Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-22
Hayes and Wheeler.

no country ls alTeaay lnIoEneu
Of the nomination On Friday last, of
Coy. Hayes, Of Ohio, for the Repub-
lican presidential candidacy and of
VIM. a. Wheeler Of New York, for
Vice Presidency. Last week it was
regarded as foIegone conclusion
throughout the Northwest by tho
Republican press and the people gen.
orally that James G. Blaine would be
selected by the Republican National
convention as a candidate for the
presidency. We think that the NOM
ination of Blaine and Bristow would
have evoked o perfect storm of en-
thusaem. But it would have been
met by malignant, unprincipled and
fierce opposition. Out of The falie
charges and porjured testimony
against Blaine, and the paIti4an re-
ports Of investigating committees
composed of rebel Generals, the OPP
position would have kept NJ con-
tinual howl about official corruption
ard dishonesty aod it wouli have
required many editorials and much
labor and stump speaking 10 nail sll
these lies as iast as they could be
coined by prolific Confederate brains.
Ia tho nomination Of Governor
Rutherf,fl Il Hayes for President
aud VIM Il. Wheeler for Vice Presi-
don't, We present f. ne people public
mon OF unblomislad character and
reputation, both IN public and private
liio-men Of ability and experience;
ON distinguished as we'll for his brav-
cry and patriotism Ia war as for his
oxCcntive ability anu success in civil
affairs; he other well known for the
statesmanlke qualities that moved
Congress To appoint bin on that mis-
sion when resulted in the pacification
of Louisiana Even the negro-hating
Democracy aud the White Leaguers
acknowledged his honesty and Sic
carity and accepted Il compromise
proposed BY him though known
p1lticsl opponent l. viii be re-
mom5ered that several of the great
est of the Democratic loaders-Bll
Allen, senator Thurman and Pendle-
ton-hsve already been swept from
their moorings by the popularity of
Governor Hayes lie enters the can
vaas with the prestige of victory, and
the more his anteccdents are exam
met tho more ilInstr;ous II ho APP
pear il his present status. lie is our
man lie will be our President.
And the platform is worthy of our
candidates and Of the great party
that has promulgated it as its polit-
zeal creed.
The encouragement of popular
education, which is now command
ing the attention OF Enrape, obtains
Il conspicuous place in the platform.
On this question the democratic plat
form Wi; DO mute and barren There
is no doubt that the Republican par
~ is ready to 80 farther in this d.
rection than even the platform indi>
Gates. Universal educatioI--a COM
mon school oducation-0ught to DO
guaranteed &c every American oiti-
zen, and that power ought to 30 ooer-
sive,in every state when the education
Of It's youth is neglected. For this
grand stride IN tho career OF progress
The peopIo can look to no other than
the Republican party. We lag the
platform il full before our readers in
this issue. The other plauks are as
solid as the one mentioned. Now
Let us give three cheers for the plat
form, and throe times three cheers
for Hayes and Wheeler, and signal
ize the Centennial year BY their tri-
umphant election.