Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-12
TERMS .s2.oo PER YEAR
WHOLE NO. 1913.
Victimlzing Hancock.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.


When Alexander Randall wa.
postmsster-generaI, Andrew Il. Ri.
more. of Fort Howard, was among
his personal friends, and frequently
visited Washington. General W. 5.
Hancock was also onintimata terms
with Mr.. Randall, and was often at
his house. In this way Mr.. Elmore
came to know the present mask OF
the Democratic party, and formed
an opinion of him that is not with
out value. When Sentinel reporter
became possessed of these facts, and
called upon Mr.. EImore at the New
hall, yesterday, the gentleman from
Fort Howard was not inclined TO
talk. After several Intellectual at.
tempts to engage Mr.. Eimors in
conversation the reporter asked him
plumply, "Were you personally &C.
quainted with General Hancock ?"
eyes. was, intimately-bat ex-
cuse me-" and the victim uuder
pressure turned to Mr.. Antisdel to
pay his bill. The reporter waited
until the operation was comp ated
and then threw out another bait.
"Under what circumstances did
you know General Haacock?a
"Well, | met him d. Governor
Randall's and We spent sometime
together enjoying the hospitality Of
our genial host"
"Wh do you think of the guner.
ais charactef?'
at wasn't a bit like yours; he
didn't ask half as many questions
Now, look here, what / know about
General Hancock 5 IS gained in M
meats of social intimacy and I do
not feel Justified il saying anything
to You or anybody else about him
for purposes Of publication, | re-
garded him as gentleman and
capital companion, tut as 10 bis
presidential aspirations they arc
certainty unwarrauted ho is not
fitted for the position, and | should
not vote for him myself My choice
agrees with what undouotodwill be
that Of tao nation, GeneralG arfield
Eyes, that Is certainly tho case
but what are the disquaIifcati9ns;
of General Hancock"
There 1t il again; now don't
want TO violate confidence feposed
IN me by anyone.
"Assuredly moi then General
Hancock is not a frstrao man to
be executive perhaps his Aaow!
edge of national affairs is net as ex-
tensive SIS it should be?''
"No; when Governor Randall,
who was sort of general joker,
made fun Of everything. ridieuled
fron the highest to the lowest, used
to make statements concerning na.
tional affairs to General Hancock,
totally mixing things up in the most
manner, thu General
swallowed everything ne said with
the most implicit credaaoe, and
whom Bic. Randall! would afterwards
explain what q tortured
version of history he bad boon sub-
jeoted to, tho Genera! would say,
But you know | don. knoa any
thing of these matters, what i the
use of viotimizing me?'
"Then General Hancock did no,
seem to appreciate joker"
"Yes, some kiad Of jokes; but
then have nothing to say abou.
the matter. Ha was as ox2elllns
social companion"
"Rathar genial 10 his habits?'
Eyes, be was gsni&l. bn. bis nab
It's am not going 10 criticize 70
you. Ny opinion is, as said b.
fore, that from my personal kaowl
edge Of the man, he is not proper
one to represent this country il the
presidential chair, aud | ehoul1 not
vote fer him If there was ~ Other
candidate running Nov | h.s2
said ali I'm going 10 say aeoar 1lm