The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-08-13
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. GARFIELD.

ger, of Michigan, Godlove S. Orth, Gen.
Ben Harrison, and Gen. Streight, of In
diana, A. L. Morrison, of Chicago, and
others, and proceeded east over the
Lake Shore road In a special car. At
all places where stops were made en-
thusiastic crowds greeted the candidate.
Gen. Garfeld's journey through the
State of New York was a magnificent
triumphal procession. At Buffalo.
Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Amsterdam.
Hudson, Albany, and several other
places, vast crowds gathered to greet
the distinguished traveller. Gen. Gar
field made few remarks Of thanks at
each place. At Syracuse he congratu-
lated the people on their devotion to
hard-money principles. At Garriscn's
he was met by ex-Secretary Fish, Mrs.
Fish, and Hamilton Fish, Jr., who cor
daily greeted him. Gen. Garfield was
received everywhere with great enthu-
slasm. Music, cannon salutes, and a
plentiful display of bunting were some
of the features of the occasion. At the
Grand Central depot, New York, about
10000 people gathered and made the
air vocal with cheers.
A grand reception and popular ova-
ton was rendered the coming President
at the rooms of the National Republican
Committee, in Fifth avenue, New York,
on the evening of Aug. 6. 1t was one
of the most imposing political demon
STATIONS ever Witnessed In that city. A
large and enthusiastic crowd. number
ing over 10000 people, stretched along
the avenue for several blocks. Before
the distinguished visitor appeared on
the balcony of the house there was
procession of the Boys in Blue
lnd other organizations. The pro-
eessionists were dressed in colored
capes and caps and carried flaming
torches and lanterns. Along the line of
march they were cheered, and when
they reached the scene of the serenade
the enthusiasm was great. Gen. Gar
field appeared on the balcony with Gen.
Arthur, and they were received with
great cheering, which lasted many min
utes After the cheering had subsidized,
Gen. Garfield made an eloquent and i'm
pressive address to the assembled multi
tude, which was received with the wild
est demonstrations of applause.
Gen. Garfield left New York on the
morning Of the It'll. He was greeted by
immense crowds at every station. His
speech-making powers were taxed to the
utmost, the enthusiasts of each crowd
insisting on his delivering some kind of
an address, however short it might be.
The General spent Sunday, the 9Th, at
Chautauqua, N. Y, and was present at
the religious services of the National
Young Mems Christian Association. He
was presented to the vast audience Of
10000 people, who were urgent in their
requests for speech, but he contented
himself with the remark that in his
Judgment neither the time nor the place
was suitable for speech-making, and
then retired. 3aijjA
Gen. Garfield left Chautauqua lake on
the morning of the 9th for Mentor,
Ohio, where he arrived in the afternoon.
His journey homeward was constant
series of enthusiastic ovations. He was
met at every station where the train
stopped by immense crowds of people,
and made brief speeches, avoiding po-
litical matters entirely.
Was 1t a Revolutionary Conspiracy ?
One-half of Gen. Hancock's letter to
Gen. Sherman in 1877 was devoted to an
attempt to persuade the latter that the
House of Representatives should, as it
probably would, elect Tilden President,
and he should, as he probably would,
inaugurate himself" as he phrased it.
Il would then have been Sherman's
duty, as General of the army, to recog-
nize the self-inaugurated President, and,
if necessary, use the army for that pur-
pose. whatever President Grant and the
Secretary of War might have said or
done.
It is impossible to put any other con-
struction upon that letter Of Hancock's,
as the matter now stands. The full corr
respontlence might make his true mean-
ing palmer, but cannot change the rec
ord already before the public, nor the
impression it has made The public
will not be satisfied until the entire cor
respondence is published, and the peo-
pie have a right to demand, if neces-
sary, a full knowledge Of all the letters
which passed between Gen. Sherman
and Gen. Hancock, or any other army
officer upon this subject. They were in
no proper sense private or confidential,
$40 90, 4,.,,, ,oe, fbo
which passed between John Sherman,
the Secretary of the Treasury, and his
official slibordinates throughout the
country in connection with resumption,
all of which are now public property.
At the. time this correspondence be-
tween army officers took place, in 1877,
the air was filled with rumors of armed
resistance to civil law. There was inn
minent danger of bloodshed ON vast
scale. If the General of the Army COM
municated with some of his leutenants
upon subject that was then agitating
the country, the nation ought to know
all about it. Were there other army Of
ticers beside Gen. Hancock who thought
that if the rebel Brigadiers Of the House
should override the constitutional au-
thority of the President of the Senate,
and insist upon making Tilden President,
the regular army ought to be used to
carry out the party conspiracy?
Hancock's letter clearly indicates
knowledge on his part of well-defned
plot to capture the Presidency. The
one thing needful to its completeness was
to secure the cooperation Of Gen. Sher-
man. The adroitness with which he
suggested and yet yelled his real pur-
pose in this letter is worthy candidate
who must satisfy all of those he fought
against, and few Of those he fought
with, in order to " inaugurate himself" "
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