Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-07
REPUBLICAN, TICKET,
what Nominated Hancock

what Nominated Hancock.
1t has generally been n ystery why
she ex-cenfederates should have been
amongst the first to stampede to the
support Of General Hancock at the Gin
oinnati Convention, but since the thread
of truth has been unraveled and is still
being unrsveled, there is rot so much
mystery after all. What are the rea-
sons which led to Major General Han
cocks nomination Let us look at
them in the light of reason for little
while. 1t can do no harm to bring the
truth to the light, no matter who the
revelations may hurt.
The troublous times Of 1876 are not
forgotten by the most of our readers,
1t will be remembered that through a
stupendous system of well-planned
murders, intimidations, and fraud the
rebel Democracy of the South succeeded
in giving Tilden an apparent majority
of votes and when they had done this
they began to claim that they were en-
titled to the control of the Government
and to threaten rebellion if the Gov
eminent was not surrendered to them.
Out Of all these troubles came the
Electoral Commission, which was judi
eial tribunal invented and proposed by
the Democrats themselves, and which
they believed would seat their candi'
date, but contrary to their expectations
the tribunal declared Hayes elected,
and thus the revolutionists were hoisted
by their own petard. But even after
the Republican candidates had taken
their seats the batfled confederate Dem
ecracy were not content to submit and
there was considerable talk of inaug-
urating Tilden by force and of setting
civil war on foot anew again, and the
Democratic House even after Hayes had
taken his seat and assumed the funo
tons of the government, passed a reso-
luton declaring in spite of the finding
of the commission that Tilden had been
lawfully elected. They did submit at
last but with very poor grace and
only as the Southern journals charge
because Tilden had not the moral cour-
age to take an cath in the city of New
York and proclaim himself President.
From that time until now the Demo
Gratis have kept up the cry that they
were defrauded out of the election, but
after more than three years We find
that these same men meet in Convention
and nominate who? The man that was
so shamefully defrauded Of course. No
not at w: ." bnt the senior Major-Gsneral
of the army, W. s. Hancock, the officer
who il Tilden had consented to take the
Presidential oath in 1876, would have
been called upon to put him and his fol-
lowers down.
1t turns out now that upon this army
officer the Government was dependen
for the preservation of the peace, ant
had the Democratic revolt been started
was all the time in sympathy with tn
=, men who threatened insurrection, ant
only waited for Mr.. Tilden to declar
himself President, to put himself at tn
head not of the Government forces, bu
of the revolutionists. Is this true ? W
have the authority of General W.
Smith and his Tammany associates, VIII
circulated this report at the Cincinna.
Convention, and upon the truth of
being asoertained the Confederate
wheeled into line in support of Hancocl
II ia a knowledge of these facts that s
arouses the enthusiasm of souther
Democrats and leads General Preston
Kentucky to talk about killing whoev'
shall oppose Hanoock's Inauguration
and to pledge his life and fortune TIL
no one shall dare TO take tbs President
from his grasp.
II turns out nov that Hancock ha
fully made up his mind, and as soon
Tilden should take the oath of Office
New York, he was prepared to receiv
orders from him and obey them rath
than from the rightfully elected and i,
augurated President. We are no
more Than ever convinced that had tt
den taken an oatl and led in a revo
against the Government, that Hanooc