The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-10-27
No Mincing Matters !

Inc Democrats nave sustained an |
unexpected and notifying defeat
in Indiana and Ohio. 1t is disas-
trous, and may prove fatal. 1t is
silly to make light of it, and idle to
try to whittle it away by cunning
calculations and adroit figuring. The
Democrats are beaten, badly beaten
whether beaten to death or not is
only question.
It has seemed to US that the whole
Democratic campaign was a series
of blunders.
The party had one man-only one
whose immense strength had been
demonstrated on a national field
Samuel j. Tilden. It is the one
great, preeminept name in the Dem
ocratic party. He was a rerormer
indeed. as his record in the office Of
Governor had proven. He was a
statesman. as all his public papers.
especially Lis Ietter declining to
i compete for the nomination, had en-
phaticaIly shown. ChiIdless, like
Washington, he had only his coun-
try to love; and even the ties of
kindred were ruthIessly sundered by
his stern and unrelenting hand if
the faintest blush of an improper
practice rested upon them. So pa
triotic, 50 lofty. so convincing, was
his great letter to the Convention
which made the nomination that the
most adroit and the ablest Of all his
enemies, after reading it, avowed his
disposition to support him. This /
illustrious man the Democratic par
ty thought it could afford to dis
pense with as candidateI There
is a word Of one syllable with two
o's in it which might, not inappro.
priarely. be Inserted here.
The party nominated Gen. Han
cock, a good man. weighing Two
hundred and nifty pounds.
But Hancock js not Tilden.
Then, as a crownng act of folly,
the party went into the State of
Thomas A. Hendricks, and took an
other man for Vice, President Any
name other than that Hendricks
would have been folly enough; but,
to go one step further, they had to
take a man with the most odious
reputation as skinfint to over
come
There used to be a fellow who
made an occupation Of buttiDg his
head against a rough stone New
England wall for twenty five cents.
The Democratic paaty in making
this nomination resembled him; Or
ly. if report be true, they did not
get the twenty-five cents.
Now, we are for looking the actual
facts squarely in the face. Who
cannot do that without blinking, in
defeat and disaster as we'll as in
victory, has no manhood in his make
We are beaten; we are over
thrown; but We are not destroyed.
The disaster We have experienced
may yet be retrieved. Hancock is
not a Tilden in ability but he is a
good, true, patriotic man, Of strong
common sense. He has signed and
written in the fern Of orders, as is
believed, some of the most admirable
essays on civil and military authori-
tv ever issued or composed by NOR
tai man. He never took a bribe
Pure, patriotic, and good, he is a fit
man for President.
As for English. though he may be
stiugy, he is firm believer in the
rights of man and in the equal rights ]
Of all. IF he has not given much
money to the canvass-which is the J
chief charge against him-has he
not generously given his name 20 1
he ticketb Besides. what do Dem. G
1crats and patriots want of money?
For ourselves, we are utterly eppos-
ID to the unnecessary use Of money. E
" would rather lose the election
han to carry it BY one bribed vote. L
f that vote giving Us q majority T.
Gould be sought for three hundred
md twenty nine dollars we should G
,e opposed to the payment OF even q
hat petty sum. We sail in with F
olors flying or not at ALL No back
fairs entrance TO the White House y
or our candidates
As to Mr. EugHsh's pecuniary :
ractices, one 1.-THE brightest. wis. 8
ST, purest, best. Of all our Presi- g
ents-John Quincy Adams-used .
D shave notes in the White House. H
Our candidates, thea, will answer. E
low rally, boys, and cleo them. N
You can 10 it. y.
VIII you?
1t is said the Democrats were =
eaten 10 Indiana by the importa- A.
on into that State OF Southern. ne Nj
-oes to vote the Republican ticket? MI
his is puerile, baby plea. Are ~
1T he Indiana Democrats men =
Ipable Of lawfully maintaining their M
gifts? est
Beaten by negroes Iris the last
ing they ought to own, and they :"
ould be ashamed to concede il.
Now, Men - Democrats = rally
ID conquer.-Nea0 York Sun,