Daily Republican., 1880-10-01
Whas Wen'e Thoy no 2

possession OF the government Ihey
: are willing to make any sacriase oi
principle or honor, or make any prom
q iss in order that they may gain the GOV.
. etsd forty-seven electoral votes requir-
I'D In the north 10 elect their candidate
General Hancock. We have already
: said that General Hancock was guilty
Of insineerity when he wrote the letter
denying the imputation that ifslected hs
would sign bill II one passed Congress
providing for the claims OF persons who
were disloyal TO the Government dur
ling the war Of the rebellion. Events
transpiring every day since prove his
llusincerity and the utter dishonesty
OF the Southern ex.slavs oligsrohy
which not only rules the South bat
which through the South rules the
Democratic party. Hancock never open.
led his mouth upon the subject until
hard pressed aud he very well knew
that II he did mot answer II there would
be no oLanos whatever ofssouring the
coveted forty.seven votes necessary to
elect himself, and the evidence Ia cumu.
lative that he would mot even then |
have written such q letter had he no, |
been advised to do 30 by the very men
no have bills pending in Congress
for the payment Of rebel war claims.
Hardly had time enough elapsed for
the letter to make its appearance be.
fore the country, before there comes up
from the whole South as II trained to
ast and speak alike, general approval
Of the letter.
Alsba.na, q State guilty Of the most
monstrous frauds sgainst the purity oil
el. .otions and which has made elections
there mere farce, was the first 10
endorse Hancock's letter in the face oi
the fact that one Of her Senator's at
least and two other Congressman had
Aled bills in Congress providing for the
payment Of rebel claims, and those
bills are now resting in the pigeon
holes Of Congress ready to be brought
out and TO be acted upon the moment
there Is Democratic President elected
10 give effect to the action Of Demo. .
oratic Congress. =
Louisiana sends in her adherence to VI
Haneock's new departure, though one y
" her Senators, Jonas, and three of y
,sr Representatives, Elan, Ellis and n
King, have hlled bills in Congress provid. =
ng for the payment Of rebel war claims. u
Even Mississippi, red with Republican
,lood and black with Demo ratio fraud,
,ypoeritioally endorses the letter in tb Q 4,
'ace Of the fact that Manning, Money b
md Single on, three Of her Rspressn. te
ativeS, have crowded tae pigeon holes !; q
4 the capital with bills pending for the T
'ayment Of disloyal rebel claims. o,
'elsgramI are poring in from the spu pl
ions thing called Democracy in she - :,
outh, giving an endorsement of Han n
ock's action, though every State now 81
ountsd with the solid South, except tV
Delaware alone through their Senators - -
nd Representatives have filed reb.l r.
lain bills in Congress. d.
Was there ever such farce, such "
,sineerity, such dishonesty, such y,
latant and blaring mooksryi The fol- e1
wing list comprises the names Of some liz
the Democratic members Of Congress In
'om the South who have introduced ~ ..
lsasurss to promote the, payment Of al
ebel claims, and according to General Ia
lanoock's' letter have insulted the u 70
onor and intelligence Of our people," VI VI
he list comprises sixteen Senators and TT
fty.four representatives.: Il
Bailey, Tennessee Gordon, Georgia =
organ. Alabama Beck, Kentucky Il
roome, Maryland; Vance, N. c.; But n
r, b. Carolina Hereford, W. Va. E
est, Missouri Call, Florida Hall va
eorgia; Whyte, Maryland; Davis, W. co.:
irginia; Johnston, Virginia; Garland, @ oa-
Jonas, Louisiana.
Atkins, Tennessee Gunter, Arkan. -
o; Singleton, Miss Blackburn, Ky. ;IG
ammond, Georgia; StOwell, Virginia ~
ount, Georgia; Hill, Ohio Terry,
irginia Boone, Kentucky; House,
ennessee Thompson, Ky Bright, M
'nnessee; Hunton, Virginia; Tillman NA
c.: B:own, Texas ; Johnston, Va.
1eker, Va; Cabell, Virginia King,
'uisiana; Tarner, Kentucky; Cald
sll, Kentucky; Clarke, Missouri; Cly-
Or, Penn; Cook, Georgia; Culberson
'xas; Davis, N, c; Dibrsll, Tenn;
ckey, Ohio: Elam, Louisiana; Ellis;
'uisisna; Faulkner, West Va; Knot,
?; Lowe, Ala; Manning. Miss; Mill
n, Ky; Money, Miss; Morgan, Mo; o.
'npor, 8. c; Phillips, Missouri, Rea-
n, Texas; Richmond, Va; Riddle, r,
nnessee; Upson. Texas; Wsddell, Mo; i
alker, Va; Warner, Ohio; Warren,
ass; Whitborne, Tenn; Willis N. Y.
ILLS, Kentucky; Young, Tennessee;
'ode, Virginia; Sanford, Alabama.
These are the men who now endorse
letter, which repudiatss, them MI
Ives. What would not such men do MI
get possession Of the government, MI
hen they repudiate their own aotionsi N, ~