Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-26
Mr.. Hayes Attitude.

Whatever may be the result of the
present Presidential question, whcih-
er it gives the Chief Magistracy Of
the nation to Mr.. Tildcn or to Mr..
Hayes, history, and the opinion of
tair minded, disnasSionate men IN
the immediate future will accord to
Mr.. Hayes the great honor Of having
conducted his candidacy and bided
the decision in calm and dignitied
manner. During the bitter and
vituperative squabble-and that is
as good word rs any to describe
the doings Of the Democrats among
themselves-which has succeeded the
election, and while the battle of
factions ragged the hottest prior to
the final day of an, as yet, undecid-
ed victory, Mr.. Hayes exhibits a high
and truly noble demeanor. He has
not decended to disgraccful schemes
and subtertuges to win victory
He has not countenanced villainy
OF any degree to add false strength
to his party in the contest. He has
made no unwise speeches to increase
the intense bitterness and excitement
OF the hour. He has not promoted
the execution of measures tor his
personal success; but he has main
tanned 4 quiet, Il reticence, and con-
servatism in all things quite at vari-
ance with the manner of ambitious
politicians, and in direct antagonism
i'll many respects to the operations,
personally and by the proxy of close
blood-rclations, of his antagonist
While politicians have fumed and
fretted, MIR. Hayes has calmly pur-
sued the tenor of his private and Of
fetal life, showing to the public no
insane anxiety for his success, sue
cumbing to no insiduous reporters,
and paradlng no wounded ambitions.
He has conducted himself wonder
fully under the ordeal where even
his humblest supporters seems to
suffer more in yexstions of spirit
1t will take time, the calmness of
national prosperity, the absence of
partisan issue to judge such man
rightly, and to properly consider his
extraordinary attitude in the perplex-
ities and discords of the period
wherein he is one of the two most
interested parties. Whatever his
personal characteristics, even his
enemies must admit that i'll every
phase Of the contest he has shown
himself to be man above reproach
in speech and action.
HIS conduct has had its effect up
on the party which made him Its
leader. While the Democrats have
schemed and plotted, and stirred up
insurrection i'll opinions and beliefs;
while they have bough, and sold,and
brought every appliance which hu-
man ingenuity could conceive, to
bear upon the making Mr.. Tildcn
the President of the country, the Re
publican party have waited for the
solution of the doubt by Constitu-
tional means, and by tho solution is
willing to peacefully abide. While
revelations of Democratic bribery
have been made, and the country
has been startled by the bold and
INSCRIPTIONS conduct Of Mr. Tilden'>
intimate subordi,ates, not crimi-
nal act has been shown against the
lie ders of the Republicans. The
latter have, with Mr.. Hayes, waited
for the decision which was to end
the suspense. There have been u
thousand dangerous acts performed
by the Democratic National Com
mittec since the election which have
been intended to excite the peoples
worst passions, and which, one by
one, have united as 4 foundation for
revolution. The Republicans, even
under these aggrvaating menaces,
have been calm and consistent
They have not retaliatcd by counter
deeds of the same nature. They
have believed in final justice though
it came from the last resort, an ap-
peal to the people. This patience,
this calmness, this comparative re-
ticence Of the party are due to the
example of the party's leader. IT
Mr.. Hayes and his subordinates had
been rs unwise IN their measures
and as unsurupulous in their mo-
tives rs have been Mr.. Tilden and
hts assistants, the country would
have been the scene of civil war
weeks ago. 1t Is the moderation OF
Mr.. Hayes, the transformations chief
of the Republicans, which has pre-
vented this imminent but rs yet
averted nger.- Chicago Post.