The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
HARD T,me. and the Kennedy.

out of employment; that manufactures
are idle or running on half time; tina:
many of our most reliable citizsns are
threatened with bankruptcy, and that the
national finances are in a muddle and get
ting no better fast? If these things are
true, and there is no gsinsayipg or deny
ing them, we ask which of the two candi-
dates for the presidency has manifested by
past records the talent and ability to prop
erly appreciate and meet the situation
| This is a serious question, and one to
which we ask our readers to give heed. 1t
may be a question which. before long,
means bread or no bread to wives and
children. Who Is Mr.. Hayes A quiet,
easy going gentleman; but what has he
done? His past record answers,
practically nothing" Do his
friends make any pretensions that
he has done anything to quality him
for the high position to which he aspires?
Instead of urging his claims they abuse
Mr.. Tilden. In his letter of acceptance
General Hayes smicsbly consents to zap
prove" of certain matters therein named.
We do not want a president who will SIM
ply "sT prove" what others do or say. We
want an original thinker and doer; one
who will think for himself; who will cre-
ate, do, devise for himself, and thus work
out our relief. The country does not ask
TOR an "spprover." 1t demands an earn
est, original and bold creator of new pol
icies and new designs of financial and gov
ornamental administration. The old has
been tried too long, and has been found
wanting. 1t has nearly ruined
the people, and they want no more
of it. Is Mr.. Hayes the man for
the times? Can he meet the nect ties of
the hour? We answer, no. He reveals
the inherent weakness OF his charact
when he answers In his letter OF accept
ance so meekIy and so innoceptly that he
will "spprove" so and so. What music
such q promise has for the senatorial
group" as Mr.. Julian calls the men who
are running General Grant. 1t means that
Mr. Hayes will approve" of whatever
Morton, and Conkling and Chandler say
and do, as does General Grant. Wewsnt
no more of this thing; it is the hideous
nightmare which tides and bears down
the country to-day.
Will Governor Tilden do any better than
we have shown Hayes would do, should
he be elected President2 Lst US
tsxe glance at his record.
The r sdicsls endesvor to break the
force of his gigantic labors in the great
work of Kidding the City OF New York of
her public plunderers, and the great state
of New York of her canal rings, by as
serting that the work was begun and
prosecuted for a time oy others. But
they make poor headwsy in their assaults.
They are already on the record as being
foremost Ia complimenting and thanking
Governor Tilden upon the perfection and
of his lsbors in these mat
tiers. His letter of acceptance shows that
he is not the man to remain passive while
others are creating policy. He will not
sit in an easy chair waiting for Morton and
to "devise" that he may sap
prove" He will do the thinking, origine-
ting and creating for himself; aud
u Per cuaoces duy DomOCraJlC MOI
tons or Chambers shall attempt to
run his administration, they will be- forced
into back seats where their influence will |
bs harmless.
The Radicals are fond OF calling Cover
nor Tilden a railroad wrecker." This |
originated with Morton, and the Journal, |
never hsppy without being close to the
Senator's cost-tail, indis ,inctly catching
the word wrecker," jumped to the CON-
clusion that "pirste," was about the same
hing. and so mixing things as is it's
habit, with Tn air Of originality peculiar
20 itself, called him "the great railroad
pirate" Now, we have reliable Repubn
ian evidence tina, In the performance OF
mis- duties as a railroad lawyer, he has ex-
,ibited the very capacity and executive
ability which ara so essential to the sue
,sssful administration of q great gov
,rnment like ours. The manner
n which he has taken care of the
great railroad interests entrusted to him,
an administrative talent which
iwsrfs into insignificsnce men like the
smisble and mediocre Hayes. He found
several large corp ,rstions in about the
same situation that the country is to-day.
BE found them nearly ruined by incom-
pesent presidents and other officials; by
The incspscity OF those " no dire cted them,
DR. their dishonesty, and when he left them
hey were In prosperous and stable con-
1ition, their bonds commanding good
prices In the market, and the value o.
her property greatly enhanced. We will
submit soms evidences on this subjec,
which will hardly be disputed. Mr.. 1. w
Hickok, an original Republican aud a sup
porter OF Governor Hayes, In late letter
20 Mr.. Peter Butler. of Bostop. ssv..