, 1880-07-04
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

Col Fritz Hccker writes to the 'BelIcyillc Zci-
tux1 relative to the Democratic nomination in
his own peculiar style, us follows: Joking
aside, the Democratic nominations are strong
and well calculated to deceive. Hancock will
catch New York and English Indinnn! What
will become now Of our Democratic friends and
Presidential electors who in times gono by
howled like Il pack Of wolves so wild against
nil sabrc- rntters, West-Pofuters, md West Point
officers IN the standing army2 What will they do?
Very simple, indeed! Gulp down the whole
conpoodle. and without any trouble at that! So
far Presidential candidates selected from the
standing army have not been Of great bcncat to
Republics, particularly not to our own. Against
the election Of Il General from standing army,
which consists Of hirelings, to the Office Of Chief
Magistrate Of the Nation, more wcghty argu-
ments cAn be produced than even against third
term Far be it from us to throw nny mud II the
brave Union commander. We deal with prfnci-
pies not men. We declared publicly agaiu and
again that, with all our personal regard and
friendship for Gen. Grant, VIC never, even not Mt
his first election, voted for him, because In our
opinion there is moro danger hundreds Of times
proven in history to be apprchendcd for Re-
public from n soldier Presidency than from the
often-rcpcated and consecutive elections Of Il
civilian to the Chief Magistrncy Of the Nation.
Tories and Wings in England have been for 80
years unit on this prop1sltion th1t sunag .a1l,s
ao sn b4s % 1 d poops
eanPhasiae en1y R.s enough: o That lie dangers
threatening from an army ata;n Of hlred ,ts
cun1stances than those + rom MI army consisting
Of citizens and citizens sons. Military power.
even in its embryo state, is always Il danger to
free institutions. What may ne 1he ch3el t,1 n'0
tive why principally all the bftterest and-untll
this very day-nost unrclcntins nebcl elements
Of the North ana South. I'll the vilcst nnd most
irascbe Copperhcads aud K Knights OF tau Goluen
Circle, greet with unboundca enthusiasm and
jubilant assent. with the cnnnon's thunder and
bontircs on hills and in valleys, the nomna-
tion for tho Presidency Of General Sc
er.l who so bravey fought to suppress
tho Hebeliion, State-righ1s, SECESSION,
slavery. aud acknowledgements? This question
hot alone the writer of these Enes. but hnndrsus rigs
question was solved very simply bl an olu Lop-
perhead. who rested under the suspicion OF hnF-
Ing belonged to that fire. in the-relr- inccndiafy
Organization called the Knights "f the Golden
Circle. He said: You rany vote ns you please;
iu this election we count our man IL: We have
the majority in the HOUSE We will launch M the
t TEaxe General 4nder @ a i'n to be-
thrown out by commission, comprnm!se lay; lay,
Or other ciap-trap like the coward l1lden sno-
1uitted to- This WAS clear as day. aud Kood-
Maine school, out of tho minnesota school
fWashburn- -Donncly} and several other Schools
IN which they teach according othe Missass1Ppl
The Colonel then pleasantly talks about Dem
ocratic hypocrisy as follows: 1.-THE Democrats
against banks und paper money, and
caressed during the last years n never-stopping
paper-mill. the rag-baby, the fiat dollar; they t
excommunicated banks and tho National banks
and bankers, and to-day they nominate Ma |
honM banker MS their candidate for the Vice. !
Presidency; they parade to-day before the pco- |