, 1880-07-28
GARFIELD VS.. HANCOCK.
The Two Candidates Compared
by Judge Houck OF
Tennessee.
An Ablc md Interesting Dis"
course by q Southern
Republican,.

trho following iS NIL cxtfact from A1l elo'
oue,t sIecch delivered ut a Republican
Tatlnca,lou ,nectlng July ut Knoxville,
Teuil., by Judge llouck, formerly member Of
Congress from TINT district:
t,nt what of tic canlltates9 WHO arc
tLev. cotlll,aratlycly? WHO II Garfield? And
viii Is Hancock? would like to speak Of
Arthur and English, bqt tlmS ,' Will hIardiy
permit ny p e. sn{ s t1 Fs Is csyctlon
viii Will tho Knights 81 ths Golden Clreie during
ti,o Wnr, and tic wealthy banter who gave
iii OF 81 TO reieye thu sufferers from Tie great
isut II Cen Garfield I searcely know what
10 say tirst, lie ia SO big, So good, aud SO
great In every chnractcr llc mas peen c4iea
eaaey t. afs e tS s 10 @ s @eteT u hs e
n II @ yo'i Knew MIN y DO you would knowt
that he deserves morn iian H. ';; a!n snpaP{.s ppt.{ Of
lis Congressional Mssoefates when say ne
Is worthy OF md fully nerlts more tlian my
usn OF terms will elsnhle inc 10 sny tor hit!!.
Aiir isir s,uf t,s 'e ea H trutfuiy say ny tliat a
il worthy US Il nun, finished as . scholar,
accomplished ns II Rcnltenat, eloquent Us
On orat0r, grand as leader; n's4 eaph9ls ~
n statesman. tApplause.l It Is y KIND,
synpathctlc, lobllgMg,, al.4 palnstaking II
himself he appreciates the hieypeFiencc of
s5 5 Il SSSt a rsdy ysnl 4 !e syS sS|es i
ns nnrosscculon Of tllolr duties. 4 hard student
Himself, he advises It tll ntl,ers. Ne y gen
erous to fault, mil conf'dinE as wonlas''
ills personal character Is rs pure rs his
public character Is EreAt. lie Is 4n exn1l,pA
III morals, and 4 Christian man !n tho very
But who and what Is Gen. Garfield Ms
public man? Let us examine md answer
fLis. doube, question by Mstitutlng q eonl-
rsSn' A1aaf f n cur ;assa sSG sS SSs
lives Up near Luke Erie, III tho Suite OF Ohio
One Is d fey years the senior ct tho other:
know nothing Of his circumstances, except
the simple fact Tint his father belonged to
the well-t0-do class Of his tlny. THIS ons had
the good fortune to tln4 favor VIII. the Gov
1Hent @ through m educNlloil at" West ,ohit"'
Tho Government thus took him BY tho hand
aud led lin tllryuRl, her schools, and gave g,
Jisr. ,lif 4 And III thus entering tho Military
Academy Gen. 1lancocA plighted bis honor
Ts eGy t!nn in IL Sa sa st p s
lighting It's bnttles and maintaining tho su.
pra,nney Of tho flag. So when the War OF
The Rebellion ca,is, r. t.e aays Of his ,n;n- ;.i
posed BY honor, when a youth, and whlel.
valuable pecu,linry consideration. -,
Every battle Ln WHICH lle wAs engagsd, and
arms, Of which lle Is now the candidate, had
been paid for by the Government many year1
III ADVANCE. liz Ind contracted in youth to
% Ssss s12a sSn s e n hs batto 1 ss s f5s 5stss
Of his country, or submit to everlasting dis
IL chose not to incur tho penalty Of death
BY lesGrtiUn, or that VI Disgrace by reslKning
Ii ti,o, facl of tic enemy. lilo continued 70
perform tho !lutles Of soldier, to which he
had been bred ut Government expense.
Aud now for dcing Wllat he could not nyo,d
asked To make him President Ut tho United
States, notwithstanding, the. admitted fact
that e neyer r. n had AZ honr's experience n
tel,s TINT lie llles any Of the necessary quail
Hcutiuns for a civil ruler The Democratic
party sec,t to lave become infatuated Will!
1!ls blintiers tn Louisiana enc texas y. ~ AZ ol
Southern Confectionery; and f1r this, and tll9
hope Of success. thvy liaye selze4 upon AND
appropriated himself u,id his Federal uni
!. form with wllicl, u make thelr way back ILL.,
Fhe nounation Of Hancock Is enqtl1er COB
wlb performance like tint Of Mcclellan IN
1sA ind Greeley, III ls72 a:ld tug po9plo dlS.
the peln0crAtic party, aa'd Will rebuke 1t "
this i,sta'ce ~ In the two former where II
was attempted to steal tha livery Of Heaven
Whs, the Denoeracy themselves must feel
greatly embarr1!ssctl, not 70 say Disguised,
% w|sn s r opy ;y stnSHsnS tyaf fc u Inv nv
i that Il 10 'El'itsa De,n"crais during th6 War;
Laughter. and npp!nuse.l And, II he bud
kcpt on little while longer. according "
ays s sfsassr s eaE f e aSs @ g II EsSa nHs
WHY tho Democratic lenders hayo not tho