The daily gazette., 1880-08-23
Chairman state Executive Com,
Georgetown, Aug. l0. 1850. augll

HANCoCK's PoPULARITY.-Som OF
the Republican papers admit that Han
cock is popular with the Republicans ::
but while they argue that he will carry
the South Solid, they pretend TO believe
he will not carry New York, or any OF
the Northern States. This is a strange
position for intelligent journals to occupy
and claim to be consistent. They say lie
Is brave and meritOrious officer; and
some of them go so far Is to admit that his
conduct at the battle of Gettysbu g
saved the city of Philadelphia from be-
ing burned, and the State of Pennsyl-
Vania being made the scene of devas-
tating and bloody war. Yet they say
the Republicans of that State are so
welded to party politics that they will
not vote for Hancock but give their
votes to Garfield, a member of the
English Free Trade Cobden Club IN
preference. This does not look reasona-
BILE and would be inconsistent with the
generous character that has always
marked the conduct of the people of
these States toward brave men who had
rlsked their lives in the defense OF their
COZ ntry. We are impressed that the
Republican journals are wholly misled
by their devotion to party. There are
so many gentlemen who stood high in
the Republican ranks proclaimiug theiI
preiereDc for Hancock that nearly
every day Republican papers are re.
CURED 10 explain the fact and assign
some kind Of a reason for their refusals
u support GARFIELD. Tlis is the case
in New y ork, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Connecticu', Massachusetts, Mime
sofa and Wisconsin TO such all extent
that while New York, New Jersey anc
Connecticut are considered sure fo
Hancock, great hopes are entertained
that he will carry the other State
named also. We have every reason t,
believe that he will carry Pennsylvania
1t is his native State, and it would taxi
but the change of about 5000 vote
since 1915, when Hayes majority owe
Tilden was only 1900. The Republi
can party has been weakening in publ
favor ever since 1915, and hence Han
cock would get very much large
vote than Tilden did supposing hin
not to be more popular than TildeI
and being more popular he must Gel
taiuly be the choice of Pennsylvania /
preference to Garfield. Haucock's popl
larity among the soldiers who fougl
under him at Gettysburg will secure hir
enough votes from soldiers who voted
1875 for Hayes, to change the result !
November. Bets have already bee
offered oil Garteld's carrying he State
but when the offers were accepted tho.
who made the propositions have backe
down.
Hancock's popularity is so great tn
should the Democrats not carry Ohio
October there can be no certainty th
they VIII mol carry 1t In November. "
have never yet been willing to accet
that the vote in October would eoyel
The vote in November If Hancock W,
not universally admitted TO he strong
lhAu bis party We might but the sta
oi the case IS jnst such that if Il
Democrats bold their own in Ohio
October, they viii carry ii in Novemb
when Hancock's name will be on |
ticket. We believe that the people
this country are convinced that lie Il
Publicau party has been in power
long already and they desire chang
and the domination # General fla
COCK La. increased that desire and "
bring " The polls thousands oi voters