The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-22

GEN. PATRICK H. JONES, one of the
most gallant soldiers of the late war
and a prominent and influential Repub'
lican in New York since the establish.
ment of peace, has abandoned Garfield
and come out for Hancock and the Gin
cinnati platform in the following admi.
rable letter:
SIR-In reply to your letter inquiring
whether Gen. Hancock will have my
support in the political campaign now
pending, I will say that have been so
long ~estranged from the councils of the
Democratic party that my views may
not be fully in accordance with the no
tons of some, except so far as the senti-
ments and principles of hat party are
enunciated through the Cincinnati plat
form, and illustrated by the public life
Of the eminent gentlemen who have
been placed in nomination for President
and Vice President. In COMMON with
the great body Of citizens Of the country
l approve and endorse both the platform
and the candidates.
OF late years it has been the custom to
disregard the provisions of the party
platform on the accession of a candidate
to office, but | believe the gallant andin.
telligent gentleman who heads the Dem.
ocratic ticket, and who never yet discs
beyed an order, will carry out the excel>
lent provisions of his party platform. If
elected, as he undoubtedly will be, l
shall have the utmost faith that his ad-
ministration will recognize the distinc-
ton between the civil and military au.
thorities of the government, will adjust
and establish the relations properly ex-
isting between them, will restore, as far
as lies in his power, the old time com
mercial prosperity of the republic, and
will protect the public domain from the
grasp of corporations and schemers, re-
serving it for the use of actual settlers.
Hoping and believing in the success
of the principles that have been fought
for three times in the field and upon the
floor Of every Congress in the history Of
the country, | am, sir, yours very re-
specially, PATRICK H. JONES.
To Amos J. Cummings, Esq.
The Rochester Union and Advertiser
gives the career of Gen. Jones, In May,
1861, he enlisted as a private in Co. l,
37th New York volunteers, was made I'd
lieutenant, Ist lieutenant, adjutant and
major successfully in 1861 5; and in
September, 1862, upon its organization,
was made Colonel of the I54th New
York volunteers. He served in the army
of the Potomac and in the Western army
from Nashville to Savannah, and was
made Brigadier General by President
Lincoln in February, 1866, for gallant
and meritorious services in the war.
Since the wal Gen. Jones has been a
wheel horse in the Republican party Of
this State, and has been conceded the
highest recognition Of service. When
When Charles G. Halpine, Private
Miles O'Reilly," who wrote TEAR Down
the Haunting Lie" for the Tribune, died
in the important and lucrative office Of
Register of New York city, Gen. Jones
was appointed to the place and attested
his chivalrous nature by giving the en-
tire emoluments for the term to the wild
ow of deceased. At the end of the term
Gen. Jones was nominated by the Re-
publicans and elected by a combination
of Republicans and other parties over
the regular Democratic nominee. Gen.
Grant, when President, appointed him,
and for several years he was, Postmaster
of New York City.