The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-09-21
TIE Two Records.

The Democratic party goes into the cam
paign this year OH the professed issue of hon
esty in the administration, and it puts up
Mr. Tilden on account of his record on this
subject, hoping to defeat Mr.. Hayes on &C.
count of the supposed greater liability of Til
den to introduce an honest administration.
Let lis compare, then, the two men in all
that relates to the honest>., and see how
much Mr.. Tlden has the advantage of Mr..
Hayes. In the first place, as to their general
reputation, Hayes is above suspicion, while
Tilden is generally suspected While no
charges or even insinuations have ever been
brought against the former, the latter is on
the defensive in Il battle fer his political life
on ugly charges Of all kinds Touching
their general well known characters, Hayes
is universally admitted to be pure and
straightforward. while Tilden is tricky and
disingcnuoas, doing everything in an under
handed way. Touching honesty more ses-
apecially, Hayes is well known to be honest,
and universally conceded to be SO even by
his enemies, while Tilden is well known not
to be, or at least is generally believed to be
guilty of questionable practices. Touching
the character OF their associates ian impor-
tant matter in q President, who must have
so many political associates), Hayes has al
ways had pure men about him, and his adj
ministration rs Goyernorhas been one of the
most upright known i'll the history OF any of
our States. Tflden, however, has been close
ly associated with Tweed, Connolly, Genet,
and others of the most corrupt men cur ma
ton has ever produced, and was the last to
leave them when the country had found them
out and disgraccd them. AS q lawyer Hayes
career has been above reproach, while Tilden
has been mixed up with all sorts of corrupt
railroad complications, and is now sued by
some of his own clients. The Court even,
in the person Of no less 4; man than Judge
Davis, has passed ON some of his transactions
as evincing the most reprehcnsibe conduct.
Touching their dealings with the Govern
ment, Hayes has always been honest even to
the penny, while Tilden it is charged, has
cheated it out Of nearly all It's revenue due
from him. In their records as public men,
Hayes has always been consistent, while
Tildcn's has been most contradictory, espec-
tally in money matters, he having sacrificed
his principle most VIGOROUSLY for Office
Touching their loyalty, Hayes has always
been a patriot, while Tilden during the war
was a Southern sympathizer. In their ser
vice in the war Hayes fought gloriously and
was wounded, while Tilden did nothing but
sit at home and declare the war a failure
And touching their soundness on the Union
question, the most important problem OF our
politics, Hayes has always been an uncom-
promising Union man, while Tilden was and
is State sovereignty man, having declared
that the United States has no right to coerce
a State, and that the Union soldiers bould all
be prosecuted for trespass for entering South
ern territory. Such, therefore, is the record
of the two candidates touching honesty and
general character. Is the difference in IA
vor Of Tilden, and does it point to him as
more likely to introduce honest government
than Mr.. Hayes.-Baz. American. II