The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-16
"Drive On! They've Got Out"
fFrom the Now York Tribune !

over again, trying to pass itself OF as
procession of Hapcock Republicans.
There must be somewhere from six
to ten of them in all-all major
generals and no enlisted men, and
all either making speeches or writing
letters 10 the newspapers, every
mothers son of them being chiefly
anxious TO illuminate himself and
dwell as long as possible in the pub
lie eye, It's funnier than Humpty
Dumpty. When man with brass
drum gets so wrapped up in his own
music that he marches straight Un all
alone, tancying that he leads Il pro-
cession, he is simply amusing, but
when he puts on the airs of drum
major and tries to pass himself off
for Il whole procession, when down
at the bottom of his heart he knows
there's only one of him--0r Less he
becomes irresistible. That's SHOW
;hat proyokes Honeric laughter.
And what shall he said of ii when his
employer stands by and with seri
Gus c0unteuance assures the audience
that he really is Il procession, and
that there are several hundred Of
him with torches, banners, transuar-
encies and positive political convic-
tions? This is the case Of "Coloneln
Henry Hercules liadley. who is
trying to pass himself Off for 300
Hancock Republicans, and thinks he
will soon be $500 while his Demo-
cratic employers stand by and say,
"Oh it's quite clear that there are at
least 800 OF him now, and he's rap
idly increasing
Then the sort Of men they are !!
And the reasons they give for leaving
the Republicans! And the serious
way in which they do it Just look
a it! The final argument against
Gen raj Garfield, the Republican can
didate, the one upon which the
whole opposition to him has at last
been centred. that is he is not a man
of integrity. They say that he sold
for 1929, and they have
the figures all oyer the coun-
try in testimony Of their belief in his
personal dishonesty. Upon this ar
gument against him, who are these
people who are so shocked that they
cannot abide the idea of this bad
man being elected President? Who
are these sincere and upright souls
that have stepped down and out of
the Republican party because lis can
didate is so corrupt? Why, here is
Colonel John w. Forney, of Phila-
delphia. He is not entirely unknown
to the people OF this country. He is
quite well known in PHILADELPHIA,
Say it in Philadelphia that Jof w,
forney can't vote for Garfield be-
cause he doubts his integrity. Say
just that no more. There is not
man who knows him there, or any.
where else, whose face wouldn't
broaden to grin at the suggestion.
Then there's General Benjamin +.
Butler. Could any audienc keep its
countenance at his appearance In the
? And Boss" Shepherd,
of Washington! He is another who
with his hand upon his heart protests
against Garfield. His sensitive soul
is shocked too at the fought of having
a corrupt man for President. Does
that detection need any particular
Close on his heels, with
a blue streak behind him, comes
Mul!ett, disappearing in polysyl.
lables and protesting with polyglot
paths combining seven or eight or
lers Of architecture. that he cannot
support Garfield. And there is not
I cut stone of all that he has drawn
three or four prices for and put in
public buildings in the past ten years
hat would not, out of the very
lginees in which he has set it, actu-
ally smile at that spectacle.
And then there is Colonel" Henry
Hercules Hadley, not so well known
rs the others, but known in insurance
;ircles. and better known to the gen
sral public now than he was before
he Tribune illuminated his career
ne cannot vote for Garfield because
ne has no confidence in his honesty.
It must be said for this remarkable
person that the one thing about him
hat is funnier than his idea of the
number of people he is, is the reason
ne gives for voting for Hancock. He
eels that he cannot trust Garfield.
This Is SO good thing that the vic.
inns OF his operations in insurance
md other enterprises will, if they
nave amy sense Of humor, forgive
liIn all he owes them. Well. these
IRE the principal men of the Har-
;Ock Republicans the "Supes" play
ne they are procession. 1t is only