The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-22

! communicated to Mr.. Hewitt and published By
his authority-showcd how 1t was then intend
| cd 10 fulfil the contract.
This was the programme at that time for in
! stalling Hayes and Lnmar's adhesion to II i'm
| piled the power TO carry 1t through. Nor does
tho fact that he hnd behind him at that time q
sufficient number Of Southern members TO give
| him tho balance OF power in the House. and
enable him to accomplish this purpose. rcs
merely on this implication; for Mr.. Ben
Hill has since stated tho fact for pub.
lication. that the organization OF such mem.
bcrs OF whom no was one. sufficient In
numbers for that purpose. had boon formed al
that timo under an agreement among them
selves to net independently Of the Democracy on
the Presidential question. Now. ~ at that time
the plan to which Mr. Lamar had given in his
adhesion was tho only plan thought OF FOR
counting in Hayes. It was with reference to that
plan that Mr.. Hills league was formed: and
Hayes would. therefore. have certainly been
installed on that mode had not Mr.. Conkling
and other Republicans holding the balance OF
power in tho Senate refused to agree TO it, And
this league exhibited It's power TO control the
House on tho memorable occasion when. by
acting with the great body Of tho Democratic
party, they arrested the execution OF the decree
of the Commission and dcncd the electoral law.
Nuu HtOWtu NHhN tNtl ~ NHut httt<t VI Nh' Nttoo
they did not hesitate to set II aside. Tho Com
mission having proved n cheat the honest De-
mocracy OF the House felt that they were not
bound 10y It's decree. But tho league was actu-
ated by very different motive. 1t was an
article in the Radical paper at Columbus. init -
mating that Mr. Hayes could not keep his bar
gain with them. which gave them this spasm
OF virtue. This. however. subsidized as soon as
Mcssrs. Sherman. Garfield, and Matthews salts
fed them. at the Wormlcy conference. that tho
editor spoke without authority. and that Mr..
Hayes would keep his bargain. On a certificate
or rather letter from Mr.. Lamar (which
was put in evidence before tho Potter Com
mittccl to Mr.. Ellis think. stating that the as
suraDce Of this gentleman was sufficient tho
league joined the Radicals and tho count went on.
Nor was tho bargaining in this matter con-
fined to those known as tho special friends Of
Hayes. The Senate had ordered an investiga-
ton Of outragcs in Mississippi. with view to
exclude Mr.. Lamar from his seat and the Com
mittco Of which Mr.. Boutwell,. az Chairman
had taken acres Of testimony" showing. as
they alleged. that Mr.. Lamar's election had
been secured by unparalleled atrocty. But
when he presented himself on the 4th OF March
to DO sworn in. not a murmur OF dissent was
heard. On the contrary. MS remarked 20 mo by
one OF the most experienced OF the Republican
reporters. no was received with favor by the
Republican Senators. and especially by Mr..
Blaine. nowso distinguished in the outrage role.
But the disgust which decent men OF all par
tics now feel ut seeing Wells and Anderson and
their associates in making and sustaining tho
fraudulent returns occupying great Offices Of
tho country as a reward Tor that service. and
TO prevent the completely OF others from being
revealed. having extended to the electoral con-
trivance by which the fraud WIS consummated.
its conirivers and abettors are now attempting
20 shirk responsibility for IT, and have even the
efrrontery to imputo it to Tilden and to say that
we should now nominate n man who will take
the Office when elected This language sounds
we'll in tho mouths Of those who disrcgnrdeJ
the Constitution and the procedonts under ii.
laid before them by Mr.. Tilden. concealed their
purpose till everything had been arranged to
rush the bill through and notified Mr.. Tilden
that nothing no could say would change thnt
purpose. for by 1t they pronounce their own
condemnation.
The object OF the chief actor in this transac-
ton is fully revealed in the determination that
Mr.. Tilden should not be the candidate Of the
party for the succession. Having defeated the
Republicans in tho election and secured the
solid South. they thought that possession of the
Federal Government was assured them by their
own men. aided 10y Tammany tho Canal Ring
and kindred interests in the North and accord
| ingly Mr. Bayarl-who was chiefly instrumental
| in organizing the Commission. who may DE said
to have boon born politically Of slavery. for until
| that question was used 10 consolidate the South
Delaware had never cast a Democratic yoto-is
named for the succession by Mr.. Lamar. claim.
ing 10 DE backed by the solid South. and Tam.
many and the Canal Ring heartily respond.
OF course they still denounce the fraud. Blu
! what signifies the dcnunciation Of fraud bl
those who abandon the candidate elected by tn,
| people. and in whose person the people hav,
been defrauded? 1t needs no argument 10 show
| that those who cooperate with Jas Gould. Tam
many. and the Canal Ring 20 supcrsedo Tlder
are seeking TO give fraud anew triumph. When
| by coalition Of his opponents. Jackson was de
| fcated in violation Of tho will Of the people
every Democrat in the land rallied 10 his sup
| por. FOR the next term as the effective way I,
vlndicate popular rights. II this was necessar'
when there was no fraud is it less so whom tn
popular will has been set aside by the fraud OF ii
advcrsarios, made effective 10y intrigue within
tho Democratic party. and when the candidatct
be superseded is tho man who alone. in twenty
two years. has brought victory to the party2
| have no fenr whatever that the Democracy
either OF the North or South. will endorse thi
fraud and intrigue by failing to stand by thei
deirauded candidate. Yours truly.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR.