The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1880-07-03
Comments On the Ticket.

Comments On the Ticket. q
ew York Herald undependentl {
The nomination OF General Ham
ock is Of Importance to the coun- {
ry. therefore, because it perforee :
Eliminates the old sectional issues |
rom our politics, and places them !
or the first time in many years on
! broad and national plane. II
enables the country to choose with
put prejudice, without sectional
alarm. II is another advantage
for the country that, being able
thus TO choose without prejudice
or alarm, the voters will be able
to consider the bearings Of the two
nominations on those material in
tcrcsis Of the country which are,
afler all, its real interests. 1t has
been widely felt, for example. !
even by many Republicans, that il
is not well to keep one party in
power loo long. II is often SAID
by thoughtful Republicans that II
would be well for their party If 1t
could pass into the minority for II
season: but the Democratic numi-
nations in previous years have not
been such AS TO inspire confidence
In this independent class Of voters
With the present Democratic
ticket this objection does not lie.
If anv voter thinks 1t well for the
country 10 have q change Of par
ties he need MT fear 10 act upon
his thought. Every interest will
bc as safe with General Hancock
as with General Garfield.
Herald [beforc the nomination.
Perhaps the most hopeful sign
Of Democratic scnse yet vouchsaf-
cd ut Cincinnati 10 seen IN the eyi.
dent vigor Of The Hancock move.
,ncnt The domination Of this
gallant soldier would at once end
all tho mousctrap policy Of Mr..
Tildem and give augury Of Demo-
cratic success.
Philadelphia Times:
"This day has cast dark shadows
across ,hc pa.h ofJames A. Gar
field. The nomination of Winfield
Scott Hancock as his compctitcr
for tic highest civil trust OF the
world by the spontaneous ace'ai'''
Of q u .itc.l lem c'ar t'r'cists
contest that, under Gwen tho mos
favorable circumstances for Gar
6cll. must be .lonbtial in its isslc
aud that gives more than eve
promise Of u sweeping !lincpcl
victory in every doubtful North
ern State. Ii was a nomlnalio
that made itself. Many s'rov
earnestly to hinder il, but tiier
were few osthc ordinary appliance
. of political power to aid its consv
nation Never before did a NJ
!. tional Convention present such a
4 absence Of concentration in fave
q of particular canhidatcs. SO di
' licult was tho sentiment Of u
: dclcgatcs that preienders mul'
IS Piled from The political haants
) nediocrit.y uutll they turned II
j considcvatc Judgement of the 20
!. vcutiou TO the Master Chicftall
ofthe party.
% .Thcrc is but one sentimc
l. among The delegates. and Ihrous
N ont the dispassionate men OF
1 parties hero in The home OF G'
Q. field, and that accepts Hancock
he the strongest candidate the CO
nd yeution could have chosen. II
lis not doubted here by Democrats
" Republicans that Garfield will 6
N. nv Ohio over Hancock, and thai
AS could have carried the State agar
he any competitor. State pride q
III. especially the pride Of the West'
Of Reserve will forget the weaknc
lrd cs of,hc Republican standard-oc
ng ar. ami Republican Ohio '
md vote for Ohio's Republic
cr- candidate. There will be no II
ldo risou or Lincoln flood-tide no
thusiasm to break tho Dcmocr'
lug lines, but there will be the St
on bornly wrought out majority
lie. saved Hayes from humiliation
or. October Of 1876; and tho desp
no. lion Of the battle will center in
-. hitherto confessed Republi
-, .1 States of Pennsylvania and lllil
=" !. both Of which may now be cla'
!. -, as uncertain. for Garfield. I
' viii bc actively skirmishod to
nh. Conrressmen and imprcss the
ana admitted truth that Garfield 'l'
elements Of strength beyond
atic bls party confers upon him
tho eastward. along tho RepuQ
II 10 bulwarks Of Pennsylvania, the
mo. t,c will rage with . dcsper'
that has been unknown IN re
late presidential conflicts. On IN
sud u.hlica,n side there will be l'c'
su| y :