, 1876-11-21

HAYES AND TILDEN.
1t has not yet been definitely determined
whether HAYES or T1IDEN l,as secured mt
jority of the Electoral College, md pending
this decision it mny not 10 out Of place to
contrast tho characters Of the two mon ~
illustrated by thoir conduct in tho campaign.
Gov. HAYES WINS not personally seeker of
the office. Whon ho loft tho ofltco OF Gov
ernor Of Ohio III 1871, he retired, as he sup
posed, from politics forever. 1Io Ind not
at any time been politician. IIo Ind been
elected to Congress while in tic army, aud,
had not peacs taken placo, would not hive
claimed tho Office. fn 1867 he was elected
Governor whilo in Congress, defeating Judge
THURMAN, and in 1860 was again elected
Governor, defoatiug PgSpLEroN. III both
cases tho nomination was forced apon him.
In 1873 the Democrats elected ALLEN over
NoYEs, and in 1875, wlon tho Republican
Convention had to select cantlidato
to compete with ALLEN, Gov. IIAyga,
against Ills rofusal and ngainst his rcc-
ou'.neudation of another, Was made tho
candidate. Ills bearing in TINT contest
tho most animated that had ever talscn
place in OhIo-won tho applause autl respect
of tho country. Ills irroproac!lab!o charac-
ter, mud tho rectitudo Of his political priuci-
pies, made lin conspicuous among tho pub
lie men of tho country. As tho State of
Ohio hnd largo Electoral vote, mud was ono
of the States voting IN October, it was essen
tinl 10 tho SUCCESS of tho Republican party
tl.at tho Cincinnati Convention should nan,o
candidate who could certainly seeuro the
voto Of Ohio. Gov. HAYES boiug otherwise
wholly aud creditnbly known
to tho country, WINS selected ut Cincinnati,
his nomination being also recognition aud
q declaration In fnYor Of reform in tue nd
minlstration Of tho Government. During all
these events lending to his nomination Gov.
HAYES in no manner gaid or did auything to
promote his own intercsta or to ostaiu tho
nomination. Novcr was such m honor con-
ferrcl npon nlnn less selfish or less anlbi-
tious for tho designation.
His letter Of acceptance was model of
dignity and 1nnnlincss. It 1iftcd tho catn-
paign, so far as ho WINS concetncd ont Of tho
drivol and scandal Of porsonal dotraction,
and placod it upon tho great political Issues
l'etwoen the two parties, aud especially upoi,
tho question OF correcting the widespread
ovlls Of tito corrupted ciyil-seryico system.
Ills frank declaration tint If elected ho
should, III order IN bo fruo and independent
III Office, decline recollection, gave to tho
country tho assurance that l.o was earnestly
enlisted in tho reform which ho commended
During tho campaign, beginning In tho
mouth of Juno mud which IL not yot decided,
he las boFne himself with tho sano ca!,n
dignity, courtesy, Independence, autl manli-
nebs for which ho has boen distinguished
through lifc. uo llas talon no active part
| in tho campaign. 1Io contributed no money,
bought no opposition, prepared no docu-
nents. made ITO speeches, made no personal
| nppoals for votes, intorfored in no State
nominations, nor In any othcr way sought to
obtain support Or votes that were not yolun-
tarily given to him upon Ills porsoual md
political record.
How Aaa II baen with Mr. T1npEx2 4 ycnr
aud lalf before tho nominations for prcei.
don't a1r. T1hpEs engaged personally In tho
intrigue for his nomination. lilo uado his
power as Governor OF New York m instru.
uaant for lis own advancement. llis loudly.
heralded canal reforms aud canal prosecu-
tions wero lnoru agonoips to Rilenco opposi.
ton against him Ia his own Stato. lIo had
his enissariaa soattcratl all over tho lantl,
telling tho story that no Democrat could be
claeted without tho vote OF Now York, aud
| no Democrat could curry Now York except