The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-09
FRESH DANGER FOR HAYES.
MONTGOVERY BLAIRS MIqNORIAL ~
THE MfRYLtNH ASSEMBLY,
Congress to he Asked 60 Provide for - judi
ciri Inquiry into Hayes Titi~-A Bargain
with southern subsidy. Hunter. Alleged.

| MARYLAND:
10 he Senate aqd Ho.gsc ot Reprcssnioiices
General Assembly of the state Of Maryland.
That by tho terms Of the qct u tho Forty
fourth Congress establishing The Elc ,torni Com
mission It was provided that no decision of tho
IrrJSq Gi cn inner Nat nct should pre-
That the obvious intent Of this provision
was 10 assure the people that it should be de-;
rhun" i'm the " "Sen KAT rop pomms ii
should hold itself incompetent to make such a
That by its proceedings Il fully appears that
said commission held that it was incompetent
| several States which were submitted to II were
Tint in consequence Of this decision the prcs-
| ont IN rumbent OF the Presidential chair was
seated in virtue Of returns which We're notori-
ously false and fraudulent. and 80 in effect ad;
| United by Mr.. Justice Strong. whose vote seated
| him. and also by the incumbent himself. in dis
regarding these returns rs respects state of1l-
GERS. whose titles to Office were also based upon
| them and were in every respect identical with
| his own.
That viii the population ofthese returns by
election. il an admission tina, ii was n fraud 10
use them for that purpose. the motives whrh
| induced t,ais partial reputation greatly aggra-
3, That by The published statement Of Mr. John
| Young Brown, which has remained uncontra-
dicted since April 1877. II appears that this re-
| ludlutlon was the condition imposed by Snid
Brown and his nssocia,es then holding the
|
| uvee, upon which alone the incumbent would
BE- allowed to be counted into Office upon these
| falsn returns.
That mis- condition was accepted for the in;
c cqhmgicnt ~ Mcssrs Stanley Matthews and
| frrnds and most authoritative representatives,.
| ,That said Brown and his asso 'iates had been
elected as advcrsnrics 81 the incumbent, but
separated from the. great body .; their political
| associates IN the House of Representatives. to
| carry into effect said arrangement.
That ~ the time OF entering into IL they were
| inc lrfiinE advocates oil "a bill then ppuIiuR in
T eSol pp uS, R grant large subsidy to ne
| President elcct was known to bc opposed, and IL
is n lust inference. from all the cif umstances.
that while they were willip. TO defeat MS naug
| uration Tor this reason. they could not venture
To- act with their polit cal opponents for that OBJ
10y. u sg,h coopergtlon involved also the sur
render OF the local Government Of the States in
question. as well OF their electoral votes TO their
political opponents.
| IN rrrf that The incumbent should trsatthe re-
| turns as fraudulent so far as they AFFECT "a tho
loca! Goy,.rnmsnis OF said States. 10y withdraw:
| which alone. as It was known. gave them any
| fore.
| Tina, it thus appears that the constitutional
| Congress. hc.crcthe Electoral Commission and
| IN the publ" press. rs the question on which
| the Presidential contest hinged. and with VIII ch
| the public mind wis 80 long exercised had no
hait whatever IN determining the contest; but
| that II was. in fact determined by Il body OF men
| electedhy on" party, but acting only with their
| opponents in the interest Of certain railroad
|
That every interest OF the country il greatly
| preludiced and its most vital interests are put
IN l'oYafdy NV suffering the people To- be SUI
| I"rs'd"d ~ tho political power and substitnt.
| Ing Tor them such moneyed organizations M will
| pay for de raudng them.
That In the opinion of your memorialists the
continued prOstrailon OF the business of the
country IL largely due To the fact that the conn
| airs IN shaken.
That an irresponsible Executive Administra-
| ton has been Installed which has moi the sun
# fS Fanltf n.
| cal parties.
Tint thir conflicts with the whole theory Of
| our Institutions and Of those OF the mother
| country, VIII ne" they were derived.
| - That 10 carry on. or 10 get possession a. the
| Governm-nt. the Incumbent must seek support
| from those elected as his opponents. That this
relation Is, in t-eli corruptng 10 shown by rea-
Tha, no useful public service can be rendered
| 10y an Administration who's title 10 power rests
npan fraudulent eleet.on returns nidnuf9ctured
10y IT'S own par,'san and mad, neciual 10y an
agreement with the subsidy anu lohn"'-
u" t u BLY, Service is to restore 90 tic GOV py
I ernmcut 10 the people.
| That II l- only 10y men who have been elected
tangling ALLAN rs with the iobhine interests
from which all the great abuses have sprung
thht any reform can be effected
Your memgrialisis therefore pray that the
| judcially who was elected President nj the
rrccnt election. and to give effect 10 the will OF
| the people.
Mr. Blair also offered the following
R,.-i by the House q peerate' the Senate concur
ns That ihe memorial he sencd By ihc President OF the
rat And by hs SPEAK, Of We ,Iog:s ant seee
/" The sp.Atsf Of he noae Of anu
nv s" sS o os II ns ma are are herr sT
by requested to favor the object Of The above memorial
Mr.. Blair made powerful speech reviewing
the subject OF Hayes title TO the Presidency.
1tcreai,sd consterna,i,qn on the Republican side
Kinks AMI Merrirk both made speeches on the
same subject. Mr. l.ieb fR"p) moved 20 lay the
memorial on the table and called for the yeas
| aud nays. The motion was lost-ycas. IS nays.
SO. The memorial was then referred 10 the
Committee on Federal Relations:
Mr.. Blair was elected 10 the Legislature last
fall from MONTGOMERY county. and the general
impression now IS that he sought the. seat IN
have S II nSs GS@ aSp states states
senator in Mr.. Drnniss place. because tho law
giving the sue;Ge,ssi9n 70 resident Of the east
H. claims TO have all the facts necessary to
establish his allegations.
| The eNet ~ tho adoption Of the memorial
will be to bring the sube't of the Electoral Com
mission Officially before Congress. and in such
that Mr. csrss Foster dsne Dc c
existence OF the compact alleged by Mr.. John
hfoung Brown; , Gais s Il mere .moopshlne );
Fosters speech, and that he wrote Officially Il
Congressman Ellis under. date of Feb. 81. 1871
w" desire to state that from our knowledg,
Of GOV. Hayes aud OF his views and proirssed
policy. We feel authorized to assure Won in the
strongest possible manner, that he Will give tc
the states q the South the Governments u then
Choice Mr.. Foster. in II letter 10 John YounG
Brown and Gen. Gordon. of the same date. r.
iteratcd this pledge as follows; H. Hayes
| will give % them the Governments OF theil
| choice" We feel authorized to pledge IL
his behalf. and Wa do pledge for him thu
gu h will be his policy" In Iamars letter Il
Ellis. dated Feb. ~. he says; Foster said To
gentleman. my informant. that the speech b,
made to-day which 50 significantly. but ind
rrtly hnls at Hayes's southern policy wa,
made after consultation with Mr.. Matthews
Mr. Hayes's hrother-in- law. and Mr.. Matthew,
told him and urged him Ia say spunrely TIM
Hayes would have nothing to do With Packard.
John Young Brown says that Foster himsel
said of his letter: Brown, 1t is intended I,
cover the whole case and I can promise 20,
there will be- no doubt about the funlment o
all the promises have given YOU"
WAsHINaToN. Jan. SIT IN generally conced
ed that an investigation TO lind ont the bottom
facts about the counting OF the electoral vote fo
Hayes will be- ordered by the House of Repre-
sentatives. There will be opposition by hotl
Democrats and Republicans. hut il is certain
that more than n majority Of both sides will vot
for u resolution ordering such an inquiry.
Honor In His Own Land.
Says Comley in his recently-issued work
The History ot Sew York State The daN has
when the hcneaciors OF hnmamty werr allowed 10 hv
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