The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-13
HAYES, HOME.

Nomination-Praise and Kind Words
from Political Friends and Opponents.
Fremont (O.) Cor. New York Herald
few days ago not many persons outside of
Ohio knew, or cared to know, anything about
this delightful rural little city !; but since the
nomination of Gov. Hayes for the first honor
in the nations gift, the town has sprung into
notoriety. because within it's peaceful limits the
chosen leader Of the Republican party spent
many years of his life.
AS it was here that Gov. Hayes spent por-
ton of his early life, it would naturally follow
that here could be gathered many incidents of
his boyhood and of his family connections that
no other spot could furnish.
THE PATRIARCH OF THE TOWN TALKS.
Mr.. j. NJ. Millions, veteran of the war of
1872, now in his 83d year, was found at his
comfortable little vine-clad cottage quietly doz-
ing, and only too glad to welcome visitor who
would listen to his tales of the "good old
tines" when corn whisky and flour were the
acknowledged standards of value, and when
the coon skin was legal tender in all the great
and comparatively undeveloped West. In a
roundabout way Father Millions told of his
hardships in the war of 1912, and how he came
to Fremont in 1921, when it was q mere trading
hamlet. At that time all the ground upon
which the present town stands was dense
wood, only penetrated by the three tribes of
Indians that then made it their home.
GOV. HAYES UNCLE.
After relating various tales connected with
early times, the old gentleman pulled
his easy chair little nearer to the
fire and went on to say: ooh, yes knew
Sardis Orchard, Mr.. Hayes uncle, very well.
He left Mr.. Hayes his big fortune and made
him quite % rich man. Ye see Mr.. Orchard
came here from Tiffin little before / did and
opened country store where you could barter
for anything from a jack knife to barrel of
whisky. I clerked for Mr.. Birchard for some
time, and always found him mighty fine
man. Ye see there were any quantity of In
dams about here then, and as Sardis Brchard
was man of some quality he was rather looked
up to as sort of arbitrator He was mighty
shrewd at a bargain, and prospered pretty
smart from the first, but we always thought
him to be downright honest and square man
to deal with. Well, as business prospered
Sardis put his money into real estate, and had
sense and faith enough to hold on to it, and in
the course of time he got to be very well fixed
in the world. Then he went into banking, and
died quite rich man. OH, yes, Sardis was a
square man."
THE GOVERNORS BoYHooD.
''Did I know Gov. Hayes when he was a
young man? Well, indeed, I did" said the
veteran, land nicer boy never drew breath
than he was, and it was a subject of remark all
over the country that young Hayes was one of
the most perfect little gentlemen that could be
found anywhere. Somehow that boy was never
bad like many of the town boys. He never
to be above that. He wasn't stuck up either
like come boys who have expectations from
rich relatives, but he was always kind and
pleasant like with all the folks he came in con-
tact WITH
''Is Mr.. Hayes we'll thought of by all his
neighbors 2"
swell, he is that, and don't believe he has
an enemy in the town, unless perhaps a few
Germans here who keep saloons don't like him,
because he let the praying women use his hall
one night when the crusade was going on but
I guess even they have forgiven him for that
long ago. Oh tell you have been praying
that the Republicans would nominate man
like Hayes, for God knows the party needs
some such men to purify 1t. Hayes has
heart that's honest, III the first place, and when
he comes into his kingdom and goes down to
Washington, / tell you he won't have such
crowd sitting around him as Mr. Grant has had
for some time, and he won't hunt for third
term either. Some Of the papers say Mr..
Hayes hasn't grit enough to be President, but
that's where they are wrong, for after years or
acquaintance can say that Rutherford Hayes
rs GRIT TO THE BACK BONE,
and the rings can't manage him, neither. Oh,
he'll make the thieves hump themselves. Then,
too, Hayes was always careful fellow. He
don't tell all he knows, but he keeps up pow
erful thinking for all that, and when he does
talk he talks sense and is always ready to talk
Just what he wants to, right out in meeting,
without fear or favor. Yes, he's splendid
man, and feel very proud to know him as
d."
A sCHooLMATE's ENDORSEMENT,
Mr., M. E. Tyler, editor Of the Democratic
organ OF this county, said: IT have known
Mr.. Hayes for very many years and was
schoolmate of his at Kenyon College, 'Rud
was good fellow always, and everybody liked
him. He was plodding student, who always
had his lessons we'll. He never bummed any,
preferring to devote his leisure time to
reading rather than to going helm
round with tho boys He was
very modest boy, ana while, L suppose, he
had good enough opinion of himself, he
never was an upstart, even after he knew that
he was to be Mr.. Birchards heir. I don't be-
ieve in Hayes, politically, and shan't vote for
him; but he's square man, and will, If elected,
make an honest President. But Hancock will
get away with him, and then we'll have Hayes
back at his old home again, and we will all,
Democrats and Republicans, give him hearty
welcome. Mr.. Birchard always was very proud
of Bud, that's what we called Hayes when he
was boy, and more than fifteen years ago
heard the old man say that Rutherford would
vet be President"
Other Democratic politicians were inter
viewed, but none of them told aught but good
of Gen. Hayes.
d. L. JUNE,
another old resident here, ind for many years
connected with the public works of the State,
was next visited. He said GOV. Hayes came of
good old Vermont stock and was every inch a
true man. He first made the acquaintance OF
the now-famous gentleman when he came
home from college. He was then about %
years old-a thin young man, with student
look, and quiet reticent way. He was, when
with young people, full of life and sport, but,
as Mr.. June expressed it, ''just as innocent and
harmless as a girl" He was fond OF society,
but never pushed himself Extensively. Hewas
never dandy il dress, preferring simple
styles of clothing and abhorring the
loud outfits so dear to the young men
of the period. He was never vicious young
man, and was, in word, thought to be model
boy and as such was held up by careful
mothers as pattern to their own harum-scarup
progeny, who would walk dozen miles to steal
early watermelons when far better article
could be obtained at their own fathers gardens
for the asking. AS he warmed to the subject