Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
WINFIELD S. HANCOCK.
Grave Accusations Against
the Democratic Candidate
for the Presidency.
New Atrocities i'm the Great
Generals Career.
To Put an End to the Harrow ing Suspense
of a Susceptible Public. One Who Know,
Makes Clean Breast of Facts.


fed Democracy of the Garden city
assembled at the base ball park to
ratIfy the nomination of Winfield S.
Hancock for president, my voice did
not assist in making the welkin ring,
my hat was not elevated toward the
empyrean, my enthusiasm did not
overflow in short, 1 wasn't there.
Why l wasn't there 1 will now
briefly explain.
The Cincinnati convention closed
its labors amid the plaudits of the
entire Democratic press of the coun-
try, and the dabbergasted silence Of
the Republican editors, who for the
moment did not know what to say,
having loaded themselves up to the
muzzle with Tilden mud.
Now, said the Democratic brethren,
rejoicing, is the parry at last deliver
ed out of the bonds of stupidity and
imbecility. Now has assembled once
again convention imbued with horse
sense, convention that went straight
to its business and nominated its best
and strongest man on the second bal
lot, a spotless soldier and gentleman,
whose fair fame is not tarnished by
even the breath of suspicion. But |
,ild no: rejoice. l did not jocosely
poke my Republican friends IN the
ribs demanding OF them, with hilarity,
how they liked the nomination.
kept my counsel and fed my soul
with gloomy forebodings. The most
terrible calamity that can befall a man
is to be found out. From his boy.
hood, nay from his cradle up, have
known Winfield Scott Hancock, and
was afraid he would be found out
Needless to say, | have only to
pernse the faithful Republican organs
from day to day to tind my wors
t forebodlngs gradually but surely real
lZed.
! 70 put an end to this narrowing
suspense of susceptible public
which does not know what new atroc
ity in Hancock's S career the mornin,
papers may bring forth, and has al
most come to expect the worst,
shall now
MAKE A CLEAN BREAST oFsTHE FACTS
in my possession, and | fatter myseI
that am as well equipped As til
best organ grinder Of them all to &C
eomplish my full task. If there j
anything left to say after l shall hav
finished my sketch of the salien
points Of Gen. Uancock's career, til
aforesaid organ-grinders are entirel
welcome TO set it to their most i'm
prcssive music and say it. l sha
begin very early in the life of th
Democratic nominee. Winfield SEQ,
Hancock was a very bad baby. Th
venerable Mrs. Winslow has ofte
told me that she invented her celt
brated soo,hing-syrup for the purpos
Of amcliorating his obstreperousnes'
she hcing the first of a long series I
nurses who retired worsted after
> short encounter with the young bul
aozer The general, on his part, b:
not forgotten his old nurse, but ha
ilg grown to be a connisseur
soothing-syrup. has long since di
carded Mrs. Winslow's brand of Il
article.
II the public does not know tn
Gen Hancock is military MARITIME
il is not because the faithful organ
have not afforded them ample oppo
tuni,y for finding it out, but ! ms
add that the traits of a military ma
tinet were manifested in him at Il
most tender age, and when, to th
natural predisposition, the bias of Il
military martinetish Christian nam
and his West Point education We
added, what was to be expected
Nothing less, l trow, than that ne
and terrible meaning would be giv'
to the term, and that it will be do
before the canvass is over fe
calmly confident.
) will pass rapidly over his bo
hood days. He was not destined
die and point the moral of Sund
school tale. On the contrary he W
A RoBusrIoUs AND WICKED YOUTH.
lie was somewhat backward in |
studies, in grammar, in arithmeti
I indeed, 1 doubt if he ever master
] the principles of addition, divisi
and silence, but he was forward
other things. His bent pin it W
that assisted the pedagogue to ri
suddenest aid bump his head agail
the ceiling the hardest Of any be
pin on record in his class.
He fished on Sunday, of courI
and never, that is, not frequent
went to Sunday school. When Fl
tiyal or picnic was talked of sudd
access of religious zeal would se'
to animate Winfield and he would
a prompt and regular attendant
the Sunday school. After the fes
val or picnic was over, Winiel
form would be missed from his wo
ed place in his class. How darl
such conduct contrasts with that
his competitor at like age 1 kn
full well.
Behold the latter, an ornament
the. Sunday school, the envied of !
own sex and the admired of
other, calmly pursuing shis clio
way, calmly consuming the midni
oil and abstaining tom stolen wal
, melons, theological student in ,
! bryo already, day by day culling
sweets of learning and adding to
store OF taffy which in after years
to stand hlm in such good stead.
All! let me draw veil over
bright vision of proper way o.
youth, and proceed with my S,
task.
!, The sample of the one l have sh'
: will prepare my readers for the re
lations of manhood 8 deeds that
sad pen must chronicle. | knew
could not be long concealed, ant
gaping world now knows that Y
field Scott Hancock
WEARS coRsETs, AND, IT MAY BE, {
sETcoyERs BESIDES.
! have only to add under this b
- that he also wears liver-pad cut
and fIoeked with silk half way rot