Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-09-27
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and this is as far as he wants to q
in practical politics. The question
narroXs FssIf $50 TIVE, candi
dates, hA 1e Cope that can b'
predicted of all that is known o
them, of their ability to grappl,
with the datieK thst nayssdevolv,
upon them" " N u
Regarding Gov. Hayes, Prof
Sumner finds that Gov. Hayes wa,
nominated qtisa3 OUT Of spite a
Blaine and at Don Cameron's dicta
ton, and was a triumph of machin'
politics. Mr.. Hayes seems to b,
the creature Of the machines anc
TO have no otharS claim 10 thegpres
idency. He must feel that hi.
selection was accidental, aud having
done lttis u tas.fy' public conf
dence, can not act with the assur
ed independence Ola man who hal
n lvanced by wsll-earnsa steps, e
whom the presidency comes as thu
highest trust at the end of a ca,
r.ef,tb'wEefhst Is less an hone,
tian recognition and q conces
IL.
On the other hand Mr.. Tilden's
nomination was opposed y,ail the
worst elements of his party, while
upon thes9h ssdbnsS3f currency
and Administrative reform Prof.
sumner thinks he has much the
better record. On the financial
question he thinks that Mr.. Tilden
has shown a more correct, detailed
statesmanlike knowledge of the
evil, the npsdY apo the process OF
cure than any OTHER man who is
eligible. VThe shSSge Vat he, has
SURRENDERED to'StHe loft money
Democrats is probably based upon
the fact that the infationists have,
within, syeag ertyo,abeguHstos use
ha1Htmdfrcy phrases in forced, ar
tifcial and impossible applications.
They find fsoss phrases- in Mr..
Tilden's l&Af, 4 aadf.that is the
ground on which they claim his
surrender.
10 the matter of administrative
refd synSsrssrs bpsp Fe-.
fer = tbwSrhrs nYnl weed md
the canal ring as sonievhing pretty
tangible in the reform line, and
concisely winds up this branch Of
the subject as follows:
"Betweem two candidates, one Of
whom is recommended to me on
the opinion of his friends, the other
Of whom has a record of action
aud achievement under my know
ledge and inspection, my most
rational expectation of such a per-
Torrance as l. desire attachesto the
latter"
Concerning Gov. Hayes modesty,
which, it is now admiringly said,
once caused him to decline the
United States -7enatoPhip, Mr..
Sumner remarks:
at is an instance Of wrong rea-
soning on these matters. If Gov.
Hayes is such a man as is now
claimed ne is just the manwe have
sadly. needed in the senate for the
last rev years, and,S if he refused
TO gss Inc snrned his back on the
call of public duty. If Mr.. Hayes
was evee tobe a eandidate for the
presidency, he ought to have pur-
sued a public career iny the subor-
dinate pldces Which opened to him;
he ought to hSveallevedlus to See
him in those places, and he ought
to have made,a record on which
we could form a judgement to-day,
and not be thown on the say SO Of
his friends"
The condition and future Of the
south appearrIto Prof sumner to
be a question Of importance in this
campaign lie smphatically an
that ne must take sides
against any further administration
of the affairs of the south, acting
through the general government.
lie says:
81 have had ,Qecasion within a
wear 20 review enc whole history
of reconstruction. The effect up