, 1876-08-18

COLUMBIA CITr, 1ntl, Aug. 14.--For months
previous to the Presidential nominations, the
public heard tho cry TINT the man must he tho
platform" This cry was echoed III at, portions
of the country by the Republicans, Democratic,
and independent press.
The twu principal Conventions assotnbled and
presented the results of t1Icr laborB Hayes md
'rildrn,-slnl now the pcupls demand that tic
test sho} t,e applied, ,-that the characters mud
nutecetlents Of the n,esI shall ba our guido In
scIccttnR our Centennial President.
To fulfill the reasonable requirements Of the
public, the scrc.sful canditlnts should possess
tl,e following tralta Ut character:
!. Public experience.
U. humanity.
!. Integrity.
5. Patriotism.
1t will tu alnitted TINT my candidate not
qualifications arc !: named Us arc deemed
iinpcratisely cssentlnl, aud, in uppynE tho tests
proposed, it Is usBntcu that tho histories Of
.lates t,ruis,, tiss true critrrion BY Which to
Judge of their fitness for the exalted position to
Which they aspirr. Furthermore, IL Is assumed
thut III Impartial test ran only BE- applied except
from strictly nonpnrtisan standpoint.
Proceeding fTOni t!lrAb premises, let US first
consider tlls question Ut their
rrnLlc E3pRNiENcE:
Both candidates arr lawyers. TE!dcn'S nrnc-
tec las been mainly devoted to rnses involving
larger but not tnure varied Interests than ttobe
IN which Hayes has been pnt,:.ged. Tis!cn has
generally found h!s clients aluulg corporations,
un1 Hayes ail,oll', individuals. Both hnye bud
legislative ex1crc1'cc,-llnycs y member Of
1atnrc. Each has l1crn clec.etl Goyernur of t!s
Stato, ,--Tilcu ourc, Hayes three times.
Yiltien l,,4s Ind experience Us chief u,anpNla-
tor Of the naehluary of LIS purity within his
pircd or nltai,,ctl. On the other hand, llayes
has 1la4 experience no u soldier lighting for his
rountry,-a distinction to Which IildcnIucyerss-
hired ur attained. Thus briefly null accurately
Ii Ielilcatel The records Of their experience tn
public li(e,
I|ut,l art incn OF good education. In true Or
atory lInyrs c4ceIs; hut III the tnttracics alNl
suhtleties Of special plcauins he ~ not tlc equal
eluspns through l,r"al. comprehensive, and d.
rect cllanucts; TItAe,l'K through Tie torslluus
,neanlcrsnEs Of narrnw, !nlirect, anu hidden
passages. Hayes wouhl .ulyoeatr The right be-
S,sS u ..; y is right 1'ldsn would do HI BECAUSE It
In .ncutal ability both are considered strung
In Phy*tcht ability, beauty, and Development
Hayes cxruls UNNECESSARILY.
HUMANITY.
l!aTct0f0re We have nbycTyGI1 Ho!fsb chIrttter.
iatics cu1.lttnI1 tn bsth. We nuw approach q
tel! th which Titless Is comparative stranger.
Within thu llalttws!a ana l4u'nnnizisIE cilrle
nf tlt,isestie ltle Tilen las never entered.
No isnrulhe ot human sympathy ans cvet ill,-
pe1eil hil,l to Hss.>Ills tho ttl,ics u respoIsf-
D!llttcs nf trur manhood; hit fe llas cl.ohrn
rathcr tn livc u s0rfni aI.choritc, ,cythetl u
ti!r aee'1u'ulatton of wealth and tho qualification
If nurrow, sor.tl amb!t!nn. The near ap-
prVarh Ut the srsipturai li1lt u i.llnla.l lie
finds iiA hurried iu hta brluis hi3 b,,,l,ls, his
innrtsagef, Ills ce.ls II trAst, a,ll IN fte Atn.le.
ltia uk u humanity alM,apptars IN Ills iifts-lostg
dryutton to the interests Vt human slavery
atl.l tho ly!lity With which he hns al,surhetl
tu capital Of thousands by Ills rulrtsd nlaIlIpu-
lstlnns, III marked rontrs@t I" this truthful
rietufc, w iind Hayes haiialy married tn the
Nulnan nf Ills choke, tse luther Ut III interest-
Ing faulty, aali surrounded ty thu Influences,
carrs, Responsibilities antl affections Ut "l!utno."
INTK1HlTf.
rAkillg only the testimony Hf Tl!t1en'a ntltt.
ral ssspfates, tflsts twu propositions urc pruycu
/. Tint llsc intosrisy Ut Iraysa lus urYer bce,l
questioned, rvrn NY Ills uost litter ptiticaI cn-
utlIlcs notwithstanding hts frequent candidacy
Tor high fn!itttal positions.
i, Tia; tic Integrity u 'r!llcn las been for
years, anI IL hl-laJt ilpc:chetl W tbs rcrurtls
III Cnurts anl Investigating committees, as we'll
ia by many vi ts Jnlitical aasneiases wll'ayc pub
lkly denounced ln " professional traekstsr,
pu.clsater Ut u National C''nsruttdn, wtccker
vi railroads, tAe originator and legal ghlfatlIcr
ut tho notorious Credit Molit!rr, thu Intimate
1ren counselor AMI tolit, assstsna xt;,tf #
anl dsliherata falsi!ler ot political
il thu work d stalllng p4liot-
!,oxea 4ad thereby, detrnuding tl1e people in
TINT tt'ssc charges, which rlays hin outside ths
btu with the mark of politIeal oat!aH5y, ars