Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-10
GEN. PEARs0N's SUPPORT OF GEN.
HANCOCK.

PITrsBURG, Pa, July 3.-GcD. A.
l.. Pearson arrived home this morn
ing from Greensburg, where be made
his great speech for Hancock. He was
surrounded by democratic friends
who welcomed him to the demo-
crat iei ranks Gen. Pearson, while
not an office holdor IN the republican
party, was one of the chief advisers
of the republican cause, and in con
sequence republican leaders are very
sore at his change. TO an interviewer
this morning the general said: ..
81 am not the only soldier i'll the
Allegheny country that has made
this Jump. was met by a comrade
this moriiing who said he had learned
from my speech at Greensburg last
night that was a desertcr, and he
Sc id "Sincc [ have thought over the
matter | guess / will turn deserter
with you" The general added $50
1T will be with every. soldier who
reads and thinks, He will vote as
he shot, by casting his vote for Gen.
Hancock for president"
" ssWhat do you think of the pros
peGLs i'll, n,Peunsyivania. general ?'
| ,.'PrObably we can even carry the
republican stronghold Of Allegheny
county, for we have the lines of pat
tie drawn as Hancock had them draw II
at the battle OF Gettysburg and some
body will get hurt. The republicans
do not always carry this state. II is
but a few years since we elected II
democrat as lieutenant governor,
Hon. John Latta, of Greensburg. He
was q soldier, aud | firmly. believe
another soldier VIII t>io"i~h yDu IN
November by carving this s;ntt', aud
that will be Geu. Hrncock. \ GU may
wonder w hyiI am 81 enthusiastic over
Gen. Hancock, but no man living
| can describe Gim. gu must see
him as | have seen him on the field OF
battle. Gen. Hancock is as pure a
all ut heart as any man living. lie
is honest, he is capable, he is the
beau ideal OF the soiiier statesman
| Gen. Pearson to-day mailed the fol
lowing letters: t-a -t4s-..t.'
T. P1TTsBURG. Pa, July 3, 1880.
Gen. U. $. Grant, Chairman Union
| Veterans National Committee:
Generai-After several years con-
| necuon with the Union veterans ma
| tiOnal committee, over which you
have the honor to preside, | am coai'
| PEELED to tender my resignation as the
member from Pennsylvania. l have
| reluctantly come to the conclusion
that the influence of the great his
toric party is ended, and ought to end
that those who pretend to keep up its
organization ure doing SO for office
and gain, and that its encouragement
of sectional hate Is a constant menace
to the Union. No permanent issue:
| worthy Of being called national is.
sues divide the two parties. Free
trade and protection are alike The
accident of localities aud hence VIZ
tiud, free-trade republicans i'll the
west and east, with protective dem
ocrats in the middle states. The ell
tire issue that divides the two up.
posing parties is the issue of hate anC
usurpation on the side of the repub-
lican party with military dictation al
the polls. Against this dangerous
| policy the democratic party has ar
rayed itself and has chosen as its
standard bearer the gallant Gen. w
5. Hancock, who has placed himself
squarely on that issue by prOclaimi 9
that "lhe right of trial by jury, the
habcas corpus, the liberty OF tho
press, the freedom of speech, Tho
national rights of persons and the
rights of property must be preserv
ed" In choosing bet" cen these i've
parties cannot see how patriol
eau blunder., Surely every soldier
who fought with Hancock to conquer
peace will vote with him and for hin
TO make that peace effectual and per.
maucnt.a Entertaining the highest
respect for my tellow-committeemei
aud earnestly hoping that they will
view this important matter in the
Flight de and come to the same con
ciusiOn, viz, to vote for Gen. Han
cock, nm very respectfully youl
obedient servant. a. l.. PEARSON.