The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-07-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL FRAUD.
Charles Francis Adams Enunciafes some
Yer, striking Truths Regarding Tie

Charles Francis Adams EnuncinteS Some
Very striking Truths Regarding ths
Frnuduient President.
From an Interview ~ the New York sun.
VI, duties a. President Of the Board 81
Trustees ~ Harvard College required that
should be IN Cambridge and appear pub
Iicly with Mr.. Hayes. But the suggestion
that because did meet him mi public,
and extend 20 him a ciyility which ! think
proper should be extended 10 any one who
holds the Office which he does-because |
ala this that | had changed my views Az ex-
pressed In the letter 10 Mr.. Tilden, which
was published, ~ totally false. have not
changed those views, nor can I. did feel A
little peculiarly when thought Of meeting
Mr.. Hayes. II l. a hard thing To say Of any
man that he bears the stamp Of fraud upon
his brow, and, therefore, In Mr.. Hayes saw
the letter, he must have been touched by II.
| did not write Y for publication, but only
70 express 60 Mr.. Tilden some sense Of my
respect for the manner in which he had
acted, while the wrong was being done him.
But what ! then wrote ! still adhere 10. One
fact stands out prominent-nothing can
oycrshadow IL; and that u the method Nv
which he received his office. No policy or
hi can atone for nat Ciyil-seryicc reform
What l. TIA matter of detail. Insigni1-
cant beside this one great matter. Policies.
reform and such things are mere side Issues.
Important enough In themselves, 10 be sure.
But this matter goes away down to the ques-
ton ~ our cxisteHce.
That was a great crisis through which the
country passed last winter. II Il WONDER
fnl that the majority ofthe American people.
whose will was then oycrriddcn. submitted
% Il 20 calmly. ] am grateful that they did.
II II q credit 70 the American people that
there was no violence. But II could never
be " again. The next time such 4 thing
shall happen, there VIII % violence. blood
she'd and ruin. When | learned that HE
matter had been left 70 the gentlemen who
acted upon The commission, | felt somewhat
relieved, because I thought: +" Now The
Judges. ~ least. will look AZ this question ia
4 fair and judicial light. They will try "a
gef AT The truth. They will try 10 learn
whom The people elected 10 be their Prcsi-
dent and Nice-PreSident." And ii seemed
- plain who were 80 elected that I fell Al
most assured Of what their decision would
be. But what was the RESULT Taking adj
vantage ~ technicaliiles. ~ legal qnibhlr-.
%ofeNers point that would give them an OPP
p0rtunity ~ voting as they wished 20 vote.
the majority declared a. IL has. Among 9TH
er lad results u that decision there j. this
one: II has utterly destroyed our faith in the
Judiciary, 80 far a. political questions which
may come before u ARE concerned. The ju-
dietary are no longer % be relied upon a. Il
source ~ ju>tice IN political matters.
Immediate steps must be taken 10 make
the repetition u this wrong impossible. II
must not hc a party matter. hope the pco-
pic 81 Al parties will join in making this
demand. Congress ought. the very first
thing, 70 begin the consideration N 4 con-
siituiional method ~ preventing the repcti-
fipn u such a crisis. In every way that II
possible ihiS demand should h. made.
A. ~ Nh HAYES. ! must Say that | fccl a
y mpathH ipr him ne means we'll. I think.
hnt in M fu n fll.c position. ana therefore N
'ryin1 position. ILL., IL and will he fhc most
aithcnlt cpurNe thar any President ha~ ever
Avn, a -feai deal more difficult than either
NJ those two mrn-pninting "a The portraits
III ~ father aud grandfather -and ihey had
II had ennugl. think Mr.. HAYES look
careMnrn uusy. Hooked AZ him rather chose
An An Gnu aridgp, and | thought he seemed
worn, inc difficulties are mol only those
Mhirn result from the methods which male
hiM President. hut are also those which M
nas mais since taking biz seat. What has
~ Nopnt tic haS divided. -piit up lii own
party. There 4. proof enough N thai. 80
Mhai the Republicans in Iowa have done.
mere y large portion thai makes no secret
~ opposition. Then see that his ~.fithrrn
policy nv dome. There was a time when IL
VA necessary. A. a result ~ their condition.
inat VIC southern negroes ~hcdld bc louKcd
alter M thc administration. Now II ~ u
politlcal n scsssliy Tor The Republican partY
W. M.t NNwNW NnNts hAi MiA tliNN~
iAs lpsi The party thar. Had he hcsn
A. sirpwd and clear-hcaded a poll
ucian ~ Blaine or Morton, hn would
never have done that. am grAtefnl-~o
I every good citizen thai peace and order
nave come NJ the South. But that Wa The
Policf 81 me Democratic party, and fhrpol-
lcs which \ would have carried ont lad II
nm p.en prevented b. the event which put
N Mr. llaNes's power 70 do ~. HI who
nau np right 70 do il has lone right. But
N Mlll secure no support from the Demo-
,sa.lr party Tor having done this. and 4; has
iiyidrd h~ cwn.
Ihe.n there n another difficulty which BE-
Z Under. II arises from the false position
tpok upon himself when he threw Pack
~ overheard in Louisiana. Now. III Mr..
ra'AaFu Wa not elected. Mr.. HAYES waS not.
lheFr can ~ no denying this. 20 that, IN /
\, Wts 0nsich because he wa nOi elected.
nr. Hayes II IN The same condition rNacily. !
'ne votes That elected Hayes elected Pack !
~ the other hand. II Packard was
'evleh, Why was he forced NJ rive up M
~ Governor ~ louisiana III win be
'Fh nat ~ either ease Mr.. HAYES Il III 4
position, and Therefore his course viii
4 irving one. do not zee how ~ can
A'es'ed ~ Il. can not think II possible Ia
N successful IN the face III an these Difficult /