, 1880-07-26
A PERSONAL INSULT.

1Iancoclz's Treatment Of 1rta Men
Atnonns. to Ti,At to 1snch Of T1lesn-
'rsvu Men Who Fought 11ilucr q the
Corset" TcAlliy to Ills rhsultina
T'renlt,atnt. '
kansas City Journal J,siuea. ~
Hancock lilS bcen par,tpl froitl blnlne to
California ami from Minnesota TO tho Gulf uB
thu Idol Of the Second Army Corps, his old
co!nmafsl, inill the nvernge Democrat ilnhg-
Ines t!at all Of tho Old Soldiers who SERVED
t,itler h1hl aro Just crnayt to vote for hin next
full, bnt there nro some things connected
with his career which Indicate TINT Instead
bf Ills old soldiers voting Tor hin, they will
unite against him III rs solttl ulnsses al they
dl,l when they attacked the enemy III Vlr-
Einia. As u sample Of the position In which
Hancock Is held, n Iu7tl7iut reporter IN.
terysgwed Atr, Jerry Ward yesterday:
tc!Is The sISry N J. eool, t!siIber.te WHY,
credit Ut ,exaet trttl.fMlness.. Upnn enter
lng thu printing Office Of War;! 4 .Iew, hla
hIaIn street, Mr.. Wartl wns fu.ltut eusly nh
Ea;,Yl, but stolpesl atM grrctcd his visitor
,r" "i@M t,, tc',gl't "'"tur Hancock, believe,
,"Ye*; was o soldier lit tho Fo,irt!t Ohlo..
Nnlunisnr lnfantry, ~ thu First. Drtgnsn
b1lN tSkD1t III k4JG JEGUllA 4AlU14 AUl
"linyr yon any gbjestl9n to .stat{'!g What
~ llsye ilone ii tho lcpst. lIaheock was
nlwlys emlsttrrststn gutd General, although
il,nt he syer titi. i,srs5jiaIly ho Was % iaucH
lIlalLked By Mtt Of lIi8 men,
"What Was tho calsu uf It?" ...- -
"ll6 was tltsllketl ntl hnted because ,llG
10 f's!tng for II private soldier, and tho men
knew III
when llc expressed himself opc'lly?"
!lear! lily! say o1e, lily which ! VIII never
forget, It was right after the GecGlld btttle
Ut Bu!l R,ln. Lee Ind tlanked US, MIL, after
lttr!atinE, we Nere advancing agnth. Tile
between sianassMas M .ja,ieiion ana 3YsrfeatoH.
The Fourth Ohio vas marching, lett frnnt,
when VI came to q creek. A lalt WIS called
and the commanding dilieer Of the engineers
bridge hsa better 7 be tl,rown m M nelOss. lianevck
eysry. ., word Yf T. ilai,coek replied: No3:
wet ei tf s fs 9he e sves wvt!s fae"{Fhti Fs{F tia T.
mid tho Whole cUrps lieyer forgot It, nor
YIN they forget 1t tsxt November Tile a.l-
tire army Of Dscr 10 000 men had to ync the
aiyn M@ t W. fsnty ys aitsap tSsp to aS% %S
tl,an eoull have pi!ssel dry-sl,oll. Alter
crossing the Strenln tllo men. were obliged to
sui!tl worked down iuto thelr shoes, ind nine 10
nut Of ten tl,e1. went lNnlU from raw feet tile
skin bptMg worn or In patches by the wet
| snild. The wndthK ut the. streAIa would 1!0t
so'id1s;t Sf i1a.sost s i. apvIyiaK [he ioI a!!i
ths FourtI! OliIo boys carried The Words s to
tlle SrcoMl Army CDrps, t,1sd they l9yn trens.
VIII ia, t fSr %os 'ts5ar LIZ AS' wouldn't 'o'e
:"Thu De,l,oerltie papera have circulated
Fen9sylSa,'iu, and would turn Tho Stats for
] Ainl.a
! "phat IS very ridiculous statement, Ills
corps 1lb@er. amounted tt inDra than 10 ,tk0
men. providing lls regiments were full. l}t.-
i1ra Grlht took &l,argp there we1S Jess tlElIl
S of a, infss ~ , n43y ,any n WSTe fre! ks
lucky, lntltn,!a; OhO nlld tha West. Ono
w!,ole brigade, tho 'lrlsl, l,rlynttv,' WIN
from NnM York, n1hl tho. Pennsylvania
II t.HSHa is ,,s Wste yS,ry small msleElty rheI.
correct II counted ,U,uJ0, glul 1.U)0 Of t!lull
tlat knew him md henri of lsts sc,ltcllre,
,Lst tl!o ss.l'sof !,--s wt.te.' wonl;l consider
!;, tentl,cT of voting for such 'nall. know. |
1 All, Warl kllows whereof lio apeas. Tic
eity .ioss I'ns possess letttr citizen md lls
| 6AnsSHh'ls WHY NP1It Al!b NtEH I'll Liz U0DNlUl6s
ElUin Ahuther we!l.klluWn citizen wllu
served ,sn!tcr lin,!cuck during tic >Nvur
thu fo!st'WiMg t!uts were .9luu,,esi, wll!u|
tlse pou'lA,l!s IL military arlstocis.t, Who col,
Hi.lerctl u private s0l.ller Dl, III. eguAl Wlt i
dug. Tlls guMtlnu,a., Bnill:
-" Wtla u ,llp,Aber Ut tho famous Irish
lIr4a.le,' IN tho SECOND Arh,y Cur1w. UuI
boys Just !lyud fur thn honor Gf the brigade
a.tl would l,ayo .E'eully died my tine /.
rescue tho s!enr 0!sl stainnr.ts, tllb harp o.
Erin Hlld tlle Stara alla Stripes, w@liut eve!
iloated rule by s1dN III t!!e Win. Ono tlAy W.
e!large On ncco,list of d. i,IsundersIai!dtux
Tor G0tl kn1wa ltat Tie Irish nrlgate wu!
s Sr returMe.i M II ~ fsW a;IM lsiStss 'I an "
chnrKnl. IIe st.ell.e.l tlownhrartaI mud con
ii.ltntlAIiy relntctl to hLa officers thAt nigh
tllNt AnlnMk la,l nnterph him nNRrilytt
sehnrgt with h3s ilal!,le!-MoVti.ctl :sulls d
b~Ts IN fnyorlt obtthutl amt lct uleln "
@ @k'iistl to MHko 1s,o'n for iGsttsr in9n.'' Tit
| There AlU HAIRY lllylt iu url city Wht