The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-15
AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER
TIE FRAUDULENT PRESIDENTS rTGUR-
ING FOR TIE sPEiEEESfTP.
Authentic Copy OF Hayes Communication to
the Rev. Gen. Gnrteid-Tb~ Rev. Gariieid
shown to Have Hccn Guilty or something
Very Much Ecscmbiing DvwnrIgbt Lying.

RhOwu Intc fCtu tN'itN ~ ~omrtnihE
Very Much Iscscmbiimg DownrIgbt Lying.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1i.-On thc 3Oth OF last
June published wha, purported to be sub
stantially correct version Of II icttcr which Re-
turning Board Hayes had writton to Gen. jus.
A. Garfield asking him 10 withdraw from the
Senatorial contest in Ohio. aud pchging him. in
consideration for his -uhservency. TN" ENecu-
tive influence TO secure his election ms speaker
OF the House OF Representatives. Ny obIsct in
publishing the letter WAS twoioid. wanted to
prove out of uayes's own mouth that he had
boon n pnrty to Tho bargains which Stanley
Matthews had made with rertnin so-called Dom
ocrats like senator Gordon o, Georgia and f. A.
Burke OF Louisiana. | called attention TO the
fact that 1t was wc. known that the Democrats
had clear working majority in tho House Of
Representatives that all political stntisticians
agreed in admitting this fact lnsserted thatin
ths conference at W1rmley's that Stanley Mat
thews, Jas. 4. Garfield. and ChGs. Foster had with
Senator Gordon. T.. \. Burke and other South
erners 1t was agreed that In return for the
withdrawal OF the troops from Louisiana and
South Carolina. and the recognition Of Hamp-
ton and Nichols. the Administration should re-
cove active and efficient support from that sec-
ton. | claimed that the letter Of Hayes To Gar-
field was prma lacio proof that he knew-of this
bargain and approved IT, because he asserted in
elected Speaker OF the House Of Representa-
tives were very good. ! held that the only
ground on which lie could base such n belief
was the hope and expectation founded on
promises that enough Southern Democratic
members Of Congress would desert their party
to enable the Administration TO secure the or
ganization OF the House. This. II was asserted.
was direct interference on the part of the Ex-
ecutive with the management OF caucuses and.
moreover. an infringement of the highest privi-
leges OF the House OF Representatives. 1t was
shown from the parliamentary history OF Eng
land that the House of Commons had always
been exceedingly jealous of its privileges.
and had invariably resisted any and every at
tempt OF the royal authority to encroach
upon its exclusive prerogatlvcs. As memora-
bio instance OF this quoted from Mays Parlia-
mentary History the case OF member Of the
House OF Commons who had in urging the pas
cage Of measure. stated that the King wanted
1t passed. for which he WIS adIudGcd
guilty Of contempt OF tho privileges Of
the House. brought to its bar. madc to kncel
humbly and beg its pardon. insisted that the
Constitution OF the United States gave TO the two
Houses Of Congress the exclusive right to select
their own officers and that any attempt of the
Executive to interfere to influence corruptly or
otherwise the selection Of a Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives was a breach OF its
privileges. for which he should be summarily
dealt with.
Another thing upon which insisted was
that this letter to Garfield demonstrated the
hypocrisy OF Hayes in regard to civil service
reform. He bad Just issued his famous order
forbidding Federal oflicehoders 10 interfere in
the management OF party conventions. and l
pointed out how he was not only interfering to
control the election Of United States Senator.
n n loinp q n he rledpipv himself n l., -
his vast influence to corrupuy secure tho or
ganizaton Of the House OF Kepres entatives.
This letter Of Hayes to GARFIELD. II II did con-
tain the language which asserted it did. was
ample to sustain all the positions | had as
sumed as above set forth. II was in truth the
most damaging piece OF evidence against
Hayes in existence. establishing. as it did the
fact that he was trading politician. To main
tain silence was to admit the accuracy Of the
version as printed. Honcc on June 2 Gen.
James A. Garfield published the following let
ter. addressed 10 the general agent Of the Asp
ciated Press. who gave it the widest possible
circulation:
CoLuxsu.. Ohio. June l. 1877
DEAH SIR; Ihave Just seen in the Cincinnati Commercial
Of this morning. COPIED from 1nE NV NoRs SrS what
purports 70 be letter Of the President to II is
forgery in every hne aud word. j A GARriKLo.
1t was not pretended that the letter, as pub
llshed in The Sun. was a literal copy. but sim
ply substantially correct version OF ii. The
intention of Gen. Garfield as his letter plainly
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ever written 10 him. II show that such let
ter was written, and that my version OF it was
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rarneid OF u'hpeIa'e suppIesslph "' ule
truth which is rs bad in morals rs deliberately
uuerihG lhiseAooH' At'"H u'h' 'halehssd
him TO authorize those 10 whom lie had OK
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HlOi'eu ''e ''''Vl ~ p""''su "i''' it'"''''l'h
OF It's contents. llc las made no sign since.
now have IN authenticated CODY O. that letter
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Heh' bhrh'll 70 lhe i'!l'"ln- p"iS"lS' "WioHc
recollection OF the Original / challenge nm To
nrnenl IN II il true rs euenoct tLat he has
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