The daily gazette., 1880-10-13
Grant Refuted by Grant.
JUDGE CLINTON RECALLS SOME Oh
THE Ex-PREsIDENT's TRIBUTES TIC
HANCOCK,
To the Editor Of the Star:


NEW YORK, Oct o, 1880.
To the Editor Of the Star:
The statements disrespectful Of Gen.
Hancock, which Gen. Grant is repre-
scented to have made recently, are 50 en-
tirely at variance with his previous
utterances, that am ready to believe he
must have been grossly misrepresented.
Permit me to call your attention 10
some of the deliberate views expressed
by Gen. Grant in his voyage around the
world. He spoke of Gen. Hancock as
follows:
Hancock Is q fine soldier. At the
time he was named Major-General we
were not very good friends, and l had
personal preferences for Schofield, but l
felt Hancock had earned the promotion,
and gave his name TO Stanton. He
wrote me q beautiful letter ON the sub
ject, and our relations have always re-
manned on the most cordial footing. |
have great respect for Hancock a. man
and soldier" (See correspondence Of
New York Herald, published in its
issue of July "a, 1879
In referring to the condition of public
affairs in this country, Gen. Grant said
~ think we have no issues, no questions
that need give us embarrassment. ]
look forward TO peace, generations OF
peace, and with peace, prosperity. ]
never felt more confident of the future
Of our country Is correspondence
of New York Herald, published in It's
issue of Aug. 81, 1922
Gen. Grant has frequently vouched for
the loyalty and devotion Of the South to
the best interests of the whole country.
He said: "The soldiers in the Southern
army have shown themselves by all odds
the best part of the Southern popula-
tion." (See correspondence Of the New
York Herald published in its issue OF
Aug. IL, 1879
"We have no reason to doubt that
those who wore the gray will fulfill all
they have promised in loyalty TO the
flag and the nation" (Gen. Grants
speech at Bloomington, April, 1880 }
In referring to the Democratic par
ty, Gen. Grant said "There are men
in that organization (the Democratic
parity, men like Bayard, Mcclellan,
Hancock and others, whom l know.
They are as loyal and as patriotic as
any men. Bayard, for instance, would
make splendid President. l would
not be afraid of the others in that Of
fice." (See editorial in New York
Herald, Oct. 2, 1880, in which This Ian
guagc of Gen. Grant is quoted.)
remember reading statement OF
Gen. Grant, made not many months
since, to the effect that he had great
respect for-and thought well of-the
Democratic and Republican parties,
al hough ON the whole his preferences
were for the latter. This is not strange
in view of the fact that the Republic IN
party gave HIM two Presidential terms.
These views of Gen. Grant, express
ed with such care and deliberation, are
inconsistent with the idea that he be-
lieves the interests of the people will
suffer by reason of Gen. Hancock g
election to the Presidency. Elected he
will be by amajority decisive and over
whelming. The only real ground OF
fear the Republicans have Is that the
universal popularity of Gen. Hancock Is
administration throughout the North,
the South, the East and the West will
imperil the prosperity, and quite like
ly the existence of the Republican par
ty. Yours respectively,
HENRY L.. CLINTON.