Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-21
MR.. HAYES REDIY1Yns.

Dispatches from Ohio seem to carry
the impression that the public have not
yet heard the last of Rutherford B. Hayes.
1t was generally thought W hen he left
the White House for his home in Ere
mont, he would retire to the obscurity for
which he is so eminently fitted. But it
is not to be. Like the opium eater who
has had taste of the intoxicating drug,
he cannot resist the temptation to again
tempt its allurements. He has for many
years lived in the atmosphere of official
station, and he finds the quiet of his VII
lage home CALLING and almost unbearable
He has accordingly decided to enter the
field as candidate for the governorship
of Ohio the coming fall.
Mr. Hayes was making a very fair
governor when the electoral commission
made him President of the United States.
1t doesn't require great man for that
office. for it has been thoroughly emascu-
lated. The governor of that State has
no veto power-is invested with no
greater authority than justice of the
peace possesses in most communities. The
salary paid is not much of an object, and
will scarcely support family in comfort.
But 1t is an office much sought by aspir-
ing politicians, for in the past it has been
regarded as stepping stone to greater
political preferment. The fact that Mr..
Hayes desires the office at this time seems
to indicate that he labors under the i'm
preston that his public career is not end
ed. 1t will be seen whether that impress
sion will prove delusion or not.
Why Mr.. Hayes should thus tempt fate
is puzzle to every man of sense. He
has had his share of honors. He was a
general in the army during the war, but
was perfectly harmless-to the enemy
He was elected to Congress and served
without making record save by his
votes He was elected governor of Ohio
by an accident and became President by
d fraud. He had no opportunity to make
IA mark as governor; as President he made
very black mark. He proved himself
corrupt by rewarding those scoun-
drels who had indicted him into
office with the best places at his disposal
He proved himself weak by first assum-
ing creditable stand as to the treatment
of the people of the South and then
abandoning it at the dictate of the party
managers. He proved himself political
Y dishonest by advocating reforms in the
election laws and vetoing the bills de-
Hgned to reform the abuses complained
Of. He proved himself cowardly by sub
hitting to the bul,dozing of the banks
ind vetoing the refunding bill. He went
out of Office carrying the contempt of all
onest men of whatever political faith
His record is not such as should commend
him to the people of Ohio for any Office,
and there is little doubt that he will,
though exceedingly fortunate IN the past,
be Overwhelmingly defeated in October
next if he succeeds in gaining the nomi-
nation of his party.
1t is sad thing to see person who is
politically dead and doesn't know the
fact. Hayes could not be more out of the
political world if a tombstone marked the
spot where his mortal remains reposed
Probably, however, his party will recog-
nize the fact and refuse to give him the
chance of proving to himself and all the
world how great cipher he is and will
continue to be for all time to come. If
he and his friends are wise he will not
receive the nomination.