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bravcly on. This opposition does not come
from disappointed Office seekers or profess
sional politicians.
Cen BEATTY, who presided at the meeting
in Columbus, was II gallant soldier In the
civil war, and aitcrward Republican mcm-
Der of Congress. The others who took a
prominent part in the proceedings are
locally we'll known as responsible and nilu-
entail Republicans, who have never wavcrcd
i'm their faith, and who are now consistent
ms they affirm. in resisting the trcachery of
the Fraudulent President.
In the close state of parties in Ohio even
n slight detection from either side would
almost insure success to its opponent. Not
wthstanding the extraordinary means en-
ploycd, the immense amount of money cx-
pended. and the open excrtions of the Adj
ministrntion and all its oncchodcrs and
contractors, the change of less than one per
cent of the vote east last November for
President would have changed the result.
II Is well known now that in addition to the
drafts which CHANDLER sent To HAYES, the
iac-similcs Of which were recently published
in TIL SUN, HAYES personally raised large
sum. which was used in the canvass ~ pro-
mote his own election.
when the Republicans of Ohio are dissat-
isiicd with the leaders Of their party. or do
not approve the policy of a Republican Adj
minstration, their habit is to stay at home
and let the elections 20 by default, until
change is effected. The representation IN
Congress was thus transferred from one
side to the other in 1874. when the tidal
tb., H.. nj ha
pie rose up i'm their might to rcbukc the cor
ruption at Washington.
All the Indications at this time point TO
heavy loss in the Republican vote in Octo-
hcr from u class Of men who are discon-
tented with HAYES and his bogus reforms.
and who at the same time are unprcparcd
10 60 over to the Democrats. They will not
appear at the polls. Another class, with
grievances To resent and scores 60 settle,
will emphasize their hostility in different
ways, some by defiant warfare and others
by secret stabblng.
Supcraddcd to these elements of dscord.
much discomfort has been occasioncd by the
Communistic declarations of the platform
and of the candidate for Governor. which
represent rcd Rcpuhlicanism in its extreme
phase. However labor and capital may bc
separated in some things, they are heartily
united 10y the necessity of their existence. in
crushing cut destructive doctrines that
would Mpturn society and resolve u govern
mcnt of law aud order into chaos
These various forces make up consider
able aggregate, and render the defeat of the
Republican ticket almost certain In fact.
there i every urobabllitV of A couulctc dis
ruption OF the party, which revcrscs in Ohio
and Pennsylvania this fall would greatly
precipitate. No organization worthy of the
name exists in the South. In tine North,
rival factions war with each other, and in
the West, the process Of disintcgration has
already commenced.
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That nnrrow-mindcd and uncnlghtcncd
journal. the Springfield Republican, Is sur
priscd lat the hesitation Of large class of
Republican leaders" "who have virtue
enough TO perceive the virtue Of Mr.. lIAYEs's
administrative reforms in coming forward
openly and heartily in the endorsement of
him and his work.
There is nothing to bc surprised at in this.
indeed, any other result would be surpris-
ing. 1t * impossible that Mr. HAYES should
succeed in reforming anything because he
owes his Office to Fraud first triumphant in
American history. That strikes him with
impotence from the start No intelligent,
sclf-rcsuccting Republican leader can en-
dorsc him, or undertake in earnest to coop
crate with him.
second reason may be given for his coll
lapse and that is the Incompetence of the
men he has called about him as official adj
viscrs. Such Cabinet was never before
composed. The elements of common sense
and practical executive faculty are absent
from every man in it, except Mr.. THOMPSON
In the Navy Department, and perhaps our
own Mr.. EvARrs. 80 doubt Mcssrs. SCHUI,Z.
KEY, and DEVINs possess certain kinds OF
talent, but as practical men they are utter
failures. II IL an opera bOuilc Cabinet.
nothing more.
Moreover, the civil service reform, So
called, which Mr.. II AYES has undertaken. and
which the Sprmaf, II Republican admircS. is
contrary to the Constitution Of the United
States; and no man who understands the
provisions and appreciates the supremacy
of the Constitution, will give it his endorse
mcnt
There Is still another reason why Mr.
HAYES administration cannot come to
any good, and this is the intellectual in
capacity of Mr.. HAYES himself Very
possibly he might make iar country
justice Of the peace. hut when such II man
is placed in the position of President lac be-
comes absurd
What sort Of n man is Brother HINES
the Millcrite preacher = was asked one
day Of the late Rev DR.. PARKNIAN
of Boston. the witty Unitarian minister
brother HINES, answered DR.. PAIKMAN
in his funny. squcaking voice, is n fool or,
speaking the language Of the carnal heart
unconscious Of its immortal destiny, he is Il
damned fool"
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pursue them until justice overtakes the
guilty conspirators and their accomplices.
sherman's speech 49, His Communistic
Programme.


The first public defence OF HAyEs's Fraud
ucnt Administration by any member of his
Cabinet, since il came into existence last
March. was made by JoHS SHERMAN vestcr-
day in his spcccb at Mansfield Ohio HAYES
himself as we'll os EyARTs and ScHURz and
THOMPSON and KEY and McCRARY have
got off many tittIinp harangucs i'm their
mnkctinr tours through the country; but
these have been of the nature of mush and
molasscs. and the Speakers have carefully
rcfrpincd from obtrudina upon public no.
ticc the acts and projects of the Fraudulent
Administration.
For n fortnight past II has been proclaimed
over the land that SHERMAN was preparing
n speech. II had been supposed that HAYES
civil service sham reform precludcd Cabinet
officers from taking part in elcctionccring
campaigns: but SHERMAN gave IL to be
understood that his snccch would he related
TO the business of his department and the
finances of the country. and that he could
discuss these themes while rcfraining from
the ordinary kind of political debate. This
ais, was n sham.
III making his speech last night. SHERMAN
did not pretend To coniinc himself to finance
He first treated at length the eases of
Louisiana and South Carolina: but in doing
so failcd TO explain the duplicity of HAYES
conduct respecting them. He next dealt with
HAYEs's civil service prctcnccs. and made
claims that are in no way justified by the
facts of the case or the experience of the
country. He next took up the finances.
about which he said nothing new;
and he did not even explain the
recent operations in the four per cent. loan,
with which his name Is scandalously con-
ncctcd. lie then took IN the strikes. which
he SAYS. were suppressed by the regular
army. though the regular troops never fired
a shot and npnearcd Mt but n very few
of the points of disturbance. and were
not seen at all i'm New York or New .Jor-
soy He snVs TINT Compress rcfus,d
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THE REIOIT ~ ONO.



CoLrMprs, o. Aug. 13-1he Anti-lInyes
warmly approving Of the resolutions adopted
hy the meeting held IN this city last week A
Republican in Hamilton county writes: am
ardent supporter Of Gov Hayes. and cvcn now
! have more of sorrow than Of crn-urc for his
course. | think your move in the right diro,'-
ton. and ! believe thousands II Republicans
viii step, forward and uphold the ilag YOU have
uniurlrd."
Another prominent Republican in Warren
county saws; Go ahead; you are right. Il is
better to stick to principle and be defeated. than
TO surrender principle and be- successful. Now
that llalstoad. Matthews. schurz and other
Eucrrillas have possession OF the machine. let
them run L, do not propose 10 help
And a Morrow county Republican writes :
Every Republican in this county will admit
that the rcsol utions represent the true princi-
pies Of the party. We do not propose to surron-
der the only principles of the Republican party
worth fighting for ly endorsing the Admins
tration. nor do we intend To let men like Murat
Halstead rasp I into Ms with pepper sauce"
Letters from Lick ing county fully endorse the
resolutions. and from Ma lison county the writer
SAYS am n oilir" seeker number Of the
best Republicans W. have here will not vote the
ticket. while others openly declare they will vote
with the Demo, rats. II necessary, 10 rcbukc the
Delaware county says: Count me in. The
medicine Won propose Is bitter. hut the party
needs sonnet hing strong 10 uut II in u healthy
condition. For my part. would rather have
Tom Ewing or George ii. Pcndlcton in the Sen
ate, and have thu Demo rratir party held rcspun-
shle than t. hay.,a scratching. dodglne. va'il-
lating man lik" Matthews there. and have the
Republican party held responsible" for his ats
and besides, do not intend To- 1 down quietly
and allow the CINCINNATI Commercial 10 rasp
like"
The committee is IN receipt Of vast number
OF letters from al SECTIONS. That the trouble is
spreading over III" stat" is quite apparent. All
OF the above eNtraots arr taken from letters Of
men quite prominent In ia" IL publican party.
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F7'al ~ WUf7 N IIlIlNf
Tho query naturally arises, why call on
the Government for assistance when the road is
able to make SO good n showing2
There j. an abundance Of capital seeking
profitable Investments. both in this country and
Europe. and. if the road is 10 be such a succo S.
capitalists are not 80 blind rs not TO improve the
opportunity.
With the memory Of the Credit Mobilier Of the
Union Pacific 50 fresh in mind. and the belief
that equal If not greater corruption existed in
the Central Pacific which Congress was afraid
Ia nvestnatc. II Is not likely that Congress will
again go into the railroad business. in spite Of
the strong influences which Will be brought to
bear upon IL
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The Democratic Nominee In Maine.


The Democratic State Convention noni-
mated ycstc rday ~ the Democratic candidate
for Governor, Joseph II. Williams ~ Augusta.
Mr. Williams the nominee. il resident Of this
city. II man of responsibility. cdu alton wealth.
md lawyer by pr iessiun. In politics he has
been Republican. Liberal Republican, and
Democrat. In sj1 he wis elected President II
tn Senate and upon the resignation Of Hannibal
Hamlin a. Governor. Mr. Williams became hy
Nirtu" NJ his on 80 \ ting Governor of the State.
The same year Lot VI Morrill, was elected Gov
ernor by TIE Rpuhli ans after which Mr. vii
llans grndu l-lv disappeared as a Republican
leader. IN 1873 h" WINS supported ms the l.ihr-
raj Republican candidate iur Governor. rereiv-
ing. however. but 2.lGO votes He has before
THIS been mentioned as the Democrat cand-
date for Governor Last fall he voted for sam
u"l J. Td"n Tor President, and this served 10
SECURE MN lhn numlnAlium ihls ynar.
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Rather Democrat than Matthews.


The Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnnti COuhiei'si0l speaking ~ the anti IIaVos
movement which has recently been innugurHind
10y dls4n'ri"i ONO kcrnnlichns says that the
that the Republicans should ho defeated for the
Legislature in enough close counties Ia secure
the defeat of Stanley Matthews for rrelr-tipn
even though this method should insure two
n"nWrnlr senators in Congress from Ohio.'
I'll" disnnrrt"d Republicans would rather have
Drmo'rnilr United States senator any day
than Stdn,ty Matthews.
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Sundry army onlccr, have ~ lotc in thoir

Sundry army officers have ~ late in their
official communication, t"thc War Department.
or 10 their suporiors affected the habit of the
nobility in Europe 10y signing only their sur
names. For example; When tho General COM
handing on the Pacific forwards dispatches tn
IN" Adluant-G General h" signs, MCDOWELL"
Then W" have had IloWAED, Brie.-Grncral
Commandng,' "FhLNcH, Col, Commanding; -
GETTY, C,mmandng.' and others, who sup
pose they thus give themselves consequences
These officers are only known to the service
and to the public who are taxed for their sup
port 10y the fun names borne in their conf
missions; and any atIomp, TO change them hy
ahlrovlatlon or otherwise" is an offence against
propriciy and discipline, which ought To hc
v'srd bycourt martial for conduct unbrcoming
an officer and gentleman. II the de ldcto Srcrc-
tnry Of War knew his duty and was disposed
to discharge i properly, he would soon pnt an
end to this contemptiblc piece of snobbrry.
II Is not even excused 10y a prctenco of econo-
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The Discipline Committee of the Univcr-

The Discipline Committee of the Univcr-
salist State Convention which. in May last. tried
the Rev. G. I. MCCARTHY of this city on the
charges Of unministcral conduct have found
him guilty Of starting n new church and preach
ing his doctrines without the sanction of the
State body: but. instead of cNpclling him. they
have sentenced him to be ccnsurcd. This is
apparently an offer Of compromise with the ac-
cuscd. who had been also charged with SANDER
ing the church. and saying that the people were
not faithful to Con.
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The reports Of the city savings banks for
the last six months up To July show some cu-
riou- facts In that time there has been an in
crca-" of 1000 depositors. Notwithstanding the
dull times, and the deposi have increased over
$2.mu0Uo. The reserve cash has dccrcased
considerably. n have the loans on bonds and
mortgages, while the purchase Of bonds and
stocks subject 10 luatumion have increased sew
oral millions. The ngur,s Will be- found at the
end 81 the last reports. published ia The SUS
to-day. No doubt they will bee closely scanned.
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The Republican opposition movement
which wa Initiated hy public meeting at
Columif. CA the 9th inet., whrrc the plat.
form Of the Cleveland Convection wa- de-
nouno'd "a- a f'l-'h"oL ad,rtod solely tor
party cAl'dicn,y," and the policy Of HAYES
was cond"uncd as It surrender. has taken
extended proportions. An organization hn-
already been perfected in many counties of
ONO, and the work appears ~ DC going
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Eycr sincc the decision Of the Returning
l"trl NJ Tnltlns"e. Or Cowgirl W this county. has
"rn ai-'m Hui hl, sl'nt i- unr nH .' 90 "a H-hinr-
tom tn Hru 20 suli- uIc rNur I. 80, ~ Nn. fhIu fiit.s
mat his lite W. iu danger htr false aud Or tuw all
sli Itd base correct" "a o. 40 ni'n
IuuNpNu.,. bike uur I,r vIl .Nf % Innocent filD
VII st nm nthi ana thcr D. NO h'tf'r lli. tore.
establish his Inlt al huuts'f ilan l-Nt here. where. M
IlullI sLLLA.
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The rcmova, Of Collector DECKER OF hoch-
rs interpreted by HAYES and that pure patriot.
MCCORMICK Of Arizona. The newspapers first
informed Mr. DEcKEE Of his official decapi'a-
ton and Of the appointment Of his successor,
BURT VAN Hons. Upon appylnL To- Assistant
Secretary McCoRMCK for AN explanation
DECKER was informed that his removal WIS
due t. "a consolidation of di-tri Is i'm the north
western TART of the STATE. As there had hc,n
no consolidation of districts. DECKER naturally
considered the explanation insuill lent. and
charged that the real uhI'ct in getting rid If
him was to make u place forNAN llokN. a friend
Of HAYES. MCCoKMI,K then borrowed the
use of the columns of JAY GoULD's newspaper
To say that DECKER had been removed ON ac-
count of incompcteu"y after full investigation
of his caso 10y Special Agent CLALKI.. and that
VAS lloES WIS entirely unknown To HAYES.
show that the charge Of ineompotnncy was not
brought against him until several days after hr
had been removed and his successor appointed
Moreover. he points ont the fact that VAN Hons
and HAYES were members together of tho
Thi1y-ninth and Furtirth Congresses. aud that
MCCORMICK must have known this since ice
WAS Delegate 10 Congress at the same time.
Decker may have been n competent Collector
or n" may have boon an incompetent one. but
he certainty has proved himself competent 10
exhibit in "A striking light the in.inrrrty of the
Administration rc'ormorS. from IlANEs all the
way down 10 MCCORMicK
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Our distinguished fellow townsman. the

Our distinguished fellow townsman. the
Hon. EDWIN W. SEDUCTION. made one or two
interesting observations in his brief speech at
the Remington celebration. " | am not. ladies
and gentlemen h. said. "a member of the
Presidents Cabinet''-mraning HAyEs's Frau
dulcnt Cabinet The Hon. Mr.. SToUGHToN
never uttered more widely known or more
generally accepted truth but il Is one which he
himself, up 10 Thursday. had not been credited
with having fully grnsped q" 1t has been sug-
eestcd to me. he continued. that it is Just as
we'll for the country that my advice has never
been taken about ANYTHING" Who was il Vat
opened Mr.. SroVGHroN's eyes to this second
and not less important truth ? Can II have been
Mr.. W. NJ EyARrs. who in recently entertain
INK our handsome fellow citizen, impaired to
him much valuable information
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JUsTUs SCHwAB and JOHN SHERMAN now
stand on the same platform. and proclaim the
same programme.
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These facts will enable the public 10 un-
dcrstand the nature of the charges against
Major RUNKLE and the character of proof
by which they We're sustained. When the
subject comes before Congress for an APP
preparation to cover the accumulated back
pay, the questions connected with the
restoration to rank and pay will, of course.
he discussed, though that is the last place
for proper decision Of thcm. and. therefore,
1t is most rcsorted 10 by officers Of the army
and navy who have failed To escape the
stern iudgmclS of courts martial. guided by
articles and rules which form the basis of
accountability and discipline.
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JoHN SHERMAN : Communstic programme
announced yesterday. is that Congress shall
tax" ~ the railroad and transportation gu0--
tion. and fix the rates Of freight that the
farmers shnll be- satisfied with them. AM the
laborcrs shall have fair wages for honest work.
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my. for the full signature to n telegram costs
nothing as everybody knows. whether long or
short. Because NAPOLEON signed his des-
patches with the name which he had made
famous the world over. HOWARD. GETTY. and
the rest Of them. no doubt suppose they vii
pass into history Us heroes and conqucrors like
him. BADcocK. when engaged in the safe
burglary and connected with the Washington
Ring. initiated this style of signing his name.
which has now found so many imitators.
The Cleveland platform startled the coun-
try. and SO did Mr.. VESTS Communistic dcclara-
tions in accepting the nomination for Governor.
But JonN SHKs,MAN. Secretary of the Treasury.
goes So much farther than that PLATFORM and
the candidate put upon 1t, that these seem tame
in comparison. He desires that Congress shall
fix freight charges. making things satisfactory
to the farmers. and establish rates of wages.
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Of his statements. The evidence referred
70 consists OF several vouchers. some in
favor Of RUMBLE himself the others in favor
OF various persons employed by him to as
sist in the. performance of his duties as dis
bursting officer Of the late bureau. and are fully
corroboratvc Of the statements made by RUN
KLE. to the effect that the sum in question was
received by him from BALLOCH in payment of
the said several vouchers, and represented in
no sense a private Transaction between them.
The action ofthe War Department looking to
criminal prosecution for perjury in connection
with the foregoing. and the result, will appear
from n communication. dated May &. 1876.
which was submitted to the Secretary Of War,
May 10, 1876.
" In the consideration of RuNKLE's npplica-
tion for restoration to the army the charge OF
cmbezZlcmcnt was raised against him. nyolv-
ing the sum Of sj.2O2 ~. relative to which. in
his answer 10y counsel it il stated
"' ny reference to the anida,it Of ~ H. RAY. ESQ, on
Me with the last petition IN this case, and also by refer
encc to the written reply of Major Krrsff 20 this
" memorandum memorandum vt War Department. II
appears that both nj hr~ gentlemen considered this IN
be- loan to RrNKtt from B,tforu out o his BAttocns
private funds indeed MIR RAY states that BNlucn todd
him that .url the tuct II now appears however,
that this money was taken from the public funds
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90 Dsfif ef Otpihi cA'y UrAfug,n II II RAY NJ
lawful being first duly de and that
about flc 1T dtV ut March 1857. until about
the 10Th DAY o June 1871 he employed n clerk
office NfUNct ktir tfonaf ". hsIturH chief
di.lul-iug officer Bureau Refugees Freedmen nud Abau-
doued Lands and while - vmtiuNrd was knoNu and
r,tlcd clci clcrk the bounty DIVISION. that
about tue tltli OF June. i@7i he appointed
agent Of said bureau amt ordered to relieve Major and
Br,N,t COL EfNJ,ViN T. IA NkIt dishuf.ins officer
The state of k,u,uckt that hc relieved said RtNKtt July
l. ISL that HrNkii turned over o It, poncnt bounty
vouchers 20 tH ~ sT.Gtl SO AMI funds Co. the
amount t e. ~ ~ leaving deficit eft i've fuu-Hl two
hludtd uHi Two dollars uui unttN twnctnts - -. tl.
B,itocu will appear ht rcicrnrc tn The record uf
letters sent. supposed tu he Ole the War Depart
mont that ou Tic 7ih day oi july. 1871 dcnnnon
crNtd from ucu fAto,Ha check Tor the amount Oi SAID
deficit. 90 Nit sl.2L t2
hrnu nj iufi that prior 20 sdcpnriurr for
koutuU B, nr informed hs Gen B,ttuDu that there
tDilt IA Major kr~ft account arising from
LOSSES ht tlrt and otherwise. and az that time
stlusttt 90 report the amount and informed 10y ten
BAtfutu that he 0Ntu B,tfoguI would make the stmc
%" said ho.Nln- 1t 90 he run the private funds
tcu Rufusu. ami nifrrWhri informed Major RrNktF %
That en- rt that Pee rn iu the honrf. - Dee haS'
reason 90 iNt Ms ur RI Nktf that The said amount
was z loan To- INN iht NNttI itnm u' n BALLOON
IhutOu the 10Th .Urnl - de ouct wed
throi-h the Treasurer of tn United states the
seventeen hundred dollars si.stl. sad sum having
turned utrr ~ Naur 81 IL thr Commit Hu
rtnu f'iuscts ft,, ireu. ani Abandoned Lands ON
count uf tIr fund. for which be- WI. fc.l tu.ill..
her. lsfl. while iu Westminster uu business. he hd
LONE private r.1tinn with ten HNt4ucu. at his
office he the building known rs the Howard lniVcr.itv
AMI H,n HaitorI then aud there informed dt pom, mt
"su II RAY
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NEw YORK. May 5.-Cottou-Quiet n,
illsallHc. Flour-Little more business
doing No. ., Sc OOl7 %; superiine western
and State 81 75as 0O; common to good s. ID
as %; good to choice IS 3OaS 40; white wheat
extra IS 40as Go; extra Ohio IS lOal0 25,
81. Louis S ?0a1O rs; fancy s 7OalO 70;
Minnesota patent process az 50 75al9 90,
Wheat-In moderate milling demand and
shippers holding of; very inferior spring
81 40; ungraded spring 81 IS: No. . Chicago
spring. in store 81 %; No. Milwaukee in
store 81 9S; Noe, 81 10; rejected sic. Rye,
Quiet; western 81 0jRl 10. Barley-Firm.
Malt-Quiet. but frml Corn-Excited and
higher; steam mixed G9a7Oc; steam white
7O1Ea7lc. OatS-IEightr; western mixed
5Sa72c; white western 60a7Sc. Hay and
Hops-unchanged.. Coffee-Demaud fair
and market firm; Rio cargoes l694a2O9{c,
gold jobbing at l67<a22c, gold. Sugar
Strong; fair TO good refining 9AalOc; prime
lOZsc; refined l2al2&c. MOlasses and Rice
demand fair and market firm. Whisky
-Firmer at 81 12H.