The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-08-10

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was established by law, but would no
allow it 70 overspresd one acre NOR
of the public domain. In this faitt
he lived till treason raised its balefu
heRd-appealed from tue ballot to tn
swOrd-and commenced the work o
destruetiOn-till, according to Stephel
A. Douglas, the Nation was divide,
into two parties, "the Patriots an
the Traitors" Then he belonged tC
the party Of Patriots, and pledged hi:
life in support OF his faith :; and 8
was q party man.
When the war was over, and tn
fragments OF 3 once glorious eountr,
were to be collected and again unitel
under the old banner, he was among
the active laborers in the blesseI
work OF reunion, and in such amend
ments to the Constitution as wer'
deemed necessary To secure to al
men equal rights and equal prOtec
tiOn under the law.
Others, who had 'run well for 8
season." became tired OF private life
and impatient Of delay, and turueI
their backs on their old friends. Blu
r. b. Hayes stands fast in the faith
a party man.
But when you speak of a partizsn-
ship like that of Tammany Hall
which declares that the spoils belons
to the victors-a doctrine worthy only
Of pirates-he distinctly and emphat
ically repudiates this bArbarous sys.
tenn laying down as . principle in
civil service reform, that honest anC
capable men are to be chosen for the
civil service, regardless OF party
names, and when chosen, shall hold
their places so long as they do their
work faithfully.
Nor is this new idea with Mr.,
Hayes. When it became his duty,
under the law, ID appoint Commits
siOuers to relieve the Supreme Court
of an Overcharged docket; he had be-
fore him both personal and. party
friends enough to fill all the places
But he did that which was both wiser
and better-made a. fair division, ap-
pointing able and honest men of both
parties.
This is magnanImous, to be sure,
but is he great man
answer, no not in the vulgar
Tsense OF the term. But what is it to
be great man ? Is it to be a won
drous orator, teaching lessons of wis
dom to-day, and committing acts of
folly tomorrow Is it to be a ruth
less conqueror, desOlating half the
globe, and bringing ruin on his own
head at last ? Is it to be an ill-bal-
aneed genius, partly strong and partly
weak, like the feet of Nebuchad.
nesssr's image, part of iron and part
of clay? 1 have read OF a hero 90
strsng that he carried away the gates
9f 3 city, posTs, bar, anu aIl, on his
shoulders and so weak that he re-
yealed the secret OF his strength to a
graeeless woman, aud then went to
sleep in her lap, to he shOrn OF his
A fair sample this. of heroes, from
Nimrod to Louis Napoleon. And
what of the Alexanders, the Caesars,
the Tsmerlanes, OF Charles XII,
of Sweden, and Napoleon l., OF
France, these destroyers of ma
tions and seourgers OF human
kind Call ye these great men I?
They were great men vulgarly
so-called. They terrified the ma
tions of the earth, as comets used
to do, but they shed neither light nor
hope on the cause of humanity. From
such blazing meteOrs the republican
heart fondly turns TO the modest but
lnfading lights of our own Washing
ton and Lincoln. .--
"Constaut as the Northern star,
OfwhOse true-fixed aud resting quality,
There Is no fellow in the irmament7'
Pardon me, / do not mean to COM
pare Mr.. Hayes or anybody else with
Washington or Lincoln. II he had
all the great and good qualities of
both these men together, he never
had the opportunity to be their equal.
To be the chosen instrument OF heaven
in winning and establishing the free
dom and independence Of four mil
lions of oppressed colonists, and erect
ing on the ruins of despotism great
and free republic, was an opportunity
which could happen only to one man
in four millions, and but oEce in 3
Thousand years. To be the instru-
ment in saving from ruin the strue-
ture which Washington and his COM
peers had built, and striking the fet-
ters from four million slaves, was an
opportunity which could only happen
to one man in fOrty-two millions, and
but once in hundred years.
According to my poer notion oil
greatness, in a republic, recognizing
the principle that all men are created
equal, the man who in trying times
performs with wisdom, fidelity and
success, every duty, great and small,
to which the providence of God has
called him, is great man. III am
right in this. then Mr.. Hayes is q
great man, but you can make him
greater. II you make him President
which / believe you will, and, follow
ing the uniform bent of4his character,
he discharges the duties of the future
ss well as he has discharged the du
ties of the past, his title will be COM
plete and who can doubt OF this
considering his character as
La AMAN OF PURPOSE.
mo man having put his hand Il
the plow, and looking back, Is fit fol
the Kingdom OF God.n Nor is he iii
for any other kingdom. That mar
alone is fit TO rule, who, when he see:
the lines OF duty before him, pursues
tit-not with headIong zeal to-day
lukeTarmness to morrow, coldnesS
the day after but with steady ant
unfaltering step to tbeen II wa
in search OF an Illustration, wOulC
find it in the military life OF r. B
! Hayes. .-.- .--r- $500.
This man had no natural bent t
military life-no fondness for blood
shed. No Quaker ever loved peae
! and harmony more than he. Blu
when the alternative OF live or die
, sink or swim, was presented to th
} country in which he was born an,
: reared-when the glorious fabric o
! Republican freedom reared by oul
fathers was assailed by traitor hands
and menaeed TO be laid in ruin, ar
the hope OF the world blasted whel
this broad land, mapped out by th
3 finger of Ged as the site OF freedom
: empire, was about to be torn ssundeT
: and new empire erected on its ruins
{ with slavery for its cornerstone
when English aristocrsey proclaime'
: the American republic failure, -thel
r this unpretending yonng man buckle
: on his sword and marched to th
: field, asking no questions Whist WE
E to befaIl him, il his country could b
e saved and having 'tput his hand I
t the plow,n never for q moment look
q ed back, till he saw the capitol c
treason fall, and the traitor chief a.
}, exile, hiding in female attire frou
n the vengeance OF his country.
y While he was yet in the field, b.
4 was nominated for Congress in tn
: Second District, and urged by fdeh
" to come home and CANVASS the dis
a triet. His reply was short, but ehal
y acteristic "Any man that wOGl
leave his post in the field to canvas
C for Congress ought to be sealped.
After he was elected wrote to hiT
It from Washington that l had 8 mic
y suite OF rooms st his service, and aske
, him when he would come to WASH
). ingtOn. His reply was that he nevt
II would COME to Washington unless b
b could come through Richmond. An
d be did come through Richmond
: came, not as q Roman c0nquerC
" claiming triumph, but ss republ
ft can citizen, who had finished b
a uork in tho ffald and Was ready (