The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-14
HAYES PLEDGES.


When HAYES, alarmed at the pros
pect Of a failure to complete the cleo
toral count. was seeking Southern
support he put forward CHARLES Fos-
TER in the House of Representatives
to make an assuring speech as to his
future intentions, and to conciliate
the interest from which he most fear
ed opposition. After that speech
was delivered, HAYES wrote to. Eos
TEL an approving letter intended to
produce an effect on any who might
still hesitate, and to be exhibited as
a pledge for his conduct in the event
of his success.
That letter was freely circulated
in the House, until the contents be-
came familiar to both sides, and an
extract from it was published in the
National Republican, then the par
ty organ at Washington, in the fol
lowing words:
"Assure any of our Southern
friends that l am impressed with the
necessity of a complete change of
men and policy"
This a%rtifice succeeded, and now
what has been the complete change
of men" promised in this letter.
The very men who were parties to
the Fraud inLouisiana hold the best
Offices in the State. WELLS and AN
DERsoN, and KENNER, and their fam
lies and friends, are all provided for
as the price of the crime which they
committed. JOHN SHERMAN, who
personally superintendent the false
count, and gave the Returning Board
assurances of protection, is Secreta-
ry of the Treasury. STANLEY MAT
THEws, who went to New Orleans as
the personal agent of HAYES, is in
the Senate, solely by the abuse of
patronage brought to bear in his ia
vor by HAYES.
E. w. SToUGHToN, one of the "vis-
iting statesmen" and chef cham
pion, in his feeble way, of the ras-
cality of the Returning Board. was
paid with the mission to st. Peters
burg. E. F. NoYEs, the intimate and
general manager of HAYES in Louis.
lana and Florida, got his reward in
the mission to Paris. JOHN A. KAs-
SON, who figured in the Florida count
and before the Electoral Commission,
obtained the mission to Vienna for
his services. WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs,
who acted as chief counsel and wire
puller before and behind the Com
mission, took his fee in the post OF
Secretary of State. GEORGE W. Nc
CRARY, who performed a subordinate
part in this drama, is now de facto
Secretary of War.
;. M. L. STEARNs, the faithless Gov
ernor of Florida, who betrayed his
trust to aid the fraud by which the
vote of that State was stolen, is now
one of the Commissioners TO lay oul
the Hot Springs reservation in Ar
! kansas, with opportunities he will be
apt to improve. SAMUEL B. McLIs
was nominated TO be Judge in New
Mexico in payment of his part of The
iniquity as Secretary of State o
Florida; but he proved too rank fol
the taste Of the Senate, and was re
jected. SAMUEL SHELLABARGER, an
!, other Of the counsel, who may b,
said to have formed the staff of Mr.
, EvARTs, is employed by all the de
f partments at Washington on his owl
= terms as a recognition of his aid
5 The Returning Board Of South Can
DINA were not duly considered, be
| cause they are either. in OF on TIN
way to the p~enitentiary.
i, This list might be extended large
ly, so as to show that the authors, al,
| ers, and abettors of the Electors
: Conspiracy, of all degrees, were bill
| leted on the Ire asury, il compensa
r ton for their re spective parts in til
j, frauds, forgeries, and Justification
by which MI. TILDEN was counte
out and Mr.. HAYES was enabled {
enter the White House. None. {
OuClu NcSSIsO lIOlG COnSLueI dGlU
e than the worst of the crew. The az
# of WELLS was no worse than the act
If of SHERMAN, or MATTHEWS, or MOVE
or KAssoN, or EvARTs, or McCRAR
# or the rest of Them. They all stan
on the same footing, and in the san
d moral pillory.
d When, therefore, Mr.. HAYES pied;
l. ed himself to a complete change
men," he only meant to reward wit
l. station and power the creatures wi
stole the votes of Louisiana and Flo
st ida, the "visiting statesmen WI
gave them aid and comfort, and I'll
Ie patriotic counsel who prostitute
" their professional character to co
t, summate the most infamous
crimes.-N. Y. San.