The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-18

-, ~S-oniasiou anu Reelected. He supported
'he impeachment of Andrew johnson, and won
.sputa'ion In the house as a working legislator
ta'nei than as an orator. In 1857 he was NOM
inateu oy the Republican convention for COVER
nof Vi ONO and was opposed by Allen g. Thur
man. zen Hayes was elected. but the Democrats
."iiieo the state legislature and sent Thurman
V the United States senate. As governor he ad-
SScateo amendments of the election laws and
o'her important measures, and in 1869 he was
lehoininated for governor. to which Office he
was reelected by 1880 majority over G. II PEN
oieton, the Democratic nominee Ii his second
tAi"us urai address, January TO- 1870, he attacked
'he spolis system, advocated judicial appoint
inents Tor long terms and monthly
teouction OF the national debt, as we'll
as recommending a commission to examine
ana report upon the MANAGEMENT OF railway
companies At the end of his term he refused
tne nomination for the United States senate
onered MIN by combination of snti-Shermau
Nspuohcans aud Democratic members of the
Iesisieture. In 1872 Gen. HAYES was defeated as
republican candidate for governor by ma
!oflty OF l.5oo. He refused the position of as
s'sehnt treasurer of the United States, offered
MN oy drant, and in 1873 established himself ct
fremont intending TO retire from public
iile. In 1919, however, he was again nonl-
iha'eu lor governor by the Republican con-
Ventlon az the strongest Republican candidate
70 oppose William Alien, the Democratic noni.
nee. IN this campaign he came out strongly in
ia'or OF the resumption OF specie payment and
IN the cause OF secular education, the two IN ain
issues OF the campaign. BY this victory and as
an advocate OF al honest monetary system he
won position in the foremost rank of the pub
'ic men OF The country, and at once
spoken OF as presidential possibility. On
March y. 1876, the Republican state con-
Vehtlon instructed the state delegation
70 present the name of Rutherford b. Hayes TO
that body The principal candidates before the
national convention were James q. Blaine,
oiFer T. Morton, Benjamin II. Bristew Roscue
Iohkiihg and Gen. Hayes. Hayes had sixty ono
votes on the first ballot, S7S being necessary 70
cholce but his support slowly out steadily grew
untli on the seventh ballot, the opposition TO Mr.
Blaine, who had been the leading candidate
was concentrated upon Hayes, giving him the
nomination. which was afte-ward made unaui-
nous. In ms letter OF acceptance he reiterated
MS views as expressed by him in previous pub
iic utterances, deprecated division of political
parties based on distinctions of race or on sec
tionai lines, and expressed the hope that the
people might obtain Tor themselves the bless
lngs OF an honest and capable local government
His personal position upon the acrimoni-
Gus dispute as to whether he or Samuel
J. Tiiden, the Democratic nominee
was elected to the presidency in
1876 is illustrated by a letter dated Columbus,
o.. November %, 1876. written by him to John
sherman at New Orleans in which he SAYS: "a
fair election would have given us about forty
electoral votes in the South--at least that mauy
But we are not TO allow our friends to defeat
one outrage and fraud by another. There must
be nothing crooked on my par: Let Mr Tilden
have the place by violence, fntimida-
hon and fraud rather than under
take to prevent it by means that will
not bear the severest scrutiny" In the
end the question of which OF them was elected
to the presidency was referred to committee of
nve senators, five judges of the supreme court
ana i've representatives, and their decision was
TO be final unless set aside by concurrent vote
OF two-thirds of both houses of congress. The
commission refused to go behind the returns,
and on March declared Rutherford B. Hayes
elected by vote OF eight to seven. President
Hayes was inaugurated March 5. 1877,
and appointed his cabinet William
M. Evarts, secretary OF state; John
Sherman, secretary of the treasury; George W.
McCrary, secretary of war; Richard W. Thomp-
son, secretary OF the navy; David NJ Key,
postmaster general; Charles Devens, attorney
general; and Carl Schurz, secretary of the in
terror. At the beginning OF his administration
the country was still suffering from the effects
OF the panic Of 1873. and the feeling was bitter in
the South. In both South Carolina and Louisiana
two sets OF state officers and legislatures
one Republican and the other Democratic
claimed to have been elected by majority of
the popular vote. Federal troops which had
been stationed at each state house told in favor
OF the Republicans, but Hayes, determined that
the uphOlding OF local governments in the
Southern states by Federal troops must come
to an end, withdrew the troops, after
adopting conciiatory tactics TO preserve
peace This gave the Democrats control
but his policy was upheld by the thinking peo-
pie OF the North well as the South, who felt
ut ia of n ST to laff
out their own political salvation, though many
Republican politicians condemned his policy
because 1t loosened the hold of the Republican
party in the South. President Hayes begun his
administration by earnest effort for civil service
reform. Competitive examinations were intro.
duced tor the appointment OF clerks and political
influence less regarded. The presidents appoint
Inents were generally approved by the pub
lie. On May &c, 1877, in letter to the secretary
OF the treasury he desired that the revenue COL
lection be free from partisanship and conducted
on a business basis. On June 81. 1877, by an ex-
ecutive order he directed tina. officer be per-
mitted to take part in any political organization
or campaign or be assessed for political pur-
poses. This was heartily approved by the GEN
eral public, but iercely resented by professional
politicians On March congress adjourned
without pas sing the appropriation for the army.
and an extra session WAS called for October To-
During the summer grave trouble arose from
railway strikes and the president was called
upon to call out Fthe ederal troops which he
did in July In his first annual message De-
cember 8, 1877, he urged the resumption OF
specie payment; in regart to the restoration OF
silver a legal tender he urged that all bonds
issued since February s. 1873 be payable
in gold or coin OF equivalent value
but all prior 10 that in gold only: he
pointed out some of the dangers OF an
unlimited coinage of silver, and insisted
on civil service reform. These recommenda-
tons were not needed by congress- and the
house of representatives. passed bill practically
repeating the resumption act He vetoed the
bland bill" making silver legal tender unless
otherwise specified in the contract, but 1t was
passed over his veto. During the sane ses-
sion the house, which was Democratic re-
solved to Inquire into the allegations OF fraud
in making the returns of votes cast for
the presidential electors in 1876 This inycsti-
CATION amounted to nothing In October 1873
he hal 10 pnt portion OF the territory OF New
Mexico under martial law owing TO the opera
tions of bands of desperadoes. Ia his message
of December 2, ISIS. President Hayes stated
that in Louisiana and South Carolina the negro
vote had been overTldden. On January l.
1879 specie payment resumed On Janu-
ary 81, 1877, Chester A. Arthur. collector oi Gus.
orns III New York. and 4 onzo L. Cornell.
navy officer Of that port, were suspended
by the president because they had engaged
too freely in New York politics On March
/. 1879, President Hayes vetoed The Chinese ex-
olusion bill on the ground OF existing treaty.
relations with China. Congress adiour.ed
March 1, 1879, without passing the ap-
preparation bill and the president was