New-York tribune., 1880-09-29
Which is the stronger, Hancoc, or his partyf

Jacob b. Yeagey. the Grcenback nominee fer
Secretary of state in Indiana, has declined to run,
and declared his allegiance 10 the Democratic party.
He tell, his brother Greenbackers that he thinks
the surost way to secure currency reform aud Il
change ~ for them to vote the Dcmocrltlc ticket.
Hancock should salute this frank and truthful
avowa rs glorious" Mr.. Yeagley says the k ke-
pubIcans have always shown n bitter ana hosthe
attitude 10 the financial policy OF the NailonaI
Grernback partvD Thcy have, and they are gong
before ;he country on th1t issue. he man Nno
wants currency reform and cnange must s"'c
with ,he GLORIOUS" Greenback-Repudiatloh party
General Hancock says that nobody expects or
wants to pay the Rebel claims. This is contradIcteu
by hundreds of bills introduced by rebels ana now
pending IN Congress.
Blackburn's wisdom in not denying his Batavia
speech that the South was solid for j II DAVIS IN
1860 and thank God, she will be solid for.ilancock
in 1880" looms higher and higher Mr. James Is.
SWING OF Batavia. writes to The Cincinnati Commer-
c,ql that the words taken down IN writing
and VIII be sustained by ai iavlT when au'uorl'',
lively Hcnied. The Wiper VIII have to be saSs d
with IIamptOn and BrltzhoOver
General Hancock says that "imputatlons OF DIS
LOYALTY used TO be made against Democrats even
when they were in arms defending their country"
This is not true. Many patriotic Democrats did 20
into the army a large majority OF whom came ont
Of 1t Republicans, and are so to-day. The loyalty
OF these men was never questioned or " impagned,D
but the loyalty OF the Democratic party. as an or
ganZatiOn aS questioned, and the fact OF ITS dis
loyalty proven b. its own acts. Search the pro-
cccdues OF all of their conventions durng the war,
and 10 resolution COndeulnlng IT can be iouhd-Du
OF the contrary, the measures OF the Government
70 suppress It were denounced by them.
No one supposed that if General Hancock said
orvtiin0 obout the DaVmcut of the Rebel claims
now pendiug before Congress lie would do other
wise than he has done. He knows that he will re-
ccIve the free votes honestly counted of the Solid
south and wants votes IN the North and W est Tins
viii do until alter the election.
General Hancock says he is opposed to the payment
of the Rebel claims presented by Rebel members of
Congress ana now pending in that body. No doubt
he thinks so. but, If elected. 1t will be manly by
Rebel votes, ana lie could no more stop them than
he cOud a stampeded drove OF buiialoes on the
grand prairie.
Suppose a solid Southern Congress should tack a
lot of claims to an Appropriation bill, would Han
cock. if he were President, be strong enough and
brave enough to veto the bill and stick tolt
General Hancock says: When rebellion was
crushed the heresy of secession in every form and
IN every incident went down forever" Wade
Hampton +, a better exponent of the feelings and
determination of the people OF the South than Cen
rral Hancock lie SAYS that " they ar now for the
same principles tor which Lee and Jackson fought"
General HancOck's letter does not affect the over
shadowing issue. which is: "Shall those who at
tempted to destroy the Government be permitted to
control it T.