The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-30
MAJOR BURKE'S ANSWER
A ScathIng Reply to w. Il. Chaz-
dler,s Inquiry.


National Associated PFess to the Star.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. SO.-Tns follow
ing is Major E. A. Burke's reply TO ".
E. Chandler's telegram OF January sS:
NEwSORLEANs, Jan. n.
To W. e, Chandler. Washington City:
Before considering the subjscs
this day signed W. Il. Chandier.
| desire to ask il the author 10 the ChAAG-
ler who rs Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, travelling in the South ia lSsSs
corruptly participated in tho spgh
gathered BY Supervising Treasury
Agents engaged in robbing thoir dSF-
ernment and detrauding the distreSssa
Rgtopls gtoIss, Of TINS ,ss and GSlasiss 4aasssr
who, as Secretary OF the Republican,
National Committee, with certain Ro-
publicans from louisiana at = coAfsa-
ence or conferences at the Fifth Ayenue
Hotel, New York, concerning LouisiaAn
| afi,airs, about October, 1919. secrsttS
and corruptly conspired to tahs
advantage OF the absence FROM
Louisiana OF the Governor thereof
to assemble secretly the LsgtS-
lature, impeach the Governor, seize ths
Government and use its machinery -
carry the election OF 1872? L. IL the
| Chandler who earned and received fee
from Kellogg OF $4,000 in 1873, and tho
encomium, "You mad done moro for
| him than any one except Atterasy
| General Williams" in maintainios
| his foul and impious usGrpatiou OF irts
| Office OF Governor OF this State? liz II
| the Chandler who encourageH, aBettesl
and conspired with infamous allies AN
this city TO rob twelve thousand citizcHs
OF New Orleans of their franchise aoa
drag them before the Federal Cour' on or
about the day OF the lase electiOn2 who tr
November, 1876, by telegraph guaras-
teeo n llOgg That the whoIe power OF thc
| IGoyernmenG would sustain the BeturA-
ing Board in counting the vote Of LsaiS-
lana Tor the Republican candidates. aaxt
then hastened to Florida to manipulate
the frauds OF that States cOun.? Is it
| the Chandler who has OF late been Yaise-
ly seeking 10 stir up the he!lbroth pf
sectional hate and foul mis- pvltioxa
nest to the disgust Of decent citixeos.
North and South? II yea, permit 70
say that the inquislLorial powers 0t Ps-
littcal tramps terminated IN March last
Such persons are subjects OF inc aist-
tion. II nay, the impertincnt telegram
shall have such consideration as 1t DC
serves. K. A. BURKE
New ORLEANS, Jan. 30.-Iu addisloa
to Major Burke's reply to Cbandie1ss
charges OF a corrupt bargain betWeen
representatives OF the President aMa
Southern Democrats, in rs;ereEce 10
Louisiana, Mr.. Burke stated agaio that
he was never aware Of any bargains Of
any sort re1ecting upon Presiden4
Hayes or upon ou.hern ConS'essmeys
and he did not believe any were maiisssi
except such as were freely te!egraphed
and voted upon by Democratic and GDp-
serYative members Of the Legislature IN
February last. These agreements Renp
that the Legislature should guaraa+sO
equal rights TO all persona aod parties.
irrespective OF race, color or previous
condition. That the colored people wsre
to be guaranteed all their righte, aaa
that no no one should be puuishsd far
past political acts. These were all Kti1,-
lIshed at the time and known to every
lOnes