Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-10-06
HANCOCK, the FioUREHEAD.

The recent letter OF General Hancock
In reply to the one published from rhso-
dors Cook Of Cincinnati. asking him for
IN authoritative declaration whether. II
elected President. he would consent to
the payment OF the claims Of the rebels
for losses during the war. reads well and
promising enough. He speaks Of those
'Southern wal claims a. Q busbssr.
and d.nouuces with scorn the very idea
Of ever paying them. He says: III I
were President I would veto all legisla-
ton which might come before me pro-
vidins for consideration Of the payment
OF. claims OF any kind for losses or
damages by persons who were In the re-
bellion. whether pardoned or not"
This would seem to be explicit and
decisive enough to suit most anybody.
and NO doubt the Brisadisrs and the rest
OF Hancock's solid Southern hackers
smile approvinsly a they think Of the
nice, w.il.worked chunk Of taffy they
thus allow to be thrown out to catch
Northern gudssous. Hancock would not
have dared to thus reply without their
consent. In fact, Southern journals
hardly waited for him to reply before
very plainly indicating what course 10
already lined out on that proposition.
Hancock 10 merely the Agurehssd they
have pushed forward. They are the
piratical ship to which that asurshead
belongs, and as pluusss and turns that
ship amid the waves Of the political
ocean. 30 must plunge and turn that
ngurshsad. They have nominated him
to carry out their views. and II matters
not to them what he may promise in
order to influence or secure success.
The fgurehead 10 . superb one and
much admired. It 10 placed there FOL
that purpose. But there 10 q strong,
stid bowsprit above. and Q heavy old
ship behind It. and as points that bow.
spirit and goes that ship. 80 must point
and 60 that asurehsad.
With Congress and the Supreme Cour,
In their hands. what could prevent the
two 10 four hundred thousand millions
Of Confederate claims from being a.
lowed. Hancock. their nsure-head,
might make q feeble show Of objection
he might ipterposs bis threatened veto,
but they would bilsriously carry What
they pleased over his head and treat al
his vs,oss ss 30 many amusing joke,
proceeding from their superb figure
head. The whole Hancock situation
may bs summed up In the already 70
nous remarks Of Bob Toombs. contained
In . letter to . friend at Warrington 9
few weeks ago. when he said:
Am a. positive that Hancock will be
elected a. ! AN that there 10 . God in the
heavens. You say that be 10 . Yankee
Well. ! know that; and I know. TOO. that
his sword has pierced the heart OF many q
gallant man 10 gray. But what are We 70
dor We cannot put in one Of our own
men this time and have to take . ''Yank."
That being the case, let Us take one
who 10 lees blue : bellied" than the
most Of them. You may depend upon IL,
sir. that. ''Yank' or no ''Yank." II elect
ed. the old boys OF the South will see that
Hancock will do the fair thing by them.
In other words. be will run the machine
TO suit them. or they will run the thing
themselves. II you hear any man say that
Hancock mo carry all the South. you
NAV put hin down a. q I'D fool.