The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-11
GOVERNOR HAYES LETTER.

If any doubts have hitherto existed re-
lative to the position of rutherford B.
Hayes on the vital issues OF the day, they
are now happily dispelled by his letter for
mally accepting the republican nomination
rs candidate for president of the United
States. The letter throughout has the
right ring to it is clear, broad, compre-
hensive, catholic and liberal and while
indulging in no criticisms on the course
which has brought the present administra-
ton into disrepute--unless, indeed, the
whole tone of it may be taken as such
criticism, and that portion, especially,
where he places himself squarely on the
good old Henry Clay, wing doctrine of a
single presidential term may be understood
US pointed reflection on the present ex-
ecutive and on the views understood to be
held by distinguished citizen who Is sup
posed to represent" in part, the people
of Vermont in the national congress-he
leaves no room for doubt that he is in
thorough sympathy and accord with the
reform element of the party, ard that he
will, if elected do what within him lies to
give us an administration founded upon
honesty, efficiency, capacity and economy.
Relative to the financial question, he is
sound, explicit. lie has a record, and by
that record he is willing to be judged. He
has the courage of convictions, as he
showed one year ago, when he took ad-
vanced ground-far in advance of the then
position of his party in his state-and with
the demand for honest money, full COM
pliance with the national faith and promis-
es, and speedy return to specie payments,
he met the democracy, the nflationists
and repudlationists in their own strong
hold, and wrested victory out of the jaws
of defeat. Then he made record which
was unmistakabe, and by that record he is
willing to be judged and, fortunately fol
him, the party and the country, the record
and the position of the national republican
reform party are substantially identical
necessary to reconcile the two. The laws
of the United States relative to the payment
and redemption of the public Indebtedness
legal tender notes included, constitute,
as he says, "a pledge and moral obi
CATION Z" which must in good faith be
" kept and he will, therefore, if elected
approve of every measure looking to that
end, and will, oppose any step back.
&C ward That is to say He will veto
any bill proposing to repeal the resumption
act of 1875, but will approve and favor
such further legislation as may be needed
to give full faith, force and effect to the
pledge containetpin the resumption act, SC
that there may be speedy and permanent
return to specie payments, and thereby al
immediate end to the present feeling of un
certainty and insecurity, and an immediate
removal of the great obstacle to the reviva
of confidence and business, and to the res
toration of commercial and Industrial &C
tlviiy and prosperity.
We may be pardoned here for Sigh
digression-a depression, however, suggest.
ed by Governor Hayes emphatic and ex
plicit a7owal OF his position on the over
Swallowing financial issue. With him II
nominated, for vice president of the United
States, William A. Wheeler of New York
The record OF Governor Hayes and of Mr.
Wheeler on the question of resumption il
identical, and isin accord with the Cincin-
natl platform. The letter of acceptance is
plain, distinct avowal of that record, and
endorsement of that platform. In order
to reconcile the two records and the plat
form with the letter of acceptance no ef
fort was required, no explanations Aeces
sary, no fine distinctions to be drawn -
for there was nothing to reconcile. How
will 1t be with Samuel j. Tilden's letter OF
acceptance? His record and that OF
Thomas A. Hendricks are as opposite as
the poles. His opinions as expressed and
avowtd up to April 20, 1876. and those
expressed and avowed in the st. Louis
platform of June 28, 1876, and placed
there with his approval and by his dicta-
ton, are as different as IS the night from