Year: 1876

This gentlemen made speech as
President of Tilden Club near Cincin-
natl, from which we quote:


I believe / may as well commence by
making the amende honorable to Grant
by admitting that he has done one good
thing, to-witI: He has made the people
see that they had better put the best
man they have in the Presidency. To.
assist you in voting for.the best man as
between Tilden and Hayes / propose to
compare the two before you tonight.
And you will allow me to say at the out
set that while / shall defend Tilden
against some general sbuse,.I will not
attack Governor Hayes's private charac-
ter. He is all right as private man
and gentleman, but not as public man,
and in the latter capacity he interests us
now.


The first weakness I shall charge on
Governor Hayes is, that he follows in
the wake of others, after they haye
paved the way. He was late in coming
in for reform, late in arriving at the hard
money gate, and he is away behind on
the question of protective tariff. He
was in Congress in 1867, but never spoke
word or a whisper against the wicked
legislation then going on. The resump-
ton of specie payments was not then adj
yocated by him. He introduced no
measure, was silent in Congress and out
of it. Civil service reform received a
cold shoulder from him then, and SO it is
as to all questions. Hayes is in politics
not an early riser; he sleeps well and
long. The next charge against Hayes
which make is, that he can by strong
pressure be made not to do what his
judgment tells him he ought to do, and
again he can be made to do what he be-
lieves he ought not to do. As to the
proof, refer you to his conduct in 1867
when he came into the Gubernatorial
canvass for nomination, and defeated
Ben Wade for Governor and F. Hassau.
rex for Lieutenant-G Governor. He had
served the long session in Congress, but
resigned and ran for Governor, doing in
finite mischief in the Republican party
by bringing on an untimely contest in
the Second District. Sam Cary beat
Dick Smith, and am not now going to
tell you which was worse-the defeat OF
the election. Subsequent to that, aftel
serving out his Gubernatorial terms, he
came late into the canvass of the Second
Congressional District, defeated VIM. E
Davis for the nomination, but getting
beat himself at the election. Was it fail
in him thus to act? He had thrown W
seat in Congress which that District
gave him. Was he to do with it as ht
would with his boots-pulling them OF
and ON as he pleased? Was it proper tt
Mr.. Davis? know that Hayes was him
self against doing what he did in botl
the instances named, but he yielded t.
immoral pressure.


But let us come to more recent in
stance. Governor Hayes was elected las
fall, and on the 9th of January, this year


stood up before both branches of the Leg


islature and swore solemn oath that b


would discharge the duties of the ofic


of Governor and obey the Constitution


etc. Was that oath made for one mont
or year? Mol 1t was for two year


And what is he doing now? He is rur
. ming fer an Office whose term begins bt


fore his Gubernatorial term is out, an


when he has to resign, if elected, on
year previous. And what is the col
, sequence A man becomes Governo
unfit by education, manners and dispos
ton for the office. Is this right?


In his letter of acceptance he mention
as one of the cardinal qualifications fl


Federal appointments, fidelity. Is
; fidelity to abandon post to which