Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-03
EASTERN DIS2ATC HE'S.
Ly Overland Telegraph.
Letter from Charles
Francis Adams.

Patriotic Letter rom Charles
Francis Adams.
MANSFIELD, OHIO, Oct. l.
The following letter from Hon.
Charles Francis Adams in response to
an invitation to speak here was re
ceived by the Democratic Committee:
QUINCY, MASS, Sept. u.
DEAR SIR: 1 have to acknowledge
the receipt OF your very f1attering letter
inviting me to address my fellow cit
liens of Ohio in the present state of
the political affairs Of the country. 1t
is now a long while since l have At
tempted such n thing, and in the con-
dition of my physical health. especially
of my voice, l must plead to be ex-
cused from undertaking the service.
The question before us seems TO re-
solve itself into this: whether a geDu-
inc reform of the evils that have been
brought on the country under the Re-
publican administration of the last
eight years is to be expected by con-
tinuing the same influence in power,
or, whether it would not be wiser to
make a complete change and intrust
the prosecution of reform to a new and
fresh set of men. The disclosures of
the last few years distinctly prove that
while the existing organization has
been h~oneycombed with corruption,
which not even the most earnest efforts
of the honest men of the Republican
party have been effectual to check, it
is plain that the consideration of the
majority is not withdrawn from these
men who have been most deeply COM
promised by their conduct before the
world, and that it has not been placed
III those who appear to have been the
most strenuous and efficient gentlemen
in a policy Of reform. / have nothing
to say in dsrrogation OF MI. Hayes,
but il seems TO me at least very sim
gular that in a::tearful crisis like this y
person should have been selected who
has thus far had no record on this sub
ject, and that not one individal who
had really committed himself by his
previous course to the policy of re-
form should have been seriously sup.
ported. The meagor vote given Bris-
tow in the convention appears to have
embraced all the enthusiasm and sim
cerity of those working for that one
great object. On the other hand, the
action of the convention at st. Louis
shows a wholly different spirit. Not
satisfied with making much the strong
est declaration of principles on which
they propose to proceed, they went on
directly to nominate by a larger ma
jority "a man, who, by his energy and
vigorous prosecution of the difficult
and dangerous task of reform in his
own State, had given the strongest
pledge to the country, not simply OF
| his will. but of his power to meet
emergencies of all sorts. No wonder
that all the ferocity of the wolves and
tigers who feed upon the otfal OF the
public crib should be vented on him.
Their passion only goes TO prove that
the justice of their virulence should be,
in the minds OF all calm observers, the
most convincing proof Of the wisdom
Of this choice. Mr.. Tilden Is not
called upon to promise what he will
do in certain emergencies; what he
has done is a better pledge than all the
epithets in the dictionary. Another
strong reason in my mind for preferring
Mr.. Tilden in this emergency, Is that
a new and clear policy towards the
Southern States may be inaugurated,
free from all obstacles hitherto raised
| North who live by ingratiating them
among MS Of evil passions raised
during the war. So long as this course
is tolerated there will be no real har-
monv between the sections. This In q
favorable m for stamping this
spirit Of malignity under u feet by
selecting a man whose well.known
fairness and impartiality may r~einstate
mutual confidence and ultimately re-
store unity to the whole people. We
need this much in tho presents low con-
iifiOn IF Our D~ectiuiarV affairs. We
need it more to fortify the views Of
our position by foreign nations. In
short, the time has come for the in