Richland beacon., 1880-07-03
Our Nominees.

Democratic nominee for President OF
the United States, is too well known
TO all the citizens of our State to re-
quire any comment at our hands.
Being the choice Of the Louisiana
Democracy, we of course expect him
to receive the full vote of the party.
without any effort on the part Of the
rress to secure such support; and
being a man against whose character
there cannot be brought 4 single dau-
aging charge. We naturally presume
tha; he vii. receive the hearty support
of all honest aud patriotic indepen-
dents ;n the United States, as well as
tha, OF good many honest and pe,ri-
o,ic Republicans, especially when We
come to compare his character with
that Of Garfield, who stands charged
with corruption and even perjury.
Hancock is 4 man Of broad AID
liberia! views, unhampered by sectional
or partisan feeling, while Garfield is
man Of intense sectional and partisan
prejudice. aud the representative Of
the party that lives alone upon such
feelings.
As Hon. W. IT, English is not so
well known to our readers, we will
give a very brief ;, nopsis Of his his
tory. He was bora in the village Of
( Lexington, Scott county, Indiana.
August 21ih, 1922, at tine whea
schools were scarce and the youth of
Indiana had 10 meet and overcome
many obstacles in acquiring even q
common school education. lie seems
to have realized the Importance of
acquiring an education and entering
upon the duties of lifc a, a very early
age coEsequenlli we find that he
| had received such education as his
native village afforded and selected
bis profession al the age whca BOYS
generally becia TO realize something
OF tie Importance Ct an education e0d
TO apply themselves to :Leig studies,
for he was admitted to tie bar at the
age Of eighteen, and before be was o:
age he was recognized as one Of the
leaders Of the Democl attic party in bis
native county. When twenty years
OF age. he was appointed postmaster
of Lexington. At II years Of age he
was elected clerk OF the House OF
Representatives .. luI!aua; and
when Polk was elected President he
was appointed to position in the
Treasury Department. In 1881 be
was elected TO the Legislature over a
very popular opponent, and was elect
ed speaker of the House, though ouly
80 years old and a new member. In
1852 he was elected to the House of
Representatives Of the United States
Congress, 20 which position he was
chosen for four consecutive terms, dnr-
ing the mos, trying time for congress-
men. just preceding the war.
At the conclusion of his congress
ional services he embarked in a bank
ing enterprise, and organized the com-
pany which established the First
National Bank OF Indianapolis Out
Of this enterprise. az from every posi-
tion be ever occupied, he comes with
clean hands and character free from
all semblapce OF dishonesty or suspi-
cion of dishonesty.
Such is the character. briefly stated,
Of the man who the Democracy ask
the people to support for Vice Presi-
dent, aud we believe they VIII GO II.
With the two tickets that are iu the
field, if the Democrats fail TO achieve
a comple,e and glorious victory mex,
fall they had as we'll retire from the
field Of contest for all time TO come,
for if the masses only exercise that
independence that should characterize
citizens Of a Republic. they will refuse
to suppor, the ticket presented to
them by the Republican party aud
rally to the supper, Of Hancock and
English.
Tho Eou, nrl.an- non,o.r.. o--a-, :