The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-21

appreciates the service. A Presi-
dent ike this is needed. His influ-
ence will be for good, and will do
good throughout all branches of the
administration. No amount of
adroit demagoguism and successful
diplomacy in a President will do
the country the amount of good
that patriotic, unselfish, and deter
mined honesty of purpose and ac-
ton will. The first great evil that
Gov. Hayes is resolved to abolish,
is rotting the foundations of our
government, and is as common to
one party administration as anoth-
er. Partnership thrives upon it,
aud its adjustment will relieve the
people from the ruinous influences
of party bigOtry. The Jacksonian
dogma that the public treasury is
legitimate plumber for a victorious
party, has done more to corrapt the
honesty of the American people,
and to cause extravagant and inef-
ficient public service, than all other
causes, incompetence and war not
excepted. By establishing that
system Jackson did a thousand
times more harm to the Republic
than his administration in other
matters did good, No president
since Jackson's time has been able
to act in accordance with the wise
and salutary system which Gov.
Hayes announces his determination
to establish. That he may succeed
in his purpose is the prayer of every
intelligent citizen who has the in
terests of the whole people at heart.
When men hold public offices in
this country securely on the sole
condition that they faithfully and
efficiently perform their off cial du-
ties, the days of demagogues and
corruption will pass away, and not
until then. This is a reform that
the voters and taxpayers IN both
parties are equally interested in
that they cannot afford to ignore.
1t must coma speedily, through
some President,or public affairs will
get worse than they have been.
And we submit that Gov. Hayes
declarations aud record eVince that
he is the President through whom
this great reform is to be effected,
if it is to be secured at all. He is
it's first open, avowed, champion ;
he enunciates a feasible plan of eff
fecting it the gives the surest pledge
that any candidate can of his hon
est resolve to do what he says, and
any citizen WHO asks for this re-
form can conscientiously and rea-
sonably expect it by the election OF
Gov. Hayes, and on that ground
should cheerfully vote for him.
On the currency question, which
most candidates and both party
conventions have done their ut
most to dodge, Gov. Hayes is ex
plicit and bold. lie is at least free
from the charge of attempting any
evasion or deceit. We know jus
how and where he stands, ant
those who may question his judge
ment cannot doubt his honesty.
The perplexing and embitteret
problem of reconstructing tn
Southern states, has not been solves
more clearly and successfully thai
by Gov. Hayes. He states the ex
act situation, and the evident rem
edy, and the tone of this part o
his letter is most admirable. Sue
an administration as it promise
at the south, cannot fail to produc
beneficial result and restore
prosperity there which would d.
, much to revive the industries of tn
entire country. His proposition
, are, too, in such evident accordanC
with the letter and spirit of constl
tutional liberty that their statemer
is their justification. The mar
/, north or south, who wants the prir
ciples of the declaration of indie
, pendence 10 rule over all parts {
e this great country, must acknow
I edge that the election of GoI
, Hayes 10 the Presidency will q
much to effect that result. On tn
whole, Coy. Hayes letter will salts
: fly every intelligent reader of
that it's author is an honest man,
patriotic citizen, and a sagaciov
1 statesman. 1t has forced unwillin
= praise from the leading men an
journals whose partizanship lead
5 them to oppose him, and has satiI
fed all classes of republican voter
that his nomi nation was q wies an
P timely act. If Gov. Tilden's fortI
coming letter of acceptance make
as favorable an impression as Go
= Hayes letter has done, the dem'
9 cratic party may hold up its hes
J. with better grace than it has so II
e been able to do.