The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-07-27
A SAMPLE LIE.

The organ of the Toledo soreheads
announced on Sunday last that ''for
some days correspondent of the New
York Sun had been looking up funor
known for some time to well informed
political circles of the City, that pend
ing the contest oyer the Electoral count
last winter Rutherford B. Hayes made
a heavy loan of money" 1t is sought
to give special force to said correspond
ent's movements by the fact that he
''is former resident of this city" He
is said to have ''struek mine of infor-
nation which, if as he represents, will
give Mr.. Hayes's organs work in eI-
planning" This information, we are
told, lis In substance, that he finds re-
corded at the Lucas county Court
House of date early in February last,
a mortgage for S25, 900 on Lucas eoun-
ty real estate, as security for a note
given to some one in Franklin county,
due in one year." The Sun correspond
ent "stated that he should telegraph
the whole facts" to the paper, ''con-
Meeting the transaction with the time
and setion of the Louisiana Returning
Board"
On such showing, It Ia, that form
er Secretary of State of Ohio, former
member of Congress and aspirant for
the Governorship, cowardly and mean
ly implies and insinuates what be lacks
the nerve to charge-that President
Hayes borrowed $25, 900 of money for
use in controlling or influencing the
faction of the Louisiana Returning
Board" The bare fact that he borrow
ed money, is alone made the basis of
this grave accusation. No other use
for money by him is admitted as prob
able. If he obtained money in Febru-
ary last. it must have been for that
particular purpose. That one fact
constituted ga mine of information"
which will give the friends Of the Pres
ident "work in explaining"
1t is not complimentary to the Amer
lean people, that explanation of so
simple and natural o transaction should
be expected. A great many citizens
borrow money every day. aad give
security thereof; and this is no reason
why President-elect should not have
the same privilege. Had the New York
SUMS professional falsifier, or the To-
ledo echo Ct his lie, beel half as anx-
ious to state the truth, as he was to
''strike mine" of falsehood, he would
have ascertained-if, in fact, be did
not already know-tbat Gov. Hayes, as
chief legatee and executor of the estate
of his uncle, Sardis Birchard, was
charged with the payment of consider
able sums in special beauest, which be-
came due last winter; and that the
property, mainly non-productive, con-
tributed little toward such payment,
making heavy advances by him neces-
saFy. These facts alone, would fully
explode this wonderful "mine" But
in addition to this, could really have
been ascertained by an honest enquir-
er, that Gov. Hayes has subscribed
liberally, and to the amount of several
thousands of dollars, to the construc- |
ton of the Columbus e. Toledo Rail |
road, which subscriptions matured |
within the past year. This fact would |
account for a good portion of the
''hoavy loan" which is sought to be
connected" with the ELECTORAL |
count" The facts we have here given |
are notorious in this City. and any man |
with sense enough to edit even a sore
head paper;ehould have been aware of
Commercial.