Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-09

Chorus aold the fort, for n ArRs Is coming,
i vict,ry signals still.- -, t.itHu8
/ MICHIGAN says "She wili!rs tE}
Our country's nag shall tioat supreme dAaf
Der Freedoms soil unfnrled;
4 The traitors that would tear It down, rtgEt +
WIN bc 70 ruin hurled
Ch0rus-H0ld the fort, for HAYES is coming!
| vtct'ry signals still s6.s,g 80.
Our lead leaders never y e. were ere defeated rs .@
ing to the RepuSiican p arfy.
/ MIR. HI. r.. .Claussen, formerly a Sen.
ator from Scott county and rs influ.
entail German as Iowa contains
"Liberalized" in 1872, aud supported
Greedy. But this year he is an active
and ardent supporter of the Republi-
can ticket, and writes to the Daven-
port Gazette a letter giving his reas-
ons therefor. To break the force and
effect of this act, some Democratic pa
pers have tried to make il appear that
this Mr.. Claussen is not ex-senator
Claussen, but some other CIaussen, "a
fifth rate lawyer" of Davenport but
the Davenport Gazette and the Dav-
export Democrat, published where
tuC CA>t5CuNtot Vouio "
be informed upon this matter; and
they agree that the Claussen referred
to is the former Senator from that
District. We give herewith extracts
from his rather long letter to the
Davenport Gdzette---long, hut all of it
as cogent aud pertinent as what we
print below 1lE Hfsf ASA (.
"Mr. Hayes is evidently an honest
man. He entered the army against
the rebellion at the commencement
of the war, and remained in the army
to the end of the struggle. He had
been wounded four times, four horses
had been shot under him. but still
Hayes valiantly persisted in fighting
the rebels until they were subd,ted.-
He risked his life for the welfare of
his country. And in his letter Of ac-
ceptance he declares that, If elected,
he will not be candidate, for see
ond term. to avoid the temptation of
mis,lsing his office for the satisfaction
of his personal ambition. These
points, it seems to me, are strong ev-
licences OF an honest mind, which is
mainly guided by a keen sense of dn-
ty. Hayes, three times elected Gov
ernor against the strongest candidates
i'm the Democratic party, Thurlnans
Pendleton and Allen, has shown good
executive abilities. What better guar
antees can we have that he will carry
out the principles proclaimed in the
Republican platform and in Hayes
letter of acceptance, in relation to civ
il service reform
Hayes undoubtedly is aware that
in his declaration Respecting specie
resumption, by yielding nothing to
the friends OF soft money, he has Of
Tended many voters. particularly in
Ohio and Indiana, and that his ex-
pressed opinions in relation to civil
service reforms are generally at war
with the ambition and aspirations of
numerous influential politicians. But
Governor Hayes has the candorand
courage to be perfectly open and
frank, a virtue quite rare among can
didates for Offices
1t seems to me, that from the exam
ination of the Republican candidate,
and from the principles announced in
his letter Of acceptance, the friends Of
all civil reforms can be satisfied that
the appointments by Hayes, if elected
President, will be guided by a strong
sense of his duty to the country, and
by good sound jndgment-qualities
which have made the administration
of the Emperor William highly dis
tinguished. There is no cause what
ever to fear that any kind of Grant.
ism will be repeated in Hayes admin
istration and in his appointment OF
officers. re ~
Now let us see what we may reas-
onably expect from Tilden. What
evidence has the country of his char
acter?
Tilden is an attorney for railroad
companies, and by his specnlations
has made n vast amount of money !;
his means are valued at, several mil
lions of dollars. Before his election
as Governor, in 1875 he had been a
member OF the Legislature, and Of
the Constitutional Convention, in the
State of New York; he has never
been i'm Congress. During the war
Tilden was active in publishing Cop
perhead pamphlets, and in 1865 he
was member of the Committee OF
the Democratic National Convention,
which declared the war a failure, and
required a cessation of hostilities and
"a peaceful settlement though such
was then impossible without yielding
to the Southern States a separation
from the Onion. -
There is clear proof against Tilden
that he was friend and political as
sociate of VIM, M. Tweed in the man