New-York tribune., 1878-10-18
REPUBLICAN, CpHERS.
LITTER FROM WILLIAM 7. CHANDLER.
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WASHISGToS, oct. Il, 1878.
The Democratic efforts to break the force of IHE
TRIBUNE's cipher publications bY ClamOrug for tie
Republican cIphers, and throwing out dark hints
as TO what they contain, are likely TO I've npped
in the bud by an untimely frost. II is already
known that William +. Chandler offered to trans
late his cipher telegrams from Florida, and the
Potter Committee either refused or failed 10 let hm
do it. 1t is evident, by the talk Of the
Republicans here. that they have not the
slighteSt fears from this quarter, and that
they are gong to push the fullest investigation.
The following letter has just been unearthed. l.
was sent to General Cox at the time Of its date and
shows that the Republican visiting statesmen in
Florida at least, were a. eager for Investigation
then as the Democrats profess TO be now:
WAsaISGIoN. May %. 1873.
Hon J. u Cox M c. Member Ot the Committee Of In
restigqtiOR Of Presidential tie ti0a.
SIR: II seems to me that the Republican members
Of the Committee should not SHRINK from lnye-tlgd-
tion, but should move actively forward to prove the
actual integrity Of tho Presidential result in Flor
ida and Louisiana. | believe full investigation
even by the present partisan committee will amply
yiudicate the Florida count. With the details in
Louisiana am not familiar, hut until the President
abandoned the Packard Government had no sufIi-
cIent reason 10 doubt tue integrity of the count
there.
IL needs no argument to demonstrate the immense
benefit to result TO the Republican party If instead
of appearing 10 rely only the technical decision
of the XLlNth Congress the Republicans can after
this lapse ~ time, when mems passions have cooled
satisfactorily prove that Hayes aud Wheeler hon
estly as we'll as form of Law carried Florida and
Louisiana. Such result might determine the con-
test Of 1850 IN our favor.
Itrust also that the Republicans Of the commit
tee will take the lead in insisting on full and
thorough investigation into the alleged ba gam,
wherein il ia said representatives of Governor Hayes
pledged him, in consideration OF the cessation OF
filbusteriug opposition to the count Ill the House
10 recognize and establish the Nichols govern
ment in place of the Packard government IN Louis
lana which bargain II IL said, was evidenced by
memoranda. still unpublished, ofMr +. A. Burke,
and fulfilled by the President by sending A
commission to Louisiana and moving troops for that
purpose.
The widely spread belief in the existence of this
bargain and IN its fulflment, and the prominence
In party and public affairs Of the men alleged TO
have been engaged III II, is doing the Republican
party quite as much injury as the reiterated Demo-
cratic charges OF fraud in Florida and Louisiana
and the apparent unwiingness OF Republicans tG
have them investigated; particularly a. Republi-
cans charged as bargalners have been foremost IN
resisting the investigation of fraud ,-presumably
because the attempt 10 discover fraud may at least
result in the actual disclosure OF the bargain.
is 1t not therefore the correct Republican policy