The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-07-29
Hancock Dare Not AntagOnize His
Party.

General Ewing, who is one of the
most prominent supporters OF General
Hancock, is on record as saying that
mo President, whatever his personal
views, dare antagonize on mere ques-
ton of expediency, the representatives
of the party that elects him. Our Gov
ernment is ruled by parties, not by
men,"
If General Ewing is right then it be-
hooves the American people to see to it
that Hancock is not elected President.
And he certainly is right. The propo-
siuion he lays down is sound. Parties
do govern in this country. The Presl-
dent derives his chief significance not
from his own character so much as the
character of the party that stands be-
hind him. On a mere question OF ex-
pediency no President, whatever his
:. personal views" will be found antag-
onizing the representatives OF his party.
But Ewing might have gone farther.
He might have argued with equal truth
that no man who reaches the White
House destitute of the great underlying
whole life has been spent in the military
service. whose talents and training
have been alike alien to the duties
which 90 with the Presidency, who has
no .personal views'' on the great ques-
tions that would come before him for
decision-that no President of this sort
would be capable of antagonizing his
party on any question, whether of ex.
pediency or of vital moment and per-
manent consequence.
Hence Ewing's admission, if general
ly accepted and acted upon, will be
fatal to Hancock's Presidential pros
poets. His nomination created con
siderable enthusiasm in his party. HI
went into the canvass on hurrah. Bu
this campaign is to be decided by the
cool second thought of the voters
Hancock will never be as strong agalr
during the canvass as he was the day
J he was named at Cincinnati. Then thu
fact that he was a soldier of brillian
J achievements came to the front. Blu
that fact will steadily recede and viii
be supplanted by the consciousness
growing more acute every day, tha
Hancock, the soldier that was, is ver
different person from Hancock that
the leader of the Democratic party. j
elected, he would not be President ex
cept in name. His party-the part
which the American people have re
fused to trust the Government Wit
ever since lSoO, anu WHICH 10 JuSe q
much entitled to distrust to-day as
3 ever was-would rule him with ro
3 of iron. He would fall prey to hi
\ conspicuous unfitness for the place, an
D would be "run" by certain ambition
q Democratic leaders. The electors ca
. be counted upon not to turn the Kt
Q publican party out of power for tn
purpose of making any such foolhard
n xperiment.-Albany Evening Jour''a
t @- Democrats are as happy as
T baby with a new doll over their ne
T ticket. 1t is not surprising. Two
d three times before we have heard tt
# same joyous congratulations after tt
nomination of u ticket, the same hert
e yells of triumph and the same gushin
Il pledges of unlimited majorities IN q
s the doubtful States. But the season
Il rejoicing has always been followed |
a dismal period of doubt. and afterwal
t. by the sackcloth and ashes of gre
5. defeat. 1t pleases the Democrats
ID win all their National victories befo
ly the votes are counted, and no one w
ID grudge them their pleasure. In abo
4. three weeks some sober Democrats w
Ie begin to ask whether Hancock al
as English are not going to be defeat
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