, 1876-10-31
WHAT HAYES SAYS.
Il Forecast Of tho Policy of the New
Republican Administration.
GoT. i1nycs' Letter of Acceptance Of tllc
Republican Nomination fur
PRESIDENT

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In ruply To your official communication u June
II, by which I mn informed u my uHnnatfon
for tic oIe NJ President nf the Cnttctl States
1,v ,hr Ncm,h1ltou Sottun,t t>,nvrn,,., n. t,t,
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tnhat', ace"pt t''s nomination %tti' p5a',t'"c,
hoping t!Iat u''ucr fI"'efscc s'l'il nc ai'le, II
elected, to cxrcuh The duties uf The h1g', otcc
os trust fur tic benefit VI uIl tho tcuplc.
-, no, ,,c,,, +, l., ,n,,. ',,,,,r ,,,v
c"tcth'ea ta"'ht''at"''' u t'i "!c'"n:'i"" ~
principles Hlade by Tic Convention. lhe rfsU-
ilttons nru In At:cort] with my views, and
,,rurttiy yonr,,r In th. ,ui,cs,,1w t,cy a,r,uuc.
~ ee'''"',' WV '1e''tf'''' '''e 49, Wv H'''"7
are ts'nsalGfcu Which m" u 6'1ch 1taI"r1a"e
Tint cctn 1t psnl,tr to hrlclY EXPRESS my t''ll-
victIons lii rcgan' 10 them.
,r,,a et.,, u,.o,,,.i,,' n.l,'.,,,..' ,,r .,,, r,
Inc hl'h ses''nt'on "'otteh ~ Inc e"n'eh-
tlol IS u Parafno'I't interest. Mose Than 1o!tY
yenrs ny" system Of making appointments to
yir,ors bcIonr lhc .nol,r.u Yhc n],1 rule. thr
.'t'"s "e'S .,'', 'n1 e,.n' ~. 'io '"Is' u"s
tl'ie '"ie' ihat h""es'}' ea!iclt!' a".l nueH'y
constitute the only r"nt qualifications for otl}t.
II
tho ftra that ,mrfy.Ecryins were In In rhtrf.
lv s,w,sit,vrrI. h1 nartirt. T., ,,ysrttry. i,,ye
n'lontni tlja system. it Ina irrn cssc, tiuily
nwtli,rI simc its iirst n.rMl,lrttt; Il !,ns lUf,
inw"vrr I,rr,, trInr,vmI. ii lirst lin prnsf
,lrn. ui,hcr ,lrcr,iy tr thrp,ivl, ,ia 1mas ri IT,
tmrtt,,rnis inoflr Mi In, n,,,,tfti nruis Int
rrml,aljy Inc n,,,,oInttnr puwer, in tnaIy casrs.
tm,srI fIifn tn, rt1rul uf 1nc,nt,erk UI rGnrr.*s
Ihr tl1;irt. In thrtntuscs hnyc frt1nue ,ut rrry
rr,snYs fnr tsrty scryItrs. Init rcwars ft,r urry
Inns IN Irir lrriiers. 1his srstrtn ,,rnf rva lin
in!cur,lIeti,r uf tie sr,nrat;. .lrnnrt1uuHts vi
| tiu tioycrt,ncnt, II truds Iircct1 ,u extrnvu-
,t.,,tr NM, thii,,ai ;,wuseity: L. is i tvn,dati,n
10 djsI,oimt,y; il ,,Intlr,s a [rlpairs that carc-
| IN, stincryj*.m aid atrirt nctt,l,ntaijty hy
Witch ,Ionc ,nitfu! uni riIittcnt ruhllc suryhc
cy lv serurcs,; il obstru,ts tl,r pro,rt rctnoyul
n,,[l snr,. nutishrrpt III tr ,,nw,rtI,y: fin ry,ry
wny ii tl.rrars thc rlyI Erryitr tlt1 lin rI,nr,i.
ter Of tic Government It Is felt AIN rnItlc,,t
nv iarvJ l,alurIly uf thr turn,trrs Of Congress,
IL, l1r MI intolernb!e bur,lcn and ri, ,nwurratn.
legitimate ti,tIcs, it o,,rht to he ni,,jtsl,ct!
| Thc rcfvr,n should lie thuruugli, radical, n,ul
cnm,,icte. Ne shouli rctIlrn to tt1o nrfnr.ilcs
unl tractlrc If the iunnlrrs Of tht: t;oyurjl-
thlt wiic w,.s formerly thu Established Gus.
| tonl, Yhry neither cxpcctea nor desired from
ti,o nnhlfc ntifrers INV ,mrtjssn actyicr.
TIcy meant that public officers should giys
tic nconjc. Ti,ry meant s|at t,la oiccr sl,oul,l
cinra,tcr ~ m.,nainci NM ,,tarn;s'9r md the ncr.
forlnancc Of llIs utics satisfactory. II elected,
/ siaI eoneltrct the ai,nn!stratio'i Of tho Coy.
| tutfoual u1wcrs vested In Tic Executive Will be
| emnlfyri to cetnhifsE this reform.
OSE rNEsIpESTJAL TERM,
! Tic dccjnratlou of pyi,,cip]cs ly the Clnc.n.
natl Convention nlakcs no announcement il,
| fuyur uf n single Presidential term, / ID not
ussllue to add to tint declaration. Init believing
tAnt tl,c rcstoruton Of tic civil service to tit
system established by Washington aud fuIlvw.
/ nllafri hv NJ, Eyc,rtvn win is I,n,1cr ,,o tenn
tat. o i1sr tiIu natro,,at.e Of his Office to nrp
nuts hIs owu ra-cice,loI,. desire 10 pcriur,
| Whnt rcrurl os \ duty II, Stating nor NV IN,
| ErriI,i, n,rnosc N nIoctcd mi In In n runff
Iatc ior election to a second term, " " >''N'
| spnc1E-rArMEHrn,
In the currency olcstion hayo frequently
expressed MY views III public, and stand ii
oi ths Wn.tsl statcs fslsttng to t!.e 'ayE,cnt M q
lie nubjic indrhtr,Incss. tc lryat-,nftlcr t,otT,
imrliMir,i. m cnnstitnifnr a pfrire md mara
obligation OF tic uoyerutnei,t Which must il
gn"i iaitl, Lo kont. It Il nv conviction tiai
irrcfcnnHil,le narnr CURRENCY. with its tI,ct,,n
tis Of value, is o,lc Of tic GIeat Obstacles to
rcyiynl Of confidence and blsiness, and 10 re-
nlents. But Tic longer thu instability vi oil,
,nnnay systcm IL mr,u}ttel tu Conti,,,1c. III
rrcntcr will be tho injury inflicted unon ou
e:conoinisa interests anil ali ciassns Of sncicty.
measure 10 sccotnp!sh the Jcs,,ci ed. mi mi
sI,aJi nnnos.. any atcn b.r,ywnrtl
~ >''0 TliE rGnI,o SCHOOLS.
Tho resolution with respect 10 tle public
school syslcrn Is ono which Should receive th,
j,rurtv si,ntM,rt of the American nconlr. trita
ttnn ,,no lila snhicct IN to bc nnnrchcu1jrtl
Until. y constitutfni,aj amendments. ti,p school
aro ppased isyo'.d Ill Su1'ger Of sccta1an co,I
nle,l.,rtl to serIrc s,,cl NJ, anett1ncnt.
F'~N'>~' rim so,,TIl.
The resolution of the Convention mn The eu1,
icct uf tIIv per1nancut pscllicatft,D Of lie COM
iry n,u2 t1 tI,rnirfn nrt,trrton ri iii IL rltlyr
In fbr frcc cu,1oymr,it Of Mi Of tfIctr rorstitu
timnn riri,s. Il timely nnti "f ,-rct i,nnnrtnnrc
Tho con,litlou ni tl,e Souti,eri Statcs attract
tbs nttet,trn und cu1n,nuI.ly t,1a sympathy q
tjm nur nj tie whole iInIVn, In tlirir t,roEres
siv,. rrrnyrrv frum llIn eiicctn Of ur War. fhI.I
iIrHt ngcrssify ID M Intelligent uud honest nj