The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-14

4 WnfGn tUS GOuDbEy Is RIDdDIBg, hD0 itclp
which the people are suffering.
He has evidently taken the tele-
graphic advice that was offered him TO
say nothing for or against Grantism.
He does not even ailude to that part of
/ his platform which indorses Grant and
| Grantism.
It is 81 weak letter, notwithstanding
the fact that so many politicians nave
assisted him in getting it up. Mr..
| Hayes is not the man for the times, not
| the Reformer needed by the country.
fChicago Timesl
t Asa whole, the letter shows Hayes In
the light Of cautious, contained
| man of affairs. A shade more Of reserve
would have marked him q politician,
/ shade less, q refOrmer or doctrinalre.
| His letter will satisfy all who are re-
solved 10 be satisfied it will convert
none who are doubling, nor estrange
those who do not approve. 1t is direct
ly antipodal to the sentiment and I'M
pulse Of the vast majority Of the couVen-
| tion which nominated him, and IS 10 the
declarations Of that body as the precepts
OF Justinian to the enactments OF Draco.
The men who came to Cincinnati came
to nominate "Jim Blaine" and 50 that
he were nominated and elected, they
would have accepted the Sermon on the
Mount as their platform, while break
ing personally and politically two thirds
Of the requirements Of the decalogue.
To address such letter TO such sup
porters is admirably adventurous, but
to fulfill such pledges would be us I'M
possible to Governor Hayes, II elected,
as for the head Of MahomedaDism to
carry out Ii G commands and enforce the
gospels taught by Jesus Christ.
charleston journal Of CommerceJ
Grant said, "Let US have peace.
Grant wrote messages urging reform.
Grant is n strong man. Grant IL q prac-
ticaI man or course he meant business.
Curtis and all the party leaders meant
business But the thing wouldn't work.
Hayes means well, but he Is mlllenlai:
If he had more practical knowledge OF
politics and parties, his promises would
be fewer, perhaps, and more valuable
Poor HayeSl We are sorry for Hayes.
He is destined to disappointment. Rad
ital reform is dreamy delusion. Rad
; ical peace puerile absurdity. Hayes
has much to learn; but he makes an
angelic Ggurehead for his deVilish party.
News and Courierl
The declaration Of Gov. Hayes will
no doubt be satisfactory TO the Radical
chieftains who nominated him. They
will be satisfactory as q bid for the
floating vote, but that vote, in spite oil
the candidates letter, will be hard to
secure. The people at large have very
good opinion of Gov Hayes. Thelr
{ difficulty is that they understand that
the value Of platforms and letters oil
acceptance is determined by the charac-
ter Of the men who write them and
they do not believe that Gov. Hayes has
the force of character, the aggressive
ness and the stubbornness that any
President must possess who would dc
: what the Republican candidate promises
to do.
} [St. Louis Republican,
e We get. Mt q late hour, the formal ac-
. ceptance by Gov. Hayes Of the nomina.
= tion for President by the Radical party
2 He takes the nomination with the
: resolutions ed''-indorsement ol
o Grant and ALL But he makes platform
/; Of his own. outside. In the first place
r he declares against the rule that ''tC
+. the victors belong the spoils," meaning
0 that the appointments for office shall
y be in his own hands instead Of those o
= Senators and Congressman, and that he
n will not turn out any OF his predeces
sor's office holders so long as they per
o form their duties satisfactorily. Mex
o he supplements the Cincinnati platform
# by declaration in favor of one term
o On the currency question Gov. Hayes il
in favor OF the resumption OF specie
payments, but without any expression
as TO the time of resuming. The re
y mainder OF the letter is mere approva
Ut of the Republican platform on the sub
g ject of the public schools and the paci
/ fication of the Southern States. Tht
s document is not one that will Great,
any enthusiasm or gain votes.
I [Courier-JournalI
$ Gov. Hayes, like Bottom the Weaver
. "roars you like any nightingale. Hi
= letter Of acceptance is 50 sweet ant
e 'let him roar again" Thus: "Al
n parts of the Constitution are sacred,
re says Governor Hayes, but more par
ticularly those that relate to Fedora
n interfel ence in local affairs, to the EN-
'e ployment of Federal troops In civi
, transactions, and to the arrest and i'm
III prisonment of citizens who refuse {,
ia vote the Republican ticket. The schem
y to organize an administration which
te shall "wipe out forever the distinction
d between North and South in our coun
N try" commends itself particularly t,
le statesmen like Oglesby and Spencer
ty Conkling and Kellogg, Curtis and Pinch
Vi back. These broad minded lovers O
ia liberty seek above all else to erase tn
footprints of war from the face of ma
ture. They desire peace. They woult
have no hard words pass from loyal lips
- Their hearts are full of charity. thei
~ mouths are full of honeyed words
,o ,e Above all-if Gov. Hayes is electedAw
~ y, shall have no more thieves. no NOR
:. prosecutions, but under the benignan
=, - rule of a restored carpet baggery, W
,, shall see the hillsides blossom into
=, - fora Of prosperous life, and the valley
~ TEEN with gladstone fruition.
|" Mobile RegisterJ
" The feature Of this letter which afford
"a us most surprise, is the conspicuous ali
40 sence of any declaration repudiatipg th
!, confessed errors of the present Admin
y. ~ istration. The last resolution of tn
~ l.. Cincinnati platform indorses Grantisr
4, e in its full length and breadth. and Coy
- Hayes. in default of any disavowal fror
:" him, stands pledged to carry out tn
~ =. policy Of the party platform
~ 1t will be borne in mind that there /
C., nothing known of the Cincinnati nom