Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-07-17

AUsO suO SOAsv vases 3Ns ~ VIII nov a0cc0eQ.
The Democratic candidate was & soldier
of the Union one of the most seaious,
uncompronaixing and brilliant genarals of |
the war for the Union; he is Nartaern
man with purely Northern ideas; he
fought under General Grant in the blood |
lest and most desperately contested series
of battles in the war; he was always |
placed by Grant in the forefront Of the |
battle. It would be ridiculous for any
one to pretend to doubt the loyalty to
the Union and to liberty Of the General
whose gallant and brilliant conduct n |
the Wilderness, at spottsylvania, as Cold
Harbor and in all the fierce battlsss which
followed made him . trustsd officer Of
General Grant, and won for him the
plaudits Of the whole country. If any
Republican stump orator shall pretend
that the Government cannot safely be
trusted to General Hancock, he will sure
~ pe AAuSutO at.
Nor can it be said that Hancock would
be a nose of wax in the hands of other
men. BE is man Of his own mind. 1t
will be said, Of course, that he is mill
tary man; but the reply may we'll ba
made that it is surely good sign that
oko rs oil
ly in his nomination; it is surely happy
omen that the Southern men, the 'srebel
brigadiers," as it is the mean partisan
fashion to call them, were among the
earliest to rally to bis support in the
Convention, thus showing that they are
not at all animated by that hatred of
Union men with which it has been the
custom to charge them. It was the
boast of the third termers that the South
was ready and anxious to rally around
General Grant. Well, they have gathered
very zealously about one OF General
Grants most distinguished and trusted
lieutenants, and if it was a sign of merit
in them in one case it can scarcely be less
80 in the other.
The nomination Of General Hancock
is OF importance to the country, therefore,
because it perforce eliminates the. old
sectional issue from our politics, and
places them for the irst time in many
years on broad and national plane It
enables the country to choose without
prejudice, without sectional alarm, and
to shoose for itself between two lines of
policy clearly marked out, very decidedly
differeing one from the other, and on
which men may reasonably and sensibly
disagree. The Republican party stands
for Capitalization, for larger concentra-
ton Of power, in the hands of the FEEDER
al Government, for what is called sspater-
nal SYSTEM" and a considerable part Of
the country agrees with them in this view
which is fairly presented by their candi-
date. The Democrats stand for decen-
tralization, for local self lf-government, for
a strict limitation of the Federal power
according to the Constitution and a con-
siderable part of the country agrees with
them. General Hancock's civil record
makes him one of the most distinguished
representatives of this Democratic policy.
His constant difference to civil law and
to civil officer during his military COM
mand in Louisiana and Texas after the
| war shows that he is much more than a
mere soldier; that he has clear and well
defined views on the most important
points Of national policy, views which
are honorble to him and which give him
deserved and high rank among states
men. Between General Garfield and
General Hancock the voters may choose
freely and safely according to their views
Of what is the best policy, and with no
fear that the Union or any mans rights
in the country viii be endangered by the
election Of either.
| It is another advantage for the eoun-
try that, being able thus to choose with.
out prejudice or alarm, the voters will
be able to consider the bearing of the
two nominations on those material inter.
ests Of the country which are, after all,
its real interests. It has been widely
felt, for example, even by many Repub
lieans, that it is not we'll to keep one
party in power too long. Il is often
said by thoughtful Republicans that II
would be well for their party If it could
pass into the minority for season Bnt
the Democratic nominations in previoul
years have not been such ~ to inspire
confidence in this independent class d