The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-22
Rutherford b. Hayes.

The Republican candidate for President
su respectable citizen of Ohio, who, like
thousands of Others has plodded his way
on in life without sufficient positiveness
II character 10 make enemies, or TO attach
the devotion Of any great number OF
friends. He had the good sense not TO as
pire above medlocrity, and was always
efficiently negative to be adopted in an
emergency. in place Of men Of higher
ahIhty and more pronounced opinions.
Consequently lac has never done anything
torNolte jealousy or rivalry.
These quail ties served him efficiently at
Cincinnati, when the party chiefs were
brought into sharp competition, and nei-
tnc" could surrender to the other without
II pss of pride aud position. However
much they might be opposed to each other,
they were mt least agreed in accepting
compromise By which none Of them would
b. elevated or depressed, and which all
ui4ht gracefully adopt.
70. these ana other reasons, we were
lone ago convinced that HAYES would be
nominated, because it was the logic Of the
sitgltion Para loXical as it may seem, his
very weakness was his strength in the Con-
he seriously regarded ne a competitor with
CoNKLING, MoRToS, BRIsrow, or BLAINE,
he },ould have shared their fate. The ne
ccs,iti"s Of the party required that the con-
spra1us chefs should be sacrificed and
the tai peoples were cut down without q
siE.l of regret.
II HAYES could be elected President, he
would bc little else than the automaton Of
the leaders vii - made the combination at
Cin0.nuati. They would own him abso-
lutrly, make hls Cabinet, shape his policy,
0,r., las nomluItiOns, and control the pat
lulltF' "Ndeuy Is they now do under
GKaNr. Ihere would he IA change OF names
AMI nothing more. one mOnosyllable sub
Situated for another as President. That 10
al.
Ia.t 10 ms own feeble will aud sluggish
natgrc, Mr.. HAYES would have the desire
toUp risht TO circumference open cor
ruYiiun. and 10 carry on the Government
dec.utly. Bat he has neither the capacity,
nor ~ will nor the power of resistance
J. 1T, say - meet the demands OF the
pro it time MORTON, CAMERON, aud
CoyNLING would take the reins in their
UWu hln,ls, and drive the machine in their
own way, without the least regard to the
wishes u the man whom they made what
H. 81.
ltriorm under such circumstances would
be "a. impossible as ii now is. HAYES
"ou1l be httle more than minor sover-
eIsI IA the hInis of II regency-a Presi-
hrnt IN name, but not IN substance For
u time, he would seem to be externally an
Improvement on GRANT; but with his
hands tied by the machinery Of party, and
no sufficient moral force to break the
bond, he would soon become the tool of
hls ,upp,ICls and the instrument for exc
ruiiug their behests.
The Vice President, under the Constitu-
tluu, Is mere figure head or waiter on
Providence. At the White House he il
hHn'tualy regarded, as the Prince OF
w AILs always has been by the ruling
King or Queen, m "A person whose daily
duly Is to pray fora vacancy on the throne
III IN" SENATE his vocation Is TO decide
I'lhis OF order and ~ pl eserve decOrum.
MT WHEELER, therefore, counts tor mo-
thins' and will not add "A vote 10 the
ticket. There is no Vice-President now
ana tho world would move If there never
should he.
II the Democrats have sense enough TO
put positive ticket in the field Mt ST
i'oul'i which will command the public
nu'hoe and challenge respect every
e' Tue Republicans viii DO over,