, 1880-07-03
MORTON ON HANCOCK.
A Sharp Criticism Of the Generals
Policy as Military Governor Of
Louisiana and Texas.
4 Prophecy rs to the Results Of Demo.
cratic Success Tint Ilns Been Full
filled 10 Tho Letter.


uf btlintlers and Inconsistencies. Speaking from
tho Atandpolnt 0f this Btate, their opportunity
lay III tho nomination of 1tondrickr. either for
President or Vicc-Frcsdent, I4ad tho old
ticket bcen nominated, the Republican thnrccs
Of SUCCESS would hnv0 been greatly llmnlahed,
whllo tho nomination OF Hendricks for rrcsi-
dent would have rendered Democratic success
tn Indiana almost certain In my opinion. AZ 1t
is, English nds no stronKth to tho ticket, to put
II mildly, and ffancocka nomination makes lte.
publican sticccAs In 1nliann ccrtuin, It's much ~ rs
did the IiominAtton OF lrcutcy In 1872 Thcn tho
Democrats Ind sotno excuse for doing mn neon-
sistcnt thing, because they war1 ready for my
departure which offered a hopo OF slicccss, and
III the Republican ranka thero WIS largo clc-
1lcnt OF llscontent with UrAnt's AdminIstru-
ton. upon which they could rely for recruits.
Then, too. GrcelUys nomination VIE backed by
n ilno numlnntion for Governor. around which
tho Domocrats could rally. That wins Hendricks,
and ho was tho only man on tho Democratic
6tato ticket who was elected. Whilo now tho
Republican party is thoroughly united. hnr-
lnonlous, and enth,isias.lcilIy for Garfield, and
hns tho hest state ticket Orercl to tho voters Of
Indiana t0r years. rtlg Democrats Of tho cum
try-lhe mUss s-bnGk,' Bourbon clutnent--wnnted
tlon t. tho War, mid thoy nre inv compelled to
", xoir aor ono Of w sGrs whose actfons during
Cot. Dudley" ftceause. as tho campaign pro-
presses the avcrnEg yeter VIII INQUIRE, Whut Is
iioialnnt!on tp tho highest 9ilico IN tho and7 ia
civilian, he bus ~ record" .
m9cracy prcHtnlnen,ly clnim FOR hing.
col. Dudoy-"l!o was nppo1nted 70 West Point
nGfnre ~ Nttaincu hls majority Kr'tltntctl Into
ttnunsly III tho army to the ,presencdny. Thoru
f. e M nn evidence e hts eyer hnytng cast a vote.
lcni DQrtfcs in NHy OF tho C0tItcAta which huyB
ff1N!rti9iing jas,or ta a',v Dsmoetsitie riciorv.
I. it;-"1fow about 0rqcr No; !4-tho ctvlt-
rights .of thu press to-
,sir ~ %sr ar Me n ,hs bosted c"m
C"L Dudey.-"Thht Understand to be m OK
act copy Of tho order Of President Johnsnn, H.
him agataat the reconstruction measures, uid
Sor r. ng - sfnso ON ths bo v9nsere ny orx-
ention OF tlq orders Of his superior officer, rs y,
tho Saae " tho execution 9f Mrs, surrAtt. It nf-
eamn from the extreme sosithe,n wing Of tho
Democracy because tho eilout OF that order wms
" rctsoyo n!l restrninis frunl tho lawless meth
Y resivlag xor@ q psnepes les il sS 'So
1Guth. Il sconls 70 me that wien tic average
tho reasous for mud causes OF ilnncuok's 8 n6Ini-
era much = cause him gsnllsIt,sle, should
WAr Domocrats Will ft!ld to tlc1r
cost that Gsn. iianG9ck wlll bo s!lrrnun.lel and.
who brought nbout his nomination. Hc viii 5sy obey
their orderane fmpio,tly as ho did Atit!rew John
sf,, sfGms lor ~ iinncocx himscf h9s sal ~ L. en-
who seemed to bc endowed with marvellous l,rt-
science " evory possibly cxlKcncy:t very forGlby
Democrat fl ttis casc.'' - ' 1'0''''''@' ~
THE SOUTHERN WAR .DgaocEAr ~. TIE WAR
- pEMooltAr or TiE Nolt1n. "'>''