The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-30

have saId and aii their protestatious, man
who WAS never anything else than . sol.
d,er--s soldier at West Point, soldier Of
Tho rrgulsr army--a man who, so lar Oh
know. never has held any position, ana
never has acted In any capacity where ne
aid not have the advantage OF an order from
I superior and was held to no responsibility
exccnt obedience 10 bis order. he mas
never held civil position. There IL nothing
tn show that he has read the Constitution OF
tho United States; nothing TO show that ne
understands IL in any respect ut all. lie GER
taiuly does not II he said what 1t Is repor.'
ed he said the other day to committee OF
gentlemen OF bis own party from brook-
| Iyn, who called upon him soon ai'er MS
nomination. They reported bis converse.
ton, and 1t was printed In their papers. IL
General Hancock said, as they said ne did,
to them that in 1877 the presidential ONCE
closed at u O'Clock on the Sd OF March, ana
he had received an order from tue candi-
date who had taken tje oath ana was re-
cognized by the two houses OF Congress,
he would take the order from that man,
wherever he took the oath, and execute IL !;
| II he said that, or II he thought if,'or cou'd
say IL or think It, be Is utterly incompetent
for the office OF President or any other
Office Of O civil character or capacity under
| the President.
Now. there is one point. 1t is said that
| the letters OF Hancock In the possession OF
General sherman show that that was his po-
sition at the close OF Grants term, when he
declared over his own signature, as they
saw. that II Tilden had taken the oath OF
office anywhere where he might have been,
and issued an order to him after midnight
on the Sd OF March at the close OF that term.
| he would have executed that order as an
| officer OF the Government. / say TO you,
and YOU know. that there is no authority OF
that kind existing in anybody. Any man
who says it, or holds a political position in
such a way as Hancock that he will execute
such an order as that, is on the verge OF
revolution, and ought not TO be supported
by anybody. Democrat or Republican, as
the case may be. Now, that Is his charac-
ter as a military man.
HE WAS AT GETTYSBURG
with General Meade. Together they won a
notable and splendid victory, which contri-
bu,ed greatly to the final result; but j am
not afraid to say here. and say it dia passion.
ateIy as the result OF my own reflection and
conviction, that all the injury that General
Hancock and General Meade did 10 the
u
up by the good that General Hancock did
alone to the rebels in Texas and in Louisi-
ana under President Johnson. Now, the
Democratic party has been false to itself In
nominating against its protestatiOns and de-
nunciations mere military man, one whom
I might say is the closest type OF the mill
tary man. They did wrong in nominating
him in that way, and they will lese votes in
that way. A distinguished Democrat has
said that it would cost them 10, 600 votes in
Indiana. They would vote against him
because they do not want military man.
II is not in accordance with their creed;
it has not been in accordance with their
speeches: thev are ashamed Of il, and they
will vote against him.
There is another class of men-Demo-
crats, men OF conscience, men OF inteIli-
gence-whO have certain opinions about
tariff and about the civil service and other
matters OF this kind who will never vote
for any man that surrendered the power OF
the Government to the rebels, as General
Hancock did in Louisiana and in Texas.
lApplause and calls for "Logan."1 Gen.
tlemen, give me one word more. | want to
speak one word more, and that is with re-
ference 10 the candidates OF the Republican
party, General Garfield, Of Ohio [applause],
and of Mr.. Arthur, OF New York. | will
say to you that, having known them init
mately for a period varying from ten to
twenty years, daie venture to declare in
your presence, or In the presence Of any
body on the face OF the earth, that they are
as spotless men, as honorable men in their
position and in their conduc', and as capa-
BILE for the Office that they have been nomi-
mated for, as any men that in our time, with
one or two exceptions, have been nomi-
mated. [Applause.l With General Arthur
let me say there will be one advantage: We
will not hear 1t said any more that the office
Of Vice-Prcsident disgraces a man, that It
Is not fit for man TO hold, as has been said
repeatedly. General Arthur, we take II.
will do its duties faithfully, and be will
esteem what the people give him as an
honor, and wear it az an honor.
Now, there has been some attempt made
to asperse the character OF General Garfield.
He is man that knows personally every at
tribute, every quality, every capacity, and
every duty Of the Government. His life has
been absolutely devoid Of secrecy; he has
lived in such position that every act and
every motive, as it were by these electric
lights, has shown him in the performance OF
that act to the eyes OF the whole people,
there is no secrecy In his career-not the
least in the world. ] stand here to say, hay-
ing been member OF a committee appoint
ed TO investigate his conduct, with others
committee composed OF two Demo-
crats-Judge Niback. OF Indiana, aud
Judge Merritt, Of Maryland; two ex-
treme men; two Republicans, Judge Nc
Crazy, of Iowa, and Judge Poland, of Yer
mont, two able men, and myself. the fifth
man, an independent man, elected as an in
dependent man, owning no fealty to the
Democratic party. and no fealty to the Re-
publican party, for the moment making up
that committee. | say to you'll would
give you the facts and history, and shall
do it hereafter-there is not the slightest
justification whatever TO asperse the cha
racter OF General Garfield in regard to the
Credit-Mobilier transaction, either with
reference to his performance OF his duty
as representative, or with regard to bis
yeracity as a man. Loud applause.] 1t is
absolutely and entirely false; and as Han
cock is put up as Il candidate to cover the
Democratic party, so this assault is made up
on General Garfield 10 cover Hancock in his
position as a candidate. But he will be
elected. loud appIause.1 The East will
vote for HIM; the great West will vote for
him; the whole people will rise in their
power without regard TO any preferences
they may have had for other men or against
the section TO which he belongs, and will
give their whole support, their united sup
port, with vigor and will such as has
never been given before in any Republican
fight, and on the night OF election in 1880
the Republican candidate for the pres-
deHcy will be elected by vote SO triumph
ant that no rebel will dare to question his