The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-06-30
The Cincinnati Convention.

The great Democratic circus, which
pitched its tents in Cincinnati on
Tuesday of last week, got through |
with its performance on Thursday, and
contrary to the expectations Of the
most sanguine Dem ecrats placed very
fair ticket in the field, Gen. w. S.
Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for Presi-
dent, on the second ballot, and VIM.
H. English, Of Indiana, for Vice Pres
ident. Ofthe nomination the Pitts.
burgh Conn., Gazette has the following
to say, which is about the way every.
body looks on the matter. The Dem
ocrats have a brilliant soldier at the
head of their ticket, and that is all.
The Republicans have one equally
brilliant as a soldier, and as brilliant
4 statesman as the country ever pro-
duced-tried in every way and never
found wanting:
The nomination of Hancock at
Cincinnati yesterday closed up the
ranks on both sides, and now the
struggle begins. The contest is to be
between Garfield and Hancock, and
never we're two parties marshaled
under better or braver leaders. Han
cock was as gallant and courageous a
soldier as Garfield, but 10 whit more
so. He has no political record, beyond
the fact that he is and always has been
a Democrat, and his personal charac-
ter, like Garfeld's, is above reproach
50 that we start out, as to men, OF
equal ground, and the contest is to be
one purely of principle, and upon the
inherent and essential differences be-
) tween the two parties.
f Hancock, although a good soldier
, goes into the fight weighted down witt
the disloyalty ofthe solid South, anC
with the we'll. known and long cher
ished purposes of the rebel element il
a his party. He fought them during th
y war; but in leading them, now, it i
!, he who has changed position. The
have no; and will not. He does No
u believe in states rights; they do. II
o may not favor the payment ofsouther
claims, but they will overrule him i
!. that, and all else that he may diffe
from them. On all the issues that d
vide the parties, no matter what hi
e individual opinions may be, they wi
y compel him to lead where they choos
i. to go, and to occupy the ground froI
4 which they choose to fight. 1t is nj
. Hancock, the man or the soldier, thu
. the people are asked to vote for, bu
y for Hancock, the representative {
ct Democratic principles, which are tt
ne same under him as they would hay
e. been under Tilden or Payne, or an
Of the other representative men of thi
. party.
We The nomination of a Pennsylvan
An man as the Democratic candidate Fl
or President, transfers the fight, in larI
"a measure, from New York and Ohio
n this State. We do not believe tn
~ Hancock is any stronger in Pennsy
ps vania than any other candidate wou
tn have been but the very fact that
if is from this State will compel Il
on Democrats to concentrate the fig
around the home Of their candidat
on This is a fact which Pennsylvania r
nd publicans may as we'll take into ear
Ids est consideration at once. 1t is o
his that calls upon them to forget th'
'r1 silly local fights, anl to buckle
''u their armor for the hardest polite
struggle they have had since 49,
nee The time for local jealousies and biz
ian erings is over Henceforth we are
muster, shoulder to shoulder, in {
- fence Of the great principles it
~ been given us to maintain, and pres'
u. an impregnable barrier against
of effort Of the enemy to capture {
on, heretofore stronghold of Republic
his principles.
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