The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-08

Of making Gen. Hancock odious, the pur-
port OF q confidential conversation held
with Gen. Hancock thirteen years ago.
When the first edition of the World went
to press this morning distinct denial had
been sent from Chicago of Fowler,s deplor-
able tale. but subsequent dispatch brings
o virtual admission OF its substantial
accuracy from Grant. Ii is a painful
spectacle. Gen. Grant has apparently
been dragged into the fast falling campaign
of the Republican party TO make nc issue
upon which the party may rally for a
FINAL stand against the rising disgust and
Indignation of the American people. Ii
The has made this issue deliberately and
means that his party shall stand on it,
Democrats will do well to hold him and
/ all Republicans merciiessly to il from this
day forth. Gen. Grant. 10 an apparently
official statement. abandons Garfield to
his fate without even the tribute of cruel
sheer. He stakes the fortunes of the
Republican party boldly On his own policy,
pursued in Louisiana IN 1876, as against
the Louisiana policy of Hancock in 1867.
He pits the approval by himself and "Ail
OF us of Sheridan's brutal demand to be
permitted TO treat the whole people of q
peaceful American commonwealth as
bandit" against Hancock's order NCI
| 40. Let the campaign be fought out on
| this hne by all means. Let it be put to
the people everywhere whether they desire
| to see Gen. Sheridan or any other general
| sent from Washington to rule sovereign
states BY taking off the heads of COVER"
| nors and commissioners so quick they
do not know what ails them" or
whether they believe with Gen, Hancock
in his order No, 40, that when insurrec,
tionary force has been overthrow and
| peace established and the civil authorities
are ready and willing to perform their
duties, the military power should cease to
| lead and the civil administration resume
its natural and rightful dominion.
THE HERALD"
The Herald says:
The person who. gave the public the
| report of Grants conversation concerning
| Gen. Hancock certainly did him no SER
vice, but q great injury. 1t will not raise
Gen. Grant in the esteem of even Repub-
licans to see him descending to the abuse
| of a fellow soldier, whose gallantry and
devotion to the union he has on previous
occasions freely acknowledged. To say
now, in the heat and excitement of POI
litical canvass. that the Democratic oandi-
date is vain, that he is ambitious of the
presidency, that his is a petty character,
only brings to everybody's Recollection,
thar in his cooler momentss, and before he
was moved by what will be generally es-
teemed partisan raneor. Gen. Grant said:
There are men in that organization (the
Democratic party men like Bayard. Me-
| Clellan, Hancock and others whom /
know. They are as loyal and patriotic as
any men. Bayard. for instance. would
make splendid president, l would not
be afraid of the others in that office. !"
Recalling this language we may pass over
what the general now says of his fellow
soldier as an ebullition OF partisan spleen.
which. as it is unworthy of him, the public
ought to overlook aud forget. It has no
weight. nor any Importance, except as it
rouses regret in generous minds to see
SO eminent man so forget himself.
THE PHILADELPHIA TINES.
A mouth after the nomination of Gen.
Garfield, and when Grant was sulking
away in the mountains, All interview with
him by L. q Eutright,a an old Pacific friend
of his, was reported in detail in public jour
mails, and never eontradIcted by Grant,
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