Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-03
GARFIELp AND HANCooK.

GARFIELD AND HANCOCK.
Garfield has now been in nomination as
the Republican candidate for the Presidency
for nearly month, but as yet not single
ratification meeting has been held in the
great Republican State of Pennsylvania.
The first ratification meeting in Massachu
setts--a very slim one-was held in Boston
on Wednesday evening. dispatch to a
Republican paper, the Chicago Times, says
that the hall was only comfortably filled,
hot weather keeping many away, and an ap-
probable part of the audience were Demo-
Gratis, as was evidenced by smart applause
at every mention of Hancock's name, and
Kissed when his fitness for the Office of chief
magistrate was impugned by the speaker.
All of the speakers, including Hoar, Rice
and others, expressed their disappointment
at the failure to nominate Grant, but be-
sought their hearers, and in half hearted
way, to support Garfield as the next best
man to Grant. There was little enthusiasm
among those present, and q feeling of de-
preston has taken possession of the faithful
at the Hub that bids fair 70 remain through
out the campaign.
The same lack of enthusiasm is seen ev-
erywhere. Even the newspapers have little
to say in praise of their candidates, but con-
siderable to say in apology for their apparent
derelictions. They occasionally endeavor to
pick flaws in the characters or records of the
candidates of the Democratic party, but they
makes sorry job of it. The worst that has
been said of Gen. Hancock thus far is that
he obeyed the orders of his superior officers
and issued an order, after protest, for the
hanging of woman for the crime of keep
ing boarding house; that he is handsome
man; that he is soldier. and that he wears
a corset. All the charges except the last are
true, but even if all could be substantiated
they would not disqualify him from ably fill
ing the Presidential Office.
There is this difference between the two
candidates: Garfield has q few warm friends,
but they are confined almost wholly to his
own State. Hancock has many warm friends
located in every State in the Union. He has
been endeared to the soldiers of both the
regular and volunteer service. He command
ed tens of thousands of volunteers during
the war, all of whom became warmly at
tached to him because of his personal
bravery and uniform consideration for their
comfort and general welfare. Though he
might properly have been excused from &C.
tive service because of his wounds, he was
in his saddle long before they were healed,
and led his command to victory till the close
of the war. When the strife had ended he
distinguished himself for his craftsmanship,
for his respect for civil law, for his regard
for the rights of citizens when menaced by
the military power. Before leaving Wash
ington to take command of the department
of the Southwest, he made brief speech in
which he made use of these memorable
words:
Educated as q soldier in the military school
of our country and on the field of the Mexican
war and American rebellion, need not assure
you that my course as district commander
will be characterized by the same strict soldier.
ly obedience to the law there taught me as
soldier. l know DO other guide or higher duty.
Misrepresentation and demonstrations aris-
ing from the passions of the hour, and spread
by those who do not know that devotion to
duty has governed my actions in every trying
hour, may meet me, but fear them not. My
highest desire will be to perform the duties of
my new sphere, not in the interest of parties
or partisans, but for the benefit of my country,
the honor of my profession, and trust also for
the welfare of the people committed to my
care. ask, then, citizens, that may not be
judged in advance, and that time may be per-
mitted to develop my actions.
Time has developed and justified his
course, and he stands to day in the proudest
position of any American citizen.
Contrast his course with that of Garfield,
who has ever been the foremost in under
mining and setting at naught the guaranteed
rights of citizens, and then judge which is
best fitted to control the destinies of this re-
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