Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-03-03
THE TWO MEN.

10 not tns 1SPeohSea JSeAn@s $3.50 -
more about their candidassi Why do
they not point to soms heroic achieve
msnts Of Governor Hayes, and show N
something 10 has done worthy Of ssch
a high rssompsnss - the election 70 the
Pr~esidsncyf Democratic organs al over
the land have asked this question. and
s~ueennsly answered IL By saying.
Hayes II . negative man-thsrs 10
really nothing TO say about him." He
has proved 90 negative that he has met
and vsnquishsd the most positive man
alive. the great I An Of Reform Dem
ocracy; 90 negative that he has forced
his way into tho White House in spite
Of balldossd States and the devious
tricks Of that prince OF political trick
cry. Samuel ]. Tiidsn. Throughout the
campaign he las quietly pursued the
sven tenor Of his way. attended 10 his
buainsss - Governor Of Ohio. and mod
estly left his cause In the hands Of the
people. Now that the people have re-
wardsd him BY placing the civic laurels
upon his brow. Il may Be in order for
Republican journals 10 answer the quss-
ton. why have you said 80 little about
IIsyssf
The space Of . daily Newspaper Is
limited, and bat 90 much matter can Be-
pressed into so much space. Unfortu-
naisly for Mr.. Hayes. his rival for the
votes Of the people has absorbed that
spacs day after day. and week after
week. since his nomination at st. Louis.
The moment that nomination was
sprung upon the nation. the ugly facts
which have gone to mako up his career,
political and private. began TO como To
the surface. and naturally Republican
journals seized upon and elaborated
them to their full Legitimate extent.
They saw that the man whom their OPP
poueu,s had nominated wa . creature
utterly unfit to DO entrusted with the
high ONCE to which he aspired, = man
for whom no Democrat would vote. II he
could be portrayed in his true colors,
aud ,hoy naturally began and fought
oft the campaign on that line. II was
their strong point. and they were qnick
10 see. aud not at all reluctant to
seize IL.
Under these circumstances. poor Mr..
Hayes had but little chance for nswspa-
per notoriety. There vas but pos
sibls emergency which could mako him
the subject Of editorial comment. and
that was the production OF some charge
against him which required REPUTATION.
Such a charge was made but once. and
theu. for q brief season, tho nans OF
Hayes WAS o. prominsnt In the news.
papers rs that OF Tilden. But the
season was indeed brief. The accusation
against him Was Of SO fimsy = nature
that the decent Democratic press
laid no stress upon u. while
Republican journals. forced TO take
some notice Of IL. l~demolishsd IL almosi
rs sosn a. IL was made. Then Mr..
Hayes was again remandsd 10 his quie,
oaics in Ohio. until yesterday. when his
arrival in Washington once again
brought him prominently before the
pablo.
There Is another rssson Why 20 little
was said OF Hayes during the campaign.
The Republicans we're fighting this bat
tie for their principles. not for any one
man. The leading fact which was
prominent in their Asht, was the great
theory Of human rights. They set Mr..
Hayes up a an exponent Of that theory.
and said to the people. Here is an
honest man who. II you elect him, will
cary out faithfully the principles upon
which We believe the security Of this
Government depends" That vas all.
II was unnecessary to elorify the man
Hayes !; he was simply an agent TO do
certain work which vas we'll defined In
the National Republican platform. The
fact that he was honest and could be de-
pended on to fulhi his pledges Was all
that the people cared to know : Il was
ali that the party managers took pains
n tell them.
On the other hand the Tildsn CAM
paign was characterized BY the most
ssrsgious-shall We no, say. asinine,--
cgotism throughout. II was the man.
not principles. for whom the Democrats
asked votes. They began the battle. or
rather Tildsu did. BY pointing to him
as the very incarnation Of purity and
"rsforn." We will not pause to reflect
upon the CHASTITY picture which this
..reform" candidate nov presents in
the light Of the Oregon disclosures. The
old man has paid the penalty for his
crimes. attempted and committed. by
nearing the scorn and contempt Of all
decent men. even In his svn party. The
point which We wish TO enforce IL. that
having no principles for the support
OF which they could appeal to intellisent
voters. the Democrats selected what
they supposed 10 Be the most availabl.
man man with q sham reputation Of
.reform." and above all, . barrel full Of
money 10 back him. On the reputation
of this man they fought the nsht, and
lost IL, a. they deserved 10 do.
After tomorrow Democrats and Re
publicans alike will hear enough Of Prss-
ident Hayes. The modest man. whose
name was scarcely mentioned during
the campaign. will come to the front.
and his doinss and sayings will al the
columns Of every Newspaper In the
land. And Tildsn. what Of himi what Of
the great apostle Of REFORM" Who