The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-02
Judge Blacks Opinions.
WHAT NE THINKS OF HANCOCK AND GARFIELD
AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
IHrnm the New York ExpTcss.

AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
from the New York Express,l
YORK, Pa, August 30.-Judge "Jere +"
Black was found yesterday morning upon
the yeranda OF his mansion among the trees.
He was asked what he had to say OF Han
cock as a presidential candidate, and an
swered as follows:
"When | read his Order No. 40-of
which | am done disclaimiDg the author
ship-I said. there is the foremost Ameri'
can of bis time, and the note | wrote him
upon that occasion came from my heart. l
said, there is man who deserves the high
est honor bis country has TO bestow, and i
believed that he would receive bis reward,
| IL not in life, then by posthumous fame,
which would descend upon bis children
and could not tear out OF my heart the
lively hope that he would some day be re-
warded with the presidency"
"You do not rate Hancock high merely
as q soldierS"
.Wben General Jackson defended New
Orleans he filed the measure OF his coun-
try's glory; but when he grappled with the
United STATES Bank and straDeled the mon
ster he rose TO the full height OF statesman
ship and made himself bis proudest place
in history. General Hancock was splen-
did soldier, but his civil record-Order No.
40 al0ne-is worth more TO him and his
country. He showed knowledge OF The
Constitution aud respect for its legislation
not exhibited by any other high officer OF
our army. He took his stand in defence OF
the Constitution at q time when Thad.
Stevens was flouting his contempt for
that sacred instrument, holding that Con.
gress was legislating outside OF the Consti.
q, IN oh
pie still had spinters OF that shattered in
strumeut fostering in their livers. That
was the ground taken by the strongest in
tellect OF his party--a man who led the Re-
publican party to lengths 10 which 1t would
have followed no other"
ain your opinion, Judge, how will the
tariff. for-revenue plank in the Democratic
platform affect Hancock in Pennsylvania 2"
"Is anybody opposing that PROPOSE
ton 2"
"The Republican party flatters itself that
il is opposing it TO some purpose"
"Well, General Garfield isn't opposing
it, is he? II there is man In this country
who is an anti-protectionist that man is
Garfield"
"Do you look upon General Garfield as
being as strong a man as his party could
have nominated, Judge?"
intellectually be is its strongest man,
and morally he is the equal OF any man in
the party. But you understand the bead
OF party is like the head of a snake-it is
wagged by the body and tail. Now, Gene
raj Garfield has very bad tail. He will
always be as good as the party will let him
be-no BETTER"
What is your judgment OF the party
chances in the campaign"
alt is hard enough to talk history. Now
you want me to talk prophecy. l can't do
1t. I never was good at that, anyhow
And then, after a silence, rs though he was
lost IN thought. the Judge resumed: 81 will
say that am disappointed. L did not be-
Iieve that any considerable number OF the
American people would ever forget the
moustrOus infamy Of the presidential fraud.
But to great many very respectable people
il really seems TO make no difference. The
long misrule Of the Republican party seems
to have blunted the coDscences OF many
men. But we have made great progress as
a people in fifteen years, and there is great
encouragement TO llberty-loyiDg Ameri-
cans -