Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-09-21

fi0d them not only in the North, East
and West, but still more in the South
The Southern people have many
good qualities but il is notorious
fact that the number Of men think
ing themselves peculiarly entitled to
public place, among them has always
consplcuously humorous. Now they
have been on short fare for many
years and long waiting has sharpen
ed their appetite. They will also be
quick to remember that Democratic
success could be brought about only
by q united Southern vote, and that
above al! others they have claims to
reward Our brave Confederate
friends have won renown by many
gallant charge during the war, but
all their warlike ieats will be left in
the shade by the tremendous momen-
tum of the charge they will execute
upon tho Offices ofthe Government
1t will De rush of such eagerness,
turbulence and confusion that mon
of this generation will ia vain seek
iCi pa SIlSl Anu nOW AIutu All tbtr,
urged on by universal cry of impa-
thence from all sections Of the Demo-
cratic party, that every Radical must
be driven from place at oncA, do
you think it for moment possible
that the President ard the members
of the Cabinet will bre asst that storm,
and sit down with cool elaboration
to gather evidence about tho charac
ter AID qualifications of every appli
cant for The 70, 900 or 80,0u0 pl cos TO
be filed, so as to keep improper men
out of office? Is it no; absolutely
Certain that the Cffi rs will be fill I'd
h liter keller, az so often te!ore, and
TINT of the appl cauts those, rs rule,
will he tho most successful who are
The most intrusive and persistent in
tlbowing their way to tbs from !?
Can it in the nature of things b. 9th
erSis ? And what will become OF
tho cause Of reform ?
GOV HAYES FlrNEs..
Lst me return 10 tue her side:
No sensbl, man will deny th.t the
ref9rm which the exigenGies Of our
condition demand can only be &C.
comp i,hed if the programme be car
ried out which we fad in CIV.
Hay es's letter of acceptance. But is
Gov. Hayes the man so put through
such a programme? Will he possess
courage and persistence enough TO
withstand and overcome The adverse
Influences of his own party which
have shown themselves so powerful :?
This is a legitimate and important
question. | shall endeavor conscien
tiously TO answer it. That Gov.
ii yos has vevy clear conception Of
what genuine civil service reform
means, he has abund.ntly d mon
strated in his manifesto. Neither
ara these new ideas wife him, or put
forth merely to produce momen IA
ry effect You VIII find the same
views stated, partly in the same Ian
guage, in inaugural addresses and
speeches delivered by BIN long years
ago, long before he was thought Of
az candidate for the presidency.
They are, therefore, the offspring OF
deliberate aud we'll matured convic-
ton, But has he the courage neces-
syry for such task Courage as a
as candidate entities him 10 the
presumption that ne will have cour-
age as president. 1t would seem to
be the natural interest and desire Of
a candidate to keep at least all the
organized and strong Influences in
his own party in the best possible
humor with him, by creating the i'm
pression that he viii be all things to
all mon, SO as to ensure tho hearty
cooperation Of ali. Mr.. Tilden seems
to understand that.
Now, have you considered how
much courage in candidate it re-
qures at the opening CT a canvass to
90 before the people with nantes
to Ike Gov. Hayes's letter of accep-
lance, which in It's comprehensive and
sharply defined demands for reform
Contains the most unsparing criti-
cism of the abuses tainting his own
party? The candidate tells Congress
men that they must expect no pat
ronage from him f be is elected. lie
tells the officers of. the Government
that from them no party service is
desired. He tells party workers that
party service will not be regarded by
him as claim to reward; and in face
of the fact that the President of the
United States now in Office bad him.
self elected twice, and would not
have recoiled from q third term had
it been within his reach, he frankly
declares it his inflexibIe purpose not
10 be candidate for re election, on
the ground that sincere reformer
should not expose himself to the
temptation of using the patronage
for the promotion of his personal IN
terests. Is not that courage the hon.
est courage of true conviction? Show
me 10 the whole history of this re-
public a single candidate for the
presidency who. in the face of uncer-
chances, had the courage 10 issue so
defiant manifesto as this ! You
WILL find none. | ask you, my indie.
pendent friends, to compare the man.
~, strai ghtforward, unequivocal dec
lart tons of this manifesto with that
artiully constructed tangle of words,
Gov. Tllden's letter of acceptance,
in which soft money appears hard
and hard money soft, presenting a
full dish Of spoils Tor the Democrats,
with reform sauce for the Indepen-
dents. SO that Judge Ssallo is pleased
AMI Gen. Tom Ewing is pleased still
more, and John Mo-rissey's manly
bosom swelIs with pride at the pre-
found craftsmanship of his candidate
Compare the two, and then tell me
on which side you fnd true moral
courage. Let it not be said that
Gov. Hayes was fearless only because
he did not see the bearing of his ut
teranees. Before his letter of accep-
tarce was published he read it TO q
friend, and that friend observed, III
is not unlikely, Governor, tina. what
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