The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-14
Buchanan and Hancock.

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that he is versed in the lingo of dema-
gogism and insincerity. His letter in re-
sponsa to the invitation to attend a
meeting at Hicksville, addressed by
Hendricks and Thurman, might have
been written by old Buchanan. He re-
grets that he cannot be present "to
Share the lessons of wisdom and patriot
ism that cannot fail to emanate from
such sources as the prominent Demo-
Gratis named. He reels off the usual
trite stuff about the "people's demand
for honesty, economy and efficiency in
the public service, for the peace and
welfare of the country, for the security
of the country, and for all the rights
and liberties of the citizen, as guaran-
teed by the Constitution and laws"
The first act of Hancock which drew to
him the attention of the implacable and
unreconstructed Confederates was his
defiance of the Reconstruction laws.
He was Johnson's tool in defeating the
objects of Congressional legislation. He
advertised himself as the proper candi-
date of the State-rights Democracy, and
has been posing as its candidate for the
Presidency ever since he issued his
shameful Order No. 40. If johnson
proved false and perfidious to his coun-
try and party, Hancock was more guilty,
for he had from his youth been in receipt
of the Government bounty, and had not
Johnson's residence in the South to ex-
cuse his subserviency to its treason.
The heartless professional soldier ap-
pears in Hancock'S career from the
start. He is never anxious about the
Con stitution except when rebels seek
its shelter to forward their schemes.
He shows no solicitude about the laws,
save when they repress his friends of
the Confederacy. He is never moved
for the miserable black men, but is
greatly concerned for the "rights and
liberties of the citizen" whose vote he
wants. No evidence has ever appeared
that the man has or ever had any strong
moral conviction in his life. There is
nothing of the heroic about him. He
has always lived on the fat things of
the land-never had to face the world
in the struggle for bread or position.
He has always been secure in place. and
early imbibed the vicious notions of the
regular army. 1t was never necessary
for him to champion any cause because
it was right, to his loss of place or for
tune. Affiliations with the arrogant
unreconstructed rebels of Louisiana
came easy and natural to such a man.
His only possibility of being candi-
date for the Presidency was in virtually
disgracing himself, as he did in Louis
lana. In any other Government than
ours he would have been hung for
daring to insult the Government that
made him. 1t is such n man as this
one who knows no more, and
cares no more, of the wants, needs
and wishes of the people than he does
of local self-government in the planet
Mars-who is set up as the figure-head
of the new conspiracy. He will an
swer well the purpose for which he is
selected. To write such commonplace
letters as that referred TO, to sign his
name when ordered to by men who will
command when they appear to advise;
to posture in place and receive the
homage of his parasites and toadies,
will come easy and natural to Hancock.
His appetite and his ambition will be
satisfied. There is no evidence that he
ever had anything else to satisfy, but on
the contrary all that is known of him
contributes to show that he is a man OF
moderate abilities, coarse, animal appe-
tites and sensual sort of greed of mon
ey and power. Things have always gone
easy with him. From boyhood he had
no reason for anxiety as to his welfare.
Time brought him promotion. The
Government brought him large sal
ary. whether he earned it or not. 1!
was neither necessary nor polite foI
him TO be concerned about the com.