St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-11-24
The Late Republican Candidate.



Whoever is elected. one man diSap-
pears from the canvass absolutely with
out stain and without reproach. and
with the grateful respect of his faithful
c"mmtrymcn and supporters. That man
is Governor Hayes. For more than
four months he has been the candidate
of a party upon which every kind of
abuse has been laNiShcd. but he has c>-
capped without ii slur. Mr.. Tildrn'
lieutenant, Mr.. Dor>hcimcr. confessed
that the Democratic managers tried To
find something wrong or doubtful in
the record of Governor HAYES. and h,.
also cumic>>cS the total failure of the
effort. Fading nothing that could hc
justly ccnSurcd. Mr.. Dor>hcimcr con
tented himself with insulting an older
and more conspicuous soldier than him
self. The entire career of Governor
Hayes has been investigated. civil and
military. official and private, and he
stands unblcmiShed in the fullest light
of malicious and suspicious inquiry.
We doubt if any public mau in the
country has ever been subjected to 50
trying an ordeal. and emerged 81 utter
ly un>cathcd.
I'ullh- slIl NV Ills NOllluti
has been. as we have said before, that
of II quiet. Sclt-rc>pecting gentleman.
He is Governor of the State of Ohio.
and his official residence is ut Column
Eus. There he has remained. with the
exception of the time given to two Off
cial visits to Philadelphia. TRANQUILITY
engaged III the discharge of his duties.
His ''canvasS" and the management of
its details have been in the hands of his
friends As he did not intrigue and
plan for the nomination, so he was con-
tent to await the event of the election
with the same dignity and self-respect
In all this the contrast between the two
candidates has been extraordinary
The Governor of New York passed IL
very large part of the time since his
nomination in the city of New York
personally directing and managing his
canvass. 1t is, we believe, il proceed
ing entirely without precedent. He
established IL Literary Bureau to
furnish political copy" to the newspa-
pers that supported him, and he has
sought the Presidency of the United
States 10y the same kind of personal ac
tivity and management that il man in Il
y
votes as constable. As Mr.. Tilden's
conduct in this matter has been without
precedent, it is to he hoped that it will
he without imitation hereafter. Imag-
inc Washington or Lincoln managing
their own canvassr' DIR. Woolsey said
with perfect truth that Mr.. Tilden had
manifested ''uncommOn anxiety" for
the Presidency.
The attitude of Governor Hayes, from
the day of his nomination. has COM
mended HIM most warmly to the re-
spect and confidence of the whole cOun-
try. There has been Il manly simple
ity i'll his hearing, and in the words
spoken by him when he was apparently
defeated such manly good sense, that,
should 1t happily prove that he is cleo
ted, his total freedom from the arts and
uncommon anxiety of an old party
politician will he refreshing and en-
couraging to his fellow citizens. On
the other hand, should the gentleman
who has managed his own canvass
prove to have managed it successfully.
Governor Hayes will pass from the
peculiar prominence which he has held
since his nomination with the sincere
and grateful regard of the great party
and OF the host of representative Amer
leans who have so earnestly supported
him. He has been true representa-
tive of the good old cause pure, hon
orable, sa agacIous, self-respecting, and
self-rcstlalned; true type of the best
American citizen-an American gentle
man without fear and without reproach.