The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-07-07

and did remove him, there stood a
man with the constitution before
him, reading it as the fathers read
it; that the war having passed, We
resumed the habiliments that be
longed to us-the rights, not as a
conquered province, but as a pro
vince, but as a free people. The
voice of man like Hancock, who
risked his reputation and his pls ce
and power in the very frown and
teeth of the Republican party, is a
man that it will do to trust the stan
dard of your party to. al
Sir, he is not only a soliier-that
is something in the contest that is
to be waged, as the gallant Hampton
told. The South will be united,
whoever you may nominate. But
failing ia principle, failing upon ev.
cry issue upon finance or of reform,
or Of good government, to attack
the record of the Democratic party,
mark it, the slogan will be "The
bloody South; the old haven of re-
bellion still lives" You will hear
it from the mountains and your
highlands; you willbear it along the
lines. If you nominate Hancock
where is the argumcnt3 We can say
everywhere, here is a soldier second
not even to the silent man on horse
back. Here is soldier that bore
down upon US like the brigade at
Balaclava; like a plumcd knight to
the front; here is man whom one
hundrad thousand Northern soldiers,
if they are like Southern soldiers,
will rally around his standard, be-
cause he was great soldier, and
good man and faithful citizen when
the war was over. -.
Gentlemen, believe him to he to
day the most available candidate Of
all the great names that have been
presented in this great presence.
And, as said awhile ago, what we
want is votes, more of them i. Gods
name, whether they come from Re
publican soldiers or otherwise.
Gen. Hancock is not wanting in all
the eloquence of the statesman
Read his letter to Gov. Pease. 1t is
worthy to be enshriaed. /. is wor-
thy of being placed upon the proud,
est pages of American history. In
the letter he discussed and asserted
the superiority and supremacy Of
The civil power over the sword and
spear. I have nothing more to say
except this, that if you nominate
him, not only the South will stand
around him as the old guard did
around Napoleon, but / believe from
the soldiers Of the great North, the
men who. honestly fought us in that
greatest Of human conflicts. And
with that record that is without
stain and without reproach; with no
Credit Mobilier scandal or De Col
yer frauds around him. With a
stainless name blending together the
soldier and the statesman, we will
win after quarter of century. We
will win the contest, and when won,
if there is man living in the broad
confines of this great country who
will wear these honors it is Winfield
S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania.
DANIELS SPEECH.
Mr.. President and brother Demo
Gratis of the Natio,al Convention, i,
is not the weakness, but it is the es
sential strength Of true mocracy
that its constituents should posses:
varied and different opinions as tt
who is the man to receive publ,
honors, to maintain correct princi
Piles, and to execute the people!
will. 1t is the glory Of true Democ
racy that it's constituents will re
uouuce all personal opinions ant
preferences when the voice of a ma
tjority has pointed to the chosen ser
want of the people to execute th'
peoples will.
We are here to-day embarrassed
by the very brilliancy and variety o
the names which have challenged
public favor for the first office in thu
peoples gift. Jurists who hav.
worn untarnished ermine; statesmen
who have moulded the policy, SHAPED
the measures and fought the battle!
of the party; soldiers who have en-
riched our history with feats o
arms, and who are battle. SCARED
with wounds of honor; orators
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