Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-06-17

count of any f-ee-trads views whlcn he
NAV entertain. We believe there Is
rapidly growing sentiment in the Re
publican party against the hlgh-tarlfI
doctrines Of eastern manufacturers
People are beginning to see that the
result of high tariffs is the enrichment
OF the wealthy at the expense of the
poor-that every cent added to the du-
lies on imported goods really goes out of
the home manufacturer. But we ala
not intend to 90 into a discussion of the
tariff. We merely intended to say that
no considerable number of Ohio Repub-
licaus will object to Hayes because he Is
not stiff proteetionist. He deserves
unanimous, denomination at the hands
of the convention of the 23d OF June,
and he will doubtless receive it. He
will be reelected against any man the
Democracy. can bring out by majority
of from p, 900 to 10000. ..-.-...
General Thomas on the Way to the Pa
'- f..f- .-.. eiic. ..
Among our passengers was General
George III. Thomas, en- route for his new
field-the entire Pacific coast, with
headquarters at San Francisco. We of
tn East are hardly aware of the admira-
tion. The enthusiasm, the personal af-
fectiOn felt for Thomas throughout the
West, Every where one hears him
spoken of as ..Old Reliable, y "Pap
Thomas, y "The Rock of Chiekamauga,
THAT Splendid Old Man" In point of
fact, his age is only fifty-two; but his
grave, kindly demeanor does carry a
paternal suggestion. He is certainly
one of the finest characters brought out
by the war. President Lincoln, when
first desired to make him a Major Gen
erai, replied with distrust born of
many disappointments: No; he is
from the South; will wait till he earns
II. Thomas heard of this--and how
gioriously he did earn the Major Gener-
alship and every honor he has received.
He was always at this post, and for
three years he did not once see his wife.
He never got whipped; he never COM
planned of any thing; he never accept
ed any promotion until it was fairly
thrust upon him "he never committed
an act that had 10 be explained Oh apollo
giZed for" s......... p.
since the war his Fare qualities have
grown steadily upon the people * hen
he declined the house offered to him by
the eiCinclnnatians, he did it with perfect
modesty and unOstentatiousness. The
Government, he said, has always paid
me a"Piy, auu iil III y wan Is are UrOyi-
ded for. To accept such present would
mott consistent with my sense of tiuty.'i
A few weeks ago some of his old officers
III Nashville--in token of their affection.
as he was about leaving for the West.
proffered flinl a table service OF silver.
Hereplied 81 am greatly touched by
this .eyldence of your regard. hut / can
not accept It. In my judgmenti it would
be Injurious to the discipline of the
Army tor officers to receive gifts from
those who are or have been tiIeir subor-
dinates. y Some have Thought Thomas
over-fastidious on this subject; but the
American people are nov in a mood to
pardon a great deal of fastidiousness in
that direction 'i 1-itE -gFa -HsF
General Thomas would attract notice
in any crowd He is large, broad
shouldered, massive, with hair and
beard brown, but now turning to gray.
mild, kindly eyes and prominent nose
"a strong, marked face, He inherited
no property, but by careful, frugal. hab-
its, he has saved a competence from his
salary He has no children. This is his
second visit to California; fifteen years
ago when he was Captainin the Third
Artillery, hewas stationed at Fort Yuma
for twelve months. He and his staff are
as delighted as school-boys turned loose
to escape from Kentucky and West
Tennessee into thoroughly loyal at
mosphere.-t Omaha Cor. of n. Y. Trib.