, 1876-06-20


The Republicans are to be congratulated on
their good fortune. Having narrowly escaped n
fatal error into which they were III danger Of
falltng up to the last hour Of tho Convention,
they signalizcd that lour by M net which goes
for to vindIcate at once their political honesty
and their partisan sagacity. Looking at Gov.
Hayes from the point Ut Vicw Of public interest
ar;$: from that Of party Success, regarding him
as Ht nun nnd ns MI available niat, It must be
admitted that the Convention did very nearly
the best 1t could do,-pcrhaps, in tho circusn-
stances, the very bcst.
It lB truo that Hayes was not the first choice
Of those citizens who, while they hitllcrto llnd
acted with the Republican party, were d,ssatts-
lied with it's administration OF affairs, md who
insisted upon its rcformatton In respect both to
measures and to men, as condition Of giving 1t
any longer the countenaneo Of their votes.
These citizens, with d common enthusiasm
almost by Instinct turned to sccrctary Dristow
as tho candidate for the time. We worship the
perfect, but we obey the possible. Compared
with what might have been, what is is
valuable gain II for reform; Nothing Is said
praise Is due hin. Everything which Is aa|d OF
him is good. It would not be ut nil surprising
If nomination which Is now sheercd at III
some quartors as negative and weak should turn
leaders Will give Hayes heartlcr a.ld moro
united support tllan they would lavo given to
any othcr man before thu Convention. As to
hi strength in other respects, we believe that
thu rather lnexplIcit financial declaration Of tho
Cincinnati platform Will be fortified by his nom
inntIon. lie las represented au honest currency
In tile very acll Of Its harlcst fight, In Ills own
State Of Ohio; and !le llas represented it sue
ccssfuly. Under Hayes It will be impossible to
ons Of hard money. The Democrats al
ready recognize this fact, aud they must pre-
pare either to declare positively for specie
payments, or take aga1u tho imitation position
which they occupied In Ohio under Allen lust
year. AZ to ciYfl-seFYfcc reform, at ltast 1t
aecms probable that tho election Of Hayes
would bring Into public life better set OF ncn
than would have followed Utmost any of ILLS
rivals.
Finally, the nomination Of Hayes and
Wheeler clcvateB and purItles the canvass be-
yond what could hnvu been expected under any
Ut the politicians of tl,e Administration. 4 Ind
have induced the Democrats to bcllovo TINT they
could succeed with any nsan or without any
principles. Now It Is manifest that they must
do their very best ut st. Louis II they would
avoid defeat.
4 FORMIDABLE COMBINATION,
.Ntso furk Tribune ffnaeutMdrnU.
IS so o. aS ~ b +
cunInand the approval OF n largu minority Of
Republicans, and the ticket Will have the eortlal
support Of the whole party, Gov. Hayes 10
1nan Of whom It is impossible to aay word Of
evil. Personally he is i,ot only Rbovu rep1oaclt,
but above suspicion. There arc 10 dark cor
,prs III Ills history which uccl investigation or
have ever set the tongue Of scandal waggIng.
Iic has been distinguished soldier, an lncor-
Governor. Tic 1rtbunt certainly, which sup
parted him so strcnuunsly when hp wns fighting
his gallant fight for hartl money against tho AL
len md Cary mn'',ncn lust ycar, San !ind no
fault with his nomination now. The Liherals
und Independent Kcfornlers who lent all their
strength to bis canynss In 1875 will sus-
tain HIN in the trials of q broader but
custer field. Tho reform element of the party
will feel that It's Just demands hayu been eoli-
suited IN his nominations; and tl,ose whu betievo
| In gosH money will are III his nasllu q better
| plclgs for speedy resumption than my rcsolu-
lions Of Conyention could give, and an ample
Mr, Whurles, Ike Gov. Hayes, Is SOUND l.e-
| publican from conviction, md not from tho
| 1osu Of Office. Like noy. Hayes, also, he Ia
thoroufhly an1 eonspleuousiy honest lnan, to
mont, but only brighter credit. Ills NUM- IS
| tile very strongest tiint could have been chosen
for effect upon. Now York. The combination,
indced Is one Of thu most formidable that have
ca,illot be Bat1 that the courso Is cntiroiy clear
| while tho Democracy have yet to 10 heard
from, II seems almost certain that Hayes and
| March. .7.....
kM1NnsrLY roLtr1u AND sAoAclous.
Hfp }or'k Uruphtc tihdsptadsaD.
| Thu nomination II Coy. Hayes, Of Ohio, IL
e,ntnent!y polite and sngaetous, and deserves,
w 1t receives, the hearticst congratulations. II
satisfies all classes, and unltcs this whole Re-
publican party az no other candidate rould HAYS
| united It. Tic friends U! the other prominent
candidates can heartily support him without tho
least sneFlllce Of pr!nejple or iccl!"g: The ses
dent that neither u the other prominent eandt
dates could bc nominated hc became she iirst
l nby,t,n ~ nt1 fttN Havpa n rH1Hff1Rtr
| II nut thc very strongest that could hayc been
put Into the Geld. Ills nomination FeunItes thu
icubiican purity. The tscformcts Will support
him. Curl Schurz, who assisted IL Ills election
last year, will take thu stump for lin this full.
| The friclids Of blaine and Nortun and Conkllng
are enthusiastic in Ills support. Thy Adnlnis-
tration will fayor him of course. Tlu hard
money men will rally To the support Of candl-
date who defeated the soft-lnOney candidate
after such Il severe contest last year. And II iu
Allall be elected the country Will be suE0 of .
wise, energetic, eo,ciliasory administration of
| public xliairs, aud look forward With new hope
to period Of frightened prosperity.
An KAlNEHTLY sATlYkACIuRY TICKET.
Tho Presidential ticket of tho Republican