The New York herald., 1876-09-30
GOVERNOR HAYES.

GOVERNOR HAYES.
WHAT HE HAS DONE AND WHAT he THINKS
To EDITOR HERALD
good many republicans agree with you ln holding
that some OF the republican leaders endan2er the
party In November by their attempt to mako
Southern eutrages and the Southern question gener.
ally the most prominent and indeed the only issue in
the campaign. If the republican success was to mean
only further federal Interference in the Southern
States in favor OF such men as Ames Kellogg Packard
and Spencer then you say with perfect justice the
publican party ought to be beaten. The nero suspi-
cion that Governor Hayes held to the policy which
many Of the party leaders and organs seek 10 make
predominant would lose him the support and conf
dence of thousands Of tho best In the republican
party have reason 10 feel sure that he does NOT
believe in this policy, but that tho contrary 10
Is very distastcful to him. Political custom
iorbds Presidential candidate to speak
during the canvass else l convinced
he would protest have known Governor Hayes a.
good many years, and know him to be honest,
brave, clear headed and singuarly unambitous mans
the least mudde about his political opinions
Was at his house after he had completed hls st
ter OF acceptance and he dd the favor to read
the prinser's proof Of it, which he had just received
when came to him. When be had read the part
ating TO civil service reform remarked him that lie
had there spoken With such plainnsss would be
give great and perhaps unnecessary offence to many
prominent and very influential men in his party,
aud that lie might thereby imperil his election He
Piled, 'Wnat have read to you IL right is Il not?"
SAID, 'sUndoubtedly "rhen," said he, 'It must
stand. That IL what believe You must not forget,
that hold peculiar position. I do not need to bs
elected did not asksfor work for the nomination,
you know, can afford to be defeated; but, l am
elected, II must be on this ground, which l believe
right"
He made no change, therefore; and what be wrote
shows conclusvely that In his mind . thsrSush and
radical reform Of the civil service h Of the nrst i'm.
portance, and is regarded by him a. the most con-
spcuous issue in the campaign. Nor ID this strange.
This reform has occupied his mind during the whole Of
his political Lie Since 1885, when he nrst
entered Congress. he has urged II In public
speeches and In several messages a. Governor
Ohio he has conducted his own administration IN
Ohio upon the principles he has nov laid down; he
has made thorough study Of theEwhole subject and
do not doubt that he made this reform the principal
topic Of his letter. so. he elected he will make is
contamination the leading object OF hts admiris,ra-
ton.
The passage On civil service reform did, o. know,
give deep and bftter offence 70 prominent republican
politicians In Washington. Come Of them ex-
asperated that at rst they inclined to let tho
in their States 60 by the board and In private
Governor Hayes denounced In very strong Ian.
guage II seems that these people have do
terminsd q different course They either
sink this question entirely in thoir speeches, or
openly defcnd the present spoils sysem which their
candidate has denounced and meantime they substis
tue the war and the Southern issue for the real
tions Of the canvass
But on this Southern question, again. these men au-
daciously misreprescnt their candidate Governor
Hayes does not believe In new stirring up Of sus1
pcion, hatred and strife He believes that misrue
the Southern States been long encouraged and
supported by the interference Of federal ofcsrs that
the time for such interference has gone by that those
States ought to be lett to manage their local
Germs; and while one moro firmly holds to the JUS
lics as we'll tho binding force Of all the constitu
tional amendments he secs that true states,
manship demands of the republican party that shall
longer encourage the msrule OF the Keloggs Pack
ards aud Sponcers the South If he becomes Prssi-
dent / am confident that he would drop such men,
refuse tnem and their allies all support and sympathy
and endeavor by judieous appointments 70 the
federal Offices in the southern States range the old
wings OF those States on the side Of the republican
party His would be to break the color line aud
secure peace order and conten tment In the only
way IN which II can be gven-by constitutional gov
ernment and by encouraging such reformation of par
ties in those States would have taken place long ago
had II not been the interest OF set of political gal~
blers down there enjoying the support Of the federal
administration, to preventit
speak with some confidence Of Governor Hayes,
opinions on the southern question, because have
found him surprisingly wol informed as to the nature
what has been passing in those States concern
ing the character OF tho prominent OF both par
ties down there No greater calamity could, In my
Judgment happen TO the country than continuance
FOR another four years OF such nistralion in
the South has caused deep and dscontenS there
during the past five six years l am confident from
what Governor Hayes has said TO me- that he thinks
thus also and that he the remedy to lie in
the appointment to Federal Offices In the South Of
southern men OF character and influence in their
States, whom suspect he would select from the whig
side r rigid and thorough purglng OF the public
vice there 10 place in the hands OF capable and
honest men, and Interference by the Federal
authorities in tho local AFFAIRS of those States
Those who imagine that Governor Hayes "will have
but little influence with his admin istraon" do not
know tho man and have failed to study his record as
would be If he had taken the least pains to at
tract public attention toward himself. Governor
Hayes has been quite as energetic and successful
former in OHIO as Governor rildsn IN New York.
During the in which he has been chief executive
no has reduced The State debt by nearly So O00 Oo0
has effected annual saving in the State expendi.
OF nearly 81 600 000 reduced tho local taxa.
ton $lI 000 900, and tho State tax IRON threo
and hall TO two and nine-tsn,ns mills
and has secured the passage OF laws very strictly
limiting tho powers OF local authorities TO borrow
and to spend money. 1t was these services and his
constant Efforts reform the civil service of the State
which gave him In remarkable degree the conn.
dence Of the people OF Ohio that he has been chosen
Governor over three OF its abiest and most dis.
tinguishod democrats Pendeton, Thurman aud Allen
He is by means ian accident in Ohio.
Because he has little personal ambition he has done
his work without sounding OF trumpets But he has
done 1t we'll and has tho qualities without which 1t
could not have been done. he has as much patience
and good temper as hr. Lincoln. and with a trm and
dauncss will where a sense OF duty moves him. He
has no friends reward and will not be swayod
from good purpose by temptations; and II has
commonly bsen said by thosa who know him best tha.
he ''don't scare worth a &nL" Whoever is chosen
President whether Mr.. Tilien Mr. Hayes will have
haht against the politicians Of his party II he means
TO reform existing abuses, for the mass OF those po
cians in the democratic much the republican
party, will bitterly oppose the needed reforms In
either the President In order succeed will
need feel The forco and stimulus OF popular SUM-
port for reform policy, and to gain this 1t seems TO mo
necessary that the people shall that the men thew
asked support really earnestly and inelligently
moan reform. My belief, founded on a long and pretty
intimate knowledge Of him, is that Governor
HAYES the intelligent jealous and courageous friend
OF civil service reform, OF sound currency OF honest
governments and federal non.nercrence Ia the South
ern States and OF LIBERAL commercial policy for
the country at large He is n strict republican as
Governor Tilden is strict democrat, but those vino
think they can run him. wL make the same mIsake
those who fancied they could rum Mr.. Lancop
send you these partlculars concerning The rennhl