The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-09
DR. the FARMER AND MECHANIC
New YoRK City. Sent. 2 1881

NhN lohh Viz. sept. >, 10 p
VI. Editor II leave tonight on nv re-
turn TO North Carolina. Will stop in
Washington a day or two, probably-for
there is where | left my heart. To-day. |
gained more general information and politi-
cal new han any day during my trip. /
visited Governors Island to-day; saw Gen
eral-well, | might as well say President,
Hancock for its bound to be : shook his
hand and had a pleasant talk with him for
a few minutes. He Is a fine looking man,
mot as old looking as his picture), sociable,
easy, and agreeable and seem to possess
every other quality that goes to make up a
high minded genuine gentleman and true
Democrat. | expected to find him rather
formal and cool but it proved the reverse.
There were several persons called to see him
at the same time / did. He went round
aud shook hands with every one then
turning to me, said did | understand YOU
to say you were from North Carolina" |
was the only North Carolinian in the crowd,
and the only one from the South, except one
gentleman from Alabama and the Gen
era, the President, seemed to pay
special attention to us. | told him |
thought Governors Island was p%rettier and
more delightful for a residence than the
White House would be. That brought a
hearty laugh from the President, who said,
We'll, perhaps that is SO, but | am subject
to the will of the people" | told him
would vouch for 20, 900 majority in North
Carolina, to which he replied, Il am not
uneasy about North Carolina in fact | am
] very well satisfied with the outlook through
| out the country generally. By the by,
can tell you something else about North
Carolina. L receive more applications for
my photograph from that State than any
other il the mon. Why is that ?' | told
him | was unable to tell, unless it was be
cause he had more friends there than else
where. In our crowd was a gentleman from
Boston. He said that city would go large
ly Democratic, but the State would pro-
badly over balance it. Also one from Com
n~ecticut said there was no doubt about that
State; it would GO Democratic by a good
majority. Another from Maine said there
was some disturbance and trouble there
and not much chance to carry that State un-
less our friends become better organized
than now.
The great thoroughfares and avenues
have the appearance of spider webs, there
are so many Hancock and English flags
banners, and streamers futtering acros:
them. While on Governors Island, | met
some soldiers, and had a long talk with
them. They were sent to South Caroline
four years ago to carry that State for HAYES
with the b~ayonet; but when they reached
! the State and saw the situation of things
they become Disguised with the ignorant
and ~insolent blacks holding office and domi
%neering over the whites SO that the good
they done for Hayes did not amount t.
much. This acknowledgements was very
unexpected to me, bat they told me all the
soldiers were ''Ifancocf mea." OF course,
the vote of all these soldiers will make quite
a change, for most of them were down South
and did not vote before; while those thai
did vote then, cast Republican tickets
There seems to be more enthusiasm Nortf
for Hencock than there is South. | came
away from the Island very much impressed
with the noble and manly appearance OF
Hancock, feeling that when he should bt
declared President times would change, ole
things would pass away and all things bt
right. | long to see the time. No man
that ever met Hancock, can possibly vote
against him with a good will and a clear con
science, he is SO courteous, sociable, anC
pleasant, and easy and agreeable in CONVEX
%sation. Meets every man with a pleasing
smile, a friendly grasp of hand, and has
good word for all, Such is the noble Win
field S. Hancock, Of Pennsylvania, our mex
President. w. h. h.