, 1878-01-26
The War On HAYES.


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The War Oh Hayes
The following is recent special dispatch
from Washington. 1t may be presumed that
the senator referred to, who is a personal
friend Of Conkling's, is Jones Of Nevada
A Pacific coast republican senator, who l
am not permitted to indicate more nearly
than to say he is an intimate personal friend
OF Senator COnkiing allowed me 10 interview
him to-day, IN regard to his position on the
investigation OF the charges made by w. +.
Chandler To begin with, he said Il was
one Of those who, from the very beginning.
never had any respect for Hayes. l never
called upon him, and never, directly or IN
directly, asked any favor at his hands. al
WAYS advised Senator Conkling to pursue
the same course. He has mind of his own,
and do not pretend to have influenced him,
but that he did do as have done, rybody
knows. never believed that Mr.. Hayes
was elected | frequently told Senator Conk-
ling and other senatorial friends that Tilden
was elected honestly and squarely. As to
whether Or not there will be an lnvestiga-
| ton, | don't know. ! have not heard OF
republican senator who Will move III the
| matter l know OF several who viii vote FOR
a resolution directing an inquiry such q
one is introduced. l have no desire to fight
the electoral business over again. l am
willing to let things take their own course
If Mr.. Hayes can sit quietly under these
grave accusations, if the democrats can al
ford to keep quiet also, | can. One thing is
certain, however: The people of this coun-
try are beginning to believe that there was
fraad and corrupt bargains. This growing
belief is not confined to democrats, but the
republicans are becoming converted. How
can it be otherwise? Every body knows that
Packard had more votes III Louisiana than
the Hays electors did. Ii Hayes honestly
believed that he was honestly entitled to the
electoral vote OF Louisiana, why did he
abandon Packard, who received 1000 more
than the highest elector on the Hayes ticket,
The masses Of the people grasp salient points
like this, and cannot comprehend the nice
points of constitutional law, such as are put
forward as the excuse for the course Of the
administration toward Louisiana The peo-
pie have been accustomed for good many
years to see troops employed to sustain the
governments in the southern states. There
never was any very loud Outcry from the re-
pubicaus against it. Is it reasonable to sup
pose that ell at once they could agree with
the administration that IL would be a great
crime to sustain Packard, whose title to the
govcrnorship of Louisiana was precisely the
same as that of the president to his seat In
the White House But this is not all. The
people baIieye that there was a bargain be-
tween the friends of the president and GER
tain southern democrats. The proof of the
pudding is i'll the eating. The southern
democrats who were parties to the bargain
dictate federal appointments. They are the
trusted advisers ol tie president and defend
him in the senate. 1t does 10. matter ii
there is no investigation the facts are bound
to come out Soorer or lateranyhow. Murder
viii out so viii a political bargain and
sale"
DO you think Senator Conklingwil offer
a resolution directing an inquiry to be made2
NO ] don't. OF course l don't know
| what his intentions may be. | know he has
never indicated any such purpose to me, and
| feel confident he would have at least hint
cd to he his purpose. | know that he does
not believe Hayes was elected by the people.
think know also that he never believed
that Lou!sianas returning board had the
legal right To throw ont thousands of votes
in order to count i'll the Hayes electors. |
have often said to him, and he has agreed
with me, that the votes thrown out III Loui-
Siina, III proportion to the population of the
two states, would be equal to l00,G Geo
thrown ont IN New York, and certainly the
people of northern state would not have
submitted to such business as that
At this point the senator branched of
about the manner i'll which the admiristra-
tion had treated Senator Conkling He said:
Just think of it Conkling's vote in the
Cincinnati convention nominated Hayes. 1t
will be remembered that when ConklIng was
withdrawn New York gave her entire vote
for Hayes. Has Hayes any gratitude: IF he
had would not lie have sent for Mr.. Conk-
ling and asked his advice about his cabinet
Would he have made his tConklingI mortal
enemy the head Of the cabinet? No matter
ii Conhling did appear to be doubtful on the
question of counting him III, right or wrong.
\ conscientious man is the sort OF adviser 4
president needs"
But was not Evarts entitled TO some
thing for his grea; services = | asked
What services did he render:" shaply
demanded the senator.
81 His argument before the electoral COM
mission, replied.
That was all sham. 1t wasn't argument
that made Hayes president. The commits
sion did the business, and the commission
did not require to be told how to do their
work"