Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-06-29
The Ticket.
New York Tribune.

new York Tribune.
The action of the Cincinnati Convention
was something of surprise, but it will
command the approval of large majOri-
ty of Republicans, and the ticket will
have the cordial support of the whole par
IT, Gov. Hayes is man of whom it is
impossible to say a word of evil. Person
ally he is not only above reprOach, but
above suspicion. There are no dark corn
ers il. .his history which need investiga-
ton or have ever set the tongue of scan
dal Wagging. He has been a disting guish-
ed soldier, an incorruptible Congressman,
an able and popular Governor. Outside
of Ohio he has been almost unknown until
very recently; but the high regard in
which he is held by his own people is the
best testimony to his. private character.
The Tribune certainly, which supported
him so strenuOJIsly when he was lighting
his gallant fight for hard money against
the Allen and Carey madmen last year,
can ind no faultWith his nomination now.
The Liberals and Independent RefOrmers
who lent all their strength to his canvass
in 1875 will sustain him in the trials of a
broader but easier field. The reform ele-
ment of the. party will feel that its just
demands have been consulted in his NOM
inati0n; and those who believe in good
money will see in his name better pledge
for speedy resumption than any resolu-
tions of Convention could give, and an
ample compensation of the Vagueness of
the platform. ~. a
Mr.. Wheeler, like Gov. Hayes, is sound
Republican from conviction and not from
the love of Office. Like Gov. Hayes, also,
he is athorOughly and conspicuously hon
est man, to whom investigation can bring
no embarrassment, but only hgighter
credit. While he is in full accord with
his party, he is remembered with honor
by the Independents for his admirable
conduct in the Louisiana investigation
and the dignified and temperate report in
which he rebuked the errors of the Ad-
ministration in dealing with that unfOr-
tunate State. His name is the very strong
est that could have been chosen for effect
upon New-YOrk.
The combination indeed is one of the
most formidable that have been suggested
Oh either side, and although it cannot be
said that the course is entirely clear while
the Democracy have yet to be heard from,
it seems almost certain that Hayes and
Wheeler are to be the officers inaugqrated
next March. Mr.. Blaine has made mag
nifeent fight and has developed qualities
of leadership of which no other candidate
has shown sign, Convinced that he had
been most unjustIy attacked. The Tri-
bune supported him, and the extraordt-
nary scenes when his name was mentioned
at Cincinnati showed that he controlled
not merely the support hut the sympa,
| thies of a very large section OF the RepuD
lican party. But his most ardent friends
must now admit, first, that he had bitte1
enemies in his own party; and secondly
that his campaign, if he had heen nomi
mated, would of necessity be defensive
one. There are no such objections tC
Messrs. Hayes and Wheeler. They rep
resent conciliatian and cordiality within
the party. They will unite all the hith
ertO jarring factions and enable ever
Bristow men and Conkling men to marcl
to the polls together. The Convention
moreover has shown! great sagaeity il
considering the question of locality. Yh
nomination. of Cow Hayes secures tn
largest of the October States, whose vot'
must influence all the rest in November
j and the selection of Mr.. Wheeler does al
/ that is possible to appropriate the vote 0
New York. The Democrats will find
almost impossible to make a more popula
ticket; we shall be glad to see them try t
make better one. ..