Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-04
THE GREAT

ganS In the East ma a great deai Oh
fault with the manner in which the
campaign was conducted. They say it
has been characterized by mistakes
aud plumbers, and seek to convey the
idea that If Blaine had been the candi-
date and directed the V it would
have been successful. Now the fact is
that the greatest blunder committed
was in putting such men as Blaine,
Morton and Chandler to the front as
party chieftains. The only chance the
Republicans had at the opening Of the
canvass was in convincing the people
that the election of Hayes would re-
suit in real reform-a change from
Grantism and ring rule 10 an honest
and economical administration. The
Democrats Immediately charged, and
have persisted in it, that the election of
Hayes would be but the continuation
of the present state Of things-that
Blaine, Morton, Logan, Chandler and
Butler would continue to be the ruling
spirits as they are now, and that there
would be no improvement. The ef-
fectual way to have met this charge
would have been to put forward such
men as Bristow, Curtis, Schurz and
Jewell, known reformers, as the cham
pions of Hayes, so as TO convince the
people that they and such as they
would be the ruling spirits in his ad-
administration and guide it through
wholesome reforms to sound and pop
ular positions. Instead of pursuing
that course, Bristow, Curtis and Jewell
have been kept in the back ground
and when Schurz undertook to give
assurances upon the stump that the
election OF Hayes would secure re.
forms by putting an end to the cor
ruptions of Grantism he was muzzled
and compelled to change the ton Of
his speeches by adopting the gospel Of
hate, bloody shirt bugbears and pay
ment of rebel deb falsehoods. At the
same time Blaine, Morton and the
blasphemer Ingersoll were pushed to
the front as the real leaders and cham
pions Of the cause, thereby demon.
strating Just what the Democrats were
charging, that the success Of Hayes
would leave the Government under
the control of the same malign inhu-
encss that control it now. 1t was ev-
ident at the start that a large element
OF the Republican party were dissatis-
fled with the present administration
and condition of things; that they de-
sired a change, and, of course, the way
to hold them was to convince them
that they should have the desired
change without changing their party
allegiance. The moment that the lead.
efship was committed to the old ring
magnates, jobbers, hoodlums and
bummers, the chance for retaining the
independent reform vote was lost.
From the time that the above-named
persons became the central figures in
the fight, the only question t o II
mind as to the result has been whether
the reform element was numerous
enough to turn the scale. The Octo
Der elections have demonstrated that IL
is, and as 1t is now too late for MIR.
Hayes to commit the direction of his
canvass to the hands of the only men
who could possibly have carried him
successfully through, the die is cast
and the folly of undertaking to put
snew wine" into "old bottles" Is again
demonstrated. 1t may be that Mr..
Hayes is not responsible for this blum.
der, It was asserted at the time that
the Republican National Committee
was organized by the choice of Zach.
Chandler as chairman that 1t was not
in accordance with the wishes OF Mr..
Hayes; thai Mr. Blaine's friends con-
trolled it and organized 1T in his in
terest as an aspirant for the nomina-
ton in 1880. The n in which he
has been pushed to the front AS the
central figure, toaded and rendered
ovations, seems to indicate that his in
terests were regarded as paramount to
those of Mr.. Hayes.