The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-17
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.

The Cincinnati convention has done its
work well, and it is good work too. The
platform is sound, and an honest man has
been placed upon it. The republican party
doss not enter the presidential race handi-
capped with Blanca Morton, or a Conk-
ling. lis warfare will not be defensive
one. Ii will not be called upon, day after
day, to explain liz candidate record, and
TO palliatc or excuse his errors and short
comings as best it may. Thank God,
Rutherford b. Hayes is an honest man, a
man of tried ability, of executive expert
ence, of national reputation and of I'M
questioned integrity. 1t requires no plat
form to float him. His very name means
honest money, civil service reform, and
equal and exact justice to all. With him,
the republican party can wage an aggressive
warfare and march on to assured victory.
We have advocated the nomination of
Benjamin III. Bristow, because he of all
others prominently named for the presi-
dency, represented that honesty, economy
and reform in the public service that the
times demand and the country needs. But
Rutherford b. Hayes is of the same school
of politics. He is as earnest in the good
work as is Mr.. Bristow. Like him be has
not sought the office. He has refused to
| enter into combinations to promote his
candidacy. He has not endeavored to Sc
| cure the endorsement Of conventions. He
| has resoutely refused, ereu, 10 consider
| himself candidate. He has quietly re-
| NAMED at home attending to the duties of
his office as governor of Ohio, and there
the people have sought him out and did
him ego up higher" In the literal sense
of the words, the office sought the man,
not the man the Office lie has never
known what it is to be defeated, and he
| will never learn it. He ia the candidate of
the principles Briatow represents, and has
the earnest support of every man who has
favored Bristow.
A word as to his past record. His father
was, for many years, Appointment and high
| ly esteemed citizen of Windham county,
Vermont, but removed to Delaware, Ohio,
more than half a century ago, where
| Rutherford &. Hayes was born in October,
| 1929. After graduating at Kenyon college
in 1912, and at the Harvard law school in
| 1916, he commenced the practice Of his
| profession at Cincinnati He was elected
city solicitor of Cincinnati in 1858, and the
breaking out of the rebellion found him
discharging the duties thereof. He re-
signed in order to enter the army, and en-
tered the service as major of the Twenty
third Ohio volunteers. He served throughout
the war, being several times promoted and
oreyetted for gallant conduct, being made
a brevet major-general in 1865, for gallant,
brave and neritorious services at the bat
ties of Winchester, Fishers hill and lCedar
creek. The same year he was elected a
member Of congress from Ohio, and was
making a first class reputation there,
when, at the demand of the republicans of
that state, he resigned and went home
to lead the party in all almost
tcrlorn canvas against Allen G. Thurman,
then believed to be the most popular man
in Ohio. He was trlumphantly elected
governor, and was reelected two years
later over George ii. Pendleton. Last fall
he was again called upon, in it's extremi-
iy, to lead the republican party of Ohio,
in hard fought contest for honest money.
The events of that canvass and it's result
are too recent and too well known to re-
qure further mention. Rutherford b.
Hayes has defeated in hard fought battles
the three champions of democracy-Allen
G.. Thurman, George ii. Pendleton and
William Allen, in friendly contest he
has gained the palm over the republican
chieftains, and he will, IN November, lead
he republican hosts to victory. Honest
money, honest civil service, honest meas.
ures and Rutherford b. Hayes. Glory
enough for one day.