The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-07-14
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plece. we eQOuIC return 10 tQe pIln-
ciples and practice Of the founders OF
the government, supplying by legisla-
tion when needed, that which was
formerly the established custom. They
neither expected nor desired from the
public officer any partisan service.
They meant that public officers should
owe their whole service to the govern
Inent and TO the people. They meant
that the officer should be secure III MS
tenure as long as his personal character
remained untarnished and the perform
anc. OF his duties satisfactory. II elect
ed. | shall conduct the administration
of tie government upon these princI-
pies, and all constitutional powers vest
ed in the Executive will be employed
TO establish this reform.
The declaration of principles by the
Cincinnati Convention makes no an
nouncement III favor OF a single Presi-
Dental term. l do not assume TO add
| to that declaration, but believing that
the restoration OF the civil service TO
the system established by Washington
and followed by the early Presidents
can b,. best accomplished by an Exec
| utive who is under no temptation TO
use the patronage of his office TO pro-
! mote his own reelection, l desire to
| perform what | regard as a duty i'll
stating now my infiexible purpose, if
| elected, not to be Il cadldate for re-
| election TO a second term.
On the currency question | have fire.
quently expressed my views III public,
and stand by my record on that sub
iect. | regard the law of the United
States relating TO the payment of the
| public Indebtedness, and legal-tender
notes included, as constituting
| PLEDGE AND MORAL OBLIGATION
of the government, which must in good
faith be kept. 1t is my conviction that
| the feeling of uncertainty inseparahle
from an irredeemable paper currency,
| with its fluctuations of values, is one
| of the great obstacles to a revival of
turn of prosperity. That uncertainty
can be ended in but one way,
| THR RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS
but the longer the instability connect
ed with our present money system is
| permitted to continue, the greater will
be the injury infected upon our eco
/ nomical interests and all classes of So
ciety.
If elected, shall approve every ap-
| propriate measure TO accomplish the
desired end, and shall oppose any step
backward.
The resolution with respect TO
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
is one which should receive the hearty
| support OF the American people. Agi-
tation upon this subject is to be appre-
hended until, by Constitutional amend
ment, the schools are placed beyond all
danger of sectarian control or inter
ference. The Republican party is
| pledged to secure such an amendment
The resolution of the Convention on
the subject of the permanent paciiica-
| ton of the country, the complete pro-
| lection of all its citizens in the free en-
| joyment of their constitutional rights,
is timely and of great Importance. The
| condition of
TIIE SOUTHERN STATES
attracts the attention and commands
the sympathy of the people of the
whole Union. In their progressive re-
| covery from the effects of the war their
| first necessity is an intelligent and
| honest administration of government
| which will protect all classes of citizins
in all their political and private rights
What the South most needs is peace,
and peace depends upon the supremacy
| of law. There can be no enduring
peace if the constitutional rights of
any portion of the people are habitu-
ally disregarded. A division OF poIit-
ical parties, resting merely upon
DISTINCTIONS OF RACF,
or upon sectional lines, is always un-
fortunate, and may be disastrous. The
| welfare of the South. alike with that
| of every other part of the country,
depends upon the attractions il can
offer to labor, to immigration, and TO
capital, but laborers will not 90, and
capital will not be ventured, where the
| Constitution and the laws are set nt
defiance, and destruction, apprehen-
sion and alarm take the place OF peace
loving and law abiding social life. All
parts of the constitution are sacred
| and must be sacredIy observed, the
parts that are new no less than the
parts that are old The moral and
material prosperity of the Southern
States can be most effectually advanced
by hearty and generous recognition
of the rights of all, by all, recogni-
tion without reserve or exception.
With such a recognition fully accord
ed, it will be practicable to promote, 10y
the Influence of all legitimate agencies
of the general government, the efforts
of the people of these States 10 obtain
| for themselves the blessings of honest
and capable local government. If
| elected, | shall consider it not only my
| duty, but it will be my ardent desire
| to labor for the attainment of this end.
Let me assure my countrymen of the
southern States that l shall be charged
with the duty of organizing an admin
| istraticn, it will be one which will re-
gard and cherish the truest interests.
| the interests of the white and of the
| colored people both, and equally, and
| which will put forth its best efforts in
behalf of civil policy which will wine
out forever the distinction between
north and south in our common coun-
try
With Il civil service organized upon n
system which will secure purity, exper-
ience, efficiency and economy, a strict
regard for the public welfare, solely. i'll
appointments, and the speedy, thor
ough and unsparing prosecution and
punishment OF all public officers who
betray official trust; with a sound cur
reney, with education unsectarian, and
free to all, with simplicity and frugaIi-
ty iu public and private affairs, and
with fraternal spirit Of harmony per
vading the people of all sections and
classes, we may reasonably hope that
the second century of our existence as
a nation will, by the blessing of God,
be pre- eminent as an era of good feel
ing and a period Of progress, prosperi-
ty and happiness
Very respectfully your fellow citizen,
II. Il. HAYES.