Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15

CONCORD, N. d.. dec. 70, 1917.
To the Republicans of New Hampshire:
It is my privilege and duty as your repre-
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
principles of the Republican party concern
ing the Southern States lately in rebellion.
The Cincinnati Convention declared the
Republican party to be "sacredly pledged to
the complete protection OF all cltlzens OF
the South Gin the free enjoyment of all their
rights s:We declare it to be the solemn
obligation of the Legislative and executive
departments of the Government to put in
immediate exercise all their constitutional
powers 5; 3 i for securing to every
American citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise of all civil, political
and public rights. To this end we impera
lively demand Congress and Chief Execu-
tive whose courage and fidelity to these du-
ties shall not falter until these results are
placed beyond dispute or recall.
Mr.. George William Curtis, in the conven.
ton, had commended his favorite candidate
as one who, earned with the power of the
government of the United States as District
Attorney of Kentucky, hunted and hunted
and hunted the Ku-Klux and 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
Coy. Hayes, in his letter of acceptance
endorsed the resolutions, and specially de-
clared himself in favor OF tthe complete pro-
lection of all citizens III the free enjoyment
OF all their constitutional rights What the
South needs most is peace, and peace de-
ponds upon the supremacy of the law
There can be no enduring peace if the con-
stitutional rights of any portion of the peo-
pie are habitually disregarded."
The candidate for Vice President, the Hon
William A. Wheeler, announced it to be the
mission OF the party to secure 'to every
American citizen complete liberty and exact
equality in the exercise Of all civil political
and public RICH is. This will be accomplish
ed only when the American citizen, without
regard to color, shall wear the panoply OF
citizenship as freely and securely i'll the
canebrake of Louisiana as on the banks OF
the St. Lawrence"
The Presidential campaign was carried on
go far as methods and utterances were con-
cerned, in no respects differently from the
campaigns of 1869 and 1872. The duty of
the Federal Government to interfere by all
possible constitutional and legal means for
the protection of life and free ballot at the
South, was the principal issue of the contest
The "bloody shirt as it is termed was free
prominent public men to put forward as our
Loof 41,o rf tro1,o 11c
and solid South
On the Sth of November, when he thought
himself defeated, he uttered these words:
do not care for myself, y but do
care for the poor colored men Of the South
II & :: Northern men cannot live there, and
will leave. Il < = The Southern people will
practically treat the constitutional amend.
ments rs utilities, and then the colored mans
tate will be worse than when he was in slavery.
Z y 4 That is the only reason I regret the
news is it is.
On this main issue, the necessity of keep
ing Federal power in Republican hands and
using it for the protection of black and white
Southern Republicans was the Presidential
campaign, by Gov. Hayes advice and pro-
curement. carried on and won.
II.
On the morning of the 7th of November
it was apparent that Hayes and Wheeler were
elected by one majority, if South Carolina,
Florida and Louisiana had given them their
votes But Immediately the Tilden forces
hungry Northern and desperate Southern
Democrats, determined to prevent the count
ing of the votes of those States for the Re
publican candidates; and threats, attempts tx
bride, and all manner of foul influences were
arrayed to seduce or intimidate the local Re
publican officials who were to declare thu
result.
To counteract these Vaccinations, Gov
Hayes sent largo 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 Gov. Hayes, aftcrwart
made United States Senator by his influence
Edward T. Noyes, afterward made Ministe
to France; John Little Gov. Hayes Attorne
General; Samuel Shellabarger, Gov. Hayes
private counsel; James A. Garfield, membe
of Electoral Commission, and Administra
ticn candidate for Speaker, and many other
went there from other sections.
In South Carolina and Florida, owing t
the manifest facts and the noble fearlessnes
of Gov. Daniel H. Chamberlain and Go,
Marcellus l.. Stearns in protecting the Car
election-the choice of Hayes electors
declared without extraordinary assurance
from the Northern visitors.
In Louisiana, however, there had bee
thrown into the ballot boxes over zoo
more votes for the Tilden than for the Hay,
electors, and to make Hayes President it b.
came, necessary for the Returning Boar
acting under peculiar local laws, to thro
cut more than 1000 Tilden votes on accou1
of alleged murder, riot, and intimidation
preventing a fur and free election in certa
parishes. To perform this extraordinar
even if Unsuitable work, i'll the face of 6
armed and infuriated Democracy. require
men Of undaunted courage; and such coural
the Returning Board possessed it require
also, that The board should have assuranc
that the national exigency demanded its pc
torrance; that the moral sentiment of Il
North would approve it, and that they the1
selves should be protected from evil cons
quences to be apprehended from the violen
of mob government, which it was knoy
would be established by one Nicholas a pr
tender to the Office of Governor again
Stephen B. Packard, who was sure to
found elected Governor if the Hayes electc
should be found to have been chosen.
All these assurances were freely and fl
chilly given by Senator Sherman and his {
sociates. MI. Stanley Matthews declared
MI. J. N. Leonard, and OIL more than O
occasion, that Hayes and Packard shot
stand OF fall together.
A reported interview of Gov. Hayes, Z
cember 3, with Mr.. w. r. Roberts, of
New Orleans Times, having occasioned ALA
as to the future course of the prospect
President toward Southern Republicans a
the Louisiana and South Carolina Cover
ments, Gov. Hayes, through his private S
rotary, Capt A. E. Lee, since made Cons
General to Frankfort, and Gen. James
Comfy, of the Ohio State Journal, 81,
made Minister to the Sandwich Islands,
MED the reported interview and all sympa1
with the sentiments therein expressed.