The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-10-14
HAYES AS A REFoRMER.

m HAYES AS A REFORMER.
We make the following extract from the
recent speech of the Hon. Geo W. Julian, de.
livered during the recent democratic demon
straton at indianapolis: |.-
| do not deny the excep tional power of one
strong man, thoroughly inearnest, and thor
oughly armed with the courage OF his opln.
IONS A single, greathearted, strongwilled
character may control a mob or quell mu-
tiny. With fertile brain, perfect courage,
absolute devotion to duty, aud genius for
the work of reform, he may scatter renovating
ideas, redeem a state from misrule, and radi-
cally change the face Of society. The coun-
try has seen what one man can do in the
stamping out of the Tammany and Canal
rings of New York. If man no larger than
General Grant can, IN few years, drag down
into disgrace grand and powerful party, a
really great man, with rare force of character,
passionately welded to his work, and desper-
ately resolved TO submit to no defeat, might
so inspire the people with his own spirit OF
courage and faith that revolution in the adj
ministration OF public affairs would be the
result. 1t is folly and nonsense to pretend
that Gov. Hayes is such man. Neither IN
Congress- nor as governor OF Ohio, nor IN his
military service, has he given the least EVIL
dence of such remarkable traits OF character.
in 1872 when the ferment of reform was
threatening to rend the old parties, and so
many Republicans were turning away from
Grantism in disgust, Gov. Hayes kept the
quiet and even tenor of his ways, utterng no
rebuke anC giving no sign of discomfort with
the reigning order of things. During the
past four years Of administration and
party corruption no word has escaped his
lips to show thPt he sympathized with the
men who have demanded reform. If at any
time he has discovered the demoralizing and
downward tendencies OF the administration,
and felt the necessity of bravely withstanding
them, he has never told the public of the fact.
lie has given the country no guarantee, save
his letter of acceptance, either by word or
deed, that he will maniully wrestle with the
political rings that are laboring for his cleo
ton. The country is without any proof at all
that he possesses "the moral courage and
sturdy resolution to grapple with abuses
which have acquired The strength OF esah-
lished custom, and to this end firmly resist
the pressure of his party friends" He has
not in any way earned The "fear and hatred
of thieves" The Boston Advertiser, one of
the leading organs of Republicanism in New
England, and now his warm supporter, said
OF him last year that 'he is man OF fair a.
bility, correct in his personal habits, honest
sound in the Republican faith, but without
much force or independence" This Is the
exact truth-Parke Goodwin is perfectly right
in saying that he was nominated because II
was believed "his neutrality as tint would
harmonIze the most pronounced colors." He
was nominated by u convention containing
a majority who favored Blaine, notwithstand-
In ~ bic 70 M rk a hla rqcprt n ratnrmpr md
who was only defeated by blunder of his
friends. His total strength in the convention
in the absence of combinations, was only 6S
votes. Bristow, the only candidate who had
an unmistakable record Us reformer, re-
ceived only 1875 votes out of the 1856, while
Governor Hayes was nominated at the in
stance of political trader from Pennsylva
MIA, who seldom bluaders in his party move
ments Gentlemen, DO not utter Il conjec-
ture, but express perfectly evident fact,
when say that, if elected, he will be the IN.
s;i ument of his active ana influential friends,
and the servant of that mischievous party
machinery against which he has never yet
made asy public protest. That am right in
this stand ready to prove by the autocrat of
the Republican party in Indiana, whose ties.
tmony will be accepted as conclusive. "The
of any PRESIDENT says our
SCIdlOl, Will W III TIC lllaiu
what the party which elected him makes 1t.
If he breaks away from his party the chances
are that ne will be broken down. In gov
ernment of parties like ours, the president
must have his friends. The men to whom he
ows his election, who have defended him
from assaults, To whom he must look for sup
port IN the future, Will ordinarily control his
actions and he VIII DO nothing offensive Ia
them This Is the naked truth, from the
highest Republican authority; and II II does
not perfectly apply 10 Gov Hayes IL can have
no Application whatever a. any man who ever
has been or ever will be- president Let me
ask you-and | now address myself more IS
pecially to my old Republican friends-Letl
me ask you II in your hearts you really be
heve Coy. Hayes, II elected, will enforce the
principles announced in Lis letter OF accep- |
tanccy Do YOU believe hc will turn Secretary
adriit, the commandments OF
the Republican army in this canvass, because
be is now spending his money, levying con
tribu,ions upon his subordinates, and proStl.
,uiing the whole power Of his Office IN the
interest ola Republican victory DO You be-
lievc he will dismiss Secretary Cameron, who
led the way in his nomination. AT Cincinnati,
and whose active Partisan service oil Gov.
Hayes Is a gross violation of his declared
principles as 10 the use Of the civil service?
viii he do so decent aud comely thing as
Ia dismiss James y. Tyuer from the postof-
fee department, placed there at the bidding
VI Senator Morton, Tor the purpose of secur-
Ing his official help 10 Tins canvass, which he
j. giving freely: Will he put back In the
treasury BrisioW, and BuiOrd Wilson, and
Pratt and larygn, arG thus invite the hospi-
aliiy OF Gen. Grant aud his powerful body OF
friends, and incur the wrath Of ithe whole ar
ny oi whisky jhicvess VIII he sweep out the |