The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-04
rilden and Reform or Hayes and
Grantism.

The issue in this campaign, pure and
simple, Is whether Grantism shall be con-
tinued by HAYES or stamped out by
TILDEN.
The Republicans have made the most
d.. perate efforts TO create n diversion, but
they have all failed. Mr.. TILpEN is the
nominee of the Democratic party and the
choice of men like ADAMS GOODWIN, and
STALLo. because no is the most conspicuous
reformer in the country, aud for no other
reason. On other grounds he would not
be the natural selection of extreme Demo-
Gratis. He was Freesoiler in 1913, War
Democrat during the rebellion, and his
hard-money record was very offensive to
some OF the Western inaationists. But he
had conquered the TWEED Ring and the
Canal Ring reduced the expenses of the
State Of New York, aud broken up host
OF evil and corrupt practices and being re-
form incarnate, he was accepted as the
proper candidate of the combined elements
Of opposition to Grantism, not because he
was III accord with all the factions, but
because he was the HERCULES who would
certainly throttle the monsters of corrup-
tiou and Ring rule bred in the long as
eendancy of Grantism. This the people
demanded, and to accomplish this Gov.
TILDES was nominated
He is preuminently the man to break up
the system of Ring government and Ring
spoliation imposed upon us by the Repub-
lican party and the GRANT Administration
IA system which squanders the public
money, debauches the public morals,
DIQst rates busiuasa and naraIvzaa tpIua-
try-a system from which we must escape,
or acknowledge our Republican inStitu-
tons as not only failure but colossal
swindle II was because Mr. TILpEN was
singularly equipped mentally, morally,
and by peculiar experience, for the per-
formance OF this great work, that he was
called to 1t originally by the almost unani-
nous voice of the Opposition. No man
who has the slightest knowledge Of his
character or history, can doubt that he
will do il bravely and well. GRANTS foot
Is on the neck of the country. Next year
TILDEN's feet will be planted on the
broken remnants of the Rings that hav o
20 long ruled and robbed us.
HAYES, on the other hand, Is the chosen
representative Of GRANT and Grantism
-
but concaye Of the corrupt Rings which
WELD the power of the Republican party
GRANTS Secretary Of War, the chief Of the
infamous Pennsylvania Treasury Ring.
went to Cincinnati 10 lead the forces in be-
half of HAYES. Aud he IL now marching
the army OF the United States TO the polls
10 intimldute tho electors. GRANTS Sec
rotary of the Interior is Chairman OF the
HAYES National Committee aud manager
Of the HAYES canvass. BY him GRANTS
one hundred thousand oficeholders are a. =
sessed to furnish the sinews of war, and
the whole power Of the Federal Govern
ment is bent with INSCRIPTIONS energy TO
eleet the favorte of the Admins tt ation.
Which of the Rings is falling III the sup
port of IlAYEsi Who among the depraved
leaders Of the Republican party has seen
enuse to desert HAYES? They are all be
hind HIM rs their only shield and hope
HAYES election would be but the con-
tinuatiOn of GrantisIn, and with him in
stalled in the White House by GRANT and
The Rugs, who would claim his SUCCESS II:
an endorsement of themselves,.we should
be going from bad to worse
Happily there Is no longer any danger OF
that. The people have determined &c
sweep away the last vestlge OF Grantism
and the only remaining question concerns
the extent of TILDEN's inevitable ma
jOrity.