Year: 1876

ception of the work at Cincinnati by the
party as represented at this end OF the
! line It Is not worth while for the Dem
ocracy to indulge in speculations as to
whether Hayes and Wheeler will com
mand the full support Of their party
and 1t would be idle for the Democracy
to delude themselves with any hope
that what are known rs the 1ndepend-
ent" or Reform elements, or the
"German vote" or any other Of the
actual or financial floating factors OF
the body polite, will be repelled by the
Cincinnati ticket, by the platform on
which 1t stands, or by the methods by
which the Convention was manipulated.
/ have already seen and heard enough
to satisfy me that. with one or two ex-
ceptions, the Hayes ticket will com
mand the support OF the Republican
l.party. both rs To the political machine
and as to the voting herd which that
name covers. Proceeding, then, upon
the assumption that


THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.


are such as to command the full voting
strength Of the regular forces OF the
party. and at the same time command
the continued allegiance OF those auxll-
larry forces which have from time to time
been impeiled to serve under its ban
HeTS, III may DC ltttl ubWH its dh Sabtb-
lished fact that the campaign OF this
year will furnish IN accurate test OF the
strength of the two party organizations,
and concusively prove whether or not
the people Of this country desire to gov
ern themselves or are content To be gov
erned by series of concentric rings,
whose tactics have become reduced to q
plain and simple system Of stealing the
peoples money to buy the peoples votes
with. We shall be able TO arrive at o
pretty definite conclusion as to whether
or not the public character Is so de-
bauched, and whether or not the public
conscience Is so deadened and abased
that two hundred volume record OF ten
years infamy will fall fiat and inope-
rative to condemn the party responsible
for 1t by virtue OF the fact that this party,
after forty eight hours search ut Gin
cinnati. succeeded in finding two OF its
adherents of sufficient prominence to
make candidates Of who could not be at
once


INDICTED FOR THEFT.


There were no end Of theories among
the Republicans previous to the Cincin-
natl Convention as to the best method
by which the party might be extricated
from its desperate situation. Some OF
them held that the supreme need OF the
party was bold, INSCRIPTIONS stand
ard bearer, who would have the cheek"
to shoulder all the load Of infamy that
has been heaped upon the Republican
name and make defiant charge, carry
ing the war into the Democratic camp
and forcing the fighting generally. This
was the view taken by the supporters OF
riots was that the Republican party was
in state Of siege. beleaguered by what
they are pleased to call the Confederate
House of Representatives. They held
that no succor could be expected from
the outside and that hence the only
hope OF the besieged lay in making the
campaign u continuous series OF desper-
ate sorties. by which the besiegers were
finally to be routed from their works
and forced to flight. Others held that
this odium had been piled not upon the
party but upon the administration OF
Grant; that there was strong element
in the country which had cut loose from
all ties Of party, and which demanded,
not party names nor sounding plati-
tudes In platforms, but the presentation
of q name which should symbolic GER
tain vague and indistinct notions OF
reform" This was the view taken by
the friends of Mr.. Bristow and very
clearly and ably expressed from time to
time by such men as Senator Robertson,
Mr.. Charles Foster Gen. Rusk OF Wis
consin, Senator Booth, and many others
OF less note. Ii IL obvious that there
was


A MoDICuM OF sAGActTY


In each Of these views of the case but |
am inclined to believe that those who
held TO the Blaine theory were more
sagacious than those who. inclined to
H. H. 80 hpr
speculations, jnasmuch as the Repub-
licans in their convention decided to
nominate an unaggressive ticket, any
thereby to take their chances In de-
fensiye battle behind such intrench-
ments as might be afforded by a couple
OF names that have not yet been coupled
with anv OF the felonies with which the
history of the party is crowded. This
Hayes ticket is simply putty, and you
know one OF the attributes OF putty Is
that it takes finer and tougher the more
you hammer ii. Last fall had pretty
good opportunity OF observing the make
and material Of Mr.. Hayes. lie Is an IN
tensely good -natured man; one oil those
nnpositive, mild hammered parcels OF
mediocrity upon whom an untranslata-
bic fate seems to delight in showerlng
those honors for which Genius proven
bially struggles in vain. Hayes Is q
man who would be coatented with an
existence which afforded him three
square meals day and sott bed ut
night, with


FEW SOCIAL DRINKS


as incidentals, and at the same time he
would not be surprised II the processes
of fate should cover his head with
crown. But he would be careful not 70
exert himself much in either case. Ii
he has any remarkable trait ] should
saw that il was that Of indolenoe. III he
Is endowed with any eminent virtue 1
should say it was that OF pious resigna-
tion with which he would bow alike TO
misfortune or to victory. 1t will be no
news to Halstead, Hassaurek, Carl
Schurz, Woodford, Morton, and the
other auxiliary or mercenary troops
who fought Hayes battle and won his
victory for him last fail, when l say
that his own efforts in the canvass were
confined to the task Of keeping himself
out Of the way while they charged the
enemy. AS political commander his
exploits were on par with the military


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