The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-07-12
A Washington despatch to the Cincinnati Co.
sette, supporter of Hayes policy, thus describes
the feelings Of the President on this matter:

washington uespatch 10 the Cinciuuati Gd-
sette, supporter of Hayes policy, thus describes
the feelings of the President on this matter:
WASHINGTON, July al Madison Wells and Gen.
indicted by the Grand Jury at New Orleans on June
% on charge of perjury in connection with their Of
fetal conduct as members of the Returning Board.
The fact that the Associated Press in its New Orleans
dispatches has made mention ofthis very important
political movement is certainly extraordinary. The
information reached here today by private letters
and Yesterday by telegram to the President. Madi
son Wells writes and telegraphs directly to the Pres
ident himself, and expresses considerable concern at
the situation. Mr. Wells maintains that the proceed
ngs are in the form of political prosecution and per
secution and that it is gross violation Of the pleg
made by Gov. Nichols. The President feels very
much outraged at the proceeding and considers that
il is breach of faith the part of the people OF
Louisiana. The President has consulted with the At
torney General and with prominent LOuisianians to
ascertain if there is anything in his power to do, or
which IT Is proper for him TO do, the premises. He
has been advised that it is expeient to do nothing
and that if the against Wells and Anderson
should he really carried to n conviction. reliance
would leed to be placed on Gov Nichols to grant
them parslons.
If there has been breach of faith, it is clear
that there was some kind of bargain. Was it
the agreement that if Hayes permitted Nichols
to 60 into Office by usurpation and fraud, Mich
oils and his friends should do nothing to prove
that Hayes obtained his Office by fraud Bar
gam auu SAic ottChS Tue DuslutSS
All the whipping of the devil around the stump
that they may undertake, leaves the question
narrowed down to these two horns of the dilema:
Either Nichols and his Government hold their
Offices through fraud, aided and assisted by the
President of the United States, or the Presi-
dent himself holds his Office through fraud.
While on this subject we may as well give an
other quotation from the President. 1t is known
that there is disturbance brewing with Mexico,
suspected to be for the purpose Of exciting the
country, and drawing attention from the South
ern question. Senator Blaine made this the SUBJ
ject of his fourth of July speech. Commenting G
upon it, the President said:
The fact of the situation is this Mexico has either
been unwilling unable to restrain her bandits from
crossing the Rio Grande invading American soil. and
killing and robbing American citizens. The Admins
tratOn considered it the duty of the Government to
protect its citizens from these raids
1t will be seen that the Administration is
prompt to protect American citizens with the
army, when few of them have been killed and
robbed perhaps in retaliation for killing and
robbing. But when thousands of citizens all
over the South have been murdered for exercs-
ing the right to express their political views,
and when two legally elected State Governments
were unable to sustain themselves against armed
the Government has not been able
to secure the punishment Of a single murderer,
but deliberately withdrew the troops by which
alone two State Governments could be sustained.
We trust, now, that nobody can be at loss to
know which side Of the Hayes question We
on, and our reason for it.
This is what the Republican party makes by
electing small potato to the Presidency, for the
sake of availability and in order TO defeat Blaine.