, 1880-06-27

: e1ectea, Tue ready ana Pnant tool OF Demo
| cratic rfnKmnsters in a shorter Space ~ +t
than Grant succ,ambed to tho bossdom n n1' ~
Republican Triumy1rate; History teaches VT ~
Seldom make Is p1sn xaod resdea es s0oS
experience the French had occasion to mo no a. a.
with their 3facMahon and the United sta.kt sMakt
with their Grant. e'ate:
NO BARREL.
The Io1p0 Tribune, Of Burlington, Ia
The nomination of Gen. Hancock cansaa ,n..
satisfaction among the Democrats HancnsctHe steas l.
an excellent man. In the full sense Of the ~.
aud nothinE derogatorE to bis Qualifications su, y,
parties are good men, and no doubt we vii, hsra
severe contest AS neither party is in nosseS aas
sion of SANS barrel, we dare suppose that f.
campaign WILL oe conducted on an honest basts
PURELY PoLITIC.
The Cleveland -41azeiger says:
Hancock owes his nomination tn hi.
record. Tho Democratic party simply nfcEas
him up as candidate because il thinks pckea az
cellcnt opportunity By such q movement T.
ments since the days OF the Rebellion. w ~
not consider Hancock's nomination the straw. W
est which the Democratic party could hara
made. Payne or Mcdonald would hare ben
better nominations, not to mention SeTmnvnHaa ~vHa
| who wouli have accepted II the nomination haJ
] been pressed upon him: In case Of Grants or
cred the next President; Rs it is Garfield vii hs
the man. ~
| NO STATESMAN. =:
The Milwaukee F,refe Presse, after A..
knoxleds1ng that Hancoek's record az snh
dier is excellent, continues as follows:
The times and the political situation de,n,nd
more than ever the election of u Statesman ~
the Office of Chief Magistrate Of the Unte3 ~
States. Gen. Hancock IS decidedly not a stats
nun. The very idea which animated the Dena-
ocrats to nominate him satisfies and deunn.
strates to US that he is not the proper nah nv
the position. In convention assembled they 1
faSoF By teaaesns As 0nf noainatop ana - tA1 4
soldier. Little did, they UNDERSTAND
public opinion and irs current They
their love Of country needed an indorsement'
which could be given in NO more satisfacrnry3
manner than 70 nominate a man who waa
OF them were Rebels, They did not trouble
themselves in the least abe4t his Qualiacatons
for the office, which In the pee Of the political
sianati9n deserved a They
him; whether he was qualified or not disturbed
them but little The people should see in Gen.
the 9qaeS fba Wap only ynG Tho ,dtnsshsd
be accused Of having fought on or acted in any
form with the other side. At the same time. as
ssr Sotes hey m nR }Pe to
made great mistake. The people do nut de-
sire another soldier at the head Of the Goyern-
his merits as soldier: The peoples experience
with the soldier President was to too bitter to
induce them to attempt another trial with an
other meritorious professional soldier. Gen.
not, In case Of his election, stem the reactfonarY
movements Of the Bourbons The Democratic
Elm in their power Tor III fher snstsf een ends an
purposes Perhaps this is one Ut the main fea-
sons. why Democratic leaders consented 80
more acquainted with political life, its machlna-
tions and aspirations, than the man In the moon.
A KEoW-NoTHNG.
The Westliche Post says:
" a statesman" was the article the Demo
cratic press demanded Nothing less would do
the nomination they below themselves hoarse
for an obscure man, about whose position oo the
tariff, finance, and other Important questions
know him. They called him the "hang-
man. Of Mrs. Surrart. They looked upon him
US the most obnoxious General In the. Union
Butler. The Solid South will curry him on its
shield during the election, and the Solid North
will assist at his funeral Consistency, thou art
Il jewell
THE INDIANA OUTRAGE,
The Evansville Deutsc]e U,eiorl says edt-
torlally:
The three Democratic Judges ct the Supreme
Court of our State who have prosituted their
position. as Judges to do JOY as politicians
have injured their party more than they hoped
10 assist 1t by their rAscality. The indignation
lmong Democrats IS just rs general and wide
spread as among Republicans. Some Of our
his decision to be ,partisan and Revolutionary.
2 ~ .asa sa3,aP places sadignaton meetings bare
terms this outrageous disre-
,ard Of public opinion, this insult OF the peo-
'le's Will TOT party objects, and to Protest
lnve considered that, with their political
'cuon rs members Of the highest judicial t1b..
nal Of the State, they not alone degraded and
ry, bur ridiculed themselves to such IN extent
hat all respect OF the people for their former
decisions VIZ cease At once: The people ore not
md they will place in October and November
lext their stamp Of condemnation upon the OUT
uEe.
Mr. Sarnig ighausen, an ex-senator Of the In
ma Supreme Court outrage in the Fort
Wayne Qnd.) St<lats-Zett,t'lg::
That the Supreme Court Of Indiana has for =
ong time attempted. on all possible occasions,
nd to let them know that they were nothing but
pack Of stupid school, boys is well-known
act to all those who have paid any attention to
ur ~. judicial proceedings, That the Supes@s s
be will Of the people In manner rs It did noono
expected For tho lust twenty years the people
'h VIZ h2 we
lecrions, which can be held just rs well and
ctter on the same day? Wing yshall the State OF
%he9s o t psat sess ss
usiness, under continuous excitement. dissatis-
action, and dissensious, both parties practice
nd things that are dark7 The people voted
learly and understandingly that they desired to
Y freed from the fearful expenses and the un-
ccessary election excitement but the Supreme
ourt says in its wisdom. or rather partisan
pirit, 'iou shall suffer heneeforth rs before,
nd there is no help for it!'' The people were
iut1ons OF rcui or imagined election frauds. and
IL OF both parties gladly voted for proposiuon