The sun., 1878-01-29
DOES BIRKE SPEAK THE ThUTHs

Major L. A. Burke OF New Orleans has be- |
come known as one Of the Southern Democrats |
who had peculiar relations with Rutherford Is. |
Hayes and his representatives during the cleo
tora complications at Washington in the win
ter OF 1867. He has now published In Chicago
in an interview upon these subjects some asser-
tions In the interest OF Mr.. Hayes and Of those
Southern Democrats 10 whom Hayes agreed 10
betray the Republican party Here Is al extract
from Burke's observations:
The people OF Louisiana had oppressed no favor for ,he
Electoral I'LL They resaIdsd .t as means u letting "
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.enred BY H. and We did 20 a! hsir ,;gI,ayn, r1 ny
tleew OF his Departure Tor Europe that he had
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know the party had any eomprehenNv. plan or policy
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ana and south Carolina
When this gentleman asserts that the Tilden
managers besought tho Louisiana Congress
men 10 interest themselves In favor OF the Elec-
toral bill, we know what that means and there
Il nothing in II TO involve any direct responsi-
bility on the part Of Mr. Tilden; but when he
says that Mr.. Pelton joined In those entreates.
| he involves Mr.. Tilden very intimately. because
| during the election and subsequently Mr. Pei
ton has stood In u very near relation 10 him. 50
! near indeed. that he was believed TO speak with
| his voice and 10 express his sentiments and
wishes. To say. then. that Mr.. Prlton favored
the Electoral bill is almost tantamount 10 saying
that Mr.. Tilden favored It and for this reason
| Il positive and energetic denial Is ut once ~ be
expected on this point
MaJor Burke also tells the following story:
| Tie Tlden managers In Washington had schemes for
eating the count In the senate, ahd for holding ne"
election under ronklng but the part, had never an
had speech all prepared IN lANor VI THROWING out the
vote Of louisiana ~ which even, ns WA VA to lays nssn
President Of the United states pending the new election
sn % wTDa sa nave ~srs sSn .s sis viii &
because they thought that with his wounds esh bleed
nomination and senator Conkiins doubles. thought that
with the control o the patronage hc would rs,N shelNe
which prevented attempt AZ earlyins this pro
granme out Was the distrus i.t by Nr 'onklnss adj
tor, nom tic southern state, they We're ali ready
enoush 70 saushler Have oscau,s th,A han become
rations but II was feared that, instead at supporuns
Ionknw, they might vote Tor Morton ~ the) probably
would have done.
With regard to this subject We may perhaps
hear from Mr.. Conkling: or he may think the
matter too ridiculous for his notice.
II Major Burke wishes to attract attention. lei
him publish the secret writing now in his
hands" in which hayess bargain with the
Southern Democrats was defined Until he
makes up his mind to do that II will be Of yer,
little public advantage for him TO say much VI
the subject.