Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-16
OUn WASHINGTON LETTER
wA.nrNoroN. D. G., July l2, 1880.

WAsHINdroN D. g., July IL, 1880.
The unlamed Democrat isa queer ami
NAL, and hns M many curious characteris-
tics ma circus trick mule, I, is not intel.
lgence in the Democrat, neither is IL in
che mule that impeps each to Try and de-
ceive the public, Ivy professions Of honesty
OF purpose aHd directness OF methods.
With the mule It is lppg AMI yicious Ell.
ucation for tricks that gives him a sem-
blance Of intelligence, aud with the Dem
ocratic party tricks il their stock in trade,
aud they are rs demurely attempted and
as honestly believed ns are the well under
stood tricks Of the mule. For n party
with the inherent dishonesty that has sig
nnlized the coHduct Of the Democratic par
ty, TO put on sanctInToni0us face us they
gn through their conjuring tricks and then
get angry because The audience laughs is
the sublimity Of the ridiculous. After
plunging the country in a war, they at
tempted TO take advantage OF the reverses
to our arms in "a and declared the "war
failure" aud ended by nominating for
President one who had been conspicuously
failure. The result was that Lincoln was
reelected by an overwhelming majority
aud the people proved the war not fail
ure. In the successive nomination OF Sey.
mour, Greeley and Tilden we have the suc-
cessive tricks of the party, and now in the
nomination OF Hancock we Immediately
recognize, in spite of new trapping and
army saddle, our old cream colored Demo
cratic mule, getting older and covered with
the scars of many n drubbing, hut none the
wiser, for in his adulescent days he was
taught these tricks and not being progress
siye with the age, he cannot invent new
ones. Well, we who laugh should not COM
plain at the amusement offered us each
presidential year, for the Amusement is
harmless one, aud hurts no one. But our
Democratic brethren should not get angry
at us, and insist that this is a serious mat.
ter, no hing amusing in it, and that the
trick Of nominating n Union General, has
as yet never been attempted, and that il has
the only aggregation now travelling. | am
serious man and take serious views of
life, but have not yet governed my risa.
bles over the nomination OF Hancock, and
the attempt OF the Democratic party 10 ar
rogate TO themselves the sum total Of I'M
ion sentiment and honesty of purpose that
belonged TO he people of the North. Han
cock is selected as mere figure head, as
deceptive efigy to point in one direction,
while the whole Democratic army, with Its
herd Of camp followers are pressing on in
the same old wny and in the same direc-
ton, the main body made up OF ex-rebels
under their old commanders, and under the
peaceful Hancock banner you see the CLINT
OF rebel steel. No, it's no aggregation
of great curiuslties, we have seen them be-
fore, have met on many we'll fought field,
beneath Southern Sky. Older, with
streaks of gray in locks then golden, but
with eyes undlmmed, and purpose as stead
fast us then, they are here in the Hancock
parade. But we have met them 50 often
that we are not dismayed, and while we
have some sympathy for the procession
al the party that has brought them out in
all this bravery Of trappngs we can only
laugh, laugh at the idea, that it can for one
moment suppose that any one is deceived,
and our only surprise is, that they should
once more attempt so himsy a trick.