The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-19
RESIGN your MANHOOD OR 90,
Rutherford II. Hayes TO AIonzo II. Cornell,
and Mr.. CorneIrs Response.

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Mn pprsrnrSr hovc received from tho
socro,orv ~ ,l,o Treasury under date u, sent q
n Io,,,r 4, which no sava.
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piIcn ,l,,t Sc nnli,r interest vii Ic after ry"d
by the nppotntmcnt of new officers 10 The thrce leading
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ue w, i'Sc u. VIII We p'eas'u 10 a'VePt your resign"
ton to take effect upon the appointment Of your sue
eessor
Thoro olso npneared in tho Non, yort Times
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OF yesterday Washington despatch which so
closely resembled tho letter above quoted as to
nrovo ita outbontie,,, from, which axtroc,
prove us authehuely, from WHICH eAtrhct
these words:
The copdnr, f colcc,or Arthur pri,s and sine. thu
,ny".y"touty ,hc law com,ssion ,s hybIy snnSsn ol
a, Wv ..,,,e' anu s,V',''s ii's "S we
uu w 'nlns 'ss'.' 10 anu we ln'esuE"uon' anu
e"t"Ny eat1'u OUT ''c ucu"' ui ule department.
II, maS'nh 'e '""nse' """ '""uhui"uhs u'e ie'or"s
recommended
And in the snme dosnatch the socretorv of tho
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treasury II quoted us saying that NO Specla
fault was found with the ndministrati on of the
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pi'''"' NV "hu '""'
The case ofNaval Occr Cornell did not innue the
decision arrived at, although it Is probable
qucnce Of the undue importance given his case thatt
FASTENED the result
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tho fac, ,bo, ,hc Assistont socro,ary -, ,bo
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ire"suiN "i'h'h "eek Wroto me- us ne s"iu
by authority that the President has no dispo-
sition to dis,urh ,o,, INA, In tho Naval ooco -
sn'oh " u's'uro you me IN inc Na'a' once
HuN'S M 20 VoiIecl ul' Wn'ther ti,e suHEeStlon
have not resigned nv menbaTsbip Of he IA.
tlonal anu stat hepuDllean Soinmitees or IN
i ',s,ico -, ,it an IT, ,Inou,
III luStl'" 10 nys'i, anu IN ordtr 10 insure n
'pnpieie uhuersWhulhs oil inc iacts 10 make
thdlS statement ,.,., ,.
Ihe executive order issued in June last says:
" No officer should be required. or permitted to
take part ia me management ot political organ,
ilatl'l- c"nNchtons. or election campaigns
Being member OF the Republican National
committee. ana Chairman OF the New York
state Iommlttee, TIE question was at once pre-
SV Inn Ms II riE i,i ,or me- 10 90 o
fully discharged prior to my appointment as
Naval Onccr in February last. and nothing re-
mained in order honorably to FUN both Of these
trusts. save only the formal calling OF the new
conventions. with which my term of service
would expire: no time or attention being re-
Quircd which would in any way conflict with
duties. 1t was my opinion that a fair interpre-
taiion OF the order would permit me to attend 10
this remnant II formal action without violating
It's purpose or Object.
ing Secretary II tho Treasury that the Presi-
dent had stated to him that he did not expect
members Of committees whose laborous duties
had been completed "a i'm my case Ia resign
their mcmbrrskips; but that thcy wonid Ice per
mittnd % complete the remaining Formally Of
calling the new conventions on the same ,lay
there was published ia the daily press the sub
stance II letter written 10y the postmaster-
publican Committee who was also a Federal
oiliaial as follows;
Tho ro.tmas,,rocncra i. of opinion that TO mercl,