Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-01
While re dent think the result of The elscs

cause Of the immediate ruin OF the country, We
are firmly convinced that the election of Genera!
Hancock will rebound to the best interests or
every body in the land, except these OF the rad!
Gals who either hold or expect to hold govern
mental Offices. 1t will be the only credible evil
deres yet afforded The people of tho South that
their cor a1erors don't hate. distrust aud des-
piss them, and they have yesroed after such
evidence SO long that il il be giv,n them they
will prize it as their deares. POSSESSION and
make haste to exhibit pslpsble signs that the
kind feelings of which they will believe it to be
tbs expressions are heartily reciprocate twill
thus be The means Of ns:oring at orc, that
c,mity, .mity ana nationality 80 essential to the
wsllbeipg of The country, but which tava been
absen. for so many years and With such uaso-
ward effects. The fifteen years that have
elapsed since the close of the war are surely lor
enough for enlargement ard enmity to exist
between the people Of the two sections OF
common country, and there can be none SO blicd
ss not to see the advantages that must accrue
from substituting for such feelings those thst
ere natural to fellow citizsne. Restored peace
aad the establishment of kindly relations be-.
tween The North and the South. and the con'
scqu:nt benefits to both, would be the necessary
effect of the election of General Harc:ck. So
happy q result is surely sufficient to enlist the
earnest work Of every patriot to secure its ACORN
plishment.
The SUCCESS Of Mr.. Gar6elJ, o. tho CONTRARY,
especially since be has publicly renouoced bis
corciatory policy and adopted that of tho Ultra
and bloody shirt leaders Of bis party, will show
tho South that the North stili spurrs and TO
jec!s its proposals for reconciliation, still dig.
trusts and hates it, is still unwilling to accord it
equality in the UnioD, and will approve Of any
measures that radical hate can devise for in
turing it and its people. It will show the
Southern people that these OF the North Instead
Of considering them 10 the light of fellow ci!is
z,ns look upon them as enemies whom they
will not trust aud With whom the only relations
they will bold are such as enable them to con-
tinus to profit by the products ard trade of tho
South. The speeches Of General Grant. Mr..
Conkling, and all the popular leedsrs Of the re-.
publican party make this plain enough. but
that such so impression will not be conducive
to the prosperity Of either section is 80 apparent
Gs to be seen ss soon as suggested.
General Hancook's election, in addition to
the ratification, ard identity of feeling and
community Of interest it will create, will necos'
sariIy bs productive Of other benefits to the
peopl, Of every part Of tho country. There 10
no doubt 10 the mind Of every man who has
paid any attention to tho governmental affairs of
the United States during the last fifteen years
that the policy pursued hes invariably tended
to the advantage of the tich ct the expense of
the poor. That the existing tariff and internal
revenue by which the poor man is compelled
.c Sost a. "nt i4Eard lhe support of the gov
enu raiicual banks from cndlog money
On real es.a:o security. aod that tbs repeal OF
tbs il come tex, by which Mr.. ". ii. Wander
bilt With bis $4,000 900 pays no more taxes
to tho government than the poorest labo'er 10
his N ploy, ore wha. every we'll Informed and
riff ,oiiug mEn koows, aud be also knows that
a continual ,..tf radical rule will ptoloog these
evils, while uoder demcctalic ADMINISTRATOR
with democrat, Congress to sustain i, they
will DO either abolished or else materially aoateo'
He knows, too, that The civil service, as new
conducted, is a shame ADD reprcaci TO tree inst!'
tu.ioas, iuasmuch SIS st every eIsclon-aations''
State and municipal it is made tie available
and effac,iys inaruuent for ob!siarg partisan
succ,ss. sid that efficiency as political worker
;nsead Of competency for Gfiolal duly 10 toe
r,o ,isits fer governmental employment, ard
tb.t vb;lo tho radicals. By their support Of
Gere!al Arthur, srs pledged 10 a continuance
Of this systep, the damt Gratis are pledged to liz
reform, He is Impressed also with the lde0
that al the departments Of the Roverament are
nsrusated with fraud and corruption, and thai
the evideucs thereof, if not destroyed bst"eeE
tbo dates Of Ha, ,ck' electioa and bis inaugu
ration would be ronderd 80 plain that the or!ml
ns!s w,u!d. if not msds to disgorgc, at least d
brought to punishment 10 view then OF the 90
vsn,spes that will necessarily result 10 both eco
tiops ct the country By the election of Genera
| Hancock, and Of the disadvantages that will q
| necessarily 1esul! from the election Of Mr.. Gar
field. re trust that not only every Norther'
demtc;at but every man 10 the Nortl
who desires that if the i.iuEles OF to-
! war m=y not be forgotten they Gao ct lsas
he forgiven; that sn;estA relations b
restored between tie people OF the tt"
see,iops into wh;oh tho country has been do
hsuuily divided and tbst tho present and iutur
hest interest Of every ci,zsn of the Unioo b
subss,ysd, may vote The democrats TICKET AMI
tba1ebv sssist i. b,ot.ing out sectionslisn en-
10 promoting tho Happiness, welfare sna p''s
pe,i.y of The whole county.
TIE cleetion will be nearly over by the tim
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