Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-22
desire of our people is gratifed, and
the grasshoppers Of the East can
come over the mountains by rail to
sing their lullaby to the clans OF
Puget Sound.
Position of the South.

The Nashville american says that
Gen. Hancock's manly letter on
Southern claims will meet as hearty a
response in the South as the North.
1t has been charged that General
Hancock dared not pronounce
against the payment of these claims.
when the fact is tina. there is no more
determined opponent of the whole
war slate then the Southern people.
The Alabama Democracy speak out
on this question is an address to the
Democracy from the State Central
Committee, thoroughly endorsing
Gen. Hancock's letter on the South.
ern Claims, and, summing up, says: :
"Our party in Alabama stands COM
mitteu by its platform, by the action
of every department of all the State
government, and by the judges of
its courts elected by it-frst, to ain
acceptance Of the results OF the war;
second, to the equal political rights
of every citizen; third, to the faith
full maintenance OF the public credit.
State and National, and unfinching
opposition to the reputation Of any
public obligations; fourth, to the
free and fair exercise of the elective
franchise, and fifth, to the strictest
economy in the administration of
public affairs"
The Hancock Association of Lou
isiana have also held a meeting en-
dorsing Hancock's position, and the
New Orleans Democrat says: We
are glad that General Hancock has
at last spoken OH this subject in o
manner to lay at rest the bugaboo Of
Southern claims forever, and no.
where in the country will his em-
phatic utterance receive more hearty
and cordial Endorsement than in the
Southern States"
The Memphis Agpeal the Mobile
Hegsster, and the North Carolina and
Virginia. papers come to our table
freighted with cordial, open and
hearty endorsements of Gen. Han
cocks position on this question,
showing conciusiyely that the South
is unqualife6ly opposed to the pay
ment of any rebel war claims what
ever; hence that great Northern
Radical journal, the New York
Times, has we'll summed up the mat
ter in its editorial article the morn
ing after the issuance of Hancock i
letter. That paper very promptly
averred that "Gen. Hancock's posi-
tion upon this question is conclusive.
He does not speak behind a forced
construction of the Fourteenth
Amendment, but declares his per-
sonal purpose in regard to legisla-
ton which the amendment does not
cover. The assurance which he
gives does credit to his honesty and
his independence, and is one which
every intelligent citizen, whatever
his politics, will rejoice to receive.
The country can now devote its at
tention to other and graver issues
between the two parties, OF which
there is no lack, and as to which the
position of Gen. Hancock is COM
pletely identified with that of his
party"
If the New York Times-the great
Radical headlight of the Republican
party-can afford to believe Han
cock, and believe the people OF the
South, who assert positively and un.
equivocally that this question of the
payment of rebel war claims tcill
nerer be considered .favorably, it il
time that such orators as Mitchell,
Williams, Gibbs and others should
devote their time to other and gravel