The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-09
Hancock In Texas.


We cannot better illustrate the great popu-
larlty OF Gen. Hancock In Texas, the high esteem In
which he Is held throughout the State aud the M
houu,Icd gratitude felt toward him by every true
hearted Texan for his noble defense of their costtl-
iona rights than by republishng the following elo-
quent speech Of eS-GoyerI,or Thockor ton-ieegaie-
elect To Cincinnal-in the DcglOcratic Convention
held at Galveston on the 10Th Of last month:
81 know no man more devoted to the Democratic
party than Mr.. Thurman lie could carry New York
as easily, and perhaps more easily than Mr.. 1ilden.
liut we must regard 1t as question Of policy We
have n right 10 look over the whole field and deter
mine wliU Is the man to lead. We have MIR. Bayarl,
and there Is greater than he In country.
We could all support him. lie presents the knight
Hest plume that was ever presented but Is he the man
Ia lead NOW ask, Is lie the man Ia lead sir,
there thousands In this land who claim to belong
10 the Democratic party who win say Il cannot sup
port Bayari ho Is too strong on The financial gues-
tlon.' We have to think upon this question: We
have To determine who shall lead and lead
Sss ,s "r'sr" s.on nss 20" yS m ""a r" ,s
HE question to-day, who Is the man, and where Is
the man la he found able to lead Ms In this hour of
supreme peril2 Any of these great can fol-
low. Not Of them but can follow: hut let me
say to you. but not 10 urge You To follow my advice
| unless " should accord with your own convictions.
say o you there Is one man who has not been mixed
up In Congressional chickering's aud contests, one lo
has not been connected with any oi the factions IN the
Democratic party of the great state al New York,
who has no nara or soft money record That man To-
day stands the highest above al other men In the
hearts of the American people, North, south, East,
| and West, ana that man Is Hancock. Applause
Who Is there Of any AMI all our great men that can
point 20 any achievement Of his Hie with as much
pride he can Ia that letter lie wrote Ia Governor
| l'eascY When We shall all he numbered with thr
| dead; When succeeding ages shall follow along The
path of time. when the future historian shall record
this event In Onr history, the name Of Hancock VIII
he handed dOwntO posterlty as one O the greatest m
the annals of line, that of . man who wa
| a warrior, and yet who believed that III,
| military should he subseIyient to the Ciyi
| powers Of the country. Whom The military power
and military courts martial were trying our people,
when the Departmento Of Louisiana aud TcXas were
under his control and he was appealed tn hy one whu
should have been better friend Oi Texas Ia empower
military commission to try citizens for Olenses
| he spurned the application aud said that The recon.
| struciun laws allowed him 10 appoint military com
missions, order courts martial, wipe out your CRANE
iuTes aud appoint Federal military officers under hin
to Try and condenn the citizen lie said that he cu'
appoint these officers to sit upon the lives and belte
of the people. God forbid that should exercise tina
| power, believe In the law and the Constitution
That dyed In the blood Of the fathers OF 20
God forbid their sacrifices should h0 unayailing
| Madison, Jefferson and Washington and the father
who bled aId who consecrated that Constitution bl
every word aud every principle IN that Constitutions
all forbid me I" "eNelcihe that power >on have law
aud Constitution and let them Try nNrnses ac
cOrding To the laws of The state Where Is TN
man IN the great NoIh West, ar East who has showI
himself 80 devoted lo law, order, and the constitution
as Ilancucs ala IN that hour of the distress Oi ou
people, Where rs the man, Democrat, Republican
on Greenbacker, who can forget the noble words q
| this great military CleiiainT Applause. Whoels
can lead ms on 10 victory more certainly than Han
cock 2 la my Judgment no such man is In our party
We should carry l'ennsylyaua, and low can we do
WIN anY other man than Hancock He is the onl
living hupo 10 carry fenns,kania, You will nm
there VIII o sympathy for your cause with lIancoc
for Your louder thai Win penetrate the hearts OF thou
sands OF the N"rllloiu soldiers. A. you have bee
told, Hancock MAS a man who WAS with tue soldier /
front of his men, that lac was the Idol of those north
eru troops as he has heen the Idol of the liberty loNii
pa0ple throughout this country since he defended Il
In our liberties. Let us come up with SO lid front
his support; let us accord honor to other chiefs VII
| should have the honor accorded 10 thcm, but let Il
| say to them that believe Hancock Is the man I
lead US to victory" tAppause.l