Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-09
~STr EyIpEycE OF II GUILT.

FhIUAl
THE EVIDENCE OFHAYEs' GUILT.
The Sacramento Record Union, review
ing the work Of the Potter Committee,
saws Stanley Matthews and John Sherman
have doubtless been damaged by the in
vestigation, but thinks nothing has been
developed to connect Hayes directly with
the Louisiana and Florida frauds. This is
. fippant manner of disposing of the case,
but it Ia well enough not to lose sight OF
ference was where the job was put up.
Let us see how that worked. John Sher-
man, Stanley Matthews and Charlie Foster
met q delegation of Louisiana politicians.
Major Burke at their head, to arrange mat
tiers relative to the counting in Of Hayes,
and the counting out of Packard as Gov
eruor Of Louisiana. 1t must be borne in
mind, first, that Sherman, Matthews and
Foster were all from Ohio, and the init
mate personal and political friends of Mr..
Hayes, Matthews being his brother-in-law.
Secondly, thai Major Burke and the rest
of the Louisiana politicians, participating
in the conference, were the sworn friends,
personal and political, Of Governor Mich
oils, willing to sell the claims of Mr.. Til
den to the Presidency to secure peace and
Democratic rule in their own State. and to
promote the political fortunes of their idol,
Nichols. These gentlemen, an mated by
. common desire, it may readily be in
ferred, were not long in agreeing upon a
programme, which, if successful, would
make Hayes President and Nichols Gov
ernor. And SO they did agree, the South
erners on the n hand STIMULATING not to
interfere with the fraudulent transactions
in Louisiana, and the friends Of Hayes, on
the other, pledging the new Administra-
tion to a Withdrawal of the troops and the
recognition Of Nichols as Governor, not
w~ithstanding the overwhelming majority
Of Packard over both Hayes and
Nichols. The terms of this agreement
were formally put down in writing
n solemnly subscribed by all the
parties to it. But just here a doubt
seems to have crossed the Southern mind
that possibly Mr.. Hayes might decline to
b. bound by the acts Of his representatives.
1t was then that Charley Foster withdrew
from the conference, sought Mr.. Hayes
and obtained from him a written instru-
mAnt over his own signature, setting forth
that he Hayes would fully ratify and
carry out any contract that might be
entered into between his friends ard adj
visers.from Ohio and the Louisiana poll
ticians. How we'll and faithfully this COM
pact has been observed by Hayes, let the
installation OF Nichols and the dethrone-
ment of Packard, with his 1000 majority,
answer. Nay. more. Let the appoint
ment BY Hayes to Federal positions OF
great responsibility and public trust OF all
the perjured Williams xho assisted in any
way in the consumation of TIE vile conspir-
acy, also s The existence OF all
these letters and documents and agree
ments has been established by indisputa-
bic testimony Of the highest responsibility
before the Potter Committee. And in the
lace OF TINS we are conpiacehtiy toiu ny tue
Republican press of the country that the
p. : n investigation is a failure; that moth
ing has been brought out tending to con-
meet Hayes with the great fraud perpetrated
in Louisiana. The direct and positive evil
dence Of his guilt is sufficient to hang him
were he on trial for murder. The proofs
abundantly establish n of two things:
Either that Hayes is the weakest man in
the United States or the greatest criminal
to-day at large. He should be impeached
and hurled from the high Office which he
disgraces, Immediately upon the re-assem-
bling Of Congress.