Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-08-25


likely TO do u olected7 In tho first place
be comes OF a sterling Connecticut and
Vermont stock, having himself been born
in Ohio, his ancestors in Connecticut; his
father, however, was born in Brattleboro,
and bis mother was a native Of this State.
On both sides Gov. Hayes comes from the
best of New England Revolutionary stock,
the ancestors on both sides having taken an
active part in the stormy scenes which pre-
coded the Revolution itself Know ing him
personally myself l feel authorized in as
surfing you that he is a modest, unassum-
ing man, rs courageous as a lion and as
firm rs q rock in maintaining right aud
discharging duty. Wherever has been the
post of duty there has been found Gov
ernor Hayes, always ready to do his part
and always taking a lead for the right. lie
was fearless soldier, rising from subor-
dinate position TO the command OF "A brig
ade, and showing activity in the dangers
and difficulties attendant upon the main
tanning Of the integrity OF our Unlon, as his
forefathers had done in creating it. Several
times wounded, always at the head OF his
men, shrinking from no danger and hest
tating at no obstacle, he came out of the
war as such men always come out il alive,
with proud record of not only having
done his duty, but by his example and
courage animating those with whom he
came in contact TO do the same. As show
ing the patriotism aud self-abnegalion of
the man, his remarkable letter written
from Charlestown, Va, Aug. "a, 1854,
Ia To Al tfn1l no laI
notified him that he had been nominated for
Congress from Ohio, is a remarkable pro-
duction and reads wonderfully well in the
light of history, and of the demands of the
present time for honest, self sacrificing re-
fomers TO come 10 the front 1.-THE speak,
er read an extract from the letler.l And
that is the kind of a man we want for
President, who would sooner be scalped
than to leave his post Of duty or TO fail of
doing his full duty while at his pos.
He was four years in Congress from one
of the most intelligent districts in this
country. a careful and patient listener, a
good worker in committees, but rarely
speaking, always voting for the maintaince
of the right and Of the rights ofall, his rec
ord in Congress is without one blot to mar
its whiteness.
He has been three times elected Govern
or of the third State in the Union, has beat
en- successfully three prominent Democrat
ic candidates for the Presidency, Pendle-
ton, Thurman and Allen, and his work
will have been completed when he has
beaten that other and most prominent one,
which am certain will be the case, and
when he has administered the Government
for four years ably, honestly and carefully,
TO which by his letter Of acceptance he has
limited himself.
The instincts of the man as shown in his
unhesitating avowals in his letters and
speeches on the currency, civil service and
the South, show him TO be a man of the
times. In every position able, conscientious
and with a moral grip which will enable
him TO cling to the right and do his duty rs
he sees it, in spite OF the clamors of poll
ticians, place hunters and false friends. As
President his past history indicates that he
would aim for the best good of the country;
that he would surround himself with the
foremost men and purest statesmen OF his
party that he would expel every dishon-
est and unfathful official, and keep every
faithful and honest one; that he would pro-
mote resumption at the earliest possible
day, and that he would be willing 10 name
the day and prepare for 1t; that he would
protect every citizen, regardless of color or
nationality, in all OF his rights both at
home and abroad. That he will do all this
we have every reason 10 believe by his
past acts and past ayowals. That he has
lived long enough among the best of our
foreign citizens to know their rights and to
maintain them unflinchingly there can be
no doubt, while his birth, education and an
cestry indicate that he would be no less
faithful 10 the native born, regardless Of
race or previous condition.
Who have our opponents nominated
Hon. Samuel j. Tlden, Governor of the
Stale of New York. l am not here to deny
| his ability, abuse his character, or to as
scrl ttat he, IL elected President, would be
| guilty of all the crimes forbidden in the
decalogue. To have been elected Govern
or of the Empire State, State which now
has more Inhabitants than our country
contained at the formation OF our Govern
ment, is an honor and Mr.. Tilden having
attained to that position, is entitled to be
treated honorably, fairly and dlspass onate-
ly.
have nothing 10 do with, shall have
nothing to say about, his alleged connec-
ton with the originators of the Credit Mo-
bilier-that 6ete nor of the last decade
though believe he is proved TO have been
in it, or with his connection with the Fisk
Gould management of Erie, or his other
railroad connections. That he is man of
very large wealth appears to be conceded.
That he has been a railroad lawyer, and
that his money has come from these corpo-
rations, appears also to be conceded, and the
history of the railroad in Indiana which
has been brought TO light within the past
few days indicates that he had a knack of
making money out Of bankrupt railroads
which reflects more credit, TO say the least,
upon his acquisiliveness than upon his in
tegrity.
The history of this road shows that he re-
ceived fee of 600 for his advice as an
attorney, and that the directors, of which
he was one, issued stocks or bonds or both
to an amount exceeding 100000 and put it
in their own pockets, and Mr.. Tilden's re-
ply to the court appears to be that they
might have issued great deal more had
they chosen so 10 do, and that the poor
swindled stockholders ought 10 be thank
full that they did not.
His pubic and political career are fair
topics Of public discussion and we have a
right TO judge of him as he appears therein.
Has he the moral courage and grip of a re-
| former2 For 1t must not be forgotten that