Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-21
TRUTHS ABOUT HAYES.

The Republicans KnO,U That He Was Neue1
Elected to be President.
From the Inter-Ocean the Regular Republican
Organ in Chicago.]
A Republican Senator, who is said to be an
intimate personal friend of Senator
Conkling, was interviewed to-day in regard to
his position on the investigation of the charges
made by W. E. Chanler. He said: 81 was one
Of those, from the very beginning, never had
| any respect for Mr.. Hayes. never called up
on him, and never directly or indirectly. asked
any favor at his hands. I alwaysd told Sena-
| tor Conkling to pursue the same
course. He had mind of his
own, and do not pretend to have influenced
him; bnt that he did do as / have done, every
body knows. I never believed that MIR. HAYES
| was elected I frequently told Senator Con
| king and other Senatorial friends that I be-
believed that Tilden was elected honestly and
| squarely. AS to whether or not there will be
| an investigation, don't know. I have not
heard of Republican Senator who will move
| in the matter. know several who will
vote for resolution directing an in
| quiry if such one is introduced
! I have no desire to fight the electoral business
over again; am willing to let things take their
| own course. If Mr.. Hayes sit quiet under
| these grave accusations; if the Democrats can
affort to keep quiet also, can. One thing is
certain however, the people of this country
| are beginning to believe that there was fraud,
and corrupt bargains also. This growing be-
lief is not confined to Democrats but Republic
cans are becoming converted. How can it be
otherwise? Everybody knows that Packard
had more votes in Louisiana than the Hayes
electors did. If Hayes honestly believed that
he was honestly entitled to the electoral vote
of Louisiana, why did he abandon Packard
who received z, 900 more than the highest cleo
tor on the Hayes ticket? The masses of
J. l1~@ ~,14s, l. l.
cannot comprehend nice points of constitu-
| tional law such as are put forward the ex-
| cuses for the course of the Administration to-
| ward Louisiana. The people have been accus-
| toned for good many pears to see the troops
employed to sustain governments in Southern
States. There never was any very loud outcry
from Republicans against it. Is it reasonable
to suppose that all at once they could agree
with the Administration; that it could be a
| great crime to sustain Packard, whose title to
the governorship of Louisiana was precisely
| the same as that of the Presidents? But this
| is not all. The people believe that there was
| bargain between the friends Of the President
and certain Southern Democrats. The proof of
| the pudding is In the eating. The Southern
Democrats who were parties to the bargain die
| tate Federal appointments. They are the
! trusted advisers of the President aud defend
| him in the Senate. It does not matter if there
| is no investigation; the facts are bound to
come out sooner or later any how. Murder
will out; SO will political borgain and
sale.''
do you think Senator Conkling will offer a
| resolution directing an inquiry to be made?''
mo, don't. OF course, don't know what
his intentions may be. l know he has never
indicated any such purpose to me, and / feel
confident he would have at least limited to me
his purpose. know that he does not believe
Hayes was elected by the people; I think 1
know also that he never believed that the Louis
lana returning board had the legal right to
! throw out thousands of votes in order to count
in Hayes electors. have often said to him,
and he has agreed with me, that the vote
thrown out in Louisiana, in proportion to the
population of the two States, would be equal to
one hundred Thousand thrown out in New
Xork, and certainly the people Of the Northern
States would not have submitted to such bust
ness as that"
At this point the Senator branched off about
the manner in which the Administration had
think of it! ConkGng's votes in the Cincinnati
Convention nominated it. 1t will be remem-
| bered that when Conkling was withdrawn New
York gave her entire vote for Hayes. Has
Hayes any gratitude? If he had would he not
have sent for Mr.. Conking and asked his adj
his mortal enemy the head of his Cabinet?
No matter if Mr.. Conking did appear to be
doubtful on the question of counting him in,
| right or wrong, a conscientious is the sort
OF an adviser q President needs.
But was not Mr.. Evarts entitled to some
| thing for his great services?'' I asked.
What services did he render?" sharply de-
! manded the Senator.
His argument before the Electoral Commits
sion" replied.
That YVES all sham. It WASH t argument that
made Hayes President. The Commission did
the business, and the Commission did not re-
quire to be told how to do their work.
There are men" says Mr.. Talmage, s'who
| sine like anpela m Sunday and lie l;Lo sin ~,