National Republican., 1880-07-12

ballot" free trade and free rum" The latter
are not quite so soulstlrring "a the former u Is
true, except in those localities where Horatio Soy
mours friends" ore found IN undue proportion,
but they nre tho best imitation Of the original that
eau be modo available by the democratic party
THE latest pull at General Hancock Il over his
connection with tho Grand Junction Bbenezcr
United Service Incubating Petroleum Oil Swind-
ling company, of which he was president Was he
All innocent victm7 If oakes Ames was living at
that time and had anything to do with petroleum,
II is highly probable that he inyeghed Hancock,
who is a credulous and innocent sort Of man, into
that greasy aiiair He was prone TO such things.
Hon l. +. WATSON, of the twcniy-scvonth Penn
sylyania congressional district, was ronominatod
NJ Cory on the thrty-sxth ballot and the nomi-
nation was made unanimous This is gratifying
from the fact that Mr.. Watson has proved himself
n very capable and faithful representative. Such
men should be kept in congress until their OK
pvrienco rlpens into marked usefulness. It's for
the interests of the people that II should be so
Now tho Pitsburg Dispatch contends that ifGen-
eral Hancock indorses the diatribo against Presi-
dent Hayes in the Cincinnati platform, he is guilty
Of gross disrcspect to his superior officer the COM
mander -in-chief of the army Of the United States,
and will thus bo rendered liable TO dismissal from
the army "ior conduct unbccoming an officer and
gentleman" There is, therefore, but one safe
tnlils loI nun 10 40 hnu tnhV II W IcsiSh MS Vim
mission at once.
THB democrats should DO careful how they ac-
cuse General Garfield OF dishonesty. Do they not
remember how, just at the moment whom they
were foliotating themselves over their success In
proving Ben Butler guilty of the larceny of them
spoons" the whole body of the party turned in
and voted for old Ben, Beast" and all, and left
honest Mr.. Abbott tho regular nominee, away out
in the cold among the scattering2 This should be
a warning, for tho affinity of the average demo-
cratic voter bugcs out sometimes on very slight
provocation.
SENATOR MATT II. CARPENTER says "The people
will find that the superb soldier is n suporb look
ing fellow, aud there tho matter will rest, while
our man bristles all over with brilliant personal
history and an illustrious military and legislative
career There is nothing about him that can be
assailed; aud all the fire they blaze at him will
be ofro avail The Grant men will stand by Gar
field the sano rs they stood by Grant at shiloh and
| Vicksburg, aud Inter still under Logan and Conk-
ling at Chicago. They are patriots, and will never
retreat from the enemy"
| THR Virginia Post says ''Wo do not believe in
| the exodus movement but VIC would encourage
and appeal to the black man to leave the south aud
60 west TO Africa, or any other cline, than to re-
main III the south and await the Affections which
they would be compelled 10 undergo In tho event
of IIancocks election by solid south, assisted by
northern states. Hancocks election means tho
death knell Of tho advancement of the colored
race in tho south. 1t means tho rc-en action of the
old black CODE moro horrible than slavery itself.
IL means tho notification of the results of the war;
| IL means the ndemniication Of losses sustained by
| the south. This election Is the most important to
! the black man since he has been clothed with the
right Of franchise