The Portland daily press., 1876-06-19


ton OF the party or surer OF its future. So
far as the canvass at Cincinnati for the
first name on the ticket was concerned, it
was beset with evident difficulties.
Journal.
fnot fall triumph for the reform move
ment, as it might have been, it is at least a
victory over those who are identified with
the condition Of things which has occasioned
the demand for reform. Governor Hayes is
clear OF all offense in these matters, his record
both military and. civil is an excellent one, and
one OF the strongest points in his favor is that
ne STANDS as the candidate free from pledges
and obligations which would hamper his fu-
lure course. He has splendid opportunity
to take high and firm stand in favor of re.
forming all abuses, settling the policy of his
party on the great questions before the coun.
try, and restoring the administration of the
Government to the purest and loftiest prnci-
pies of enlightened craftsmanship, His nom
lnation, and that of Mr.. William A. Wheeler
of New York for Vice President, completely
routed the class whose acts and course have
lad the Administration and the party open
10 the seVerest censure, and whose success
would have meant continuation of the
standards in the public service which have SO
long prevailed. Globe.
Mr.. Hayes will, in our opinion, be stronger
at the polls than was possible to any other
man proposed for the nomination except
Brissow. He is not so well known to the
country at large as the four leading candi-
dates for the nomination are, but he is we'll
known in Ohio and at the West, where he
has, to very remarkable extent, won the
coincidence and respect of the Republicans
and even of his political opponents. We can
say, from personal knowledge of him, that he
is man OF many admirable qualities. No
man living has purer personal character;
his integrity was never questioned or sus-
pected. Mr.. Hayes is sincere friend of DO
lltlcal reform, and so, too, is William A.
Wheeler, our candidate for the Vice-Presi-
dency. The nomination of Mr.. Wheeler is
admirable. The convention foreshadowed
such nominations when it rejected that
Spencer delegation from. Alabama. It has
not given us Bristow, but it has done the
next best thing-it has given us a ticket that
can be supported with enthusiasm and elect
ed in defiance of opposition. Worcester Spy.
1t is in the nature of compromise, but
still reform victory. The true repre-
sentative battle in the party convention was
between Bristow and Blaine, but in order to
beat Blaine his opponents had to lower their
standard and unite on Hayes. Mr.. Bristow's
friends led off in the sacrifice; Morton's fol.
lowed, and the rest came tumbling after, save,
of course, such of them as naturally preferred
Blaine to any reformer of however mild a
type. Hayes and Wheeler are honorable. able
men of experience in public life, of personal
integrity, OF sound views on current public
questions, and OF equal intellectual ability
with Mr.. Bristow. They belong to and well
represent the better half of the Republican
party. They will, if they have opportunity,
become efficient agents OF reform, now that
reform is popular, and is exacted alike bv
party interest, necessity and public opinion:
but as they have had opportunity heretofore
they have not exposed themselves to censure
or their party to harm for the sake of reform.
The party saved its honor, after fashion,
and preserves its physical integrity in these
nominations. There will be no boiling, and
it the Democratic Convention nominates as
fairly good ticket there will be no third
nomination in the field.-SprinQfeld Repub.
Hcdn.
The nomination of Governor Rutherford
B. Hayes of Ohio and William A. Wheeler Of
New York for President and Vice-President
by the Cincinnati convention will be ac-
cepted by the Republican party without re-
serve, and with lively feelings of satisfaction.
The unreasonable and unnecessary bitterness
OF the contest will disappear completely and
the whole party can work together harmoni-
ously to accomplish their election. 1t
seemed at one time inevitable that some one
OF the statesmen who have been prominent
in national politics, and who have been
in some sense leaders Of Republican thought
and action, would be selected to head the
ticket. We make no concealment of our
opinion that the true policy of each party is
to place at the head of its ticket the name of
the statesman who is the best known expo
nent of its principles, whenever it can be
done. Governor Hayes is by no means the
leading representative of Republican princi-
pies; but one is compelled to recognize the
fact that the circumstances under which the
convention met rendered the choice of either
OF the leading candidates almost impossible.
1t is idle to speculate upon the consequences
if something had been done other than what
was DONE 1t is equally idle to go back over
the contest and inquire into its causes, and
how events led naturally to the result that
has been reached. What has been done was
well done. The selection of candidate out
side the list of the most prominent leaders
became at the last the only possible solution
of a difficult problem, and the choice made
is every way excellent.-Boston Advertiser.