The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-09-06
aFuLLY PROVED"
How the Potter CennnIttee Have at Last
shown Up Hayes Bargain.

FULLY PROVED"
How the Potter Committee Have at Last
shown Up Hayes Bargain.
Thine. yesterday; place, back room in Gus
tom House; dFGHsatiS persona, Potter Butler.
Hicks-Anderson, Committee, and Col. Rob
erts. Witness.l
Butler-Who are you, anyhow?
Roberts, was a Confederate soldier
and afterwards Confederate editor in
New Orleans.
Potter Sub voce)-Hah! Now we
shall have the facts.
Butler-Well, what did your party in
Louisiana want in 1876?
ROberts-We wanted the Democratic
candidates put into the State offices
whether we inaugurated Tilden or not
Potter rubbing his hands)-This is
damning evidence against Hayes!
Butier-What did you do?
Roberts, was instructed to feel oil
Hayes and see how he felt
POtter-Hah Ahal Hallelujahl This
this is turpitude!
Butler-COlOnel Roberts, were you in
vited by Governor Hayes to visit him
AT this point breathless silence prevails
1t is so still that Congressman Stengel
can be heard picking his teeth with a
suffers, raises his pen toward Heaven
ready to record the answer, and manages
TO gasp: Speak On your sacred oath
did Hayes send for YOUR
Roberts (calmly)-He did not,
Hewitt (aloud in the audience)-This
is damning evidence against HAYES
The meshes of Fate close around the
usurper! [Cheers.l
Butler--I understand you TO say thai
Hayes did not send for you. You went
TO see him voluntarily.
Roberts, did
Butler aside to POtter(-I don't see
how Hayes is going to get out of that.
Butler Ito witness)-Had you any rea
son TO suppose that Hayes wanted to see
you?
ROberts-No; but wanted to see him
Hewitt (aside)-If this don't show
that Hayes is a usurper, what does il
Butler-Did Hayes consent to receive
you?
ROberts-He did.
Butler-HOw long did he talk with
you?
Roberts, stuck to him all the after
noon. Whenever he made a move to go
L got between him and the door
Butler-Who did the talking?
Roberts, mostly. He spoke three
or four times
Butler-What did he say?
Roberts, asked him, in case YOU arr
President of the United States, what dc
You propose to do respecting the State
Government of Louisiana?
Butler-Well, what did he say?
Roberts-He wanted to close the inter
view, but l stuck to him. He finally
said
Butler Gnterrupting vehemently)-
Well, said what? said what?
Hewitt-What did he saw? This is {
terrible exposure of official corruption
terrible!
ROberts-Why, Hayes said then, if
remember right, and am sure l do
swear it he sidled round and remarked
that-very nearly his wOrds-that-
Potter (slamming on his desk with hi!
cane and upsetting an inkstand on But
ler's white pants)-Oh! you internal ass
WHAT did he say?
ROberts-He said he meant to be ''fail
and JUST
Butler-He said that, did he?
Potter-Is it possible that he coulC
have made such an infamous pledge?
Butler-What else did he saw?
RobertS-He said he didn't want the
uhiCoS iC COulu get IL non
estly.
Notwithstanding! Horrible! Sucl
damning proofs of fraud and usurpation
POtter-I didn't think it was as bad a.
this.
Dana Tin audience, turning to a tired
looking man in a linen blouse)-Go tt
the Sun office and head the report of thest
proceedings The Bargain Fully Proved,
and say editOrially that this testimony
fully establishes the fact, already proved
beyond a reasonable doubt, that Have.
owes his possession of the Presidential
office TO bargain struck by him will
representative Southern Democrats afte
the election and before the fraudulen
count" (Man in blouse salaams anC
vanishes.)
Butler Ito witness) From these prom
ises of Hayes to be honest and fair yol
understood him as pledging himself t
drive the Republicans out of office anC
install Democrats, without regard to tn
popular vote?
Roberts-We so understood it.
Potter-The solemn and dread full rev
Citations of this day are too important t,
be marred by the intrusion of any othe
witness. The committee will now ad
journ for meditation. (Adiourned. Al
ter which Butler retired to another room
and sent cOlored man for a pair O
pantaloons, meantime mathematician
Potter as a "blankety- blank awkward oil
clumsy-head. New York Graphic, Il