The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-09-10


a panic siezed the braves who had been
forbidding honest men to speak. The
siege of liberty was raised 10y the lifting
of Garfield's banner. The desperadoes
endeavored to make the best of their dis
comfture; but they had gone too far.
The people now had taken the bit, and
the insults these republican dictators had
put upon their respected representatives
in the convention burned every honest
cheek in the land. From that moment
the election of any Democratic candidate
who might be named at Cincinnati was
certain.
But the best man was chosen, and
rejoice in his selection. | do not pre-
diet anything, but / believe Gen. Han
cock will be invited to the White House,
in large part by the very same patriot
ic men whc sent honest Abraham Lin
coin there for two terms. | shall take
great pleasure in casting my vote for him
ms n man without stain and equal to the
Presidential station. For that purpose
will he found at the polls in New York
at the election in next November.
MORE RLTuRNs.
In his Progress Col. Forney publishes
letters from ID. Il. Goodhole, of Wash
in gton, ID. c.: Richard McAllster, a
PENNSYLVANIA at the capital; w. w.
Whitmcr, of Des Moines, and Anselm
Brdscll, of Binghamton, y. V, all re-
publicans, saying that they have enlisted
under the Democratic banner for the
Hancock fight
AN OLD SOLDIER.
+. Caldwalder, wrote from the recorders
office in Doylestown to MajorJ. b. Rob
erts of Newton Bucks county. urging him
to get up n republican soldier club. In
his reply Major Roberts said; ''You will
find. think this fall, thousands of old
veterans in the republican party giving
three hurrahs andvotes to Gen. Hancock.
You say should the Democratic party be
successful with their candidate, Union
soldier, you fear it will be placing the
boys i'll gray instead of the boys in blue,
in power. Captain were You ever i'll the
army of the Potomac! Who was the
most dreaded Confederate officer, noted
for lying in ambush and shooting down
in cold blood the boys in blue! Was it
not Colonel Mosbyi Yes and to-day he
is being awarded by the republican chief
magistrate as American counsul at Hong
Kong, in China. Gen. Longstreet, an
other rebel officer, is filling the mission
of minister to Turkey, and hosts of 9th
ers | could mention. But the war is
over. and has been for fifteen long years
and propose to drop the matter and fall
in with enough more of the boys in blue
to place at the head of our govern
ment that superb and fearless soldier,
General Winfield Scott Hancock, born a
Pennsylvania and pride of the state"
OTHER NOTABLE ACCEssIoNs.
Hon. Samuel ii. Thompson, of Mt.
Morris, ILL.,, formerly staunch republi-
can. has declared himself for Hancock
and English.
Captain n. w. Wheeler, prominent as
merchant in Portland, O., has declared
for Hancock. AS he has always been n
leading Republican his change of party
affiliations has created quite a breeze in
the Radical ranks.
The Hancock Legion of Shamokin
organized with 70 members, about ten
per cent of whom were ex-republicans.
Charles n. Poe, ex-register of votes of
| New Haven, Conn, prominent citizen
and hitherto a leading republican,, has
come out for Hancock and English Mr.
Poe served four years and a half in the
| Union army and feels at home in the
Hancock column.
A correspondent of the National
Democratic.committee writes from Mont
gomery, Alabama Our colored Hancock
and English club on its third meeting
last night numbered 6l0. The colored
voters are unit for the cause.
| MORE CONVERTS.
At a reject meeting in Fayette county
DIR. Thomas p Wolker was called out.
| lie took the stand and stated that he had
never been Democrat but that he had
fought under Hancock and would vote
rs he had shot. He eXorted his hearers
to vote for Hancock, assuring them that
he was a safe man to trust with the nd
mnistration of the government. Isaac
5. johnson and Hon. L. b. Schnatterly
followed in brief but telling speeches af-
ter which VIM. Collins,an old grayhaired
republican who had never voted Dem
ocratic ticket in his life, took the stand,
and said he had been so long opposed to
the Democracy that he felt reluctant to
Join their ranks, but he could not and
would not vote against General Hancock.
lie admired the man for his noble deeds
on the great battle fields of the Union
and that he had helped to raise Il hicko kory
pole this afternoon in his honor witt
great pleasure Mr.. Collins had beer
employed in and about the furnaces
great many years,is man of intelligence
and influence, and his example VIII tel
upon 'he minus oi many No'els VINO nav
heretofore "c'eo WIN 'i'e opponents U
the democracy =,
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