Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-11-17
Wnhs Defsss-a Hs.e~ck-I< Emu
Dirs IA she Pssspectsvss

oap doubt that. when Hancock
- - nominated, be was the choice
M An tmmense majority Of the
metican people for President.
- the election taken place on
NJ lst day OF October 1t would
Asve been q question as to whether
1ls gallant soldiers popular or
olootoeal majority would have been
Ix4latively the greater. From every
Qlaafter OF the Union came cheer
NJ notes Of the spontaniety and
o0thusiasm Of the reception of
Hancock's name by the masses.
Then The money power put forth
onpreme effort. with the effect so
1saphIcaliy depicted In Forney's
to1ress OF November 9th:
IA events rolled on till the army
% placemsn and the plunderers Of
the public treasury were reused
from the spondency produced by
HAucock's nomination. In q mo.
mont one wild yell Of vengeance
up0n the formidable attempt to
2 huri them from power was heard
snll along the line. The prospect of
o1ootinR Hancock to the Preside ency
vas to them like the prospect of
dglviOg the pirates from the com.
maui Of . great ship by tie poor
oaptives tn the hold. The robbers
4 ~ 10 their really arms. They had
6<joed the richest prize In the
World; had killed mort of the great
j 61smnl Auders Of the noble craft. had
vut In chains those who had sur
Vtvej, aud had mAds the govern.
noAt of the nation a terror to all
nood men elsewhere; aud now to
5otAtn supremacy they had called
y ~ their aid all the agencies that
money could purchase or tyranny
1ntimldsts. The resources seized
by the pirates were boundlsss.
They had reached the limits of hu.
mAn audacity. They had exhaust
~ the patience OF the people. They
had filled the high places of the
lAnd with their creatures. They
< had enriched the1nselves with the
psicsless spoils of empire. They
had enthroned vulgarity;- made
mediocrity royal; puuished high
tuteilect; insulted courage; tram-
pied pubic opinion IN the dust;
oOnveried Congress into an auction;
administration into a Spanish in
4uisstiou; and, at the very moment
when holy sense of Justice was
about to hurl them into deserved
ignominy, they few to their
money vaults aud sounded q con-
certed attack upon the whole
American people. 1t did not take
long to change the auspici0us out
look under such tempest Of brib.
cry aud iuiimidstion. A great
people, no matter how Intelligent
aud patriotic, are never proof
( ngainst such crusade. Patriotism
4 sa sentiment; but dread of pover-
tys fear Of lost patronage, the base
: cowardIce Of capital. are ipfirmi-
Ties easily wrought iuto a panic,
and when to these weaknesses 10
added the greatest of all influences,
the threat Of making millions of
work men beggars in O moment,
what is called public opinion be-
!. comes vast public surrender to a
great public despot. The masses
of the American people are thus
called upon to yield up their best
interests before u colossal NJ onopo.
~ Of money, patronage, and fear.
Humilistiug as such an aspect OF
our politics IL, nothing is strained
In the statement that, with all
their professions Of superior politi-
eal morality, the great body of Re-
public are willing to see the
treasure of the United States and
the whole machinery of the gov
ernment prostituted to the object
OF perpetuating their party In
Z power.
Col. Forney not only eloquently
( paints the triumph Of the money
power over the people; but, in u
very nervous and trenchant man.
ner, he outlines the psrils OF the
Immediate future. We quote:
But let the past go. Let the
dead past bury the dead. We now
face the Empire, and there Is but
Que great iorce TO meet it. the
DemOcratic party. Garfield only
diIs the gap for Grant. write
this name with u new feeling, that
Of profound regret that one l loved
10 well should sink SO low, First
the defeuder of the forgiven South,
then its defamer. First eager to
honor Hancock for his vir.
tues, then to hound him as an
eneiny. And this is the man who
now wants to play the part Of king
hereafter. Now, IN the place of al Il
. these loud shouts over the defeat of
II .ncock, / think Of the scene on
the blasted heath where Macbeth
meets the weird sisters:
"fir~t Witch: All hail, Macbeth; hail to
thee, Tnane Glamis.
"second Witch: All hail. Macbeth; hail to
thee, Jhaue u Cawdor.
s1hird Wi ch; All b ill, Macbeth; thou
sli 1t be klug hereafter"
First the General Of our armies.
then President, aud king hereafter.
How wonderful the re>emb lauces,
Aud mark what Macbeth said of
hts dream Of nm bition to his wife
tn his letter describing his inter.
view:
hey met me In the day Of success.
and have learued by the per.ectest re.
T port hey have more In them than m Or
tal knowlfd 80. When burned in desire
~ question them further, they mad
3 themselves air, into which they van
1ehsd. White ~tood rapt III the won d er
: sofft came inissives from the king, Whu
hailed me srnane of Cawdor' by whic !
tftie, before, these we ird sisters saluted
me. Aid referred me to the coming in ol
lln.e, with HAL, King thou shalt bel
v This have thought good to d. liver tn ee
my d. Arrest partner OF greatness, Jhai
thou nigh test not lose tue dues of re-
jot1ng by being ignorant OF what grea :
ness IN promised thee. Lay it u thy
heart. And FAREWELL"