The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-23
Alexandra Va) Gazette. washington letter.

Alexandra VA) Gazette's Washington letter.
Among the strangers in the city to-
day is Mr.. Frank Mclaughlin, the pub
Usher of the Philadelphia Times. He
says that Pennsylvania is going for Han
cock with whoop; that when Repub-
lican is asked how he is going to vote, be
will whisper: "Well, I'm Republican,
but really don't know how will VOTE"
but when Democrat is asked the same
question he will pull off his hat and hur-
rah for Hancock
The Tampa Tribune well says: Be-
cause our political opponents appear just
now somewhat demoralized and dispirit-
ed, we must not relax our efforts towards
thorough and efficient organization of
the Conservative Democratic party for
if we become over-con6dent and careless
it will have the effect Of inspiring our po-
litical opponents with courage and energy.
Many battle has been lost from over
confidence and neglect of proper organiza-
ton and discipline. Never despise your
enemy is maxim which all Democrats
should bear in mind 80 go to work just
as earnestly and zealously as if the cam
paign of 1870 was being contested again.
Every colored Republican will be sure to
vote, and there is little reliance to be
placed in the white Republicans not vot-
ing against us on the day of election. If
we really want success, we must rely on
our own efforts"
"A dispatch from jamestown, DAko-
tab, says that Gen. Sherman declines to
be interviewed in regard to his CORE
spondence at any time with Gen. Hancock,
but states emphatically that he has no
recollection of ever hearing anything from
Hancock about taking orders from Tilden,
or, indeed, anything at all like the stories
printed and published about his CORE
spondence with Hancock. This declara-
ton, says the Philadelphia Times, knocks
the wind ont of many able-bodied edito-
rails The report was, it will be remem-
bered, that in response to an inquiry from
Gen. Sherman during the electoral troub-
les of 1877 Gen. Honcock wrote TO the
former that, believing Mr. Tilden elected,
he should look to him for orders if Con-
gress declared him the President OF the
United States. Asked if this report was
true Gen. Hancock simply referred his
interrogators to Gen. Sherman, who, he
said, was at liberty to print every letter
that had ever passed between them
The whole thing was a mares nest. 1t
makes no difference whether Gen. Hancock
wrote such letter or not, provided his
superior officer asked his intentions but
the presumed state of facts has been the
text Of many columns of denunciation Of
Hancock az q traitor, and it is we'll that
Sherman has spoken. Next!
"A New York letter says: BANKERS
and merchants having business connee-
tions with Europe are putting their houses
IN order, so to speak, for renewed serious
trouble over there about Turkey. A war
between two such insignificant powers as
Turkey and Greece would be of as little
Importance to us, commercially, as the
Chilli Peruvian conflict, but there are so
many outside governments waiting to i'm
prove whatever opportunity that event
may offer for stepping in and helping
themselves to whatever may be left of
"the sick man." that it is apprehended
the area of the conflict will be extended,
with results Of infinitely greater moment
than can at present be anticipated. The
situation, even as it 10, complicates the
future and creates 4 feeling of uncertainty
that inspires more or less caution on
Change. The class of commodities which
we import from Greece and Turkey is
not a large one, but already there rs q
firmer feeling in prices, with an expecta-
ton that it war is to come speculative
corner in some OF them will be possible
20 exports, the calculation is that an
increased demand for our food products
AZ well as guns, percussion caps and other
war materials would result, infusing new
life into some Of our home industries that
are just now comparatively languid.
This may seem TO be very sel6sh way
ofcohtemPlating 80 shocking thing a.
war, but reason ~ one will, business con-
siderations at the Merchants Exchange
invariably have precedence over sentimsnt
and philanthropy, II may be Otherwise
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