The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-04
why the Democrats should Nominate
Gen. Hancock.


The country has been convulsed by sec
tional strife for twenty years, and Of the South
have been the sufferers. We wish for peace aud re-
Democratic President, OF by the establishment OF a
"strong government - which will he able to bride |
the North rs well as the South. Peace reieued under
Augustus Crser and civil war and It's passions ended
To elect Democratic President NC should en- |
deavor to combine the elements in opposition 10 tho
Radical party. II may strike some Of our readers
with surprise to learn that the Republican party Is in
minority In states heretofore regarded as hopeless
In Maine, In 1878, the Democratic and Grecnback
fusion carried the State by several thousand majority,
and last fall Notwithstanding the Republican reac
ton, the same fusion carried the state the popular
vote by I, i07 majority. Mr.. Bayard cannot get the
Grcenback vote Of Maine, or Of elsewhere, FOR he is
extreme for hard money Mr.. DE In Natyr Is for
soft money; hence, u he be nominated, Maine be-
comes hopclessly lost.
hard or soft money. He Is Democrat, and win stand
the financial platform TO be adopted ut Cincinnati.
which viii he conservative, seeking to maintain the
present prosperity OF the country which Is, In great
part, to he attributed to the wise policy of Demo-
| cratic Congress. Tho whole New England mind Is
Intensely opposed to third Presidential term; and II
the Democrats present candidate who, by his
ord, will not repel Union and Greonback votes he
| viii certainly carry Maine. Bayard repels Union
voters by his Dover Green speech In June, 1901,
wherein lie advocated the lawfulncss Of secession aud
! the wrong of coercion by the National Government
and repcs Greenback voters not only by his extreme
hard money views, but by his advocacy of the with
drawa OF the greenbaoks themselves, when they are
worth dollar for dollar In gold. Hancock attracts
Union voters by his magnificent record OF battles and
wounds while he Will not repei Greenback voters by
of tho Cincinnati Convention. In addition, II Gen.
Grant he nominated, many Of the enthusiastic parti.
impressed by the pcrs OF third term TO the country,
win support acceptable Union soldier like Ham
Maine. any In New Hampshire the Republican, majority
over Democrats and Grcenbackcrswas under 500. The
anti third termcrs, united with the opposition, VIII
put Gen. Grant, II opposed by Hancock, In minor
ity of thousands.
we have no doubt that Hancock Will carry Massa-
ohusetts over Grant by heavy majority. In Massa-
chusetts the traditions of the Republic are strong;
and the opposition to third term Is Of greater
In Boston, the other day, there was convention OF
twenty anti third-teIm young Republican clubs and
@ s an force Yet
they perhaps extremely fanatical upon the issues
Of the civil war; and they would take the third term
as n lesser evil than to support MIR. Bayard, who
argued that the Federal Government could not, in
1861 lawfully force against the seeding States,
and who In 1850, declares that he stands where
he did in 1861. 1t is true certain extreme hard
money men In Massachusetts, as In New York, give
Mr.. Bayard earnest and devoted support but they
are not sufficiently to effect results. 1t is
the belief of many that some OF the extreme hard
money Democrats would force the nomination OF MIR.
Bayard, even though certain of defeat, upon the
ground that with Grant, an extreme hard-money
man, us one candidate, and Bayard, more extreme
hard money advocate as the other candidate, both
parties would be committed to hard money that
silver and greenbacks could lie forced from circua-
tIon In Pennsylvania the Republicans are in mi
nority, as against the Greenbackers and Democrats,
of from So 900 to loo 600 voters Bayard would
the Greenback vote absolutely and with 1t the States
and he could not possibly attract the votes of any Re-
| publicans by reason OF his Dover Green speech in
1861, which he manfully declares he still upholds
Gen. Hancock, standing on the conservative fnan-
cal platform of the Cincinnati Convention, and not
identified with either extreme money faction, could
command the Greenback vote against an ultra
hard-money man like Grant, while at the same time
he would attract thousands of Republican voters who
fought under him either In Virginia at Gettysburg
where he shed his blood in defense of his native State
In addition, the fact that lie is native of Pennsy-
vana would arouse State pride In his behalf, which,
united with other causes, would beyond peradven-
ure give him the vote of the Keystone State and with
II the Presidency. In Connecticut, New York, and
New Jersey he would be unquestonably stronger than
Bayard or rilden, while ut the same time he offers
chances of success In New England and Pennsylvania
that neither of them possess. In the West his strength
would far exceed that of any Eastern man. The Ger
, man vote, determined not to support third term
movement which they regard subversve of the
Republic would centre on this eminent conservative
candidate, and give him a triumph beyond our pres
ent hopes. The hardmoney and soft money voters of
the great West could and would alike support Gen.
| Hancock, who while antagonizing neither would
represent that conservatism In finance that is
| neede, In the era Of prosperity upon which are
| Just entering. Throughout the West and North the
war Democrats who left us in 1861 would return In
such numbers as would again give us the majortie.
| by which In 1852 and 1856 we swept the country.
Who is the candidate that can offer to the Demo.
cratic party many elements of success, and to the
country so much of peace and repose? With the cleo
ton of Gen. Hancock difficulties will cease, TO
with the conservative influence that would
him, his unmistakabe patriotism, and his imposin;
position, the validity Of his title would
by public sentiment overwhelming that the plot
and schemes of desperate partisans would not product
even ripple to mar the completeness of his triumph