The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1876-12-21
TWO DOLLARS PER, ANNUMl.'
The Next President

:. /, ~ The Next President >qh 3 ay;,
40 Now that RUTHERFoRD B.. HAYES has
received a majority of tho votes Of tho .EIec-f
tors for President of the United States, a,din
his deeil virtually elected tothangreat office.
his acts and Htterances. more than ever be- RI
fore, will be watched and weighed. by litheo7l
politicians and the ipeopIeo1 From this
time until March, the press will be siieayiiy "a
freighted with reports and with minors con.,9t,
cerning what Gov HAYES has or has not sqi
said and done: Second, third, orioi,rth hanto,g
versions of what he issupposcd to have spokpu,a-
4 lp priyats conversation or written ia pr;yarenas
letters respecting his policy Cabintappoint.x II
,ments, and other matters will ii 9dailyr
mystify Or illuminate the. columns OF the al
press. 10 distinguish probable facts fro,n5,;,l
pure fiction and test the trntl OF the rumors 3, =
that will from all sources, salute the ears, it a,
isonly necessary to recall the distng!lisl,ipg1 :
traits in the characterized the President
I If the aumberless reports that find their way al
into print, are reconcilable and consistent,r:a
with the following .well-lnderstood ;eharac;1ca.
teristics Of the Governor of Ohio thcs,mayi i
be trle, but otherwise they are likely to the, f,
as baseless as the wild yagaries of dream: =.
| 4. Gov. HAYES is a reticent, self-rcstain-
ing, self-contaned iman.io IIe listens well,
weighs and often refutes what is said, and,
mentally takes the measure OF all who ap.-r
proach him. lie is a singulary well poised,
symmetrlcally- developed man, free absolute. 49,
ly5from hobbies, -vanities, or affectatons: is
never in 4 state Of agitation or excitement, 49,:
and hence never looses his balance. His ton
que, unlike his mind, is not active, and is,,l-
der the most perfect government. y. -.
20 He is an exceedingly cautious man.
He has lived long enough us he once said,
to1earn that no one keeps a secret that is :.
werth telling. He talks and writes as il all -,
nc said might be made public. Our belief
amounts to conviction that if all lie has said
and written since his candidacy were made -
known to the world it would greatly ele '''
yate him IN the estimation ofhis conntrymeli '''"'
All reports Of private conversations are Wit'''9'
out foundation therefore. riieSs they are rel al os
legged to be sicha WISE sensible, discreet man
would be willing to publish to the world ''l
Gov HAYES is an extremely iudieious, ,,.
man. He1aas passed through, 4 contest. for.
the Presidency, has conanatcd three cam -
paigns for Governor. aud has served five years
= o''ie IT Dpo W y oorasssbaa
a bllinder, He a man who commits no mis-.
takes. Not foolish act nor an unfortunate, ~,
speech can be foundin his record. He pos
sesses not only sound, but an unerring, 80
judgment. He knows when .sto speak and,
what to speak. Wlien,he is not clear what to -,
do, he does nothing.
4. He is well informed man. He knows H. T.
all that is going on. What is being doue. aud NJ; al
who is doing it.. He closely serutinzes gthel,n
acts, the character, and the ealibrc of public s,j
men. II His standards are moral and ntellec-I
tual. He is not partial to able men without es.
honesty, orhonest men without ability. Hero.
prefers Q union Of integrity and brains, and s.qs
rates demonstrated merit a bove mere poptl- s,.!
arity. lie has q noticeable leaning. toward I.,s
men of large attainments and learning. aud, .Ys
being i, gentleman of perfect manners hinl-o. g.
self, he grayitates toward gentlemen of the ala 2
best school and type. aGI 3ssetH siJi col la.ia d.
2 Gov. HAYES is. a public, man OF firm, ,,,,,
resolute wi J.. He takes responsibility of doing be,l
MS duty at all times with uncommon alacrity.ssfJ
He resolutely orderd a dangerous criminal if,s.
to be executed in Ohio against the protests ,iA
and threatnngs. of bishop Roseerans and the m H.,
whole Roman Catholic Church.. s If: 9SE, .i,4
tie compelled obedience TO law on the part . VI.
OF riotous miners in Hooking and Stark Cour-
tics by the strong arm zof military powcr.
He would spurn with u}-utterabe scorn the .,, /,
fear OF appropriately us areason for not
ing the thing which duty directed him to d. s;l.
He has been abold, outspoken mansin bis nslr
acts andutterances all his life. m When pia- 50 i.i.
ced in the executive chairle will! act with ,;l,t
the decision and infexible purpose of Jacl.d ega:
son, with ten-fold more than Jaekson9s .53,
knowledge of civil AFFAIRS and with a calm 3a
ness OF temper and a sobriety- of Judgment a8
which the spoils-Presidcnt lacked.7-N. Y.r,n5
Times i;, u ..il..oa:d -.,la ;sis EtlI suiiigstsf