Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-06
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

RIy" Hancock will get no nearer to
the Presidency than he did to striking
oil.
nay The Democrats are just begin
ming to find out that their hurrahng
doesn't scare the Republicans q cents
worth.
Bsly~ The Democratic argument for a
change amounts to this: The Republi-
can party has brought the country to
the greatest prosperity it has ever
known; therefore, it is wise to turn
that party out and let us come in to en-
rich ourselves. N. y Tribune.
Bdg- Alexander II. Stephens prophe-
sizes that Hancock and English will be
elected "if the Democrats make no
blunders." The hope that the Bour-
bons will all at once become sensible
demands an imagination altogether too
elastic, Mr.. Stephens.-M Y. Tribune.
BB"In a recent interview with
Denver reporter General Grant said:
Il can say without hesitation that 1
will give Garfield my hearty support.
There is no reason why any Republi-
can should not vote for Garfield. l
know him to be man of talent thor
ough!y accomplished, and an upright
man.
Bay The enthusiasm for Hancock in
Ohio has never been great, and what
there was of it appears to be rapidly
diminishing. The Democratic Messenger,
published ut Fremont, aud one of the
rankest Democratic organs in the State,
has pronounced for Garfield. The
nVup1rnVrn l.
for the biggest Republican majority she
ever gave.
Bay- II may appear paradoXical, but
1t is nevertheless manifest fact, that
the nomination of Union General by
the Democrats has had the effect of re-
viving sectional issues. This is so be-
cause the character and qualities of the
man afford no reason for his nomination
except that it might cover profession
of loyalty to the Union. while every
political suggestion that can be asso-
oiated with his name savors of sympa-
thy with resistance to Matchmaking ten
denotes, NJ T. Times.
Ba- When General Hancock was in
command at New Orleans, after the
close of the war, he sent General Beau
regard an Invitation to dine with him.
General b. wrote back; General H.:
Please don't humble me by those
flags. I'll come and see you, but
accordingly ordered down and Beau
regard dined with General Hancock,
who was thus guilty of an open in
suit to the flag to soothe the irritated
nerves OF an unrepentant rebel.
Bay- The efforts of the Democrats to
cloud the issue of the canvass is not
making satisfactory progress. No poll
tioal observer could have been deceived
by il. And Mr., John G. Whittler's
statement that "the Democratic party
remains as IL was at the close of the
war; proves that the people have pene-
tratod the disguise as easily as the poll
tioians. So that the latest hope of the
BOurbons, that they had secured can
dldate whose skirts would be ample
enough to cover up their record, is
blasted again, The cloyen hoof of the
party cannot be concealed from the
people. 90 Exchange.
B4'" In the Tilden case, on which
General Hancock proposed to act, Con-
gress was divided. The Senate would
say that Hayes was elected, the House
would declare Tlden elected. Even II
Congress were the authority to which a
subordinate officer In the army ought to
look, Congress was at logger-heads
Which branch had the authorltyp Is
there any authority in Congress for any
action unless both branches ooncurp
How could General Hancock know the
will Of Congress under the circum-
stancesP He could not And in his
proposed election to stand by the lower
House, he simply showed his alacrity
to help the Democratic ty.-Haryord
(C0BH.) COurdHt,