The Van Buren press., 1876-08-01
RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES.l
How he Explained his Letter of Acc
ccptance in the Family.
/ New Yorh World.l
COLUMBUS, O., july 10.

has come oute'
Has it, my love- replied the COVE
nor " understood that it would hardly
be ready before Tuesday night"
Mrs Hays read in silence for q few
moments then, with wild surprise, as
it appeared to your correspondent who
had, with true journalistic instinct, con.
ceaed himself beneath the breakfast ta-
BILE, said
"Why, Ruthy. what do you mean by
saying the resolutions are in accord with
my views2' You know as well as | do
that when the platform was adopted you
told me yourself that the money plank
wasn't match with your interview in the
Commercial
Hush my love. hush y said the gov.
enor with uneasness; suppose some
Of the servants should overhear you
What | wrote was, Most Of the reso.
lutions are in accord with my views, and
suppose the printers made q mistake
There was silence. broken only by the
munching of toast, till the teapot was set
DOWN with violence that made the ta-
bic crockery jump. Then Mrs. Hays
low flute like tones, as full of melody as
the murmur of hidden brook, were
heard.
Rutherford, you say If elected,
shall conduct the administration Of the
Government upon these principles, and
all constitutional powers vested in the ex.
ccutive will be employed to establish this
reform Can you sit in that chair and
look me in the face after writing thatp
Didn't you promise re about Brother
Peter and Cousin Webb, and your neph
ew Edward and Aunt Jerusha's three
boys, and all the family? What did l
hear you tell Mr.. Sehurz about Madrid
Why did Mr.. Blaine telegraph you that
if he had the Department of the Interior
he would not prove dead head in the
enterprise, and to burn the letters so
there couldn't be any more Mulliganing 7
What did you write to Mr., Cameron 7
What did you promise Chandler2 And
after all this to go and write"
"But my angel expostulated the
compromised candidate. 4" l didn't write
it. shall make point OF telling Simon
that he nnt that too strong. But these
letters are only a matter of form; they
don't mean anything
"Oh, they don't, don't they r replied
Mrs. Hayes. with, as the reporter infer
ed, sarcastic smile. a suppose, Mr.
Hayes, this doesn't mean anything eth
er, where you come out for single pres.
idential term2 l suppose, Mr.. Hayes,
you didn't mean anything when you told
Mr.. Cromhle to try and and good ten
ant for the house for eight years from
next March suppose sou didn't mean
anything when you ran three times for
governor and twice for Congress Z"
s. Rut, Lihbie, my darling said Ohios
favorite son, "you know as we'll as do
that it was fixed a month ago that was
to retire and cast the whole weight of the
Administration influence for"
~ know it, but didn't you tell me
that before 1880 you'd put up a job on
him so that his name would never go be
fore the convention and that so, 900 Fed.
errl ofllceholdcrs were a big thing to
buck against!'
Dear, dear, how little women know
about politics." said the great war Con-
gresham: "but, my dear, Sam Bard
Suoulu ilOt daNC bNGH QuiIC oo uHulllllONS
in inserting his one term views. | told
them beforehand, Write what you please
and sign my name to it, but don't say
anything decided -
There was silence for some time, until
Mrs. Hayes remarked;
Rutherford Birchard Hayes, didn't
You say last year that this school qucs-
ton was all poppyeock, and that the Gen.
cral Government has about as m ch bus.
school fund as it had to declare that you
shouldn't eat beans on Monday. And
look at what you say here"
Madame" was the reply of the Gov.
ernor, in tone full of suppressed pas,
sion, you will not understand me.
am just as responsible for that id let.
ter there Mrs Hayes put her tiny, snowy,
perfectly nodded fingers to her shell,likc,
pink-ripped ears, ornamented with sim
pie but priceless solitaire diamond car
Iings) as am for the Ten Command
ments! / didn't write line Of it;
havn't seen it yet don't know what 81.
mon Cameron wrote about civil service
reform; and Sam Bard about one term
and Judge Kelley about sound currency
and Grant who hasn't much education or
religion. or acquaintance with the consti.
.aion, or regard for it, about the school
question or spencer and Packard about
the South or Babcock about the punish,
ment of all publick officers 1who betray
public trusts or Logan about frugality
in public Affairs; or Morton about fra.
tcrnal spirit of harmony. Bat | want
you to understand, madame, that AZ sure
as Nebuchadnezzer ate bluegrass, If am
nusillanimons don't want to be told so
by YOU in my own--that is, in the State
Of Ohio's own house The presidential
lightning doesn't often strike a man, and
1t very rarely strikes man like me. II
you want to receive company in the White
House you had better be prudent. 1t will
only be because you are the wife of Presi
dent Hays"
Mrs. Hayes rose to her full queenly
height, and replied with clear, metallic
voice. like the tinkling Of a bell in frosty
weather:
"And If you ever get to the White
House, it'll only be because you are the
husband of Mrs. Hayes. Can't attack
your record2 OF course not, BARRIERS
signs never cause church scandals or
commit murder. Correspondents come
here in shoals aud go away and write up