Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-07-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2s, 1880

WAsRINGToN, D. c., June %, 1880.
What must be thought Of a party that
sends ils prominent military men to Con-
gress because they fought for the Confed-
eracy, and now nominates "mud sill !"
for President, and one, too, who was es.
pecially active in defeating them? For
years the Democratic party has been one
of duplicity and expedIency, casting bout
to catch something-so wreckage on
which it could ride safely TO the shore OF
popular favor. Could there ever have
been anything more ludicrously abiect
than the acceptance Of Greeley as
standard bearer? The acceptance of a
man whose nearly lifetime enmity had
vented itself upon their heads without
reserve, WINS no more absurd nor incon-
gruous than the nomination OF Hancock
by the aid Of the Southern wing of the
Democracy. Although a Democrat, he
had been during the dark days of the
war a loyal one, and had done his duty
as a brave soldier to suppress a Democrat.
ic rebellion. Does any one dare preteud
that it is tor a new born love for the
Union that the nomination of Hancock
is made the unanimous one Of the De-
mocraey7 Ia any one 80 blind that he
cannot see-any one so preiudIced that
he cannot understand that the nOmina-
tion over which 80 much cheap, Demo-
cratic powder was burned is one OF dire
expedlency? They take a man who, be-
longing to their party, Rntagonized it
during the dark days OF our civil conflict
simply because the so-called princi Piles
which they fought to mHinlHIn we're by
| I;rh ID nannla AaRnnal and l,xy
the nomination admit they were wrong.
To right wrong is the act OF a man and
a Christian; TO pretend to do so, the act
OF a fool and scoundrel. The nomination
of Hancock is good nomination for the
Democratic party, for the man whom they
have chosen for their candidate has made
for himself nm honorable and respectable
record-a better one than has the party
which nominated him, and his nomins.
tion givss some character representation
to his party, who are sadly in need OF il.
This fight that is coming, and it is
almost here, is going to be hot one,
and like the individual who. gathering
up his trophys after visiting the boys at
Oshkosh, was asked il he had been In a
| fight, and replied, as he put an oyster
over very badly damaged optic,
kind of remember Of having some trouble
round here" There is going TO be trou-
BILE. In other words, the fight for the
Presidency is going to be no holiday re-
view, no military parade, and il needs the
strength and presence OF tina old veterans
to win victory. It is evident, however,
that the Democratic a" boom" which had
its birth at the Cincinnati Convention,
il beginning to subside, and unless some
thing is done to revive II, the enthusiasm
called forth by the nomination OF Han
cock will end ignobly. The candidate was
stronger upon the day OF the adjournment
OF the convention than he has been since
stronger than he ever will be again. But
let no one hug the Aattering JUNCTION
to his soul that this canvass is going to he
4 walk over for the Republican party.
am not in harmony with those who say
that the only way to win battle is to in
spire confidence in your followers, and Il
inspire that confidence you must deceiv,
as to the strength of the enemy and fatleI
them upon their own PTowess. II we wiz
this fight at all, and we will win IL, Il
will be because our leaders will clearly in
culcate this maxim In the rank and i'll,
OF the Republican party. This IL goinl
TO be the hardest political fight evel
fought, but il, like the followers o
Joshua, "you stand by the ford" III,
victory will be ours. But we want n,
skulkers, and want the sick and the bag
gage sent 10 the rear. ToN.