The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22


what California would do at the COM
ing election, no such question now
exists. California, in common with
the whole Pacific coast, will roll up a
sweeping Republican majority in
November. Upon that sister Repub-
lican States and doubtful Republican
States of the east may securely build
and draw comfort and strength from
the assurance
Albany Journal: "The Demo-
cratic papers contain a thrilling ac-
count of General Hancocl1's narrow
escape from Confederate sharp
shooter who fired fifteen shots at him
without effect OF course, the sharp
shooter will vote for Hanco TX now.
But how about the Union soldier that
the sharpshooter succeeded in killing?
What had they done that they should
not be alive now to vote for either
Garfield or Hancock, as they saw fit.
The Democrats will have to look
to the solid South from another
quarter. A Birmingham, Ala, des-
patch is to the following effect: "Gen
eral Weaver's march to the sea is one
grand ovation. People are forsaking
the old parties and flocking to his
standard in numbers. The effect of his
speeches are wonderful. The meetings
at Courtland, Hartzel and this place
to-day produced astonishing results.
Alabama is on fire for the Greenb back
party, and indications point to an
overwhelming majority.
New York Tribune: 1--WE read
in the Democratic newspapers the pre-
diction that between this time and
November next thousands of con
servative Republicans who voted for
Hayes and to whose views for short
time in 1876 and in 1877 Mr.. Hayes
deferred in his policy, will be found
swelling the Hancock procession
The word procession seems wei
chosen. No doubt thousands of Re
publicans will swell it. And we pre-
sumo the Democratic party, after hav-
ing caused the poor mans death, will
push itself forward and take the
mourners carriage.
Cincinnati Commercial: General
Hancock goes to see Tilden; the Nat
ional Democratic Committee goes to
see Tilden. Barnum, Chairman OF
the National Committee, was Tilden' S
manager in the canvass of 1876 II
a leading Ohio or Kentucky Democrat
makes pilgrimage East he goes to
see Tilden the first thing. The boys
miss the old man, both his advice and
money, and are anxious to concliate
him. They would probably forgive
him if he did not open his mouth,
provided he opened his 'bar'p
Watkins ErpresS: No charge of Off
cial delinquency was ever brought
against Gen. Arthur. He was superseded
because he was unwilling to forego his
'inalinenable right" to take hand in
advancing the principles and electing
the candidates of his party. Civil ser
vice is a good thing in theory, but il
dosen't work so well in practice. The
rank and file of party don't relish
the idea that those who get the bes
pay should do the least work. 1t isn't
necessary that they should ostenta
tiously boss" the boys, but it is neces
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brim, that they should occasionally dc
some of the lifting. 1t was not becaus,
he was unfaithful to any official trus
that Gen. Arthur was superseded.
The National -Repubiican says
The condition of the negro in tn,
south is simply this: He has a poll
tax Of 81 to So, and consequently they
will not be allowed to vote unless they
pay it. The shotgun will not be useC
this year; it will be "Not paid you
poll-taX yet and you can't vote here
1t is the same principle involved
namely: The negro shall not hav
his vote. The rights of the negro, a
prescribed in the fifteenth amendmen
to the constitution, are spurned anC
ignored, and in the south they are to
day in worse condition than in tn
days of slavery, and who is to blam
for it? The answer is short and plain
viz: The party who seeks to plac
Winfield S. Hancock in the eXecutiv
chair, and party is the rebel Democra
cy. Shall this thing always be so?
IF Col. Forney takes occasion t
refer back to 1865 and read the article
that appeared in his Press at that tim
with reference to General Hancock, h
will probably be struck dumb wit
amazement at the change that ha
come ''o'er the spirit of his dream.
Before the meeting of the Democrat
National Convention twelve years ago
the nomination of General Hancoc
was very earnestly advocated by
portion the Northern Democrat
press. Hancock and Adams" wa
their cry, the belief prevailing tha
with "hurrah" ticket of that d,
scription, the great soldier, Graz
might possibly be beaten. Comment
ing on the proposition of setting u
Hancock and Adams" Col. Forne
delivered himself as follows: "HaI
''cock and Adams! If all that I'll
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