Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-09-02


.. Al the opening OF the campaign there
was q perfect deluee Of abuse poured out
upon the respective candidates for tho
Presidential Office. Hancock was .
martinez. and q bundle Of absurd military
pre,ensions. He was IN aristocrat who
never spoke to an ordinary man. As q
General. he was . tyrant. burned his SOL
diers' blankets, compelled them to sleep
In the open Geld without covering. to
march without food. and fsht without
opportunity to steal green corn or rob
henroosts. He murdered Mrs. Surratt.
and by conspiring with President johnson
denied 10 her the privilege OF tho hsbeas
corpus. When commanding at the South.
after the war. he favored rebels and
persecuted loyal men. General Garfield
was everything that was bad; incompetent
as q soldier. dishonest a. q civilian. He
left the army through cowardice to run
for Congress. and in Congress was cor
rup, WAS in the Credit Mobilier fraud.
aud in the De Golyer swindle. Political
journals OF the lower order. and orators Of
the smaller specimen, rivaled each other
in lies and exaggerations concerning these
prominent gentlemen. simply because
they had become prominent by becoming
the choice Of their respective parties rs
party candidates for the Presidential office
They wero bad from birth-bad babies
who refused to be soothed by the soothing
influence Of Mrs. winslow's soothing
syrup.
The foregoing 10 merely the extravagant
way OF stating the absurd and grotesque
MISREPRESENTATION made by the meaner
politicians on both sides. Happily for the
country, the intelligent and honorable men
Of both parties have frowned upon this
vulgar mode Of political warfare. and now
we scarcely hear Of any personal assaults
upon the character OF either gentleman.
The truth 10 that General Hancock and
General Garfield are men OF the highest
reputation. aud OF tho most i~rreproacha-
Bile character. They are fairly representa-
tive Of the very best type OF Americans.
Both have rendered eminent service to tho
country. The one represents the Demo-
cratic party; and he will make just the
kind OF President that his party requires
him 20 be; aud In all essentials OF policy
he will do that which he is required TO do
by the party that elects him, and will fol-
low the dicta.ion Of its party leaders. The
other, II he becomes President. will fairly
and i%rtelligently represent the policy and
the principles OF the Republican party.
Hence II is that this campaign should
not be q personal one and that its results
should follow IN intelligent discussion Of
the policy, the principles. and the history
Of the two great national parties which
divide the country. Hancock represents
the Solid South and the copperhead North
that endeavored to destroy the Union; Gar
Geld represents the loyal men that endeav-
ored TO save IL. Hancock. the men who
made the debt; Garfield. the class that
IL called upon to pay IL. While IL will be
Q great calamity II the Democracy succeed,
u will be less Of . calamity because Gen.
Hancock 10 their candidate. And while IL
will prove Q great national blessing II the
Republican party shall win. 1t will en-
phasize the fortunate event that so great.
70 good, and 80 wise . statesman as Gen.
Garfield becomes President OF the United
States.