The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-06-30
HANCOCK AND ENGLISH.

,ratiC party uaS ioii1 NV
,uireme~ts of the times and in him
i has given us q candidate whose
reputation is 80 unsullied, whose
is so far above reproach
and whose record so fully meets the
of the situation, that sue.
cess Is assured at the inception OF
The contest. His selection by almost
the unanimous vote of the Conven-
ton and so early as on the third
ballot, is a pliment which be well
deserved as the strongest candidate
in the ranks of that grand old party |
which numbers amongst its follow
ers so many men of high intellect and
lofty patriotism. The conspicuous
absence of anything like the bicker-
ings and jealousies which character
ICED the Convention which nomina
ted his opponent, proves that our
party is united-and united it can
not fail to win the victory.
The issues of the campaign upon
Which we have now fairly entered
are clearly and sharply defined by
the nominations on both sides. The
Republican party in General Garfield
has presented candidate so tho.
roughly identified with all that has
been obnoxious in the rule of that
party and so covered over with the
stigma of its gigantic frauds and
huge schemes of plumber that he is
an eminently fit exponent of the
ideas of that party, whose battle flag
| has been a "bloody shirt" and whose
highest conception of public duty
has been to retain power at all haz-
ards and at the cost of the "Crime
of the Century," in which he was not
only particeps crimiais, but leading
spirit, glorying in his own infamy.-
The Democratic party in presenting
the name of General Hancock, who
held the same rank as Major General
in the Federal army that Garfield
Ibid, to the sufirages of the American
people, has placed itself in accord
with the advanced thought of thu
nation which is weary of strife aDt
which earnestly desires peace ant
harmony upon any terms which d'
not demand sacrifice of principle o
surrender of results which cost 81
much of treasure and blood. TIL
solid South tenders its hearty ant
enthusiastic support to the Genera
in the army Of their enemy VIII
r fought them fairly in the field to sc
{ cure those results, but who when th
: war was over, treated them justly an
magnanimously and who both in wa
and peace has been consistent De
mocrat. The fear of solid Sout
which offers such an olive branc
y must give place to the convictio
th..t at last and indeed the war
= over. Fifteen years after the su
render at Appomattox the side whic
furled its banner and sheathed il
!, sword on that day offers to the VII
tors, by it's support of General Hal
cock aguarantee that they came
a. dispute that it accepts in good fat
Y, the settlement then and there mac
a, of the issues in dispute and whit
: had been decided against it by Il
is arbitrament of the sword. All que
c. tions growing out of that contest
d. arms are now dead issues.
lie The Democratic party, party
le progress, proposes by its nomin
I'd tions and in its platform to resto
Id the government of our common cou
try to the basis of an honest and &c
nomical administration of its pub
affairs; to blot out of its public
81 cords ali mention of sectional ,stri
10 to revive the public sentiment viii
~ shall seek first of all the welfare
nc the whole country and which SD
- know no North and no South; to
:" yite the attention of the people to
'"' development of the vast and alm'
go untouched resources of our growi
- Republic; to make capacity and h'
" esty the tests of fitness for place 8
- power, and in that respect to g
the country a genuine Civil Serv
rat reform, and to prove the sincerity
al it's intentions it has chosen as
I'M standard-bearers, in the persons
,to Winfield S. Hancock, of Pennsyl
mr. MIA, and W. H. English, of India
for two worthy representatives of th
10 ideas.
YES Under such leadership, with 81
&c opposition as it has, with the ent
,se siastic response which comes fl
IA all sections of the United States