Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-06-21
Our Candidates.

can candidate for President, was borr
IN Delaware Co, Ohio, on the Fourth Of
October, 1922; graduated from Kenyon
College, and from the Cambridge Law
I School. lie entered upon the prac-
tlce OF Law ia, Cincinnati, and was
! City Solicitor from 1858 to 1861,
! when he entered the volunteer army,
was chosen Major of the 23d Ohio In.
fantry, in the year following, 1862,
was ma lie Colonel, and in 1864 Briga-
der General, serving with distinction
throughout the war In 1864 he was
/ elected to Congress aud reelected in
1866, serving on the Committee on
| Private Land Claims, and as Chairman
of the Committee on Library. He
was nominated for Governor in 1867.
and elected over his Democratic COM
petltor, Allen g.. Thurman. In 1869
he was renomlnated and elected over
Geo. ID Pendleton; and last year was
put up again as the man to beat Bill
Allen, the great apostle of rag money,
which he did handsomely He there
fore has the prestige of success in his
favor 1a 5'aas @ $50 e1
hn old acquaintance of his writes
the Chicago Tribune as follows: Gov.
Hayes is a thoroughly educated man,
alawyer OF thorough discipline, one
who at the beginning Of the war had a
large practice, constantly Increasing.
AS lawyer he had the respect of all
his brethren Of the Ohio Bar, for en-
larged views and high toned practice.
Living In Cincinnati, there was not
citizen who did not respect him-he
could not find an enemy. When the
war broke out, Mr. Hayes entered the
service and soon reached the position
OF Brigadeir General The field of
action of General Hayes was Virginia,
chiefly. and in that service he was Sc.
verely wounded.
There is no man In the state more
universally loved or conGded in. The
only fault-lt fault it be in these davs
u fraud, when the most decisive action
Is needed SO much-is that very quail
ity which make, him so loyed-cordial.
genial, genuine feeling, which might
induce the idea that he would not be
stern enough. With the defrauders
OF the Government, with improprieties
In official duties, with official corrup-
ton, no man has less sympathy nor
less to do. There is no taint-there
has never been the shadow Of faint
IN the character of Gov Hayes in any
military, civil, or private duty. 1t is
not In him to be SO. His moral char
acter, his religious tone is the highest.
Last-not the least of moments
his wife, KentuckJ lady who herself
freed her slaves from bondage "a
lady OF high education, of the most
graceful torn, most pleasing manners,
--one who co-operates with and has
always done credit to her husband.
who aided and was with him, encoun-
tering with him and sharing his
dangers in his military life, beloved
by the soldiers wherever she was. In
all these years none would do more
credit to the nation as mistress of the
Presidential Mansion.
William A. Wheeler, the Republi-
can candidate for President, is a
native of New York state. He was
born in Malone, Franklin county, in
1920, and is consequently about Sc
years of age. He is in full health of
robust stature, of excellent physical
habit, and has all the hearty and pop.
ular qualities that usually appertain to
that sort of build. There is not a
more popular man in public life
among those who know him personal
ly. He is lawyer by profession, but
has also had an extensive business ex-
perience. He was for many years en-
gagged in the banking business, and
was at one time President of the Og-
denburg IL Rouse's Point Railroad
Company. He entered public life
full generation ago. He was elected
a member Of the New York Legisla-
ture in 1850; in 1857 he went into
| the State Senate; he was elected to-
Congress in 1860,-the Thirty-seventh
Congress, ,-and has served his district
in the National Legislature continu-
ously, we believe, since that time.
He was for many years chairman Of the
Pacific Railroad Committee, at that
time one of the most important COM
mittees in Congress. He was the au-
thor of what has become famous un-
der his name the wheeler Compro-
mise," whereby the hos lie factions in
Louisiana were conciliated, and con-
dition of peace and comparative good
feeling was brought GU: from what
threatened a new civil war. This
conciliation was brought about by Mr..
Wheeler's personal activity and judg-
ment, and his final adjustment of af.
fairs was conceded on all sides to
have been judicious, fair and honor
able.
Leo Miller, the free-lover of Mime