Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-30
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That is to to say President Hayes and Sec
rotary Sherman IN 1879 fully indorscd in the
strongest language the report of Messrs.
Bayard and CasSery made to the Senate in
1872.
Mr.. Arthur did not enact the Infamous
moiety laws, but be permitted. assisted and
largely profted by their monstrons abuses,
| and opposed their repeal. He was dismissed
| from the Office of Collector of this Port be-
cause of these abuses, and because, to use
the words of Secretary Sherman. indorscd by
the President his retention would have been
u serious injury to the public service.
This is all that need bo said Of Mr.. Arthur
in New York, and it is on Republican author
| ity. 1t is plain, however that Garfield and
| Arthur will be a weak repetition of Grant and
Coliax. To hope for reform from men of
| such antecedents is unreasonable. | have
| said nothing of either of them except to cite
the statements of their own party associates,
and they should stand OF fall on such
showing.
And now of the Democratic standard
| bearer.
| Events of an important political nature
caused public attention to be drawn to
| Winfield Scott Hancock i'll 1867 when he was
in command of military district in the
Southwest. Up to that time his splendid
bearing al soldier, had won admiration for
his gallantry and skill but a brighter glory
httllcu vi llS CREST NHtu ltU uSc tilc WOrIS VI
| Senator David Davis, the cherished friend
| and chosen counsellor of Abraham Lincoln),
''the soldier clothed with extraordinary
| power voluntarily uncovered before civil
authority, sheathed his sword, testified his
| fidelity TO the Constitution, and set an exam
pie of obedience to law which will pass into
history al his soundest claim to Distinction"
Iii 1868, his ability and statesmanlike grasp
of thought were recognized. and he was voted
| for in the National Democratic Convention,
held here in New York, and again in 1876.
and now, in 1880, he Is wisely and unan-
mously nominated by the party who polled
majority of over 100000 votes in 1876, and
will have three times as many in the coming
November.
The bright light of public scrutiny, the
hostile lens of party animosity has been
turned upon the spotless arlnor of his private
and public character and no flaw or stain has
been disclosed.
Indeed, the hostile suspicious and charges
of his foes caused his private correspondence
in 1876 to be developed, and in what a glori-
GUS attitude does his letter to General Sher-
man in the critical period of the fraudulent
perversion of the results of the Presidential
| election exhibit him We'll may Judge Davis
say, ut marks MIN as one Of the wisest of his
time, with statesman's grasp of mind, and
the integrity of II patriot.
Nor is his associate upon the ticket less
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| legislator in Congress, as IL leading inancicr
and manager of important interests i'll his
| own State, his unblemished character as n
| man and statesman are all in accord with the
| promises of reform which our success will
accomplish.
Before the American people to-day arraign
| the Republican party az it il now led and
| organized, as Obstructive to the welfare pros
| pcrity and wise government of the country.
| In the present contest they base their hopes
| on the passions of a war long since ended, and
| the fruits of whose success being unity,
| peace and concord, the American people are
entitled to enjoy, and i'll the coming triumph
| of the conservative ami National Democracy
| will do 80.
As Mr.. Bayard concluded, though be
had been speaking for over an hour, the
enthusiasm increa ed until the applause
was almost continuous. Twice after he
sat down was he forced to rise to bow in
| response to the enthusiastic cheers given
| for him.
| MIR. Bayard was followed by Senator
Hill, of Georgia. and addresses were also
made by Judge Mackey, of South Caro-.
lima Congressman McLsne of Maryland,
aud Daniel Dougherty, of Philadelphia.
Letters wero read from Ganural Hancock,
Ex-Governor Tilden, Charles Francis
Adams, General Mcclellan and General
Pasted and other prominent men who
were unable to be present.
The supplementary meetings at Irving
Hall and al the stands in Fourteenth, Fiji
teenlh, Sixteenth and, Seventeenth streets
were all attended by immense throngs, and
were highly successful, among the promi-
nent speakers being ex Governor Bedle, of
New Jersey, Wade Hampton and Speaker
Randall.