Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-20
THE RESULTS OF HANo0CK,S ELEO-
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THE RESULTS OF HANO0CK'S ELEO.
TON.
What good will the election of Hancock
accomplish? ask the Republican organs in
chorus, and then they proceed to point to
the fact that the country is now prosperous
and the people contented, that the debt is
being reduced at q rapid rate, and that to
change the administration would probably
reverse this order of things and precipitate
financial and commercial crisis that would
cause great distress. The country is indeed
prosperous, but for this the Republican
party is in no way responsible. The pros
perity is due to the abundant harvests of the
past few years, and to the large inflow of in
dustrious citizens of foreign countries who
have made the wilderness to blossom as the
rose. Added to these causes has been the
enforcement of the economic measures pro-
posed by the Democratic Congress, which
have saved to the treasury the sum of forty
five millions year for the past three years.
But the people are not oontented. They
have had foretaste of what they may OK
poet under Democratic administration
reduction in the expenses of the government
and consequent reduction Of taxation, and
they want the full measure of relief that is
in store for them. They see that the Re-
publicans have violated every pledge Of re-
form made in the past, and that up to the
access of the Democrats to power the bur-
dens of life were constantly increasing.
They see, too, that public Office is regarded
as reward for disreputable political services
rather than capacity and fitness, and they
desire change 80 that our affairs may be
honestly, economically and faithfully admin
istered. The economy practiced by the
Democratic party is harbinger of good
time coming when public trusts shall be
committed to those who are capable of car
ing for them in the interests of the people
rather than to enrich themselves.
The public debt has been largely decreas-
ed within the past three years. This is
principally due to two causes. The first is
the reduction Of expenses wrought by the
Democratic Congress; the second the abund-
ant harvests and improved business pros
poets, enabling the citizens of all classes to
pay their taxes more promptly than before.
One of the greatest advantages to be Sc
cured by the election of Hancock to the
Presidency, is that it will signalize the bur-
ial of all sectional animosities. Hancock
was gallant union soldier during the war,
and shed his blood for the preservation of
the compact of States. The Southern peo-
pie, against whom he fought, have gladly &C.
cepted him as their candidate in the hope that,
by casting their votes for 80 distinguished q
patriot, they may no more be accused of
harboring reasonable designs against the
government under which they live. His
election will drive the bloody shirt from ma
tional politics forever, and compel the Re.
publican party to seek for some new issue,
other than sectional hate, upon which to ap-
peal to the people for support. No one will
dare to charge upon Hancock the crime OF
being sectional President. He will be q
President for the whole country, knowing
neither North nor South, East nor West.
There is no doubt but the people are ripe
for change. They are determined upon
having it. They are willing to risk all con-
sequences that may come from such q
change, for they are confident that those
consequences will be only good. They de-
mand that the change shall take place, and
as the people are as yet supreme in this
land, despite the efforts of the Republicans
to make them subservient, they will no doubt