, 1876-08-05
HAYES.
An Analysis Of tho Governors
Character.
By One Who Has Known Him fol
Twenty-sevon Yoars.
Speech of Judge Johnson q
Avondale, O.

tho character Of tho Republican candidate for
President:
Stn. rnKauExr, AND LsntEs AND GayrLBNES:
ias safs sea x Mfr s H. e"s o. III H. s srses
generally te sa!d aSont candidates tsr eilee. ii
sun for pcrvertlng tha truth. 1Iia friends avo
occasion to cxargcratc hls mcr'ts; sHl hsn aflc'
niss. naets they nro rufans outright, will not as.
sail hs character ns gentleman, patriot, aha an
have had rare opportunities Of knowing him for
OCCASION smply 10 answs; '; 1 few question. whis
cbloay for tho information OF numerous c:rclo Of
my carly ftlcnds wl11 lavu not had tho pleasure Uf
bis personal acquaintance.
VINO is HAYES, AND WHAT or trlMl
isc. .> liz was c,ncatesi al Kpnson Colcge .UIio,
and graduated ;s.h the lrst honors Of h.s elass i
aftsrwarr, " IN isi5, to"k % lis dcgree IL ho law
nelooi oi Harvard University. In 1tii he was ad-
mitted to tho bar nt Marietta. and commenced iho
removed "a. CINCINNATI Ohio and ptacttcei hls
profession about nlto years. in the meantime de-
sa,s fs .a ss e. st ss nfs s Es q ,s III
afterwards by olrction. IN 1901 II enlisted 4 tie
aeG and srrscd Iii lie fsll II ichMond md tic
f1sG tG Mrr esfn % a u
jor to thas Of -ucnrral. Willis he was yet In
tho hcld, in 1871, he was nominated for Congress
ess ~ SssSsS ill., ssSd II a
to canyara The district. At tho closo OF tho Was slc
took bis sent IN Congress ana LIZ servel two @ years,
elected Governor Of Ohio. eeryel h!a tirat term,
was rc'c cleetgs!, ant served t!lo second. liz war
san clestsd Is nycTnor % In as7 nnd f. n r. the
lie nesvicc with ono brief interval. eighteen years.
and + now. " ,hg 54th yeas Of h!s age, candidate
here II il plopyr 10 nutlcc two pecuaritIe, IN lia
history: First, he was Icvcr known 10 sullclt mn
Office or prHmotlon, great or or sMsi II IT, U.s.
Or military, he hns nuver failed, not even through
aeciicut, to perform his duly with ddel!ty, Wis
dow, and a1lccess. You aro rehdy to exclnim,
LUCKY MANI
Call 1t what YOU will. II this snccessis tho rc.
alt Sf good 9fk bS Il 10 %at y nsy fof
was @i.o nal or r preaon "'if t. ts IL tss
Of IN u1crrultng Providence. be It 80; i want u
chosen instrument Of iIeayun far rrcaidens.
Tough hcw them how we viii" ~
And Il. by chuIn Of unforeseen cycnte, u young
nan Of blg heart aud lnrtc te,,se making
no pretcnsl0ns to yentnB, with no Anb!t1on for
power place, IL led fh safety through tic track
lesA nazu OF h,',nan accidents tor eighteen ycara-
oi dealt, "-all slic while performing Important
public duties, without hnldos In his n1fa'fs or
blot On h. name, ia not tlis nan of ;!estl,yf
Au not refer to thts us proof Of Ills coHrugu-shat
needs no prooi3bat a. pr91f p that the "biylnlty
aMs e. ef a sas e. vi y e x1 No besass IL
wus boltnr thin thelsands who fell On hIs right
land aud his lcft, but ttlat hs lifs was preserved
for thu accomplishment Of something inore for bis
On D,aadock's tc!u. Washington had two horres
s!,et under h!u'; anl many tine and ut, when
leach thelT children, from tls fact, tlat Wasil.
ington WIS a, CHOSEN INSTRUMENT OF Heaven to
ugltaye our independence. II may be nskcl Wheth-
| Crt THU tnnn ar S1eAttnY hhS
,sAHKrD rEouLiAntrlrs.
answer, none Whatever Neither his body nor
| on platform together, With one hundred dlstiu.
has ns!thsI M sssn +, nos lsard 8 wy oae q tSfa
too largo nor too SMALL nor too tall nor ton short
nor too ia! nor tho lua 1los too old no! too young
! hood. With bIooa In his veins ald marrow IN Ills
hones; abln 10 endure any labos, either Of mind or
body, which muy dovolye npon him.
Ills faco soc.na ltade to match his FORM No
painful, cureworn wIinklca, Indicative uf nlrm1;,
tles Or n'lssostanee 70 ptoyol;n grn.lge asainss
Nor dues he wo9r sinirking face, VI II l,o wera
candidate tof adnlfatl1n btt h,la sunny c9hnta.
nance, a!ch as men Snd women respect. 4nu chil.
uten aoueIGMGn ttf ~ W ny s"ou ~ @ & worc =.
Hex tel!et for gettinM' M on behind hin on s set!
~ an w. r, " ,,nat e III 9s'1ii a1i
@ o- G onp y, s II t1t yo @ aM ~ f1's IT,
a, iii ay,5Iai lit t,nJ ,.s ,,,.a1 yu,.y. ~ ~, ~
wn ~ mn a' xm sS
s u h et, ~ % nnya u naahv n ao
y ~ gts ~ afayo x m Mo aoo'O a"u ''
wy! kuls ~ seoa ' ,. ans
49,, ~, m.s +, noMEsTlo s:s5 a.. 1iRn: L.. ,..u.
distinguished literary man, lsas Ind domestic
Troubles res.litnF ln sspaFa;lon from their wives
Politician. hase llna nnt hia!e better luck.
only too goud for him., ny.anl.Dy The wheel oI
fortune t9rns him in t9 Congress-, OF some uthc,
hnhH lis kfnnrjnpA liz Il trent thFntEH