New-York tribune., 1880-10-01


pick his way with so much care to avoid CIV
| ing offence TO the Democratic majority, that
| ir is with On apparent sense of relief that ne
drops this portion of his hero's career and
strikes into the reconstruction period Here
we have the familiar story of his civil admin
| istration of Louisiana and Texas. in when IL
| is said significantly he "won for himseii
still stronger title to the lasting gratitude Oh
his countrymeD." 1t is here that the Diog
| rapber scars untrammelled In his account
of General Hancock's services in the war ne
was manifestly hampered by the fear OF OF
| Tending the majority of the Democratic party,
| for whom chiefly the book was written. but
when he reaches the reconstruction PERIOD ne
swings clear and lets his admiration loose.
| Introducing that great State paper,
General Order No. 40, which Is described
as being "nOw as famous as any in the his
Z" tory of England OF America" he says'
There was no authority, emblem Of authority, but
the naked sword OF the conqu.ror, and while 1t I'm
pended, promising only the execution OF the unsape
DEGREES of distant and hostile faction. there might be
this people order OF Poland and the peace OF
Ireland but other Ii a situation to try not
merely moral but the genius ofthc greatest
of affairs that undertook the pacfcaton oi
troubled country. Here great and proud people
by the force at his command and without laws except
those supplied by his WILL and behind him arrogant
political directory, welding the whole power OF tfe
United States, and demanding that he should regard
nothing but It's partisan interests.
When General Hancock took up the socalled Recon-
struction laws and examined them with the remarkable
acumen winch he brought to bear to ne resolution OF
legal questions. he ascertained that while they en-
powered him to dispace the civil authorities they did
not require him 10 do Holding as he ala that no
officer, civil or military had right to transcend tho
Constitution under circumstances he yet saw that
under these laws there were powers which might
properly be exercised and he quite willing to as
sume such as were rot outside the Federal charter
In other words be took up that which clearly belonged
to him and left that which as clearly forbidden
Here follows the famous order, with Presi-
dent Johnson's Endorsement of the same.
General HancOck's "ce celebrated letter to Gov
"ernor Pease" is "given in full, as illustrating
"his grasp of constitutional questions, bis firm
"judicIal temper. and his mastery style OF ar
gumentation.n In neither of these documents,
relating to period which is passed and hay
ing no more than historic interest, nor in the
Hancock Sherman letter relating to the fraud
issue of 1876, which the Democrats aban-
doned when they threw Tilden overheard, do
we find any reason why the people should de-
i
policy of the Government. The picking and
culling seem to have been without results.
We find that General Hancock had % the rare
" intelligence" to stand by the Government
that had educated and supported him; that
he was a gallant soldier and did his duty,
like many others that he was and Is State
Rights Democrat, and was in favor of with
drawing the troops and trusting the late
rebels some time before that step was taken
by IA Republican Administration and that he
was disposed to take partisan view of the
election of 1876, but was willing to submit
the question to the Electoral Commission.
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viii the Superb write letter against ballot-box
stufing
What does 329 mean Why, simply the num-
Der of times the Democratic party tried to defeat
SUMPTION ruin the public credit and prevent pros
perlty
Keep it in mind that the Democratic party in Con-
gress increased tho public expenditures over
Sl1 900 900 in five years. Keep it in mind that the
Democratic party if it gets into power. will abolish
the tax on whskey and tobacco, thus reducing the
South's share in the Government taxation TO less
than per cent leaving the North to pay more than
90 per cent. Keep it IN mind, therefore that the
election of Hancock meansa grand Democratc de-
ba,Icl Tor winch the Northern taXDayslS VIII DE
obliged to foot the bills. Keep all this in mind, and
it YOU vote for change" vote with your eyes |
open.
Everybody agrees that business is unsettled aud
the money market feyersh. Why: Because OF q |
possibility that Hancock may be elected. So soon
as Garfelds election becomes apparent, it is !
likely TO presently there viii be stability again.
IIancOcks election Is tremendous rlSk GarlelpS |
is no risk whatever. That Is why Garfield viii be |
elected.
The rush and roar of Democratic d" blow " are |
simply tremendous now. The man who bets that |
that SORT of power will elect Hancock Is likely to
be trying to place loan early in November.
Senator Bayard will come out of the canvass as
badly damaged as Wade Hampton .if he sdoes not |
proceed with more care. He is going ahead on the |
suppositiOn that he can manufacture out of his |
Imagination a hard-mOney record for his party and
no one will confront him with the existing |
soft-money record. 1t is serious mistake. |
There is nothing clearer more demonstrable IN |
political history than that the Democratic party |
since the has fought almost solidly against all
efforts to bring the country back to specie basis.
1t not only fought resumption but it fought all |
schemes which had for their purpose the preserya.
ton of the public credit. IL the Democratic party
could have had its way, not only would be to- |
day in n slough of inf ,tion but We would III all |
prObabllity be dlsgraced with the reputation of our
debts The harder Mr.. Biyard fights these incon-
troyertible facts the worse will 1t be for him.
Tammany has hivcd the New-YOrk Democracy,
but the country is not going to permit Tamlnany
and the Solid South to hive the Presidency
Judah p. Benjamin, the Confederate Secretary of
State, who ran away from this ry when seces-
sion proved to be failure, and became CITIZEN of
England, talks like Wade HAMPTON about the cause
Of Lee and Jackson. Jere Black says he talked to
him in this way in London: He wap.ed to talk
with me if had been going to Remain longer, and,
strangely enough about American politics, in which
le retains great interest. He says we ought to |
10 this aud We ought TO do that, and we ought TO
,arry Hancock through, for II is very necessary to
u.s. He seems to watch events la this country very |
closely" Evidently he does, for he sees that Han !
,ocL "a Iaaduo a movement for the restorattou 80 |