Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-17

Winfield Scott Hancock, Of Montgom
cry. Meade and Reynolds are both
gene. Meade died on the 9th OF No
vember, 1872, in the house presented 10
his wife by the people OF Philadelphia,
afterward supplemented by . contribu-
ton of 100000 from the same source.
REYNOLDS was killed in battle on the "a
of July, and is buried at Lancaster.
Hancock is to-day the democratic can
dida,e for President Of tle United
States.
II do not stop to debate the other
considerations that enter into this vital
issue; the grave considerations that de-
mand the release of my dear native
State from the desperate men who, in
the last ten years, have coldly crushed
out the pride of our people, and placed
under the iron heel Of brutal inferieri;y
the hopes of our youth and manhood,
making of this iair Commonwealth vast
political Golgotha, and of our proud
city OF Philadelphia an offensive roost
for the most desperate and vulgar mer
cenaries since the days of Tweed and
Tammauy IN New York. l do not
stop to debate these considerations
now. II is not the time But this Is
the time 10 open to the common mind
our pledged word TO the last Of the
great soldiers who placed US under an
obligation that we hastened 10 ayow,
and repeated over and over again. My
own pledge binds me as my own noto
Of hand. In law il il had been signed
to the promise TO pay money debt l
could be held by il, and my estate il l
failed to Fay it. In morals il is as sol
emn as il | had gone before a magis-
,ra,e and sworn to abide by it. And
what is true Of myself is equally binding
upon others What my fixed judge
ment, private and public, is Of the men
who saved the American republic, j
have not concealed. 1t is u passion
that grows stronger the more | see the
value Of what has been saved TO our
selves and to all mankind. | feel il rs
the rescue OF human freedom for the
ages 10 come. / prize it, this over
throw of the rebellion, as the best
blessing TO the South which made that
rebellion. l cherish it because the
more | ponder the priceless value OF tho
enormous destiny so saved, tho more
eager am TO convince the South that
they must aid to perpctuate It.
Il am only one OF the army OF repub-
licans who will vote tor Gen. Hancock
for these reasons; only one OF many OF
the oldest republicans in this city, who
call upon me TO say that they would be
ashamed of themselves il, after oil their
words OF praise aud thanksgiving for
the salvation Of Philadelphia from fire
and rebel contributions in 1868, they
should now vote against tho man who
did the most o. the work. Gen. Gar
field is n good man, but We owe him
nothing compared with the debt tc
Hancock. When told that TO vote for
Hancock is to vote for democrat,
reply that the partition between the
two parties is very thin. The only
point on which VIC may be said to dit
fer is protection, and that cannot be q
very strong one when Hancock comes
from the great tariff county OF Mont
gomcry, Pennsylvania, aud all his
friends are open advocates Of protection,
while Garfield was elected member Of
the Golden Club In London, the great
frec-trade headquarters in England, be-
cause of his ratler bold sympathies
with the Western enemies OF Pennsyl-
yauia inturcsts."