Daily Republican., 1880-07-19
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Hancock in Pennss lvania


Hancock In PennSy lvania.
Senator Wallace before he left the
Cincinnati Convention promised that
body that General Hancock would carry
Pennsylvania by sweeping majority.
What Senator Wallace based his calcu-
lations upon 1t is hard to tell, and
there is just very strong certainty
that he was not gifted with true pro-
phetic foresight. 1t is true that Han
cock has been called "Pennsylvania's
favorite son." the "superb," and other
unmeaning names, but Pennsylvania
has many superb and favorite sons
whom she will be very apt to honor
by her vote before Hancock will be
elevated to the Presidency. 1t is hard
TO tell what he has doEe to merit such
hearty support from the people Of that
State. True he did his duty as Gen.
eral at the battle Of Gettysburg and
with many other Generals as able and
brave as himself contributed towards
defeating and rolling back the rebel
tide that had entered it, but there are
other points in candidate upon which
q Pennsylvania wants to be fully sat
listed before casting his vote for mill
tsry ohieftain, simply because he is a
good General and without any other
favorable commentator.
OF all the States in the Union Penn
sylvania is most interested in pro-
tsctive tariff. She is the great iron
commonwealth of the nation and much
of her extraordinary increase in trade
and prosperity is directly attributable
TO our iron and coal interests. Take
way from Pennsylvania the protective
-, II and blow is struck under which
+ba 6 >ate would tremble and roll from
the Della ware river to the Ohio. The
question is. how stands General Han
cock upon the tariff question He has
shown himself 70 be q Democrat dyed
in the wool, a stro. 's party man and in
common with nearly every other mem,
Der Of that organization an out and out
free-trader. Every vote cast Tor Han
cock will aid in bringing English irsn
and coal into our markets al driving
ont our own, Every vote or MIN
vii, be a stab at the ship build oe In
terests on the Delaware, I: would AID
in closing our machine shops a., wy
pressing our cotton and wooden manu- /
factories. There can be 10 doubt about
this matter. The party that nominated
this superb soldier has reiterated its
oft declared belief in free trade by in
sorting in its platform a section favor
ing tariff for revenue only, and upon
this platform they have placed their
candidate. He has not yet published
his letter accepting the nomination, but
when he sees proper to do so he must
endorse free-trade or repudiate the
platform Of his party, unless he lodges
the question entirely. Instead there
fore, Of Hancock being entitled to the
SURFACES Of the people Of Pennsylva-'
mia, there can be no stronger reaF On
why they should vote against him than
the very good reason that he q a free
trader. Hancock the "sur erb' has no
claims upon Pennsylvania. The free
trade principles Of himself and his
party are inimical to its Prosperity and
this will deter the people from voting
for him even though. they might feel
like oomplimentinr, him for his dis
tinguished milit'ry services. For all
these services ne has been honored
with high RINK in the army and the
people are rot called upon to sacrifice
the highest interests of the common
wealth, at the request of party which
has never shown any extraordinary
zeal for the integrity and preservation
of that commonwealth. No, no, Han
cock canno. carry Pennsylvania.