. . ,,idi ,
bargain thii hal been mais dnrln., the Tr,.i'
| dental count hy which Mr. HIVES should ho
President tht lawful Governnents Of I1nisi-
| ana and South CnrnIinn were H. i', ni,an 'i.n.i
| and the mob Gnvernmorts Of thosn S,a,ns
were 10 be recognized nnd rstnbl shrd
Tan Dg%91Gra'f G5 Sv n Ib tn H9ns Of hrrcn
the Electoral Commfssiun and the regular pro.
bii whloh they hey Fad warmly % nprortcd. M Hayes
would surely 1c Pres dent .oncrivod th" rinn ~
saving something from the wrc,k. Thy had
riotous proce"inss to ircnk IN ths cour. ani
then op'ned negotiations WITH ~ il timid and and
toS co9,S S9"S6rriy 6a eSPec'"At ErPnhcans 9s t2ey
| y9nd their sanguine expectations senator
SShrrmYIin Sny Yirel nad yiSitcd ONO and consulted
| r'rhtl' member. and nephew Of Mr. Stanley
Ma'tn'ws hai acted, NJ co-bctween gnd on
~ yVrn sneIrmn3n. and James A. GARFIELD. and on
iHe otiner l. = G Lamar Joh N B Gordon. +. j.
yTn,i i,n,ni r,, S-nn. ba -, A. burH'' ana John
iTFTng Frng;nr,h pTI"h had ngr,'I I,,li No, ho,r,,
49,, ~ ~ IL. I .n' c,uh, ~, sltItuan ttan n3' ne hrokrh
ar uI ~ '@ y use nt ,9I, ligyes shonh pe de-
s"nd,Iatt ~, 49, uy a,tu ,h
| 49,, ttt'f "N"'77f'h wv
| uoops should be wthdrrawn from pr9'cet.ng
n.w ,nHtis,,rrs,in "li a ru,,.,ni nni i."i lne
,.,,, lvi u IN , sru S''n.LL w HoN-
| an n Nf.I"us j., ~ INN "a ,' N9"''' N"''''"''
~ rer,ain .,Snerai AMI in1en,i,, io,,ors
now in ih, hands 81 l. A. E,IrSe md in n,h.r
ways. the asf@cncnt v was as @ au,6enticai'a a and
utah, wns i'lin"nltrly IN rrj9rslel ny
MY pa"Sarl or % cn@mbeTan ri % tq' hut 10 sis S S'fS tc
prasii"n Aftrr inausrrnti'n ,h bor.,ni, >, ,v ,,is
sresy f,nh .on ."" Nv ,l'v be 'sn.n W.T. W.T.
ypt' ~ tbeir sttos was safe "7 G"ys Ip,ctarrd
eipi, Lhnnncrla'n .ad been noiiiied oy Msssrs'
hnWs ,,s an Lynr,S 10 x, T. "W 10Y Nnan
hlvlh'l llh' lle IhHs' IrtInu'r' ne lIutrslri
hgslwRsl li ing on. me ir'sdeht 9esliated
Of rho borcanp Mr. Ms,,hews ' wes arm, r
came from ouio, anu wl'nln '"enN-ip1f hours
Chare., 80. GOV Sl..a,.. y:.
| AS 20 Louisiana, ma tu.iinrrt trureedcd
] more slowly, but none the less surely. Packard
| Federal aid, which 1t Was difficult y withhold
| from one as surely Governor aS Hayes was
| President and yet there was the bargain. As a
| suhtrrfugc, an uncOnstlt ltutip puRl commisS ion,
| consisting Of Mrsers. John NJ Harlan. Joseph
| II. Hawley. G. B. Lawrence. Wayne MacNeagh.
| and John C. Brown. was sent 10 New Orleans
| instructed 10 gradually destroy the Packard
| Legislature by seduclng or forcing its nom
| bers into the Nichols Legish.turr: hut they
proyingtoo stnbborniy Republican thc c"mmis
| SION tnlnrraphed 10 the President that nothing
would destroy Packard but the actual order
| Withdrawing The tr0Ots Al the word thn prasi.
| dent pnve tha order; Packard was crushed nnd
| ,hr r1nlmlssion returned triumphnni tn WISH
| ine,on T., l.. r,rorni2aJ ono of them (,nn Inr
lgn, hy an appcintment as Supreme Court
| Judge; an nth'r Mr. Lawrence fv the relanse
| Of Jake Kehm. the great whiskny ennsniratnr
and defrauicr of the r,venu. al Chicago' Gen.
| Wawlcr WAS offered III" at,n"in,mnmf II Chi"i
Commissioner 10 ihr Paris Exhibi,inn. bnt de-.
| clined because the salary Was to h.
only t5.OO0; and three onleos wcre ten
| dcred To- Mr. MncV"neh. IA d,"iincI IN
| tho ground that his sguAl services donandod
| NOR, ample recognition. The English mission
| WAS assigned him. but circunStanr.s haxr
| made its dnlivcry inoxpedicnt or impossinln.
| one other hone remained To- (iov Packard. he
| had "A lawful court Of Justice and might al,istll
| To- that But there were two va,,nnoios ma il
|