The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-25
The Democracy's Debt to the New York
Times.

Mr.. ABRAM s. HEwrrT's recent speech in
Chickering Hall on tho sale OF Louisiana's
electoral vote in 1876 directs the attention
of Democrats to the Ne,o York Times. Tho
vote Of that State was offered to me for
money" said Mr.. HEWITT. land declined
to buy it. But the vote OF that State was
sold for money
That the purchase was made. and that tho
purchase was made in behalf Of HAYES and
the Republican party. everybody knows.
Who was the purchasing agent? Who con-
Quoted the negotiations which constituted
the first chapter Of the history of the great
crime? Who handled the cash that passed
into the pockets Of the scoundrel gang OF
forgers and periurers that stole and sold
Louisianas vote :?
The proprietors and editors OF the Ne,c
York Times We're tho first persons in the
country or In the world, outside of the ras-
calls who stole and sold tho State. to know
that the vote of Louisiana had been bought.
or was to be bought. This is proved by the
fact that the announcement that Louis
tania was to be counted for HAYES. and
the claim that HAYES was therefore elect
ed by majority of one in an cleo
toral vote OF 500. first came from the
Office OF that newspaper. The audacious
lie and the impudent claim appeared on the
bulletin board of the Ne,p York Times. in
Printing House square in this town. early
on the morning after election day. hours
before the result in Louisiana could posi-
bly, be known to my human being, hours be-
fore any other Republican newspaper had
the intimation that theft and purchase
4 ha m m 0f the defeated
Republican party.
This early information on the part OF the
New York Times was no haphazard guess or
conjecture born of partisan zeal. 1t knew
what it was about when 1t first put forth
the claim impudently maintained by lit from
that time on in the face OF all evidence OF
Mr.. TILDENs election. Itkpew what it was
about. for Its guilt-provins bulletin OF Nov.
8, 1876, was the result OF a secret conference
before seven o'clock on that morning at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel between the representa-
tive Of the Nep York Times and WILLIAM +.
CHANDLER OF New Hampshire and IAcHA-
RIAH CHANDLER of Michigan. The evidence
that the conspiracy to steal the vote of
Louisiana originated with the Nep York
Times is found in the TTmes's own con-
fession, printed in that newspaper eleven
wears afterward. in the course OF an at
tempt to prove that the initiative and chief
infamy belonged to it. the Times. rather
than to WILLIAM E. CHANDLER OF New
Hampshire. We quote the material pas
eages OF the Tines confession OF June 10.
1887:
"a gentleman ian editor OF the Nep FORK Times
entered the Fifth Avenue Hotel about $50 O'Clock In
the morning (of Nov. 4. 1885, possibly little be
II Mt nnpn tn he Ina Of
National Committee and found them occupied only by
anumber servants of the hotel who engaged il
cleaning and setting the rooms to rights. He was in
formed that everybody had gone home or to bed :
couple of hours before. He left the room aud started
for the clerks desk TO ascertain the number or Mr.
ZAcuARIAH CHASDLpRs room, On his way to tn
ONCE OF the hotel he came in collision VIII
small man. wearing an immense par o
goggles. his hat drawn down over his ears,
Krent coat with heavy military CLOAK, ant
carving gripsaek and newspaper In his hand. Tn
newspaper was the Nee Iork 7rilaHr. The strange
cried out. why. Mr. Blnnk. is that you" Tho gentle
man knew voice and said IL that YOU Mr., CnASn
LrRN lie answered Yes, have just arrived iron
New Hampshire by train. D--n the men VIII" bar
prvsxut this dsaz.eT upon the Republican partly TIL
gentleman replied lhe Republican party has suslaie
disaster you "ii on'r %'P yonr head" ~ h''f me-
oueon Of he election NJ President HAYES. lie has bee
fairly and honestly elected"
The editor OF the Nec York Times nn'
Atr. CHANDLER thch proceeacu 10 INC iul
Ier's room in ;;lc aotel:
"The visitor went the ground carefully State b
State from Maine 10 OREGON. counting the clrcioru
vote In each state aBi .hpring he te Il d1r'
counted for HAYES AMI TmDfS. After he had .nshcd
WILLIAM L. Cu.NDlfn said:
"'wel. what do you think should be done = III
gentleman repiied
".Telegraph Immediately To leading Republicans
men In authority in South Carolina Florida louioana
California Oregon. aud Nevada Mr.. CuANpLEG mad
no reply IL this proposition but said
awe must go and see ZAcn"
After some difficulty, the editor Of TIN
New York Times and MI WILLIAM i
CHANDLER succeeded in finding HCiAND
LEB's room and IN arousing that statesman
Tho door was shortly opened ard Mr. %.rhtr'A
uhAsptsR IVES discovered standing IN his night 9rs'
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