Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-02

Trumbull, of Illinois, and men of their
class in other States
To such as these we do not now allude
They are joined to their idols-let them
alone. They could do little for us they
will do little against us. But We refer
now to the great body of those who,
whether actuated by unfounded or well
founded motives, are as sincere in their
return to the old camp as they were in
their leaving it, or in their discomfort with
the leadership of it, From these we
have the best Of tidings Our advices are
very satisfactory. Those who voted with
the Liberals in 1872, for Greeley, will vote,
almost to man, with the regular Repub.
lican party in 1876, for Hayes, and those
who might have bolted, if certain candi-
dates had been nominated, or if certain in
fluences had not been defeated have
avowed their entire satisfaction with the
result Of the Cincinnati Convention. Their
grievances were all removed by the action
of that Convention, with respect to both
the platform and the candidates. Gov
Hayes splendid letter of acceptance con-
firmed them in their resolve to remain in
or return to, the party that saved the
country.
They know that Gov Hayes is both
personally and politically the man for eff
Meeting the reforms which the country
feeds and the people demand They
know that, unlike his Democratic compel
itor, his personal and political antecedents
are a guarantee of an upright and straight.
forward administration of all branches of
the Go eminent. They know that while
Gov. Hayes is absolutely unassaiable,
whether he is investigated as an army
officer or as civil officer, Gov Tilden
was opposed as candidate for the nom
ination by leading Democratic papers on
the ground that his political and railway
relations would be fatal to him. They
know that while Gov. Hayes was leading
his column against the Confederate De
mocracy of the South, Gov Tilden was
refusing his name TO the great Union
meeting of New York. They know that
while Gov. Hayes was being wounded
four times in the war for the Union,
Gov. Tilden was one of the committee
that reported to the Convention that
passed the infamous resolution de-
clarlng the four years of war
for the Union failure. They know
that while Gov. Hayes was writing
home that any man who left the army to
run for Congress should be scalped. Gov.
1ilden was intriguing with the great re-
former, William NJ Tweed, for the posi-
ton he now fills, that of Governor of New
York, and the one that he never will fill,
that of President of the United States.
They know that while Gov. Hayes has al.
ready acted upon the principle of civil.
sarVIpa rafnrp, ,,shi,l ha ba. n1 4 Ia,
his letter, Gov. Tildcn has acted upon the
time-honored Democratic civilservice
motto" the victors belong the spoils. "
They know that the present Democratic
House Of Representatives signalized its
return to civil-service reform by filling all
the offices under It's jurisdiction with Dem.
ocrats of he most ultra Confederate type,
one of whom was expelled for unreformed
behavior. They know, therefore, what we
may expect in the way of civil service re.
form if Gov. Tilden should have an OPP
portunity to do in the Presidency of the
United States what he has been doing in
the Govcrnorship of New York They
know that while Gov Hayes has never
raised hand or spent a tarthing to buy a
vote, Gov. Tilden was openly charged by
Horace Greeley, their candidate for the
Presidency, with Wholesale repeating and
ballot box stutfing, in which he had for
allies Tweed, Connolly, Sweeny and John
Morrissey - " Reformers' all They
know that while Gov. Hayes has been
doing his duty with an integrity as silent
~ 1t was irreproachable, Gov. Tilden is
AS blatant as he is hypocritical in his pre-.
tensions to reform"
All this being true, none but malcon.
tent, ncurably blind to the best interests
of the country, can hesitate to fall in un-
der the leadership of Rutherford b,
Hayes Chicago J0WHal