Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-25
FOURTH EDITION.
THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

ENhk DtaMVthkA1AO AADAAGks
What II said OF the Candidates.
Newspaper and Personal Conn
meDt.
While we could esteem as nothing
less than calamity the success Of the
Democratic party, we must recognize
from the beginning that its defeat in
the coming campaign will find no pro
noting cause in any quality or lack o.
personal deserving on the part OF Its
most distinguished candidate for the
Presidency.-Philada. North American
(Rep.)
In making their choice for the Presi'
dency, the Democrats took one Of the
two men who are beyond all doubt,
their most desirable candidates. -Phila
Ledger. (Ind.)
There was scarcely one in the long
list of Democratic aspirants for the
nomination who would not have beer
stronger than he Hancock In the En-
pirs State, which Is also the pivotal
State Of the campaign there was
scarcely one who would not have been
in all tho states more formidable can.
didate than he.-Phila. Inquirer. (Rep.
The country will regard him with the
respect and honor which belong to his
soldiery service but when it becomes
TO consider his fitness for the Presiden-
cy It will remember that personally he
has had no training for its high de.
mands, and that politically he repre-.
SCENTS an unchanged Democratic party.
-Phila. Press. (Rep.)
We have reasonable assurance that
he will not be elected II the Republi.
cans will show any appreciation Of
their great opportunity.-Phila. Tel
egraph, (Rep.)
As things now look the Democrats
have the call.-Phila. Day, (Dem.)
The Democracy have done better
than usual. But II will not lessen the
chance of the Republican candidates.
It simply means a hard, heightened
honorable fight, and Republican sue
cess at the last.-Phila. Evening News,
(Rsp.)
Perhaps the most formidable candi'
date that could be selected from among
the large array OF Presidential aspirants
as Garfield's competitor. -Philadelphia
Star. (Rep.)
The New York Stats Zsttung dem }
strongly approves of the nomination.
The New York Sun (Ind.) says the
nomination presents the same great is
sue that would have been presented by
the candidacy of Mr.. Tilden.
The Boston Herald Qud. calls the
ticket as strong as could be put before
people.
The Boston Journal (Rep.) says,
next to Governor Seymour, Hancock is
the strongest man the Democrats could
name.
The New York Evening Post (Rep. J
says: "Hancock was TOO brave and
patriotic soldier to be challenged for
fidelity to the Union. Beyond this
there is little to be said in support OF
the nomir alton"
The New York Mail (Rep.) says "Ii
Hancock were Napoleon, Wellington
and Grant-all rolled in one-his nomi-
nation is 50 untimsly, his Presidency
would be so unsuited to the exigencies
Of the hour that the plain common sense
Of the people, which rejected Grant,
would reject even the gallant and brill
liant hero of Gettysburg.
The Mobile( Ala. Register { Dem )says
General Hancock's record al citizen and
soldier is unassailable.
The Jaeksonville( Fla. )Sun and Press
dem Endorses the ticket as the best
possible.
The Nashville (Tenn.) American
(Dem. believes Hancock will be the
next President Of the United States.
The New York Picayune, Bee, Dem
oc1at and Times all heartily indorse
the nomination.
The Baltimore Gazette (Dem. has nc
doubt OF Hancock's election in Novsm.
Der. The Baltimore American (Rep.)
regards the nomination as weaker than
that of either Bayard, Hendricks, Jew.
cit or Payne would have been.
The Baltimore Sun Ind.) says the
ticket is thoroughly acceptable to the
South.
The Wilmington IN. c. Star (Dem,
heartily Endorses the nomin stiens.
The Philadelphia Record says: The
last Democratic President was Penn.
sylvanian. This State now seems des'
tined to take up the Democratic line O.
succession to the chair Of Washington
The New York Tribune says Gen,
eral Hancock will not prove as strong 8
candidate for the Democratic party as
General Mcclellan, who was tried at 6
time when his military glory was fresh
and when the country was half ready
to worship shoulder straps.
The New York Times says; 1t was
entirely fitting that Convention
which nominated q Northern General
to resurrsct a Confederate Government
should select a millionaire banker with
hard.money record to help his party
to carry in October a State which has
been and Is the hot bed Of imitation and
Reputation.
The Wilmington Del. Morning News
says: We warn our Republican friends
to be up and doing. There is no tim,
to lose. II We win, it will be after ont
Of the most holly tested and evenly di,
vided battles in the history Of tie coun
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