The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-02
KEY ON HAY IS.


HE BELIEVES FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA wEEE
| Wi NGrULLY COUNTED, BUT WILL STICK By
THE paEsIDENT-s'HE is AN HONEST MAN =
| NO INVESTIGATION PROBABLE = SPECIAL
AGENT MoRIoS's STORY AND HIS ri MovAL.
i From the Chicago dimes, April 20
r WAsiIIxGToN, April %. 1878
/ Postmaster General Key has been tho subject OF
sprayertul attention ng the democrats Sumo Of
Keys trends been mysteriousy limiting that he
was going to retire from Hayes Caoinet ON account
OF the recent special disclosures of frauds
the elect oral vote. A Times representative called
| upon MIR. Key this evening and found the GENIAL
good natured statesman In anything but pcrturbed
state OF mind. Mr.. Key at first indsposed to
enter into anything ike interview, but nnaliy
consented to answer few question: Ho was nrst
sked"Suppose that every one Of these allegations
made as TO frauds perpe,rated In florida and Louis
lana should be by indsputable evldence
what then would be your pos,tionf"
Mr. Key replied that he had no faith whatever In
| the confessions recently made, on account Of the
| character OF the men who made them. Then, con-
tinulng ne said:-"But, supposing they are true;
what difference will 1t make have always believed
| that Florida and Louisiana counted for Hayes
wronguiy and that electoral vote OF both States
should properly have been counted Tor Tidon.
worked sirenuously Tor Tilden both before and after
the election indeed made speech IN the senate
during the electoral debate. IN which l argued as
| strongly az knew how, that Florida and Louisiana
belonged to Tiden Il alter that that Mr. Hayes
paid me the extraordinary compliment OF inviting
mo into mis- Cabinet went into his Cabinet demo-
crat, believing that Tiden was elected and my views
| on that subject not yet changod. believe Mr.
Hayes, however, TO DO ~ honest man. know
that ne honestly tninks that hs elected. and what
py. NAV huy
above named, have good reasons Tor knowing tnat
Mr. Hayes was no party 70 them therefore, no
matter, they shall not influence my action. l Will
remain in ana Cabiaet rs ioug a. Mr.. Hayes Will 10
pleased 70 nave mc there"
| NO INV EsrGATIoN.
He next asked -"Is Il bot probable that an IN
taiives ana II VIII not us results, fraud 10 con-
/ ciusvcly proved, Affect your position"
| HE answered: ~ do not think there will be any
| investigation have always been democrat. and l
40 the democrats IN Congress will get up any
McLin or Morton. fhcy want better witnesses bsiore
disturbing tho country by IAN investigation and be-
again without some ixelhood OF prov ING what tley
charge Two OF tho persons alluded 10 IN The comics
have already denied the whole story, and 50 .r
MS Noyes concerned II IS lair TO suppose that he Will
also deny IL You VIII then come 10 question OF ve-
racly between Governor Noyss and sucn men as Den
aud elm, with The formor's reputation und
high character II Is PAIN 10 see who must be believed
mink very probable that the democrats VIII agitaie
Tor the purpose oil using IL 10 advantage IN
| the campo gu. lucy ight usc u 90 tue stump aud
Ia the press but do think the democrats IN Con-
gress III stuitiy themselves when they nave bet
I.r witnesses to rely upon and tney
ceptihle OIL contradiction the democratic party can.
NOT profit ny between such men As Noyes aud
| oniessed criminals ike Dennis ana McLin."
ALFsSD T. aosrIx
The next question was:.'Ar. hey, you speak rathcr
| severely OF tucse men. Have You any iulOrmation
| concerning either oil tbemf"
He repled:--"Ycs. In the drst place, will speak
| about Alfred H. Morton, the msn who seems 10 have
| been foremost in working up these confessions.
| About the time became Postmaster General, Con-
service Of the Post Ofce Department, aud found II
| necessary 20 reduce the number or Special agents
Knowing compar nothing about tue department
NJ that i,me, requested Juaye ~ ner, my nrsI as-
sistant, make out list oil SIX agents 10 10 dropped
Morton special agent at the time, aud when tho
| list was made out horton's name was among tue SIX
The agents written To, notified o tbs necessary
reductons, aud their resignasions asked: Ihey All
Immediately resigned, as requested, but Morton, who
came Washing ana calling NJ Tue Post Oice De-
| par,meut he rouonslrated against his removal the
VI tne REDUCTION were explained 10 him,
ana he told that there com plant against
him. IN department beiug perfectly sood.
told Il account Of the reduced appropria-
liou that somebody had TO Oe dropped, ana happened
that ne OF the unfofsun ates. He told that
President HAYES was indebted TO him Tor having
F.oriia mis- favor, ana that he went down
luere travelled about tho ury. and, alter encouD
torins all sorts OF danger he managed get tnrec
counies In which Tho de,n had gained aorl,es
4 thrown lie said thai II u had mol been Tor MIN
tiordn would nave been counted Tor lidcn Finally
4 he closed by saying, think you had better keep
i IN fiee can injure you u you 40 nol.' told
him 4 would thuk about H. Al tue same tns
business then ward Confess mat Tie hlu taken
par, IN any SUCH affair. However,, l spoke TO AIR.
| Hayes aDout H. The President told me that ho did
! not think u man Of that knd ou. Int KEEP. IN
ONCE; tuat special agent had his legitimate uuti
to peifo anu that Moron had rignt 40 go down
there anu mcaac win The count, AM, according to
his own Statement he did interfere Ia liIegul
ner. so far as hts threats we're concerned the Pres
dent said hc might DO his worst rs he tine Presiden,
had done notuius OF winch he was ssnaincl or that
would make him araid OF tho threats. Morton did
| not resign. aud was removed. lie then went 10 New
| YORK aud was next heard from In Florida. M,Ln
w,nt IRON my State (rcnnessce) to Florida lie a. a
| n,an "a whom no ono has any confidence. What he
| rnR CHARACTER or MOVES
Mr.. Key was asked what lea hun W this conclusion
| regarding Noyos, and he rcpiled: mir. Nuycs'
| character Would not admit OF any such Deef. Ny
kuowtedge OF The Two men led me 10 do abt the con.
icss,ons. Noyes Is a man OF bign character amd
McIssu do not believe that Noy es would have
taken any part IN Tue transaction ne supposed the
State nad gone against Hayes, but OF course hc be-
| Iievcd that Hayes had carried Tie state !"
| 1, ~as uere suggested 10 Mr. Key that tho demo-
| Gratis predicted that Hayes woud be identned with
tue iraud ana thai Il would come Noyes aud
Others acton Win Pre- iisn, Hayes iui Knowledge,
and Mr. Key SAID, with some emphssis:-''I do not
believe that either Mr. Hayes Governor Noyes
| pved IN any way at the irau q BON believed that
| dner' ntly neither oil them, ~ my opinion, would
| have msddled Win II In the hfst place MI Ha,,s
Is honest man, aud there was any fraud hc had
nothing more 10 do with u than you or any other
man had. There Is nothing 10 McLn's confession
| tnat viii change the opinion OF the world Nothing
Is alleged tnat was not charged In the beginning aud
| tho fact that these confess will make dincr-
cnco. VINO will believe man who admits tnat lie Is
a sccundro especially when men OF reputation con-
| tradict and deny hls statetnentfn
| DNMoCRATs No BETTkR REPUBLICANS.
BY way oil closing u VAS suggested :-"fben, Mr..
Key, you do think there will DO any investigs-
| ton Y" And he sad:--"No, SIR; do not let
recall your attention 10 another TACT. II The demo
Gratis could have got CronIn's vote IN Oregon they
would have counted II. think that would navc been
ms great fraud as the ones charged Florida and
| Louisiana | DO not think the record OF the demo-
party on the SUBJECT s any better than that Of
the republican party. Une bad as the other, aud
| 1 took that ground 10 my electoral speech. said
that thc democrats ought not 10 insist upon the cec
torai votes ~ Oregon; that mad no doubt that the
people oregon bad cast their votes for Hayes ana
tnai the dslnosfa had right " comoiaiu OF .ns