The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-03
Butler on HAYES.

After remarkable silence 81 ten months,
during which time MI CoNKLING. SIR.
BLAINE, Mr.. EDMUNps. Nj. HOWE. and other
Republican leaders spoke their minds plain
~ in State Conventions. i'm the senate and
elsewhere, Gen BUTLER has recently uhan-
doncd his position of reserve and unboeon-
cd himself with his old freedom Of speech.
If any doubt has heretofore existed A. to his
opinions Of the Fraudulent Administration
and Of HAYES, 1t is now resolved by dccla-
rations so positive and ringing; as to forbid
the least Misrepresentation
II is not one Of Cen BrTLrr- faults ~
character TO indulge in dubious phrases, or
90 hide his intentions undcra mask Of double
meaning. He usually strike cut from the
shoudcr, and mover below ,hc holt, 80 that
his blows go right to the mark and rarely
fail to tell on li- suffering antagonist. lie
has now made mp for past rrtacnce ny out
spoken views that are likely 70 mako the
dry bones in the White House rattle uncom-
fortably. Ii HAYES has had fear to trouble
his visions before, he will probably take the
tremors after rcading tine two last after
ances Of Gen BUTLER
Between the lines Of his speech before the
Banks Club, on saturday last. there are
t'liilt SiEiillfUUA Suggestions Nlllf'i uAf Nt44
worthy Of public attention. whom tliey are
considered in connection with the develop
ments which have lately caused SO much
commotion at Washington. Il believe
says Gen. BUTLER lit wis the first duty OF
Nj. HAYES to lind ont whether lac was honest
~ and truly elected President Of the United
States, and tinding that to bee So TO sustain
every man elected on the same ticket in his
place by every man and every dollar at his
command
Mr.. HAYES had nothing To- find out in re-
gard to the election when he entered Office
lie knew that Slr. 1ILDIN had been fairly
aud legally chosen by large majority OF
the people and OF the Electoral Colleges. and
on the sth Of Novemhfr last he publicly adj
United his own deferi and pretended to de-
plore it mostly on account Of "the poor COLI
orcd men of the South H. knew. also.
how and 10y what criminal combinations he
was counted in as Nj. CHANpLLR cm-
phatically charges. by what collision the
cght-by--eyen Commission WAS organized.
AMI finally by what agreement the count
WA completed in the IlHu-eo i Rrvrc-ou,a-
tycs.
The rewards conferred ON the immediate
actors in these scenes the Shaping of his
public policy, and the strange alliances that
have followed It, together with the Insulting
population Of all Republican counsel and
OF every Republican leader tell the story Of
HAYLs's knowledge Of thoer transactions
and of his personal completely In them. ns
clearly as il they We're written in culor- OF
living light. What was tine duty Of an hon
pst man in such circumstances " II he he-
heNod that there wu= amy wrong or fraud i'm
his election so BUILERau-wcrS this Ques-
tion he should have Ju-t ahdicated his
claim. and let rs abandon his election and
wash our hands of the whole natter
Tho conspiracy to stoal the Presidency
was started OH the very day Mr.. HAYES had
confessed hi defeat. lie became a party to
the crime and was its chief beneficiary
when it was consummatcd by fraud, trcach-
cry, and corruption. Instead OF stamping
upon the lnquilyat the outset, as AN hon
est man would have done, hc not only cu-
couraged it in every way. hut ions SllrR-
MAJ, STANLEY MATTHEWS NoiLs, LIE. and
CoMiY were selected by him t. 70 To-
Louisiana 10 aid ia tine work. of fasiiying
the vote ui that State. Therefore, instead
of "aldicaliug his claim, knowing it to ho
fraudulent, Nh HAYES pushed the scheme
forward, and detailed his own asents t.
make it successful.
Finally, Gon. BrrLrR speaks for himself
In these important words:
"Anddon't let any one say that 40 NOT believe Mr.
HAvts fairly elected tor Ihies m toi mt. Hs 80. ~ one.
MiS '"nVh 70 fo'm jpigoedoo g.
Perhaps he will get an opportunity TO
"loOk into the subject carefully" after
Congress comes together. His mind is cv-