The New York herald., 1878-01-12
MONTGOMERY BLAIR.
Statement of His Views Concerning
President Hayes.
WHY BUSINESS is DULL.
Railroad MonopoIists Defeated TIden and
Govern in Washington.
AysAporrs. Nd. Jan. 10. 1878.

correspondent with Hon. Montgomery Blair details
iully that gcntlemans views of tho all important
question involved in hts memorial presented 10 tho
State Legislature on Tuesday. The interview
req in Mr. Blar's room, at the City Hotel When
the correspondent mado known his desire to present
TO tho readers OF the HERALD Mr. Blair imme edatey
dispensed with iormaily ana in an easy and quiet
manner proceeded without interruption, as follows -
NIX. BLAIR's STATEMENT.
The resolution the result OF sudden thought.
never supposed that the people could acquiesco
the iraud committed when 1t was accomplished In so
notorious and open manner. Whom the President
Is put in such position 1t is possible to avoid
coniessing It, What w. E. Chandler said ABOUT the
circumstances under which the Louisiana and Florida
fraudulent returns were procured proves ITSELF for
although Chandler was par'ticeps criminis the
transaction all tho circumstances attending 1t verify
what he now 1t Is absolutely incredible that
Packard, Kellogg and their associates In tho con
spiracy in Louisiana could have consented 10 commit
the crimo. which they did commit there, without
tho express guarantee OF Mr.. Sherman, who
was present aiding and assisting. that they
would be sustained by tho President, whom
he represented and to whose benefit the crime was to
nure. And the TACT that Mr. Hayes Ohio Attorney
General represented him In Florida also convincing
proof that the consprators there had some direct
assurances that the President would stand by them.
and remember that these were all of Infamous
character 1t is impossible to suppose that they per-
petrated the crime they did except upon tho most
pltct assurances that they would be benefited by
it. Hayes conduct in appointing somo OF them to
office, atter they had been turned Of others to
which they claimed to have been eiectod is recognl-
tion OF his obligation to them.
THE Observation-Disclosures BARGAIN.
Then as respecting tho circumstances under which
he was compelled to break with them: We have the
testimony of John Young Brown, who participat in
It, and he says thcre agreement entered into
in writing between himself, Mr.. Lamar and others on
ono sde and Messrs Matthews and Foster on the part
OF the President. was at that time editor of the
Washington Unson, and had charged as carly as tho
i4h OF December that tho President elect had been
sold by the party OF which Brown and Lamar were
members, and who tho recognized supporters
or the Texas Pacific Railroad subsidy; but
they were in this awkward predicament after
the failure OF tho Electoral Commission, when
there not timo to complete the count
as required by that law. and it became
sary TO vote Hayes in defiance OF 1t they then
were Obliged to have assurances from Hayes that he
would allow the democrats to have the State govern
ments In tho States IN question while he got the
electoral vote; because being Southern mon they
knew that they could not face the people under any
othcr terms. he1cc, at the time when the Vermont
vote was offered tbeing double vote in that State)
which, BY tho terms of tho Electoral bil was obliged
al
tie democratic party fully justified in Insisting
upon the reference which would have defeated tue
Electoral aSai law, which everybody recosnzaa as
new election bill offered by Mr. David Dud
ley. Field. Then the railroad mon struck hands
and made bargain. which they have since published
and voted openly against tho great body tho dsmo.
cratic party, whom they denounced 1buster. and
with the republicans, who they had PRONOUNCED as
"cheatS"
THE PRESIDENT AND RAILROAD scHEMEs
The grounds upon which had TO the concIu
lhat
the President elect had been sold cut was because
had it from m ost authentic source that Mr Lamar
Recognized leader OF the who finally deserted
the party deleat the President elect, had said that
the Vice President had nc right to count the eecto
rn' vote. The Cincinnati Gazette, tho recogn zed Or
gan which Governor Hayes had before tho meeting of
Congress declared that the President, if elected,
would avor tho restoration OF the old wing
policy of internal improvements at the South which,
view cf the circumstances plainly meant that he
intended TO support Tom Scot's railroad lob n tho
iurthcrance OF which Congress Mr. Lamar was tho
chief aud chairman OF the committee which reported
The D There was not only an absolute concurrence,
therefore, between Mr.. Lamar and Governor Hayes IN
the subsidy business but Mr.. Roberts, newspaper
writer from the South, reported TO have said tnat
Mr.. Hayes spoke OF Mr.. Lamar as person who would
suit him member OF his Cabinet, and this Mr.
Roberts was indorsed by Mr. Lamar as a highly
respectable gentleman, tho letter con tainine which
published IN the Union | regarded the
pr,tence OF fear, set up TO justify the weakening of
the members OF the Hoase, as anything but u pre.
,encc These were men whose courage had boon
proved in every way. They were men to be
driven in submiss on and that on the wauI of their
clear rights under the constitution. with all over
whclming majority oil tho people behind them by mere
fear
COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTE.
By the terms OF the constitution iiseli and by the
uniiorm practice under It. and by The rule
which had been adopted by the republicans without
objection from the democrats or any other quarter,
no vote could be counted without the assent the
House Its presence is expressly required by the
constitution, and terms could be used TO
SIGNIFY more plainly the necessity OF its
sent to the vote These men who sur.
The Frenchmen "ho lately by lrmnoss and Uy firmly
aAheIing to the constitution OF their country, CON-
peed Marsha Mac lauou, With 800 900 pay yoaets be.
hind hun. to yield the control OF executive power
to the will OF France. Tho Frenchmon had not n
greater majority tho French people behind them
than had Tic men who yielded the executive power
here the pretence thai tncy wero afraid OF Grant,
win Two companies OF soldiers at tho United states
arsenal Hence whether you coDsiuer the case In It's
gcuera hpects or IN It's particular circumstances
inero cald DC made out pla.ner case
present Incumbent OF the executive char owes
his placc-nrst, to bargain undcr which faisc
election returns were made, and then by abandoning
the Instruments VINO perpetrated that fraud to COM
bine with those VINO combining with those who
nre conslring TO rob the government oil hundreds OF
millions vi dollars In the way oil subsidies fSr rail-
roaas that not wanted, and relieving the rights OF
tho United States iom the Interest upon bonds upon
when tho otncr Icut transcontiDcntal roads have
been built, amounting to stlil larger sum-
RAILROAD MN RULING TIIE GOVERNMENT.
'Ihc TRUTH is that these combinations oil great job
bers IN llA country have become lhc masters Of
tEe govornmenL They have now in Washington
ssoso qn r'sua su%, y
thom to aid tho agents OF these corporations M
side OF the houses 10 enectuatc ihis punder. 1t has
been by the abuse OF the taxing power Of The govern
hcnt at Washington and the states. cities and mu
Inequalities follow the bad example there, that the
people az large nave been Impoverished anu the specu-
Iatvc classes have accumulated the enormous wealth
which they now possess. Tho people OF our country
nro not different IRON the Icoplo elsewhere whu have
been forced To consolidate power IN tho hands OF single
individuals 10 protect themselves, whose hands have
been strengthened until they havo become absolute
IN sois, IN Ordcr to protect tile great body of the
people from plundcr by the combination classes.
''lhc question now 70 be decided is whether the
people VIII defend their own power IN the persons
Uf tue men whUm tilSy have seiected, ana who ro-
CO. their responsibility 10 them, will, tho
administration o the government arrest the prcda-
Tory system to which they have so long been sub.
teclcd, ana under whicu tho widespread system of
bankruptcy which We now witness has been brought
about or whether tbcy viii submit TO tho pIundcr-
Ings by allowing the government TO remain IN The
same hands winch nave brought them 10 ruin; which
must Qvcntuate as the same condition OF things In
M Ltlar lnu mil,