The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-30
SEIZURE OPENING THE CAMPAIGN.

note to which lesser elements ~ krpuoi
capism would att une themselves. He has
made the speech. and although preceding
the opposition's Letters Of Acceptance,
which are nov regarded as OF eqdai i'm
portance With the Platforms, he has not
expectation 10 presenting 10
a mastery manner cogent reasons Why the |
Democratic party should not be restored To
power, and shy, If 1t we're TO b., General
Hancock 10 not veil qualified man f"r
Pr sidrut. The speech Is new departure
In this campaign. Hs rises above the low
viiliflcstions aud abuse OF the Presidential
capd idates. which SO far has been princi-
pally used, comedies the eminent services
and brilliant military qualities OF General
Hancock, Goes not agree with those who
assert this to DO the greatest crisis In Amer
lean affairs, ignores the blsody shirt and
disousses the issues Of the campaign In the
intelligent mauner becoming
statesman and Cabinet officer. 1t will
be creditable to the county II this exam
ple of temperate and reasonable discussion
by one who Ia master Of iuvecuve and sar-
casn, shall be a. widely adopted ~ will DO
his conclusions. We present herewith
some brief extracts from tho speech: i
"Now the time has come for change 10
the personnel Of the administration. We
have 70 deal with two parties aud their
candidates. The Republican party, With
James A. Garfield az its head, aud the
Democratic party, with General Hancock.
Now desire you to put before your minds
with impartial candor the question whether
the Democratic party and the candidate
behind him can best DO depended upon to
preserve that which is good In the present
condition of things and develop &c IN the
direction of improvement. do not mean
to incite your pr JUDGES and infiame your
passions, but co discuss facts and TO draw
from them legitimate conclusions. l q"
not want the party TO which belong to de-
pend Tor success apon the faillngs Of its OPP
pouents and am, therefore. not incliued
to exapgerats the latter. While adhering
10 one party, I desire the other To be rs
good as possible. 80 rs TO compel my own
90 do It's best. To speak 10 all candor, it
appears to me that the Democrat. party 10
lsburing under historic rs we'll as constitu-
siona, difficulties Since tie downfall and
| disappeArance Of the slave power a. CON-
| pact political interest, from which The Dem
ocratic party, more than twenty years ago,
derived its morals, its logic, its political
| skill and craftsmanship, that party has
| been laundering aboat, out uf logical con-
nec,ion with the questions Of the day, never
knowing the time Of day, always looking
for something to turn up, and, when some.
thing did turn up, spoillug IL (; lamely lag
cling IN the rear vi the events and require
ments of the day. al~ays behind, denouu
cling things as impossible that we're already
accom- pl,shed facts with strange inca
pacity TO understand the preseut and meas.
ure the future, making itself the recipient
and rallying point for all dangerous and ob
attractive tendencies and elf ments and thus
committing bundsr after blunder, which III
the moment of their birth II uniformly glo
rltied in ~ great strokes OF policy from the
secession movement IN 1861 down TO The
nomination Of General Hancock in 1850
Iu "a tho party declared the var failure
then the party declared that the abolition
of slavery would De the ruin Of the country
aud, coming down TO '75. the party though
IL smart TO declare the resumption act Al
i'm p.diment in the way II resumption.
Aud now IN this year Of 1880 when thu
war Issues are fairly behind us; when b,
its conc,liatory spirit and It's strict obser,-
snce Of constitutional pnrcpies the gov
| eminent has removed all the elements a
d,rcord between the w. -cIions which VA
| IN ,ts own power 10 remove; when. aiuct
bv a wise and successful financial policy
general prosperity 10 again blessing thu
country, and When the people look sbov'
All Things for enlightened practical states
mauship that we'll understands the ques-
tious II has TO deal with 70 fostsr and de
velop that prosperity, now the Democratic
party knows nothing better 70 do than 4
a. nsios ali its statesmen Of known ant
settled opinions, political oxperispce ant
training, and TO nominate for the Prosidenc'
Major General Of the regular army,
prof.ssional soldier, who has never beef
snytbiup else but that, and who from tb
very nature and necessities Ut his PROBES
sion has always stood sloof from the man
avemeut Of political questions. shall cor
tainly not attempt " deprociate the Char
scter Of General Hancock and the grea
services no has rendered TO the country. 81
h a gentleman Of irreproachabie prIvat
character, which shall be sorry to see al,
| effort made to discredit. As Q SOLDIER b
has shown signal bravery aud skill in tn
handling Of troops under difficult circum
J stances. and his name 10 identified wit
. some OF the most splendid achievements .
the var. For oil this every good c,tize
viii honor him. But the question ID nc
whether We shall henor . deserving gene
rial. The question 10 whether that deserv
inc general would be the kind Of . PresI
, dent the country needs, President VIII
can be depended upon successfully TO solv
the problems of statssmansbip which ar
nov before rs 70 preserve the good thing
already done and improve upon them. 7
, iead battaliops Of brave mon upon forti
fad position or win campaign by . dasl
ing rnanpuvre In one thing 90 regulate th
Finances Of the country In such . way ths
tine bIessinQ Of sound currency may b
permanently secured to Ms to develop on
, Commercial opportunities 10 organize th
civil seryice in such . manner that IL ma
conduct the public business upon soan
business principles, 10 another. and In th
) latter case the brave spirit and abilit
, which storms hostile batteries and lays 10,
, invading hosts does not appear 10 the DIR,
line of Importance. When such difiicu
civil duties are 70 be performed We shall, q
. reasonable men. inquire whether the brI
liant captain, who appears 80 glorious 9
the hoHd of his columns, 10 Also familis
nth the complex interests which In ofiici,
Il xLAltO0 uo WYNN nav ~ "1Osus
his knowledge, training, experience m
. mental hablts fit him clearly TO distinguis
!. on the political field good from evil, n,
only in the abstract, but 10 the confusin
multiplicity and variety Of forms in whic
} Things appear in reality; whether he vi
, ~ "a ficiontly equipped to penetrate, =,
strain and battle the wiles Of political IL
trigue and tho conflicts OF faction anon
: TIE friends which always surround th
D Chief Magistrate Of great Common
vealtb whether he viii show himself b
IN To move on that field OF civil action an
dutv where forces arc bssdlcd and directe
: mot by mere rule Of command and obed
. ence, but by finding the just measure (
, firmness sud moderation in the pursuit I
, great objects and resistance TO evil inf,
snces. cAnaot impress u too strongly 0
vour mind that there can b. no greater di
Ference than that bstwesn the handling /,
} troops in campaign and the handling {
the political forces Of great people an
the handling Of the political affairs OF
great government
: Nov put, for the sake Of argument. !
that most trying position General Hancoc
or any man trained exclusively In the walk
. or army life, Of which be b 70 conspicuou
IN Ornamout-I mean . man not end0we
| with that intuitive genius which | hay
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