The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-05
Who Now is on the Defensive Z

publican campaign. We heard q
great deal about them only n it'll,
while ago. The Democrats started
off with grand flourish. They
we're to bo as bold as a tiger. n,
soaring as nh engle, aud as all-con
quering as the king of the forest
They had superb and stainless sol.
dier candidnte they had the hurral
OF The opening canvass they ha(
nothing TO defend aud they were go
ing to sweep every thing before them
On the other hand, they told us tn,
Republicans must fight a weak an,
losing hr,tlc. They had u vulnerq.
BILE candidate th'y m1st flre Crol
it Nobiiier and De Golyer; they
must waste their strength in impo,
tent apology, aud The nggrcssiv,
column must inevitably oyerpoyei
the defensive line.
That was the situation ns The Dem
ocrats proclaimed it. three week
ngo. How il it now ? Where ar,
these impetuous and irresistibl,
Democratic columns : Where i,
tlismighty and triumphant advance
What has become II this splendid
forward movement that, lIkean arm,
with Ilnucrs, was 60 uverawe anu
oycrwhclm everything before il
Where now the hurrnh. the dash, th,
grand ecl1t, tho fiery Hnpprta IT tht
attack anl tho ardent Hotapurs o'
tho contest ! un the other side
who secs the Republicans wayeiing
or trcmu.ous or doubtful I VIZ,
iind1 them IN The siQhtost mcasur,
un the defensive Who thinks now
Of Credit Nubilier or DE GJlyor ui
any such miserable stuff Who dis
covers any evidence Of weakness in
the caudidlto, or faltcring in tu,
party, or hesitation ia thoir cam.
pogn ?
The truth is, that il there was any
iorco at any time ia that loudly-pro-
claimed Democratic view of the stu.
ntion--and it was only superficial
it Is now substantially reversed. Tao
gush and froth Of the first hours
have passed away. The canvass has
settled down Into the form and issue
upon which it will be fought ont
The aspersiJns upon General Garfield
haye boon met with viudication 20
complete that they hayo simply re-.
cOllci upon tho Hssuilnnts. 4 few
lnlempcate partisan papers may still
cry Credit Mobilier, but the people
pay no heed. They know that IA
statesman who has been in conspicu
ous public life FOR twenty years. with
untold opportunities for filing his
purse, and who is still Il poor man.
has proLity which rcbnl;cs and
any such accusation Ia the
Ds GOlyer matter the attempt OF
the Democratic papers to palm off IL
PAID attorneys assertion fora Judges
deliberate determination has over
whelmoi their cnlumuiOus effort with
and contempt. These
are no longer in issue
They have been run out Of cnurt
1t isn't necessary to waste any. more
powder on them. The RopGblIcau,
can rcst with absolute assurance upon
the private character aud tho public
record Of their candidate, aud can
pass on to the real questions of the
canvass.
Instead Of standing on the dcfen.
'ivo they are making "A bold and az
tressivc light along the whole luo.
They arc charging down on tho
Democratic party with u vigor and a
unity beyond anything thoy have
hnOwn for years. General Hancock
~ III reality not in the ,iyht. la
md of himself no is nothing. tie
hls no civic record, no known opiu-
ions on any pUblicq1esti1n, 40 pub.
lie standing Or Significance. He is
not IN the canvass in any spch sense
ls his competitor General Glriiall
lrs been ia the thicl, ofpnblic evouts
'Jr twenty years he has full re.
'ora he has spoken on every issue
le has taten part in every action,
lnd his every word aud deed chal-
.cnge and bear the closest scrutiny.
lie is man at the helm to be
aud trusted as II living. pos.
tive, gliding force, whilo on the 9TH
'r side is guided bat dumb and
hollow figure. head. With General
Hancock rs meaningless rs u painted
banner, the iight il against the un.
hanged Democratic party with It's
)Jions record OF unpatriotc. uupgo-
ircssiye illIOeral AMI revolutionary
,ots. The Republican purity has
irawn the lines right there. II is
pressing the batt,o aud will push it
With Increasing yiyor ~ the cam
lllgn goesuu Tho change ia pull
)abie TO every observer. The Dem
l'gntlc party, with its obnoxious ca
'rer, is on tue defensive, while the
Republican pnrty is wagiug reso.
nte AMI aggressive canvass. -PhH-
Press.
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