The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-16
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Hayes for a Second Term Reasons sug.
gested Why He should Become the Re.
publican standard.BeaFer In 1850.

gested Why He Should Become the He
publican Observation-Disclosures In 1850.
CEARxssuRo, May Is, 1879.
Editor 1ntsliigSnCer.
! have o desire to say something con.
corning The man whom the Republicans
should select as their stanlard.bearer for
the Presidency in 1880. The Democrats
and some OF the Republicans appear to be
determined that Gen. Grant shall be the
candidate whether the majority Of the
party want him or not, and these persist
in keeping the name Of Grant before the
public. The persons engaged in this work
are prompted by interested motives. The
Republicans whs advocate him as a candi.
date are looking forward toa good share Of
the 'loaves and fishes,' should he be
elected; tho Democrats who are doing all
they can by indirect means to make him
the Republican candidate, imagine that he
will be easy game to bog. They think
they can defeat him by constant cries Of
corruption, which though false so far as
Grant himself Is concerned, they can give
some show Of FEASIBILITY, by the Crook.
edness' Of such Of his pets as Belknap and
Babcock.
The Republicans are not so Strengthened
for Presidential material that they will be
forced to give Grant a third TEN because
a few Republican office-seekers say so, or
because the Democrats think they could
defeat him. Either Blaine, Edmunds,
Conkling, Chandler, Sherman, Garfield,
or the present incumbent, Rutherford b.
Hayes, would stand as good a chance of
success as Grant, II not better.
There Is no particular reason why Presi.
dent Hayes should not be re-elected. 1t is
true that he has promised not TO be a can
didate for a second term, and for that rea-
son has seldom been mentioned In con
nection with the candidacy in 1880. Presi.
dent Hayes himself has not been making
any move in that direction.
HE IS FAITHFULLY KEEPING Ills PLEDGE.
He Is not q candidate because he prom.
ised not to be. But still were the Re-
publiCans, when their national convention
assemblies, to give him the nomination un.
sought and without any management on
his part, and he were to accept 1t, II would
not be q violation OF any pledge, but, on
the contrary, it would be a duty for him
to accept.
1t does appear that the nomination OF
President Hayes for second term is the
most proper thing for the Republicans to
do. His administration so Tar has been q
success. 1t has been free from even a sus-
picion Of corruption. His policy has been
the best that could have been adopted for
the whole people. During his admins
tration we have heard Of no whisky
frauds" He has had no pets whose sins
have required executive whitewashing,
but he has placed honest men in position
men Of integrity. He Is fast bringing the
country into a state OF substantial pros
perity.
The nomination Of Mr.. Hayes for q sec.
ond term would meet with but little oppo-
sition from the leaders OF the Republican
party. Several OF the rival aspirants for
the Presidential prize have long been wait
ing their turn, and they appear to be, to
some extent, standing in the way OF each
other, and consequently there is q good
deal Of that jealousy among them which
Is usually begotten by rivalry.
President Hayes, has by his recent acts
shown
MORAL COURAGE AND STAMINA
that has given the whole people confidence
in his capacity to steer the ship Of State
safely amid the most dangerous breakers,
Should the Republicans nominate him for
reelection, the entire party would give
him a hearty support. There would be nc
division in the Republican ranks; there
would be no struggles in the hour OF bat
tie, but every member OF the party would
be in the line doing his duty. He would
command the support Of the party-the
entire party which Gen. Grant could not
do. Then again, the nomination Of Presi.
dent Hayes for reelection would be in the
line OF the presidents as established by
the Republican party when Lincoln
was elected for a second term. 1t is true
that Andrew johnson was not because he
abandoned the party, but Gen. Grant was
elected n second time, and President
Hayes is certainly entitled to the same con-
sideration at the hands Of his party as
Gen. Grant.
The fact that Mr.. Hayes is not asking
the nomination Should be a reason for
giving 1t TO him. He has no array Of office.
seekers urging his nomination as had
Grant in 1872. There is no machinery at
work TO bring about such a result, but
should the masses Of the Republican par
ty demand his nomination their wishes
should DO respected and it would be his
duty to accept such q nomination.
In conclusion will say, though partial
to the present incumbent, that the recent
demonstrations made by the Confederate
Brigadiers have SO united and strengthen.
ed the Republican party that there will be
no difficulty in electing the nominee II he
the following distinguished Republicans
any one Of them can be elected: HAYES,
Chandler, Blaine, Conkling, Edmunds,
Sherman, Garfield and Grant, though
Grants election would be more difficult
than any OF the others named.