The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-25

Hon. John 1. Reslick, very prOmi-
nent Republican in Nebraska, has writ
ten letter i'm which he declares his
intention To support the Democratic
electoral ticket He gives convincing
reasons for the faith that is in him.
The Om0hd Herald has this to say Of
him: "Mr. Redick has been leader
of leaders in the party which he now
abanslons. For nearly twenty years he
has believed IN it,, and fought for il
with his known ability, and with char
acteristic energy and zeal. For twenty
five years leading citizen, n prOmi-
nent lawyer. and man of large wealth
and enterprise, he has welded n power
lnl influence i'm our political and other
affairs. The act which leads him To
abandon the party with whose higher
councils he has been 50 long Identified
is important i'm itself, and cannot fail
To exert a wide influence i'm the State
and city i'm which MIR. Redick has 81
long resided. But it is far more impOr-
tant when considered i'm connection
with the sound and solid reasons he
gives for il, and still more when we
reflect that Mr.. Redick speaks for thOTs-
ands and tens Of thousands of men all
lowing his example for those very same
sound and solid reasons" We make
room for single paragraph from MIR.
Redick's letter. IL Is rs follows
When il was known fact that Saml
j. Tilden had received a popular vote
over Hayes of more than a quarter Of
million / never had a doubt but that
he was the legally elected President OF
the United States, and that the eleetOr-
al votes of Florida and Louisiana should
have been counted for him, and that l
believed then, rs / do now, that the Re
publican party through these carpet
baggers and Inscriptions members of
Congress robbed the people Of their
choice, and from that time until this /
have never had the same respect or all
miratiOn for the Republican party, and
regard its usefulness at an end; and i
believe, rs God is my judge, a change
of party administrations will he for
the good of the greatest number"
Col. John 5. White, editor of the
Nil,cdukee Netcs has declared for Han
cock. He has been Republican here
tOfore. w. A. Guthrie, Republican
candidate for Governor of North Caro-
lima, has also declared his intention to
vote for Hancock.
The Southern Republican Associa-
ton will be very much weakened by
the withdrawal of ex-SenatOrs Pool, Of
North Carolina, and Fowler, of Ten
nessee, who have come out i'm favor of
Hancock. The only comment made
upon their action i'm Republican quar-
tiers is that they are disappointed appli-
eants for Office under the present adj
ministratiOn-
Here l. a very small part Of what
Col. Forney has To say: "My letters,
visitors and exchanges all tell the same
story. The letters of truthful cores
pOndents from the Pacific slope, the
| Northern lakes, theWest and the South
are confirmed by daily callers ut my
sanctum and by the newspapers. The
people are rapidly deciding that Ham
cock shall win the field. The enthus-
iasm Of New England for Hancock il
explained by the fact that Garfield has
put his whole party strength in that
quarter ON the defensive; the enthus-
iasm Ot New York is explained by the
fact that thousands of Republicans from
that State served under Hancock i'm the
army the enthusiasm of the West and
the Pacific coast il explained by the
fact that Hancock was born i'm Penn
lsylvania, and that thousands Of Penn
sylvanians and their children are now
living i'm the West and California, and
remember the story Of Gettysburg the
enthusiasm Of the South for Hancock
is explained by the fact that the soldier
who fought them 80 bravely in that
historic battle forgave them most mag
nificently."