The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-29

ANOTHER DISH OF FRA I'D.

For some days the dailies have been
giving column after column of Washing
ton developments, 1t has leaked out
that Mr.. Hayes was counted in by means
of bargain between Senator Stanley
Matthews and Hon, Charles Foster, who
signed written agreement on behalf OF
Hayes, on February 9th, pledging that
he would, on becoming President, at
once remove the troops from South Car
olina and Louisiana. This letter was
given to Senator Gordon, and on this
pledee the Southern members of the
House permitted the count to go on,
This letter was supported by one from
Hayes himselfto Foster, expressing the
same sentiments in general terms:
"It appears Senator Gordon, during the
progress of the electoral count, called on
Foster, and said that while he felt no re-
sponsibility for the action of the House,
vet he should insist upon it that the
South should have guarantees that their
State governments should not be inter-
fered with. They had contended for the
past ten years for this right, and if such
pledges were not given he would go into
the House and urge his friends to assist
in preventing the further count They
desired guarantees that the bayonet rule
of the past eight years should be abol-
ished. Mr.. Foster replied that all the
necessary pledges would be given-that
Hayes would certainly do what was right
and proper towards the South. Subse-
quently Stanley Matthews wrote letter
addressed to Senator Gordon, in which
he said that, knowing Hayess views and
purposes intimately, he felt satisfied that
the Southern States would be permitted
to conduct their local affairs in their own
Way. without interference from Hayes or
the Government at Washington. This
letter was signed by Matthews and Fos-
ter. A second letter was then written,
this time by Foster, and signed alone by
him. 1t was addressed to Senator Cor
don and placed in the hands Of Southern
Congressman. In this letter, bearing
date Feb. 81, 1877, Foster says ii feel
authorized to guarantee that the people
of South Carolina and Louisiana will be
allowed to administer their governments
without any interference on the part OF
President Hayes, should he be inaugura-
ted" and also "that there will be no fur
ther interference with State governments
by troops unless to preserve the peace
according to law" It's believed now on
thorough inquiry that all the guarantee
which Foster had to give from Hayes was
contained in letter which Hayes wrote
to him Feb. oath, fully endorsing his con-
ciliatory speech made in the House on
Feb. oath, thanking him for having made
it, and saying that if inaugurated he
would carry out its temper
"These letters were shown to Messrs.
Levy and Ellis, of Louisiana; John 7.
Brown, OF Kentucky, and other Southern
men. In addition to this Gen. Garfield
personally assured Col. Levy at the close
of his remarks above quoted that he
could rely on what he had said in that
speech. These pledges seriously infuen-
ced the Southern men, and the electoral
count"
Much excitement exists, and great is
the anxiety to get the letters published.
Mr.. Hayes has acted treacherous, it is
claimed, and his shameful wriggling ex-
excites disgust. There is no doubt that
pledge was given with the knowledge and
consent of Hayes; and through this
pledge Hayes was counted in when there
was legal means for defeating him.
The various steps in the atrocious vii
lainy that counted in fraudulent Presi-
dent are likely to be brought to light.
We are not disappointed at the course of
the Hayes gang; and only pity the sim
plicity that would extend confidence to
men so destitute of honest principle as
to be willing to accept the Presidency
through fraud.