Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-08
Buchanan and Hancock.

Hancock has written enough to show
that he is versed in the lingo of dema-
gogism and insincerity. His letter in re-
sponsa to the invitation to attend a
meeting at HicksvilIe, addressed by
Hendricks and Thurman, might have
been written by old Buchanan. He re-
grets that he cannot be present "to
share the lessons of wisdom and patriot
ism that cannot fail to emanate from
such sources" as the prominent Demo-
Gratis named. He reels off the usual
trite stuff about the peoples demand
for honesty, economy and efficiency in
the public service, for the peace and
welfare of the country, for the security
of the country, and for all the rights
and liberties of the citizen, as guaran-
teed by the Constitution and laws"
The first act of Hancock which drew to
him the attention of the implaoable and
unreconstructed Confederates was his
defiance of the Reconstruction laws.
He was JohHson's tool in defeating the
objects of Congressional legislation. He
advertised himself as the proper candi-
date of the State-rights Democracy, and
has been posing as its candidate for the
Presidency ever since he issued his
shameful Order No. 40. If johnson
proved false and perlidious to his coun-
try and party, Hancock was more guilty,
for he had from his youth been in receipt
of the Governments bounty, and had not
Johnson's residence in the South to ex-
cuse his subserviency to its treason.
The heartless professional soldier ap-
pears in Hancock's career from the
,-t IIa fg ions ahAnf ha
Constitution except when rebels seek
its shelter to forward their schemes.
He shows no solicitude about the laws,
save when they repress his friends of
the Confederacy. He is never moved
for the miserable black men, but is
greatly concerned for the rights and
liberties of the citizen" whose vote he
wants. No evidence has ever appeared
that the man has or ever had any strong
moral conviction in his life. There is
nothing of the heroic about him. He
| has always lived on the fat things of
the land-never had to face the world
in the struggle for bread or position.
He has always been secure in place, and
! early imbibed the vicious notions of the
regular army. 1t was never necessary
| for him to champion any cause because
it was right, to his loss of place or for
tune. Affiliations with the arrogant
unreconstructed rebels of Louisiana
came easy and natural to such man.
His only possibility of being a candi-
date for the Presidency was in virtually
disgracing himself, as he did in Louis
lana. In any other Government than
ours he would have been hung foI
! 4 -, s,r,,lt (NAvar hot
made him. 1t is such man as this
--one who knows no more, and
cares no more, of the wants, needs
and wishes of the people than he doe;
of local self-government in the planet
Mars-who is set up as the tigure-head
of the new conspiracy. He will an
swer well the purpose for which he il
selected To write such commonplace
letters as that referred TO, to sign his
name when ordered to by men who will
command when they appear to advise
to posture in place and receive The
homage of his parasites and toadies
win come easy and natural to Hancock
His appetite and his ambition will b'
satisfied. There is no evidence that h'
ever had anything else to satisfy, but OF
the contrary all that is known OF hin
contributes to show that he is a man o
moderate abilities, coarse, animal appe
tites and sensual sort of greed of mon
ey and power Things have always gon,
easy with him. From bOyhood he ha,
no reason for anxiety as 10 his welfare
Time brought him promotion. Th
Government brought him a large sal
ary, whether he earned ID or not.
was neither necessary nor polite TO
him TO be concerned about the com