Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-13
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
POLITICAL.


have spoken concerning the Presidential
nominees and their associates on the re-
spcctivc tickets, and the two parties are
now face to face with each other, in the
quatlrcnnial contest for the control of the
Republic. The machinery Of party Or
CARNATIONS is already in effective opera
tion and the work of the canvass is pro-
crossing with considerable energy. Until
the present time we believe it to be concc-
dcd that the personal character Of each
candidate is above rcproach ard that the
campaign is not to he disgraccd by any
attempt 1T individual abuse and We Ger
isinly hope that this feeling will continue
to the end Of Tie struggle. We should
tish, the battle this year upon principles,
not upon personalities. The character ard
value Of the recognized parties are fit sub
jccts Of investigation ana discussion, and
in 50 far as the lives and actions Of the
respective candidates may serve to illus
trate these they may be used With the u
most freedom. Men ought TO be Willingly
responsible for tie History which they
have made and to take the consequences
Of their own acts. If they suffer, the:
blame must rest upon themselves, nor can
they properly complain at any course
which shall place them in their true light
before the people whose suiiragcs they
seek. Some things must be conceded at
the beginning. Republicans must admit
that Governor Hayes, i'll his career as q
citizen, as soldier, and rs public Off
Ger fairly represents the party which lie
has been chosen To- lead. In ether words
that rs the candidate he is the platform
Of the Republican party. tits impossible
to take Mr.. Hayes and cut and trim and
pad him until he shall become simply an
animated copy Of the Cincinnati Eesolu-
items. He must represent in what he has
done repub!icanism as applied to the pro
ccsscs of government. # he docs not rep
resent it truly in his character and in his
public acts, it is idle to suppose that he
will change the current Of his life during
this campaign,-,hat to meet the exigen-
cies Of a political raft carrying few men
ambitious of office he will move III what
ever direction it may be inclined to noat
We must admit that Rcpublicanism will
lie to Il great extent just what Governor
Hayes will be rs President Of the United
States, should he DC elected, and that
must be determined by what he has been
and what he is, both AS a man anil a3 an
officer, military and civil. For the per.
Torrance Of whatever we profess in cur
platform, We offer as Il guarantee I'LL that
the party has done during the twenty per
ilOus years Of its existence, for the plat
form is only an cpitomc of the party's his
tory,-a summary of its achievements.
The Democrats must meet Us on CON-
mon ground,-they must admit that Mr..
Tildcn fi,ly represents their party, and tina,
if elected his administration will be char
nctcrizcd by the principles and the policy
which his life has hitherto ILLUSTRATED.
They must concede that the champion
ship which he has given to railroad
schemes, that his connection with Tam.
many and "Boss'' Tweed, and that his at
: titudc in the Chicago Convention, sympa-
thizing with the Rebellion, indicates his
leading characteristics, and that if chosen
President his administration would be
shaped by POLICY, rs all his more promi
neut public acts seem to have been, which
we shall from time to time show very full
)y. On the other hand we expect to make
il appear that Mr.. Hayes has always sub
ordinated his ambition and his interest
IL deep convictions Of duty, and that lis
long and diversified public career, has
been distinguished By a degree of integri.
ty vi purpose, and consistency of action
almost without a parallel in the lives oil
prominent men. It is between two men
of these opposite characteristics that the
people arc to choose, and to decide with
which it will he safer to trust the admin
istration Of the government. We think
those who have hitherto acted with tho
Republican party will not have mucl
difficulty in determining.