The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-07
What May he Expected Of Hayes
II Elected President.

nisa matter OF great moment TO the
Ams,ic,r neonle to elect to the Presi.
dercv , man oi biob personal character,
like Gov. Hayes, who il willing to say II
elected he will dismiss from his mind all
,JoS ~ !, re.sIsct;on and devote himself
..i,. 'e- " ~ ~. - - ~ n,h,;o
uhfesefVeuiy l" Tue SoOu o' VI. PuO'.
service. The second term tradition oil
our government has been costly and
dsmor,l;zinv drawback IN the national
- Ts.. ..Lo 80 o.no 49, ,ho
we''are' Anos' VINO nave so"e '"'o '"e
Presidency haVegeneFaliy, Il not nniver'
sally, aspired to a second term, and to
this end have been prone 10 cater TO the
mere politicians of the country for the
sake Of securing their active support for
/. denomination. To such an extent has
tbi. been til. case that the feeling in ia.
yer of A constitutional provision limiting
the Presidency to one term has been
s,eadilv growing among the people for
wears mast. All who favor such an
Amendment will welcome the declaration
that Governor Hayss has Voluntarily
ma5. ~ ,h;. .nhiaot III. I.rsn,os !. a.
maue on 'hS SUBJECT i'' language :" ."
follows:
believing that. the restoration Of the
civil service to the system established by
Washington and followed by the early
Presidents can be best accomplished by
an Executive who Is under no temptation
10 use the patronage Of his office 10 pro.
mote his own reelection, / desire to per-
form what l regard as duty 10 stating
now nv infiexible purpose II elected not
TO be candidate for election to a second
term"
I,m.t;n, tb;. ,Isdce Govsrnor Hava,
.s s , -" ssn.,,v ;nao.,.n,
makes ano'ner ohe equa'ty 'Wp'f'A
one that is its natural and, We may say,
lovical aecompaniment. We refer 10 his
.,od.a..o roform N. rrbl;c ssrvica bv
'eseU " a. a.-. - ~.
declining 10 uSe 'iie patronage Vi ''e
Government asa reward Tor mere party
service. Upon this point he expresses
b;m.s,f rneonivocally as follows:
a,p a,s - ,...,, -, - .,.,o,, =,
oIe a;a:.. snan iv,9 yea.a "a "a A "
hntI naaS a apS; H. maI;n, 10 @ ,So v;sto., II ~
i"se Iassu IL upOn Ono;Is, ~ ~ % TSa aT;oso
iouS aue lSoa spot t,,o h.,o,,ano, a,asSIs s so ss
II .Te'e cses n'ss ."s;o". hn, .nw.s5 ~ ~
'"sr;soS "a,jo Iot ~ % ns,,v ,s"Js,s ~ Tb;s aS",sm
Jes,csS Ss.,.oS. ,To ~ nJsnsnJsncs ~ tha ssEsrste
JesaUyS jen..;n,sn,. sn ~ ~" Govs,nmori @ ~
."IJ. III" J;s"c,l. n aS,,s sv.s.naa "rd of;.
o;aI % ;ncansc;,SJ Il l. ,smnt,t;on
90" l;.Lapas,s - h;,da,, snd IN.
U,;rs :" u' ,hot :,refuI sunarv,sion and
par, Pa;;ts snn % n,abii;,v Spea h. rh;"S ,,ors
faithful and efficient public service
can be secured; it obstructs the prompt
removal and sure punlshment ol the ctl-
a!;c. :" enS ;hs cb0,ac,ar W ,hs s u,
ernment. The reform
should be thorough, radical and com.
p!ete. we should return 70 .ne pEinei.
ples anu Ptacs,ss =, 's iI br Isa;.i.,;on ~ se
When needed, tbat which was formerly
the established custom. They neither
expected nor desired from the pTSlie p
oncsts any sn n;n.,s sefyles .hesid tiv sivs
their whole service 10 the government
and to the people. They meant that the
officer should be secured in his tenure Is
long a; p. Per1;OIna sassactss remains n SI
'intS % .s,;si,c,n,y Su sH' X FsI aIsc.ed T. sball
conduct the administration Of the govern
ment upon these principles, and all con-
st.nslSnIl powers vessed IN tHs ESeSa' eei:
.eform" .,I p''''N s''AO'" ''
Il will ba .oms,bir0 worth living IN
see. and worthy Of ,bi' een,snnisl ara Of
our national existence, to witness such a