Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-29
a Letter to New Hampshire
Voters,

William E. Chandler, the New Hampshire mem
Der Of the Republican National Committee. ha
published an open ku.r to the republican voter
of that State in which he makes q number Of ex
Piici statements concerning alleged bsrgan
made during the electoral count, and their alleged
fn fllment in the adoption OF the President
'>oathern policy"
After referring to the declarations of the Gin
cinusu Convention, and of Governor Hayes let
ter Of acceptance. in regard to the protection o.
Southern citizen. 10 the free enjoy me nt of all the
rights, Mr. Chandier asserts that the Republican
party, by the advice aud procurement of Governor
Iayes made The necessity of keeping Feders
power in r publican hands. and using it for the
protection of black and white Southern Republi
cans" the main issue Of the Presidential cam
paign lie says she bloody shirt" as it is termed
was freely waved AMI Governor Hayes himself
urged prominent public men to put forward, a,
our best Argument The dangers of Rebe .ule AM
q solid South.
The cha ges made by Mr.. Chandler. are, with
some sbbrevia,ion, ss follows:
|. Rutherford o. Hayes was elected Presiden
by lhe republican patty on the platform of oppo
siIion 10 rebel ,uIe and solid south.
H. Before the actual declaration of his election
and 10 secure the same, q deliberate written bar.
gam was msde ia his behalf by the same Senator
She rn and his assOc by which IL WAS
with senator Gordon aud otner Southern rebel
democrats, that when he should be President no
attempt should be made 10 enforce the above prin-
ciples OF his party, hut that the South should be
allowed to manage its own affairs IN its own way
ami that in particular he would abandon the law
tni S'ate governments of Louisiana and South
[ (aIpIua and reCOVulZe their staad tha oh-
governments of Wade Hampton and F. II. Mich
oils.
Ill. After his inauguration the bargain was lit
erslly fIDled.
~. All attempts to administer the government
upon the principles by prOclsiming which he had
been elected aud COUNTED in, were deliberately
abandoned; the south notified that il should not
be inteIiefed with by his adm n lstration; South
ern ku-klux and negro murderers released and
amnestled by Presidential order; the enforcement
OF federal laws at the South given up, or in
trusted to rebel democratic hands; Senator Cor
don aud his fell W. barganer- acc, pied as the in
tlmaIe and acknowledged advisers oil the Piesi-
dent aud the isposers Of federal patronaye: and
the black aud white republicans of the South mer-
cl SLY surrendered to the insults per.ecution.
aud atrocities of their democratic enemies
V. As necessary result of all this the repub.
can parry Of he south Was dsbanded. and no re
publican v0les were cast ~ States where a free
ballot would show large republican msjorities the
republican party at the North was parai, zed
wherever the advice C! supporters or spologist,
for the new policy WAS needed republican defeats
ensued wherever 1t was endorsed, republican vic
toiie. only where IT was repudisted; and with q
solid souh and divided North. the confederate
democrats are marching towards nationsl yicI sey
10 1880. while President Ha,es and Secretary
Sherman look on with much indifference q, II
they we've IN name, as they are In fact allies 0.
the democratic party.
Mr. Chandler lows these declarations with 8
vigorous appeal to the republican to be courage
Gus, abandon the feeble aud destructive "policv. ;
and re-organize on the basis of equal right, anc
protection lor all.