The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-19

1iean Party.
Especial Telegram to the Philadelphia Timesl
CrNc1NrATr, June 16. 16.-Expediency has
come again, with medioCrity as It's hand
maid. to extficate the once proud Re-
publican party OF the nation, and
rutherford b. Hayes Is it's candidate Tor
the most important and responsible
trust Of the civilized world. The party
that, of all others, was the offspring OF
patriotic conviction, that commanded
the first intellects OF the country as It's
champions, and that has acllievements
to point to in mans noblest struggles
for man. which are as richest Jewels In
the diadem Of enlightened liberty, has
Just CROPPED and crawled through eight
years OF stubborn incompetency, and
now makes the confession that its high
est councils must take refuge In little
ness again. To save 1t from itself. That
Gov. Hayes Is respectable citizen.
OF average attainments among the
politicians and rulers OF the day, as
are tens Of thousands OF others IN the
Republic, is the simple truth and the
whole truth respecting MIN. he was
who left little else than the record OF his
votes and receipts on the pay roll to tell
that he had been a Representative, and
has thrice been chosen to the Guberna-
torial chair of his State4an Office that
in Ohio Is shorn Of all control OF legis
lation and Of patronage, and is q purely
ornamental position, without other than
routine authority. Not man In the
Convention could have given reason
addressed to the fragment Of the dele.
gates, why he should be nominated, and
even Ex-Governor Noyes, one OF the
most magnetic Of popular orators, failed
In his address presenting the name OF
HAYES. for want OF some semblance OF
O foundation on which to fashion an in
spiring speech. And yet he was nomi-
rated. And why? His State did not
want him. for Ben Wade led the vital
partisan element OF the delegation for
the partisan leader OF Maine, and those
OF the Ohio delegation who aimed at
better destiny for Republicanism were
bargaining for Bristow.. But In the con-
fiicts OF nation, medlocrity was the
open door to which each DISAPPOINTMENT
turned, and State was held to the sup
port Of Its own nominal candidate, be-
cause the accident of hopeless entangle-
ment among the leading competitors
promised success to the one Of respecta-
BILE position who was nearest without q
record, and that man was rutherford b.
Hayes. Hartranft was an equally gal.
liant soldier, and n much more successful
one, and he had hard-earned victories Of
peace in great national conflicts to COM
mend him, while Hayes was barely
saved In his last contest by nominal
majority, when his party commanded
thirty thousand on q full poll OF Its
strength. Nor did he then save himself.
for he was lost and forgotten In strug-
gle for which he was wholly unequal,
and the tribute OF intellect and treasure
had to be paid from half the States OF
the Union to give him victory.
The Cincinnati Convention was like
the councils OF the lieutenants OF the
Macedonian chieftain, when he sur
rendered his crown to debauchery, and
left them to struggle for the succession.
There were those who had been Obedient
to despotism in all its moods and caprices
and Blaine and Morton and Conkling
claimed the scepter, and they came
hating each other, and each resolved to
fall only with his rivals sharing his dis
comfiture. A brave element confronted
them under the banner OF BristOw, but
IL was even more hated than the mutual
hatred for each other 1t recalled the
Republican standard OF other days,
when It was unstained by the shame OF
the thief and the jobber. One proposed
to erect 1t again over the Republican
altar, and against 1t the legitimate heirs
to the Grant succession made common
and deadly warfare. 1t had leaders and
orators-men OF sentiment, of cOnvio-
tions, Of positive purpose, but untutOred
in organizing modern political victory,
They defiantly antagonized, but they
were powerless to control, and they
could but hope to make mean ambition
their ally and join them in the over
throw Of all the ablest OF the represeta-
tive 1ouHarr nF 6pUpnpratp marty
Morton, Blaine, Conkling and Cameron
would not have Bristow to reign over
them, and Morton, Conkling and Cam
eron would not have Blaine, and Blaine
and Morton would not have Conkling,
and Conkling and Blaine would not
have Morton. Thus they pierced each
others armor, and fell in the struggle
for the bauble of day OF power, leaving
a pigmy to walk in triumph over their
mangled bodies, and be greeted with the
applause they had inspired for them