The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-03-21
THE HANCOCK BOOM.


MOfk Tor their t1NOflte, ana III
favor continues to grow from now until June % as
steadily and rapidly as It has grown for the past three
or four weeks Gen. Hancock will be formidable can
ddate for the Democratic nomination by the time the
convention meets. There have been several confer
within the past few days, and Gen. Hancock sffiends
much encouraged by the reports which have been
received from all parts of the country They are par
tcuisrly encouraged by the reports which come up
from the South and. Indeed, they seem to have good
for their claim that the South generallyis cont
ing TO regard Gen Hancock rs the strongest candi-
nie and that very largo proportion of the southern
delegates WIN SUPPORT sicoek n Tho convention =,
Congress, Confederate Bfgadsr,f' and . hiaii
whose name, " mentioned, would carry weight, has
favored mo Nith very uil, very Interesting, aud
some respects, very Important statement upon the
question OF the democratic Presidential no'nihatoh.
and the Telling OF himself and other sYttterh Demo
Gratis upon It. At his request withheld his name,
but able to give the substance OF his conversation,
and, indeed so nearly his exact language that he |
.sFor many reasons, !, he said, al would have
been glad TO see the great wrong rlghed by the re-
%en TSer" wcnS have BEEN poetiS Justice in
that which would have feiciced the hearts OF the
Democracy. For a long time believed ,s that re, |
with the crushing defeat OF Governor Robinson In
November. After that 1t was hopeless to expect that
those who bol,ed Robinson could In any event be n
duced to vote for Tiden.
BESIDES this, It has become only too evident that
States The schism in Virginia IS as bitter and hope.
less as that In Now York, with this difference, In
favor OF New YORK, that tho entire DemOcrauC NOe
there could he polled for any candidate from some
other state who has never been mixed up with either
faction and Is not the nominee or tool Of either while
the two wings in Virginia are divided on question Of
public policy. It happens that both the readiusters
and tint debt payers are opposed to Mr. Tden It's
useless explain why this is is the facts we want
to face. virginia was not at heart for Tllden in 1876
but accepted him. when any one OF the other candi-
supposed necessity Of nominating Inn TO carry New
York. Now 1t Is not Virginia alone but tliG ehhte
South which Is thoroughly disguised with. Win New york
| led the party to successive defeats.
'tMany Southern fully ready to escape from
the evil OF sectional division OF parties by an ALL
| ance with the Republicans. Those of this way Of
thinking, and who will act accordingly 4 they see no
likelihood OF the election OF the Democratic candidate,
that candidate is particularly dstastefnlt
their constituencies are numerous enough carry with
a snsn a and Tssas In these the
| party can be held together by General Hancock's
popularity but as between Illen and Grant the lat
lar Democrat or weak candidate for Grant, Blaine.
Sherman or washburne to give such assurances to an
secure The electoral votes oi dye Or SIX Southern
States. You imagine the result II the leadership
of the negro vote were assumed iy an even lncon-
siderable number of native southerners OF the Wade
| Hampton stripe The evidence that this Is not an
Imaginary but real danger Is. to my mind, conolu-
men, and receive great numbers of letters, and the
bulk Of all gather confirms the verify Of what
lyon can easily understand how widely the stua-
tion differs from that of four years ago. Then the
better call by the law of se-prescrvatlo1to free
their States from negro rule. Having accomplished
that they are free to labor for other objects. One
OF those which Southern men deem important is the
obliteration OF the sectional line which now d.
ydes parties and Which @ operates S GSweray ,S , TO
gard to legislation which affects her material inter-
ests. Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas are especi-
ally sensitive this point, and all the Gulf States In
) a lesser but still important degree,
..Thus, you see, there are other dangers which
thereafter tie future of the Democracy, quite dis
tinct from the ridden and Tamlnany feud In Now
York. The tendency among Northern Democrats Is
to keep their eyes sed New York, and SO overlook
what may prove fatal rocks elsewhere. They must
widen their horizon or encounter the talls OF the
blind.
carry New York who is not acceptable to Mr.. Tden:
that II he s not nominated he must name the can
their least netarios aspect they that the set OF
politicians who managed Mr.. 1den's campaign, both
before and his election In 1s76misnianaged It,
mean, aagranty and grossly-must be permitted to
act as bosses fcf and absolutely control the des-
nes Of the great mey eah n the s
abors (aready well paid out OF Mr. Tilden's private
fortune. II report speaks truly oil four years ago.
which proved disastrous to us. can understand
the purely selfish object OF those who ciamor that MIR
Tlden must the candidate, but cannot Imagine
any considerable body of Democrats can bo imposed
on by claim so mpudently silly and grossly prepos-
II tero1s Nothing in the least like 1t ever before
p IL the IN OF the Norherp
The party will he innitely better of with h,
e than In any position OF trust or leadership.
: .'The other Interpretation Of what may be called
is the standing threat OF the Gramercy PARK kitchel
cabinet Is that Mr. Tden has the power and the evi
will to defeat any candidate but one of his own max
Ing. do believe Mr. Tllden means to set on foo
10 any efforts that do not look to his own nomination
1t is Insulting to who is already under as bcay,
" debt of gratitude to the Democracy as 1t is possb,
Q for to be TO impute to him a desire to defea
d that party In revenge for his own disappointment
patriot who has been honored with great stations at
M the suagss Of hs,r majority @ S OF n,S hs n e
N malgnity would he the basest OF mankind. II Mr.
= Tden is capable of raising o finger to defeat tn
only shows the baseness of the around him tina
they seriously put forth such stuff as this Mr.
TilIen is not in the position OF Democrat who ha
served his party and owes 1t nothing. He is unde
obligations to his party for high honors 1t has bestowed
=, upon him. am sure Mr. Tilden does not entertain
u any such raitorous sentiments. Butas to the power
re If he malignant as those whopreend to be ls
frienlsassume, no man or ORGANIZATION OF men, with
strengthen them could exercise any appreciable In
u Influence in taking votes away from an otherwise
i, the contrary theory would make them out. What
n, Is tat personal influence goes for little
u great national contests although forces like those
n have described operating I'm the South and such
l. caused the bolt in New York last fall. can destroy
!" "Goyernor Seymour. In n recent interview iu tin
Post here, has correctly stated this when he said th
"a candidate had better not be Identified with either
the warning factions, thing Just as true of Vrgini
~ of New York That points to tho only practicabl
10 solution Of our dilemma. II we can get candidat
10 otherwise strong, and not in any way mixed up wit
to either the Tilden or Tammany factions all VIII rally
his support. No single individuals dislikes can
preudlces of large bodies OF voters we must avoid an
he tagosNl1lng; Na i, IN, canaa,,. to o founa, Per
c. sonally my colce is Senator Bayar lie is loved
NJ tho South, where people have been infece
hs with greenback and silver theories But am cor
r. House n he Is nominated this year-o which, by I'll
II way, there is not much danger. He Is yet youn
cd man. and know shall do more to secure his ultima
ton at this tuncturc when would he premature an
In unwse. Events may not improbably bring about h
,se candidacy under more favorable conditions.
,m "Gcn Hancock is, by all odds, the man for Y
he ananeia question~whic6 is one Of tie ali imporal
he requisites. His nomination will be the best possi,
to the sOGGy Ss"E the
~ Gen. Hancocks grand civil record splendid
answers the objections that are urged In some qua
ters against military candidates. His whole career
-, OF kind to excite enthusiasm IN political canvas
The independent vote seems to be peculiarly atractt
pie TO him. notice various independent newspape
nd out for him. A good many Greenbackcrs seem 70
ma | turning their eyes toward him. All those thin
40 count, for there is such thing the independe
re- vote, and we want to capture 1t. don't see wi
ng Hancock shouldn't carry his own State, where 80,
votes went to third ticket so that the Pennsylyan
,ev Republican Governor In u minority OF TO- 900
~ the total vote. such state can only be fairly class
W. rs doubtful, aud sagacious politicians VIII make
III nght for It, That State has Democrat In the senat
is and elected State ticket In 1877. understand 4
,ck Tden Randall clique who rushing on defeat Ia
:" that Pennsylvania Is bopeiessly Republican. su
talk is SINISTER and ought not TO commend the leads
,h who urge against those who actually have Carl
~, the State for the Democracy, and who earnestly me
W to do II again. Senator Wallace Is ono OF the m,
nat useful In the Senate; Is more trusted Al
ed. cOnnselcd with by his colleagues, and the abuse
nod defamation heaped on him arociOns 1t spea
40 well for the Senator and his friends that they do u
W. retOrt In kind upon Speaker Randall.
bcr ''HancOcks nomination would save us Nirgin
To because he Is the favorite of the readjusters
doubtless noticed that the readJusier members OF
state Committee announced at their recent meeti
that they would support Gen; Hancock, but wo,
ma, trusted lleutenants are strong Hancock men. y
wv nomination Of Gen. Hancock would insure MS u SO
W. south, and without exciting Jealousy at the Mort
And lie must have great popularity At the North.
10 your old soldiers and their descendants have f.
, iDgs toward their military men very different m
w" THOSE which aciuate ours, Why, only need 10 ~
co. between the lines Of radical Journals like the 7Tibu
eb Times 10 hnd In their studious silence about
the candidacy, equally studied depreciation. that he