Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-09

HANCOCK AT HoME-HIs MILITARY FAMILY.
NEW YoRK, October Sth.-A reporter called
on General Hancock to-day in regard TO the
published interviews with General
Grant. General Hancock said: !" have
not replied, nor have L prepared to reply. In
fact. | have not yet carefully read what Gen
aral Grant has said about me. and which has
been given to the public through the medium
OF the press. ~,
OF the assertion that when the Army of
the Potomac was looking tor commander
Hancock's name was not even suggested TOR
the place. General Hancock says: After
the failure of the compaisn was detained In
Washington one month by Secretary Stanton,
with view of placing me in command of the
Army of the Potomac; but L did not want 1t,
and would not accept 1t.
General Hancock's aids are Captain Whar-
ton. CAPTAIN Ward and General Mitchell, who
we're with Hancock at the battle OF Gettys-
burg. The three are regarded as the mill
tarv family of General Hancock, one MEM
her of which family is understood TO be the per
son who wrote the letter which appeared the
Chicago Tribune. General Mitchell was not
az headquarters when the reporter called, but
Captain Wharton and Captain Ward ex,
pressed much Indignation, and sald they dld
not believe any such letter had ever been
written.
ANOTHER PLEASANT SPEECH BY GENERAL
GARFIELD.
CLEVELAND, October Sth.-The First Not-
ers' Garfield and Arthur Battalion OF Cleve-
Iand went TO Mentor this afternoon by spe-
cial train OF six cars, and called on General
Garfield at his Lawnfeld home. The train
stopped at the farm, and the battaiIsr, headed
nv a band. marched to the residence, where
Herman w. Gramms, President Of the or
panization. made brief eulogistic address,
to which General Garfield responded as fol-
lows
Mr. Chairman and Young Gentlemen: This is no
ordinary event in the history OF any man. indeed IN
the history of any people, when, as am told thefe
are 400 Young men here who have made TINS jour
new not for any personal purpose, but 10 express
thai great general earnestpurpose that arises in the
hearts of active, intelligent young men wnen they
first grapple the questions OF their country KNOW
OF nothing quite ike this i'll our history. with all
the pleasure it brings me, am bound TO say II
hrings little disenchantment to me in
this = always to this time L have ceen
accustomed to con,ider myself young
man Laughter and applause.l II before your ar
rival ANYBODY had raised the question, should have
asserted, with a good deal OF Indignation, if any
body had denied it, that myself was young man.
But they tell me that you are to cast your hrst ma
tiona vote at Presidential election. If that Is so,
Young man as am, was voter before any OF you
were born IApplausel Now, if you are young
men and voters, borrowing the language OF Rip
Van Wrinkle when he awoke from that long sleep,
Who in the world am | p Laughter and APP
plausel must have passed the very flush OF youth
At least hut Young gentlemen, / have not so far
left the coast of youth to travel inland but that
can very well remember the state OF young man
hood from an experience in 1t OF some years. and
there is nothing to me in this world SO IN.
spiring as the possibilities that lie locked
up in the head and breast of young man.
TApplausel The hopes that lie before him, the
great inspirations around him, great aspirations
above hm-all these things, with the untried path
way of life opening up Its difficulties and dangers,
inspire him to courage, and force, and work. 1t is
spectacle that the very gods would look down on,
even in ancient Roman days. with more than ordl-
nary interest. tApplause.l Now, let me say sin
ole word or two in answer to the great kindness
and compliment in your coming TO my house, about
some of the thoughts that know get into the hearts
of young men to inspire them, and some decisions
that are likely to get into their minds.
Let me speak of one deluson, that think, from
remarks OF your young Chairman, you are not
likely to have. 1t is deluson that affects all men
more or less, particularly the young men-the delu-
sion that the good things and great things are some
way of, Wonder away, abroad. That is one of the
delusiOns that hope you are not INDUCING H. 10
illustrate that outright, over here fifteen miles,
where spent my childhood, there is lovely little
brook and a gorge where We used TO go down and
find slate stones and white them out into pencils
for ourselves that were better than all the pencils
brought from abroad; but if any boy ever brought
into our school what is not in any English dclon-
arv but in the school boys dictionary, " boughten
pencil" he could get whole handful
Of our homemade pencils for 1t, and
vet every OF ours was better
than the best that he brought from abroad. There
was delusion among that outside OF u.s. away
from us was glory was greatness Now, as TO our
country, let not get any such delusion into our
heads / know that it is good thing for US TO
know all about abroad, 10 know what it is to en-
large our minds by IL but want you to feel in the
depth OF your heart that there is abroad in all
this world that is half equal to the glory of being
an American here at home and to-day tGreat ap-
plausel Right here in this yard is splendid speci-
men of American sovereignty-the roof
and crown of this world of sovereignty.
Enlarge it into millions OF men who
vote, and you have the grand august
sovereign Of this last and best born OF time the
American Republic [Applausel Now, that the
sovereign shall be unshackled forever that that
sovereign be unpurchasable when it stands at the
ballot box to order the supreme will OF the nation;
that that sovereign shall be unintimidated by mortal
man when it utters the final omnitc word that COM
mands the continent-this is the great purpose that
all true Americans should keep in their minds.
[Great applauseJ When see suca a band OF earn
est Young men as meet me here today, | feel GER
tain that if they would deploy themselves ballot
box guard to defend the purity OF the American bal
lot-box applause TO stand around 1t as around the
cradle Of our heir apparent OF American sovereignty,
such guardians such defenders, will keep the Re-
public pure and keep it free. Young gentlemen,
your visit to me gives me compliment OF the high
est sort, and while it disenchants me, as l said
little while ago. it still reaches the hand OF the
young out to me, which l take with all cordiality
and earnestness and for your tender support to me-
which is not for my sake, but for the sake OF the
cause of which ! am the representative give you
all the thanks of which my heart Is capable. lap
pauseI The house is small, the farm is small, the
county is small one-but sli there is in it to give
of generosity and hospitality, and welcome that IS
in nv hands TO give, is yours while you stay. Jap
plause and cheers.l bid you welcome to all there
is Of US, gentlemen.
THE BOYS IN BLUE DEMONSTRATION.
INDIANAPOLIS, October Sth.-The demon
stration of the Boys in Blue to-day was the
largest political gathering ever witnessed in
the city. From early morning the streets
were packed with people from all parts Of the
State, and delegations were present from
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. The parade was
formed in three grand divisions, and con-
sisted Of numerous Garfield and Arthur
Clubs, the Tippecanoe Club, the Chicago
Veteran Club, carriages containing distin-
guished guests, the Washington, Union and
Lincoln Clubs, the Michigan Boys is Blue,
the Knights of Columbia 1000 strong. The
noticeable features of the procession was an
immense ball, eighteen feet high, drawn by
fifty men a wagon with seventy-five farm
hands drawn by forty horses /; a large canal
boat on wheels, and a gunboat monitor
on WneelS. "a VI Vic lcdd-
ing manufactures and business houses were
represented. By actual count there was over
5000 persons in the procession. The streets
on the line of march were profusely decorated.
The afternoon was occupied in speaking at
the Wigwam, Courthouse and Circle Park,
by Senator Conkling, General Fitzpatrick,
Judge J. w. Tenny, General Banks and
others. Tonight has been devoted to
torchlight parade and fire works The pro-
cession is estimated at 5000 or 6, 600, and oc-
cupied an hour in passing.
The Convention of Boys in Blue re elected
General Grant Cemmander-in-Chief, and
adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The Union Veterans Familiarity known
as the Boys in Blue representing and comprising all
loyal soldiers and sailors organizations In the
United States who the days Of the great trial TO
the nation by the treason Of the South gave them
selves as a sacrifice the OF the Constitution
and liberty, who were, the results OF the war,
crystallized into constitutional amendments which
have been accepted by the American people as fu
payment and satisfaction for the lives lost and
treasure expended in such service; therefore, in
national convention this day assembled,
Resoired, That the destiny Of this country for
good is committed TO the Republican party-an or
ganzation Of freemen-to perfect and secure for all
time absolute freedom for our labor and our sui
frages; that industry everywhere the handmade OF
1oI,a tnff Is