New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-21
GENERAL HANCOCK.

The Bulletin Is opposed to the election
of General Hancock to the Office of Presi
dent, and the probability is the Genera.
will not be elected; but it seems unkind
to nip him thus early in the bud of candi.
dacy, and prejudice the Democracy against
him upon the ground that he is Union
soldier-and good one, too, when it
comes to the record he made during the
war. General Hancock has been candi-
date too often, however, to be put down
for such reason. For very many years
he has regularly been mentioned as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania; but the Office did not seek
| the man with such force as to find him.
Perhaps, if the General were to resign his
position in the army, and his comfortable
place in New York, and enter actively into
the campaign he might be more
successful. The Democrats are again
talking of putting him forward
as candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania to give him prominence
in President choosing; to make, as it
were, the Keystone a stepping stone to
greater honors. If We know anything
about General Hancock we believe he will
not be pleased to have his name continual
ly banded about in this manner. It will
become as familiar as that of George Fran
els Train or Daniel Pratt, both of whom
have been mentioned in connection with
the Presidency, and it is quite certain that
neither Train nor Pratt will ever be
elected. Besides, General Hancock is
comfortably fixed. He is a NJ ajor General
in the regular army OF the United States,
and has the most agreeable station
the army affords. Is it likely that
he. would exchange a life position
for the uncertain tenure of
purely political Office? Personally, Gen.
eral Hancock is everything the Bull
ltin wants, but that paper has Every
serious objections to the propriety of
electing q military man to the Presi-
dency.' It may be we'll enough to make
a note of the objection, in case it should
be overruled by Democracy anxious to
run hero of the Confederate militia for
the highest Office within the gift of the
people. About eighty limbs of the old
Confederate branch of government have
worked their way into Congress on the
reputation gained in the tented field, and
it appears inconsistent to oppose the cleo
ton of one man because he has been o
soldier, and elect thousands of others
throughout the South for no other
reason than that they have been
soldiers. The man should be canvassed
as well as his occupation. If there
is anything particularly degrading in the |
military profession, anything calculated
to weaken mans mind or demoralize |
him to rule or decide upon rules, the |
objection should hold good in
the case of Senators, and Georgia and
Missouri should have been warned against |
Gordon and Cockrell. General Hancock
is not our choice for President, but we
never thought of crushing him because he
had been soldier, and because he had
,isked his life in defense of the Union.
His record as commander of the Second
Army Corps, his heroic daring at Gettys-
,urg his wound from a rebel bullet, are
IL too glorious to be dimmed by the
words Of politicians at this late day, and
objections to General Hancock because he
S a soldier arc not good.