The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-18
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dent Hayes, which occurred at IL.
o'clock last night will strike the public
with sadness and sorrow. 1t was only
a day or two before when he was in
the enjoyment of his usual health.
hence the greater surprise at his sud
den death. Neuralgia OF the heart,
with which lie had been many years
afflicted, was the cause OF his sudden
collapse. President Hayes was 20
yeats OF age WIS born at Delaware.
Ohio, and spont the latter part of his
HE ut Fremont in tho sane State.
EN President Hayes, whilst not reek-
oned amongst the greatest soldiers
aud Statesmen OF his day. was never
theless one Of the great meH of the
nation. and looking back upon his ac-
tive career Wien entrusted with pow
CT, and upoa his quiet, una5sunlng
character since his retiracy from tho
+ Presidency, there is nothing in Ills life
but that which comments him TO hon
orabl9 distinction by an untiasel pub
lie opinton. Presl,ient Huyes was
i unfortunate III his candidacy for the
Presidency i'll not receiving more than
ono ajoriry OF The electoral college.
tho contest that followed the count.
+ ing of the electoral vote between the
+ Republican and Democratic parties
will be long remembered by those ilv
/ ing at the time. Never was there such
4 a gfrutrpla in t'pptyrn=s FIR tha %, man,
/ aey lelore aud we trust that there will
never lie another such. The Senate
/ was Republican and the House Demo-
/ crat, and neither would submit to tho
usual mode of counting the electoral
4 vote, which was utsp ltsl in the 9ttei
/ OF South Carolina fogila. Louisiana
and Oregon.
y compromise WAS patched up by
+ the two pGrtie5 providing for an cleo.
/ tOrai college composed OF five Sena.
tors, five Representatives. and five
members of the supreme Coult, 10 de-
/ ciio the vcNcd question. As euch dis
/ putcd State, however was Called, the
=. Noto was duetIed in favor oil Hayes by
a vote in ttlg commission Of eight 10
seFnH, ami Ae was declared elected by
+ ono majority vi the electoral college.
MIR these c.rtum 5! lure5 aIr IL yes
TOOK thI +. esiLeuey,unl WAS subjected
to The tahnts AID insults Of the iIemo.
cratic PARTY. Nevertheless Prcsiiont
Hayes mIIe one OF tas s,fest and
most diguilol Chief Magistrates tile
nation ever had. -.--.-. f.
Last September we saw President
Hayes march UP Pennsylvania avenue
al WASHINGTON ut tho ieai OF the Ohio
iatPlrtuRnt OF the G a. H., with
head erect and proud that h. had been
4 member of the Mon Army. Wit,
th3 exception of EE,IraHdent CleYc.
land, Mr. Hayes was Tie last OF the
T t.N.s'resldents MI through lis life
Elk President lleyes has been houorci
by his fellow citizens.
I Ills ir7. o1lse hold was that OF City
solicitor OF Cinena iii, IIo then en-.
tered the army, fought calamity and
/ coWspleuoasly in many Of the leading
battles, r4tIIuHS hulAc Il fiIigadier.
Ge4eral III 1864 Ae was elected to
I Congress, and lie wHs reelected in
1850. liz 1877 he was elected Governor
o. oAiu over Alien Il, Thurman, and
he waa re elected in 1850. IL lsI2 Gen
Hayes was defeated fox Congress, but
in 1853 lie was elected Governor foi
the third time, ami III 1876 he received
tic Republican nomination for the
lie ideny Full OF honors lie ended
ltes warfare and grateful nation
at appreciates trWe manhood viii
Ii lror Ills memory.