The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-13
HANCOCK OR SEYMOUR.
4 Birdscyc View of the Field of En-
tries for the Cincinnati Race.

Richmond (Va.) Dispatch Friday by its
Washington correspondents
WAsuiSGToN, ID. g., June II, $780,
The review of Democratic candidates |
for the Presidency in the D,sputch of June 10 |
has attracted much attention here. The |
nominations at Chicago have unquestion-
ably served to bring Seymour again to the
front, and he has never loomed up in the
minds of the Democrats gathered at the Capt. |
tol as he does to-day. | asked a Repre-
sentative Confederate Brigadier'' ~ this
morning if lac had read your editorial He
replied:
eyes, have read it carefully, because
the Dispatch iustifies its undeniable premier
ship of the Virginia press, by its able and
well-considered articles upon public ques
tions. Its opinions always command respect
from thinking men. Seymour's chances
have experienced sudden revival since the
nomination of Garfield and Arthur. All the
eyes of those who are seeking success instead
OF intriguing for personal preferment or for
access to some ones bar'l are turned toward
the New York Sage, who unIuestionahly
occupies the first place in the Democratic
heart. But observe that the Dispatch does
not exhaust the Seymour question. 1t doubt
less did not fall within the scope of its art-
Gle to point out, that besides Mr.. Seymour's
own attitude toward his own nomination, his
availability as candidate will depend
greatly upon the friendlness or hostility to-
ward him that may he exhibited by the
New York delegation at Cincinnati. If,
when Mr.. Tilden's nomination is abandoned,
| the New York delegation should cast its solid
vote for Seymour, it looks as if his nomina-
| tion would be certain. But if Mr.. Tilden's
special representatives refuse to accept Sey-
mour or to support his candidacy the case
will be different. The necessity of going
outside of the New York factions for candi-
date who can unite them will then become
evident and the question will arise, who is
the best candidate for this purpose think
is is General Hancock, and he seems TO be a
general second choice. His candidacy has
not been an aggressive one, and is antago-
| nized by none of the elements that render so
many of our first statesmen unavailable.
Several of Gov. Seymour's greatest points OF
strength are also possessed by Hancock. 1t
is fortunate for Gov. Seymour that
being removed from active politics he
has made no very positive record upon the
questions which have so nearly rent the
Democracy asunder, like the financial the
| Al,
tions. General Hancock has been kept in the
same favorable position by being in the
Regular Army. By common consent it is
admitted that a candidate who has been
identified with the so.called soft money
doctrines would be unavailable. But the
balance of power in all the pivotal States
in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
as well as Pennsylvania, is held by those
who have voted for the National candidate:
at recent elections. 1t would be unsafe anG
inviting an unnecessary peril to nominate
candidate whose votes upon the silve
question, for depriving greenback
| of their legal-tender quality, have ex
cited the hostility of this large element
| lIlls huTiS JuuSt Tltltl, Whost uttIsioh
against legal tenders are on record. Tn
RECOMMENDATION of silver was demanded b.
our platform of 1876, and has been favored
by fve-sixths of the party, especially amon
r the farmers The currency and tariff ques
D tions are two-edged swords, and hard t
\ handle. The trades unions are all Protec
0 tionists, and their votes would be cas-
solidly against any free-trader like Morrison
: which would lose us any Eastern State. w
e must unite all the elements Of opposition t
= the Republican regime if We would sue
Y coed, and some of them are yer
| discordant elements, indeed ] cannot Sc
Y where any candidate is as strong at al
g l'pOints as Hancock; and no one but SeynOu
+ anywhere never as strong. The Brookly
A Eagle is said to be the most influential Demo
cratic paper in New York, and it would nc
/ have taken up the advocacy OF Hancock
d nomination ii he had been weak instead {
. strong. He is stronger with the soldier elt
: ment than any other Democrat in the Nortl
l. | take this to be the case on account OF hi
: prominence in Pennsylvania, where he ha
Il not resided since his boyhoOd and whei
O the ruling political cliques have no hold o
q, him, and are either indifferent or hostile
NJ him. Besides, ii is known that all sue
n prominent Union soldiers and reliable Dem,
i Gratis as General w. Is. Franklin, Genera
# W. +. (Baldy) Smith, General Henry "
e Slocum, and General Martin y. McMahol
# are earnestly in favor OF liancock's nomini
tion. This soldier element has been too muc
d neglected by the Northern Democrats, an
it ought to be considered at this time. Gei
m eral Hancock, if elected President, c0ul
IL treat the South more generously than an
er Democratic civilian politician. This cla
has always been afraid of us. 1t has iougl
al against our public buildings and intern
IL Improvements, and if we get into power
r. will want lions share of the offices, ON Il
r. ground that policy dictates our exclusion
ns A military man like Hancock would be lie
rd amenable to such influences, and would
d. the best possible President for Southern i
&C. terests.
ed ~ want to see Tom Bayard President, bl
n. he is young man and will get into Il
if White House all the sooner ii his frien
Id keep him back this time. very much fe
IL the sectional question makes him at pTese
unavailable. Hancock's nomination is Il
TX best answer to the bloody shirt"
nd :" But, as said, if the Tilden men frc
cr New York, offer US at Cincinnati Seymour
"a their second choice, that will end it,"
e, What sort Of Cabinet do you suppo
Hancock would have if he should be elect
ty President 7" asked your correspondent. :
he " Rather early to bs talking of that, " J
e. piled he, laughing, " but believe il is ga
It, enough answered. One advantage Of Iia
~ cocks nomination is that 1t would keep
IS. the front the ablest men in the Democrat
d. party, while almost any other would exclu
he them. Hancock could not be beaten by g;
al field, Mcdonald would probably be put