, 1880-08-01
one phrase, which could be caught up by his
friends and used as

A WATCHWoRD FOR HIS PARTY.
This remark cannot truthfully be made con-
corning Gen. Hancock's letter. Here is q
capital war cry: Ia full vote, fair ballot,
and a fair count Here1 another: Let us
cultivate friendship. not aninl0sity." Here
Is in substance an4theT: 1T II is my ny dgmty
the country alike'' The first reproves
the unfair count of 1876; the
second rebukes the leaders Of the Repub
iris'dsip; @ @ the I third Promises s' that the South nth
shall not tie an Ireland under Gen. Han
cocks rule, but that the North and South
shall alike feel the beneGcence Of his ad.
mlnlstration. He gives no uncertain sound
to the great fraud of 1876 is all that 1t was
expected lie should say. Everybody will
read this excellent letter. Its merits exceed
:lll that our most sangulne hopes llad ied US
to expect To the disappointed Republicans,
when they shall undertake to cFitieise it, we
can conIidentially say: "Cease, yipers you
bite tile" Let them beware OF it
:. NEW ORLEANS "c1TY ITEaL"
=. Special Dispatch to The catedao 7stou''s'
NEw ORLEANS, July s!:1The Guy fhxse 1tess
letters bear Internal evidence Of having been
written BIZ the candidates respectively. lhey
lack the peculiar polish OF the sentimental
plllast-lnungers who make language cover
to conceal the body Of their thoughts. iLere
Which places them In marked contrast WITH
the formal acceptances Of the opposing cand1~
dates''
THE "EvESHG STATES"
fanti-ring De1nocratic) says: "Gen. Hancock
does not branch off into a. disQulsftlon OF
party politics ncr dasSnssi9n o. speGImc nId4
form for the party, and as the candidate OF
The party he stands sQuarely: OH that plat
form. This is the Democratic theory. The
party, not the candidate, is the dictator. All
t1e candidate is permitted to do is to give to
acter, a record Of pledges faithfully OBJ
served. and a reputation for courage and
ability to lead in the canvass and govern III
the council. The platform OF the Demo-
Cen HANCOCK has all the qualities we have
nenuoned.,'
THE "T1MEs"
(Democratic) says: ''Gen. Hancock's letter
Df acceptance is characteristic OF the man.
It is frank and without the suspicion Of
double-dealing. He accepts the platform
fore the American people as the creed Of the
Democratic party. Throughout the letter
there runs .s lofty National spirit that will
THE 'DEAocRAr"
administration organ) says: "The Democ-
sncy throughout the Union must now go to
work zeal0usly and In unison to achieve
brilliant triumph for the grand principles so
tiuquently enuuciated by its staldard-bear-
trs. There is not day or an hour to
lose. Every man is expected to do
his duty nobiy, and unseltishly to-
ward oveHhrowing the powerful par
ty which has nearly succeeded in stran-
CLING civil liberty, and which is seekingt to CEN
tralize the Government, with the ultimate
design Of disrupting the Unior."
THE "PICAyUNE
tDemocratic) says: It is as Democrat ex-
pressing the sentiment and purpose ct MS
party that Gen. Hancock declares the inviola-
bility Of those amendments to tue Constitu-
tiou which esnbody the results OF the War for
the Union"
TIE NEW ORLEANS "BEE"
(Frencl Democratic paper) says that it re-
peats Oh this occasion what it said at the time
Gen. Hancock was nominated by the Nation
al Democratic Convention, viz: "The Con-
yentiOn could not have made better selections.
Both candidates are an honor to the Demo
cratic party, and will insure its success
whilst being its glory"
THE "GERMAy GAZETTE"
undependent) speaks briefly Of the letters,
merely quoting what Hancock says of ell
forcing the Constitution and the Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments as i
warming to the Democrats of the South and
questions whether Hancock will be strong
enough to stand up to his professions against
the caucus control of the Southern Demo