The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-09
THE REPUBLICANS VS.. HAYES.
One of the Old School Dsnounces the
Fraudulent President.
The Full. Complete, and Accurate Text
of the Hon. William T. Chandier's
Letter to the Republicans of
New Hampshire.
New York SUM-
CONCORD, n. H., Dec. 20

III Is my privilege ana Outy as your IepIe-
sentative on the republican national COM
mittee to state to you the reasons for my
hostility to the so called southern policy OF
the administration of President Hayes.
The presidential campaign OF 1876 was
carried on with no announced change of the
principles of the republican party con-
corning the southern states lately in rebel
lion.
The Cincinnati convention had declared
the republican party to be sacredly
pledged" to the complete protection of all
citizens of the south in the free enjoyment
of all their rights" 1--WE declare it to be
the solemn Obligation of the legislative and
executive departments of the government TO
put in immediate exercise all their con-
stitutional powers for securing
TO every American citizen complete liberty
and exact equality in the exercise of all civil,
political, and public rights. To his end
we imperatively demand a congress and
chief executive whose courage and fidelity
TO these duties shall not falter until these
results are placed beyond dispute or recall"
Mr. George William Curtis, in the conven-
ton, had commended his fav0rte candidate
as one who, armed with the power of the
government of the United States as district
attorney of Kentucky, hunted and hunted
and hunted the ku-klux until the ku-klux
disappeared. The life of every man in the
south is safe in the hands Of this man from
Kentucky, who has known, as you of the
south have bitterly learned, the
mortal perils of the struggle"
Gov. Hayes, in his letter of acceptance,
Endorsed the resolutions. and specially de-
clared himself in favor OF "the complete
protection of all citizens in the free enjoy
ment of all their constitutional rights"
what the south most needs is peace, and
peace depends upon the supremacy of the
law. There can be no enduring peace If the
constitutional rights of any portion OF the
people are habitually disregarded.
The candidate for vice president the Hon.
William A. Wheeler, announced it to be the
mission of the party to secure ito every
AIMS rican citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise of all civil, political
and public rights. This will be accomplished
only when the American citizen, without
regard to color, shall wear the panoply of
citizenship as freely aud securely in the
cInebrakes of Louisiana as on the banks of
the ST Lawrence.
The presidential campaign was carried on,
80 far as methods and utterances were con-
cerned, in no respects differently from the
campaigns of 1868 and 1872. The duty of
the federal government to interfere by all
possible constitutional end legal means for
the protection of life and a free ballot at the
south was the principal issue of the contest
The "blOOdy shirt" as it is termed, was
freely waved, and Governor Hayes himself
urged prominent public men TO put forward,
as our best argument the dangers OF rebel
rule and a solid south"
On the Sth of November, when he thought
himself defeated, he uttered these words:
do not care for myself butId do
care for the poor colored men of the south
Northern men can not live there, and
will leave. The southern people will
practically treat the constitutional amend
mentS as utilities, and then the colored mans
fate will be worse than when he was in slay-
cry +" That Is the only reason regret
the news is as it is.
On this main issue, the necessity of keep
ing federal power in republican hands and
using il for the protection of black and white
southern republicans was the presidential
campaign, by Governor Hayes advice and
procurement earned on and won.
On the morning of the eth Of November it
was apparent thar Hayes and Wheeler were
elected by one majority, if South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana had given them their
votes. But Immediately the Tllden forces
hungry northern and desperate southern
democrats to prevent the count
ing of the votes of those states for the repub-
lican candidates; and threats attempts to
bride, and all manner of foul influences
were arrayed to Seduce or intimidate the
local republican officials who were to declare
the result.
To counteract these machinations Cover
nor Hayes sent large array OF distinguished
persons to the contested states from Ohio,
notably the following:
Messrs. John Sherman, afterward made
secretary OF the treasury; Stanley Matthews,
private counsel for Governor HAYES after
ward made United States senator by his
influence; Edward +. Noyes, afterward
made minister TO France John Little, Gov
ernor Hayes attorney, general; Samuel
Shellabarger, Governor Hayes private coun-
sci; James A. Garfield, member Of electoral
commission, and administration candidate
for speaker; and many others went there
from other sections
In South Carolina and Florida, owing to
the manifest facts and to- the noble fearless
ness OF Governor Daniel III. Chamberlain and
Governor Marcellus l. Stearns In protecting
the canvassing boards the correct result of
the election-the choice OF Hayes electors
was declared without extraordinary aSsur-
ances from the northern visitors.
In Louisiana, however, there had been
thrown into the ballot boxes over 1000 more
votes for Tilden than for the Hayes electors,
and 10 make Hayes president it became
necessary for the returning board, acting
under peculiar local laws, to throw out more
than Z 900 Tilden votes on account of alleged
murder, riot and intimidation, preventing a
fair and free election in certain parishes.
To perform this extraordinary, even il justi-
fable work in the face of an armed and
Infatuated democracy, required men of
undaunted courage; and such courage the
returning board possessed. II required, also,
that the board should have assurances that
the national exigency demanded its perform
ance; that the moral sentiment of the north
would approve il, and that they themselves
should be protected from evil consequences
to be apprehended from the violence of
mob government, which it was known would
be established By one Nichols, Z pretender
TO the Office of governor against Stephen B.
Packard, who was sure to be found elected
governor If the Hayes electors should be
found to have been chosen.
All these assurances were freely and forci-
bly, given by Senator Sherman and his asso-
cietes. Mr.. Stanley Matthews declared to
Mr. ]. f.. Leonard, and on more than one
OCCASION that HAYES and Packard should