Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-08-25
THE VERY BEST WAY.

Governor Hayes mas TeiuSeu y
take the stump this fall in behalf o
his own candidacy. He justly points
to the example set by Lincoln Of
leaving the matter altogether with
the people. We think in this respec'
Gov. Hayes is right. 1t is an accept
ed maxim that so high an ONCE as
that of President should not be
eagerly sought for by any candidate,
but that 1t should be allowed to
select the man from among the most
worthy. If this maxim is correct,
then it is quite discreet for candi-
date, having received the nomination,
to refrain from urging his cause be-
fore the people. If he have the lib
erty to take the stump after he Is
nominated without violating any OF
the accepted proprieties, he has the
same liberty to use every means
known as honorable among poil-
ticians to secure that nomination.
We are astonished to find an able
contemporary calling for .he abolish
ment of that public taste which
makes il an error for Presidential
candidate to appear on the stump In
his own canvass. Blaine was this
contemporary favorite one before
the nomination, aud it may have
formed its estimate Of Presidential
propriencs from a Blame standpoint
While he was leaving no stone I'M
turned and no pipe unlaid to make
his nomination sure, Hayes was in
the quiet of his family, paying but
a passing attention to events that
were pointing to him as the most
likely candidate. We objected to
Blaine more because of his zeal IN
this matter than because of any dis
closures made BY the House commit
tee. We believe now that Republic
cans generally are glad OF his defeat
a. Cincinnati. He never could have
been elected. He would have taken
the stand AID lent his voice to the
success of the party, and been gen
orally aggressive. Hayes shows now
by his modesty, dignity and retiring
disposi,ion-tralts in keeping with
his character all along-that be Is
lust the man, so far as these quahh-
cations GO, to be President of re-
public like this. When We add to
these his experience and ability as
statesman, his unswerving honesty
and his homely democratic ways, we
conclude that he is just the man we
want. We are glad to know that he
is not going to lessen our respect and
admiration for him by coming on the
rostrum and asking the people to
vote for him.
1t is the veriest clap-trap to speak
of seeing in Hayes on the stump
man who in time of the perils of
war bade family and friends good
by and hied him 10 where bullets
were Aging, Hayes war exploits
have nothing at all to do with his
fitness for the Office of President,
There is not one sensible man in five
hundred that thinks they do. The
condition of the country nj the close
of the rebellion demanded that the
man who had been successful in the
field should be placed at the head of
the government, to insure by the
execution Of the laws that peace
which he achieved by fore, OF arms.
II was necessary, too, perhaps, TO re-
elect him at the end of his first term,
to guarantee a reconstruction of the
disordered States. Things have
changed now, however. We do mo-,
want a man in Office because of his
skill as soldier. Hayes war record
demonstrates where his sympathies
were during the sore days of the re-
public. He will slip into the Presi-
dental chair on his record as citi-
zen and a statesman, and all the more
surely by keeping off the stump,
The dignity of Presidential nomi-
nation should always keep the holder
. trife above the plume Of political
orators.
SOMEWHAT GLOOMY.