The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-28
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Two States Traded for the
-ses q Presidency e
How Foster Couspired With Those
.Rebef Bfigadiers."
How the ealico-Tearer To . of q Big Piece
~ Of the Rspubl can Party in the South
to save Hayes aeon.

SION for Governor, the man who was counted.
in by his own chosen secretaries, when her
was never nominated. Is charging mp and
down the State, and, with the valor of Sir
John Falstaff, be is fighting the war over
again. Heiis alarmed at the Rebel Briga-l
diers,7 whomihe voted 70 restore to, citizen
ship and seat in Congress
But there was q time when Charles Foster
was not afraid OF these t.tfebels," whose
.sbioody hands now fill his soul with hor-
ror, There vas a time within a few
short years when he met and
conspirea with somsea" Rehel Brigadiersf
oyer soft5shelf crab and exhilarating cham
payne in Welkers restaurant, in Washing
ton City, andtraded of the Republican Gov
ernors and Governments of South Carolina
and Lonisianato these Rebels getting in
return their consent that Hayes should be-
psaceably inaugurated President. If Hayes.
was legally elected, as Republicans claim,
what need vas there Of any bargain and sale
to seat him2 Why should Foster barter
away q portion Of his party in the South to
inaugurate Hayes? Why did ne add to his
humiliation by rising in his seat in Congress;
and making a speech dictated by t'rebeIs,
in which he cemBlimented them as the sa-
viors Of their country, and sald the old flag
should wave over States and not over Prov
incest ltswas because Foster was never bur-.
dened with principles; because he mas never
been true to any party; because helhas ear
ried his wonderful business r9habits INTO
politics, buying from the lowest and selling
TO the highest. And, in sbartering to seat
Hayes, he betrayed a principle and a party
to advance his own selfish interests.
The following letters, which are copies
from the Originals, which neither Foster nor
Matthews have had the hardlhood to deny,
will explain themselyes:z rr GF
$500 4. 1-LAMAR To ELLIS.
In the fall of 1876 Lamar, 81. Mississippi,
sent a felipw named Roberts. a rebel" now
engaged b.. the War Department, to Column
bus, where he dinea with Jim Comfy, of the
Ohio Journal, now drawing 81 900 salary as
Minister t0the Sandwich Islands, and editing
conipaing sianders thousands Of miles from
his post OF duty: Roberts dined with Comfy
and met Hayes, and this trio iaid the founda-
lions for future negotiations. Pending the
Electoral count, Lamar wrote Ellis, Of Louis
lana, me following letter, lntimating that
Hayes was ready to negotiate. and Foster
was the man TO deliver the goods:
s tCopy.j Ipf
tada 8oi HousE ~ REPRESENTATIVE. n
WASHINGTON. FeurlaRyi2a 1871 4G|
Ny DEAR ELLIs:i i have just leaEtied from
m nnquestoBabe authority ewhichU will
eve u you misn.sJsrs 80 ~ ~ ese
nehlanta,s ie .S;nh ~ ;slis sns sRsssn ne
raa.,,, 49, ~ I've, S.a,hssn ,:J;cgE.b.,
y - 49, =, e. esns,ss.;an ,aithN NJ MMa,'
thsEsSGossraar Hayes brosherin7IaN. and
Matthew'S told him ans urged shim9to say
nquarslg that Hayes would have, nothing TO
~. - No s,-siS 70 7tssa too much an
SS;n,ssif 10 sav that. hut MI Mafthaws
ra;,sea,aSs a. dss;rs -tha, Eos.er shoniS
-. ~ ,Jgn,niy ana f,,,ther sd '"If I YER
~ sneak = sbonid saw. in because its the
trnabsp- + -s
Foster further said that he die, not see the
pFae3ea teeuShiHohS Avs nytS UoFpI1v
to which my Informant replied: Let him
ask Nichols. sH L withdraw the army and
the Enn-hoats, will you assure me that you
will snet establish your Goyerntuent by
hloodshed and bloody retaiiatians2' and ii
NICHOLS makes the nledge. let him Withdraw
them.1 - $500
Now, Ellis, this Is the FIRST thing I have
ever heard rs, counting from Hayes directly or
ind;reatiu fhat e. warth. acting upon nv .anv
Santbern' man, We do-not. want, ofiees. but
Re IA rant,Io et,anr States and our people
frea fromrthe carpetobag Governors.
Ought you moi, II an available Opportunity
assrs -gau To serve your 'pso,,lel to .snrine
forward At -once, andssss 4 you can't Tree
Toar ,Statse Il think Won .shoald, at,once see
M Sssniev Matthews and ash him if{3oy.
ernar Iares will. give Won some assurance
that "a will mot smaiufain Packard IN his
dnmination Of gour .peoule. Your friend.
Isiensdl Il. {. d. n
II. Hon. E-fohn Ellis
70 2-TosTER's glEpGE.
THE latter bn,uybt Randau Gibson Holm.
Ellis Colonel lew and Iobn Y Young Brown
faae3ber with Charley Foster and Stanley
NstfI,ews The "Rehalsd demanded that
ibe,iatisr should. preceedsip writing, SO that
they colla have me eYlfenee % inc bargain
Z leAaek 80 "rtt oneiAsS "+esstSe iot'
eWsng ietberf ~
ststlc5 s totpyri nryI-- r
slsN sIsfi & Fesr1sry ast Is77 DO
q GEnrIKaEN Referring to conversation had
With You in regard tn Southern affairs and
Hoyerner HAYES policy with regard to she
alate eff the South, we desire 10 assure you
that he will, il inaugtrafei President, pur-
Sae- toward them the policies pointed ont in
his letter OF acceptance, and that he will.
6iyeBo those States the Governtlents of their
choice; and from a knowledge of Governor
Hayes and his views and opinions, we feel
hafhofizedto pledge In hissbehale, ,andchere
by fIedue for him. that such will be his
Ioaicy. zerv5 truly wears. il fnoat
vt . - ~ l4f .sCHaRbEs Foster.
sdTo J6hnfYoung Browne and Hon John B
Gordon tyE
u In tlIiBlsttef 1t will be seen that Foster
-nyemisad for Halves to eivsittbe States of
bOufhC Carolina and Louisiana the Govern.
ments of their choicei'' Stanley Matthews
refused 20 sign this letter because it went ton
ar. AL
NO. SNFOSfER M0BIFtES.