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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30
Hancock and English.

The Democratic Convection, at
Cincinnati, nominated Msjor-Gen-
eral Winfield s. Hancock, for Presi-
dent of the United States, by 705
votes, on the second ballot. w.
II. English, of Indiana, was nomi-
mated for Vice-President. The
platform is as follows:
The Democrats u the United States, In oonven.
lion assembled. declare:
I've pledge ourselves snev 70 the constitu-
tIonal doctrines and traditions Of the Democratic
party, - illustrated by the teachings and exam.
Die ii a long line Of Democratic statesmen and
ratriots and embodied in the Platform Of the
2.-oppo-ition 20 Capitalization ssd 10 tina,
dangerous spirit Of encroaehment which tends 20
consolidate in one, and thus create, whatever the
form Of governmsnt 49, rs - .S Ss,SS- sas 10
for the good Of each; common schools fostered
s.RHome rule; honest money, consisting Of
gold and silver, and paper convertible 70 coin on
aemand the strict maintenance II the public
faith. state and national, and tariff for revenus
only; the subordination OF the military 70 IN.
civil power and genuine, thoroEn reform o
right preservztive Of all rights. and must and
shall Be maintained in every part Of the United
states.
The existing administration is the Representa-.
tive OF a conspiracy only, and it, claim OF the
rf0ht 10 surround the ballot boxes with troops and
denufv rnsrshala TO fntimsdate and obstruct cleo
tor and the unprecedented use Of the veto q
maintain is corrupt and de-potic power, insnlt
the people and imperils their institutions:
We execrate the course q this sdminlstrstiot
An making placns in the civil service reward for
nolifiraI crime, and demand a reform by statue
uh,ch shall make IL forever impossible for De
eated candidate 20 bribe his way 70 the seat OF !
usurper BY billeting villains upon the people
The great fraud Of 1861, BY vhleh upon Z
false count Of the electoral votes o. Two STATES
the candidate defeated NJ the polls was declared
10 BE- President and for the hrst time IN Amer
ican history the viii Of the people vas set as'd'
under = threat % military violence, struck dead
" blow at our system Of representative govern.
rnent. The Democratic party, 20 pre~rve IN
country from the horrors Of civil var, submlttec
Cor the time, in the Arm and patriotic faith tns'
tbe people would punish this crime In 1850 Thi'
is-ue precedes and dwarfs every other: IL IN
suires more sacred duty upon the people Of the
Tfnion than was ever addressed 10 the conscience
Of a nation Of freemen.
The resolution Of samuel J. Iiiden not agsir
A 10 a candidate for the exalted place 70 vhtcf
ne Was elected by n majority Of he counfrymen
IN from which he was excluded By the leaders o.
fhe Reuuhlican rmrfy, n rcceive1 BY the DEMO
~rnt. III The Tnifed States With dep een-ib,i'ty
ana they decsrc thor conndenos n be v's'e"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

Does the Reporter refer to
itself or TO its readers, when il
saws Hancock is not known to the
people at Target The Reporter
man had better post himself up in
history of the prominent men who
helped to save the Union. Repub-
lican papers ought to be well post
ed regarding the services Of en-
inent Union officers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

The Reporter tries to make out
that "Mr. Hancock" as it calls the
General, is low q rebel leader.
The readers of that paper know
better. They have, no doubt, read
the history of the wars for the
preservation Of the Union, and
know what part Msjor-GeneraI
Hancock took in them.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30
Sound Doctrine.

"The right Of Trial by Jury, the
Habess Corpus, the Liberty OF the
Press, the Freedom Of Speech, the
Natural Rights OF Property must
be preserved."-Ertract from tie
order Of General Hancock, Of Nor.
90, 1861.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

The "bloody shirt the princi-
pal stock in trade OF the Republi-
can party for some years past, Is
useless now. II wouldn't be well
received by the people for the stay
at-home and substitute buyers who
run radical sheets, 70 call General
Hancock a rebel.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

Soaked powder is not more use
less than the bulk Of the ammuni-
ton which the Republicans so in
dustriously laid in for this cam
paign. Fancy an attempt to util-
ize the War Issues, go called,
against such men as Hancock and
English !
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30
Weather at Alpena for May, 1880.

The weather for May, 1880, gave
the heaviest rainfall and the great
est monthly velocity Of wind ever
known. The least rainfall occur
red in May, 1877, when there was
only 0.64 of an inch Of rainfall,
while for May, 1880, there was the
enormous amount of 1856 inches.
The heaviest rainfall before May,
1880, occurred in May, 1876, when
Csc inches fell. The greatest to-
tai velocity Of wind before May,
1880, was during the month Of May,
1878, when o total velocity OF s.
400 miles was registered, while
May, 1880, gave the large total OF
1907 miles showing It TO have been
an extremely bad month for lake
navigation. Below will be found
the general comparison Of the
weather for May, from 1878 &c
1880, with . general and complete
summary for May, 1880:
The average pressure OF the at
mosphere for the month OF May,
fs7s vss ~ ga inches.
Ie7l vas - $50 inches.
Is75. vss n SOS inches.
1875 was 2s.e6s inches.
AM ~ 10 oos inehrs.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

"No well informed Republican
politician" says the New York Sun,
"really doubts that Hancock will
be elected. Why not pitch Gar
field overheard, make it unanim-
Gus. and have another era Of good
feelingl"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

All over the country, the Dem
ocrats and Independents are re-
joicing over Hancocks nomina-
ton.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

The field viii win-Winfeld we
mean.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

Hurrah for President Hancock !!
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

w loCOuclu. I1c db OuCc cct w WOTh
disciplining and drilling them for
effective service. The brigade be-
came conspicuous in the advance
upon Yorktown, along the James
River road from the middle of April
to the third ofMay, being con-
stantly on duty in the trenches or
skirmishing with the enemy. On
the 5th Of May, after holding
strong position before Fort Ma
gruder, and vainly calling for rein
forcements, he was attacked by two
brigades of Early's troops. AS
they came up Hancock watched bis
opportunity, and dashing forward
on his horse, with head barred, he
swung his hat, shouting, Forward
Forward For Gods sake for
word u His men, thus encouraged
marched on as IL in parade, the en-.
emy's line faltered, retreated-and
the field was won. This gallant
act introduced him TO the Ameri-
can public. In telegraphing the
success to the President, Mcclellan
said Hancock was superb"
During the campaign Of the Pen.
Ursula, at Antietsm, after which he
received bis commission as Major.
General; ct Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville, he was always dis
tinguished for his bravery, hi.
GOODNESS and the effective DISPOSE
ton OF bis troops.
Both on the first and second day.
at Gettysburg he successfully re
PEELED the assaults made upon biz
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30
is7s. was a00l5 inches
$50 HAs . SIS inches.
The average temperature OF the
air for the month Of May,

The average humidity or rela-
tive amount of moisture 10 the
atmosphere for the month Of May,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-30

southwest that peace and quiet
reigned among them. To best pre-
serve that state of things he pro-
posed to let the civil authorities
execute the civil laws. War he
regarded as only necessary to de-
stroy opposition to lawful authority,
but when peace was established
and when the civil authorities were
ready and willing to perform their
duties, the military power should
cease to lead and the civil admin
istration should resume its natural
and rightful conditions. He de-
clared himself solemnly impressed
with the belief that the great prin-
ciples OF the American liberty were
the lawful inheritance Of the whole
people, and should forever continue
to be. He declared that the rights
Of trial by jury, babeas corpus, lib
erty Of the press, freedom Of speech,
the natural rights of person and
of property should be preserved.
He believed that free institutions
being essential to the prosperity
and happiness Of the people were
themselves the strongest induce
ments to peace and order. He
declared that the civil authorities
and tribunals should have the con.
sideration Of, and jurisdiction over
crimes and offences, and should b.
supported In the exercise Of thai
jurisdiction. But. while thus 70
cognizing the rights Of the people
he announced that be should sup
press armed insurrection and for
chile resistance 10 Law by force o.
] arms ct once.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
Few Facts.
Stark Co. Democrat.

Let my enemies bring against me
all their Hoars. l fear them not
Gen. b.. r. Butler. a9
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts, on
taking the chair last week in the Re
publican convention at Chicago, was
quite reckless and mean in his state
ments. He said that GIN 1860 the
credit of the nation was poor, its
treasury empty, its six per cent.
bonds below par"
A few plain facts will settle this
statement Of this lying Hoar, so far
as the Democratic party is concerned.
Of course he makes no reference to
the condition of the treasury and the
credit of the Government a year OF
more after the election of Lincoln.
Now, in 1860, under President Blu,
chanan, the credit of the nation was
excellent, its treasury full, and its
six per cent. bonds were at par. The
total means of the United States
Government for the fiscal year end.
ing July 1, 1860, were. $S1, O91, 3O9.43
and the total expenditure $77,462
1917 2 leaving a balance in the
Treasury, July 1, 1869, of $500,
2O7.71. On the 10th of June, 1860
tie United States skies of 1868 were
quoted at par in London On the
9th of June, 1860, the United State:
fves of 1874 stood at 1O4 in New
York. On the 18th of July, 1860
stood at 1901 in New York.
Suppose the credit Of the United
States declined after the Republican:
triumphed in the fall of 1860, it only
shows the threatening dangers to the
peace of the country in consequence
of their victory. The triumph of .
sectional party in any country is ev
attended with threatening conse
quences to the public peace ant
| prosperity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

HEr TF-H.. a
Cleveland Plain Dealer. The at
tempts of Mr.. Garfield's friends, thus
far, to explain away the damaging
facts in that gentleman's record
have been singularly unfortunate,
and so unsat isfactory that the Phil
adelphia Times is nerved to declare
that if nothing better can be done
"the sooner he retires from the tick
ct, the better it will be for both him
self and his party" 1t remains, how
ever, for Mr.. Edward P%ierrepont, ex-
Attorney General and ex-Minister
to England, and a Grant boomer of
great renown, to cap the climax of
.absurdity in the way of an apology.
They had a kind of a ratification
meeting in Brooklyn the other night,
whereat Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
made a speech which was q curiosity
in it's way, and where other gentle
men of less notoriety expressed
themselves as intensely delighted
with the nomination. Then the Hon.
Edward Pierrepont was introduced
and in the course of his address took
occasion to allude to the charges
made against Mr.. Garfield, and, in
extenuation thereof, quoted the re,
buke administered to the disciples
upon a certain time who wanted to
stone a woman whom they alleged
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Since Florida was redeemed from
Radical rule and carpet-bag plumber
in 1876, the States taxes have been
reduced from 1922 47 TO $249,879
per annum, a considerable floating
debt has been paid off, and the states
credit raised from between 80 and
70 to par. This illustrates the diff.
ference between the rule of carpet.
bag adventures who go to prey up
on a people with whom they have
nothing in common and over whom
they are put by the bayonets of a
central power, and government of
men of the people, chosen by the
people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24


had been guilty of a grave offense.
The happy manner in which this
Stalwart apologized for Mr.. Garfield
by likening him to the woman taken
in adultery is too good to be lost
"The woman" said Mr.. Pierrepont,
"had committed a grave offense and
it was decided she must be stoned"
Whereupon some persons in the gal
lery wanted to know if the woman
had broken the tea pot, but Mr..
Pierrepont did not explain but went
on in this way:
The ruler of mankind was there
and he was appealed to. eyes, that
is the law; make a ring together:
gather the stones; stand the woman
out there, but do it ordely; let the
man begin to throw the first stone
that has never committed any sin
And then the towards looked at each
other and so before Him, who could
look into each heart and read its Sc
crets, those canting ~hypocrites al
retired n by n and the woman
was left alone. with Christ. Now
when any man shall accuse our stand
ard bearer 1 shall make this answe
and have no fear of the result.
We suppose this parable was sug
gested to MI. Pierrepont, by tn
striking analogy that Mr.. CARTEL
in his delinquency, like the woman
whom the disciples wanted to stone
was Caught in the very act" Cel
tainly Mr.. Garfield after reading tn
apology, as well as several other
that have been recently put forth il
his behalf, must feel the impuls
strong upon him to interview hi
friends with a shot gun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
REPUBLICAN PAPERS ON THE
PLATFORM.


The New York TimesAstalwart
Republican-insists that the Chi
cago platform must be throwA over
board, saying:
The campaign of the next five
months, whoever may be the Repub-
lican candidate, must be fought with
very little reference to the platform
which has been erected for him to
stand on.
The Evening Post is. Disguised,
and expressed itself in this despon-
dent fashion:
1t is q platform of memories rather
than hopes. But a party,
no matter what its history may be,
which asks an extension of the popu-
lar confidence must appeal to the
hopes Of the people as well as their
memories. pa
The equally stalwart Commercial
Advertiser consoles itself with the
reflection that platforms don't
amount TO much anyhow" while il
declares:
The committee and the convention
failed to make a platform sufficiently
pronounced on the great issues thai
will be made in the Presidential can.
vass to satisfy the people. The com.
mittee was more interested in look.
ing after the success of their favorite
candidate for President than in lay,
ing down a platform of principles.
The pictorial Graphic, which wal
working so ably and cleyerly in be
half Of Mr.. Sherman, has its indig
nation aroused, and lets loose il
manly fashion, thus:
The real conclusion to be draw
from the platform is that the part,
has been long enough in place. A
party that after nearly a quarter Q
a century of power can only bid 70
power on the ground that it's grea
dead men have done great things
and without condescending even
passing reference to the burnin.
questions of the day-a party, in
word, that could only thresh out tn
old straw and stir up the old ashe
must be in its dotage and totterin
to its fall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

A number of good Republicans
have said to us since the slaughter
Convention of last Saturday, that if
the Democrats would run Dan Peters
as an Indepen dent candidate for
Sheriff, they would pledge his cleo
ton. We have honestly and sincere.
declared, time and again, that Dan
Peters deserved an office for his zeal
and devotion to the Republican
cause in this County, but the Demo
Gratis cannot afford to pay the lust
debts of the party. Somers town.
ship Republicans a square it off il
they feel disposed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24


The failure of the Radicals to re-
cognize the rights of the negro to a
place upon their Presidential ticket
and their persistent refusal to elect
a colored man either to the House of
Representatives of the United States
or Senate from any State, North,
East or West is concluive evidence
of the insincerity oftheir professions
of ~frienship and love for the colored
race. While the South has made
them "hewers of wood and drawers
of water" the Radicals have degrad-
ed them and served their own pur-
pose by making them mere cats,
paws. Where are their forty acres
and q mule?s 5sso
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

There was a big Ring and a little
Ring operating in the late Republi-
can nominating Convention. The
big Ring was to nominate Sayler and
the little Ring was to beat him. The
arrangement was for Farr and Nike
sell to unite against the big Ring
candidate, and they done it and he
got left.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
FToHl-ou NoiAesPo'N
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
June 18th. 1880.

June 18th. 1880.
The President yesterday vetoed
Senator Bayard's Deputy Marshal's
bill. The main object of the bill was
to secure non partisan deputies of
intelligence and good moral charac-
ter. Mr.. Hayes is not willing, ap
parently, that this shall be DONE
The result will be that no money will
be appropriated for any ofthe special
deputy marshals. The vetoed bill,
almost ver6atina, was inserted in the
Little Deficiency bill, which passed
Congress some months ago. Mi.
Hayes disapproved Of that because
of what he termed ats rider" but
he intimated that should the proviso
be presented to him in the form of q
separate bill, he would sign it. AS
that is precisely what the Bayard
bill was, it follows that the President,
in vetoing the same, has, acting in
his official authority, broke faith with
Congress.
The last of the appropriation bills
was passed yesterday, and Congress
adjourns at II m. to-day, OF as neal
that hour as Captain Bassett, the
veteran employe, who always turns
back the hands of the Senate clock,
will permit. The session has been
an honest but somewhat prodigaI
one. May all the Representatives
t Senator's and employees return tc
their duties in December in good
r health, and enter upon their dutie:
with o determination to be hopes,
, and to bring back the ship of State
, to its old Democratic mornings
2 In looking back over the record, O
! this session, while it cannot b,
, claimed that all the hopes of Demo
Gratis have been fulfilled, all the Re
{ publican predictions of bad worl
have failed. For campaign materia
the Republicans depended who'll,
upon Democratic blunders durin,
this session. In this anticipation
they are disappointed. A NOR
> careful and conservative set of law
makers never appeared in the Capi
tai than the Democratic majorit
e that has worked there since Deem
Z Der. The Republicans predicted an
y actually mourned the national finar
ces that were to be all torn up, th
national credit that was to have bee
damaged, and the business that Wa
a to have been demoralized. TIL.
I they have been false prophets neet
no telling. We have done great GOO
q under the existing circumstances
r And with a Democratic President q
ter next March, the country will el
ter upon a period of national ha
3 mony and prosperity unprecedente
d General Garfield is here windin
up his private business, preparatol
toretiring to his lair in the wilds
y the Western Reserve of Ohio. TIL
n portion of Ohio he will probably ca
/. ry in the next election, that is 9
he is sure of. Dem.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

The New York Sun observes truly
that the Credit Mobilier exposure
had more to do with the overthrow
of the Republican party in 1874 and
1876 than any other IN thing. And
now, by the nomination of one of the
most obnoxious of the Credit Mobi
lierists, the Chicago Convention de.
~liberately invites the further Judge
ment of the American people upon
that most famous chapter of Con.
gressional corruption.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Republican journals that have
been heaping personal abuse on MI.
TILDEN and other leading Democrats
for four years, are just now very
much disguised at what they call
"dirt throwing at the exposure of
Garfield's record. They will be sick
er yet before the campaign is ended
over the Chicago nominations.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Arthur, the Republican nominee
for Vice President, proved to be so
inscriptions and corrupt in his Off
cial position that Hayes dismissed
him in disgrace. Too dishonest to
hold an office in the Government by
appointment, yet the convention
chose him to take the second place
on the national ticket. It appears to
be the policy of that party to reward
oil the thieves in their ranks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Two noted Republican members
of Congress were sadly discussing
the nominations at Chicago. One
asked the other, after exchanging
comments on Garfeld's bad record
"Why, in the name of heaven, did
they put Arthur on the ticket@'-
The second promptly answered: al
suppose, having made the first blun.
der, they wanted to load it down."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

After a good many years of toll
and trouble, and changing his place
of residence from Jefferson and Jack
son townships to Eaton, William B.
Mikesell has secured the nomination
for Auditor. The next thing is to
| be elected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Political knaves editing Republi-
can journals, advise their readers
to pay no attention TO the charges
against Gen. GARFIELD, claiming
them to be exploded ones That
is a very cool way of getting over
Garfeld's Credit Mobilier and De
Golyer pavement corruptfons, but it
will hardly satisfy the honest and
respectable portion of the party,
when these charges come from such
leading Republican journals as the
New York Tribune and Times, and
from the Congressional Record itself
Such fellows as tell you these arc
exploded charges, are knaves and
political scamps, and would lie tc
Christ, if he were. on earth, in order
to persuade him to support theil
party nominees. The charges agains:
Gen. GARFIELD are absolute facts
which no party driyeller a contro
vert with the semblance of truth.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

The last veto of Fraud HAYES did
not receive much consideration from
the Senate. It was not even read
but was laid on the table where it
will remain. Not even Republicans
thought enoughaof the puerile COM
munication to defend it, and it was
treated with the contempt it justly
merited. His arguments to sustain
the veto were fimsy and false.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

The @nigger in the Gratis township
wood pile" created considerable
snickering, even in the Republican
slaughter pen of last Saturday. 1t
was hot as blazes and he was com
PEELED to strip in order to get his
'bref among de white trashy
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Two Of the sickest and sorest look
ing chickens we ever noticed coming
out of a nominating Convention,
were Sayler and Peters, last Satur-
day. They looked as if lightning
had struck them on q clear day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-24

Garfield being the vengeance of
Blaine upon Grant and Sherman,
and Arthur being the vengeance OF
Grant and Sherman upon Blaine, the
Republican ticket admirably repre-
sents the "%harmony" of the Repub.
Elican party. When the Democrats
beat Garfield in November the Grant
and Sherman Republicans will be
happy, and when the Democrats bea'
Arthur in November, the Blaine Re
publicans will be happy. 1t is {
beautiful arrangement.