Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-08-31
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have, as everybody must, become
thoroughly convinced of his unself-
ish and thorough sincerity of pur-
nose. Modest, yet self-reliant, his
face, speech, and whole bearing, give
ampIest assurance of his honest na-
ture. However much persons may
differ in Judgment with him, all are
forced to concede to him, the most
absolute integrity in his own beliefs
and full and generous charity to-
wards all who differ with him, so
that nothing was more common than
to hear Democrats who had met him
and who have heard or read his short
and pithy speeches, remark "Well,
I am satisfied with Mr.. Hayes for
President. An earnest Connecti-
cut Democrat, went even farther
than this and expressed his unreserv-
ed thankfulness that by so marked
providential interpositiOn, as that of
his own party electing Judge Davis
Senator, they had themselves defeat
ed the election of Mr.. Tilden.
The speeches made by the PresI-
dent, are computed to number from
twenty to thirty a week. This in the
abstract, is something of draft up
on a mans available off-hand stores.
! But to accomplish such task, and
adapt himself to every change or va
ration of circumstance, and always
have a favorable impression upon
his hearers, and without saying any
foolish things, shows man of more
than common resources and facile
ability. Some have thought that he
might have given his speeches a lit
tie more weight of metal, but it is
in this particular that his sagacity
appears. To have undertaken to
discuss governmental policy to
crowds gathered at railway stations,
would have exposed him to the ut
terance of things indiscreet that
might not bear their comment when
thrown into print. To one audience
he disposed of this matter in short
meter and to the point. 1t was that
-"the business of an Executive was
to execute, not to discuss public
measures" AS a speech making
President, therefore, President
Hayes has shown himself a success,
and commended himself in this as in
aught else, as equal to the emergen-
cy in which he has found himself.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean prints
number of the replies received from
various members of the Forty fifth
Congress to its circulation asking
their views on the reconciliation of
silver. There were 1877 replies re-
ceived, which the Inter Ocean class
ifes as follows: For repeating the
law of 1878, and the restoration of
the 'doIlar of the fathers, there are
I3l. For reconciliation with
certain conditions attached, Is.
Against reconciliation, Is. Unde-
cided, 81. Decline to answer 2.
These answers represent every State,
and include forty-one Senators and
one hundred and six Representatives.
Of the latter one hundred and thir-
teen advocate the measure, and th1r-
teen oppose it. As there are 368
members of Congress, this does not
show that the reconciliation party
has majority in either party. Most
OF those who have given their opin-
ions are Western men, and the opin-
ions of the remaining III would be
very probably as decidedly against
reconciliation. Both Houses will
evidently be pretty evenly divided
on the question. And on which side
OF the fence the majority will be
found, depends largely upon the
manner in which the matter is
brought up.
Some of the letters are interesting,
some very amusing. Senator Christ
iancy gives cold comfort to the
movement by favoring the silver
dollar only on condition that it be
made equal to gold in value, and
kept SO. Hunter, of Indiana, favors
unlimited coinage and legal tender.
Foster of Ohio, is uncertain. He
"would try fifty to a hundred mil
lions, then await DEVELOPMENTS.
Acklen, of louisiana, is of divided
mind. He "favors the remonetiza-
of silver, though not the adoption of
the double standard" Aiken, of
South Carolina, frankly owns that
he is ''unable to give an ineligible
reply" Mr.. Baker, of N. Y. cruelty
suggests: "Why should we not
make copper coin a legal tender, (for
all sums, as well as silverP
SPECULATIoN.-That was rather
disastrous speculation described by |
the Leader, in oats, just before the |
new crop came in. The foreign de-
mand that was anticipated, taken in
connection with the probably moder-
ate supply of the old crop on hand,
encouraged bold stroke for bring
ing about a corner. The market was
drawn upon to the extent of three
quarters of a million bushels and
stored for an advance. This amount