The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-21
THAT BOOM.

InhA DUNN.
After the first burst of enthusiasm conse.
quent upon the nomination Of Hancock" say
the republicans, 81 the boom has suddenly died
out and while the republican ranks are solid
for Garfield, the democrats are divided, sullen
and dIscordant" This Will do for their second
rate orators in buncombe political speeches,
and for the average republican newspapers as
they are not expected to tell the truth, but an
examination of the situation seems to show
that boom" for the soldier-statesman has
only commenced. How is this:
A vote was taken in Scranton few days ago
in Welsh settlement numbering about $50
1t resulted in G3 expressing preference for
| Garfield, Is for Weaver (greenback), and G4S
! for Hancock. Nearly the entire population
voted the republican ticket last fall
| Or this:
The disease is contagious. Every city, town
and village has it, 1t has broken out in Keo.
| kuk, Ia, and threatens to capture the town. At
| the meeting of the Hancock club in that place
| Wednesday evening, Ephraim Radasch, a
prominent German, recently chairman of the
Republican County Central Committee, and a
wheel horse in the Republican party, signed
the club amid the widest enthusiasm.
The fact is the grand army OF republicans
who will vote for Hancock and English in
crcases daily, The stampede won't be stopped.
Among the recent accessions to the democratic
ranks is Hon. George w. Ninton, of Moline,
who has been republican from the time the
party was organized, and who was Il candidate
in 1876 for the republican nomination for
Lieutcnan. Governor.
At Jacksonville, Aug. 18th:
Hon. |. J. Ketcham of this city, one of the
labIest LAWYERS of Central Illinois and life
long republican, addressed a large audience at
the Opera House tonight, reviewed the his
tory Of the republican and democratic parties
from the beginning of the first republican adj
mlnistration. and announced his purpose most
emphatically to support the democratic noml-
nees. His entire speech of nearly two hours
was one OF the most logical and impressive
ever delivered in the city.
Again: Among other men who have hereto
fore voted against the democratic party and
now declare their intention to support Gen.
Hancock, are Gen. Samuel +, Cary Of OHIO,
who was the grcenbaCkers' nominee for Vice
President In 1876; T. p, Bishop of Florida
who was many years leading republican
speaker in western New York; William Cal
houn Of Philadelphia who was for many years
prominent republican political leader in that
city, and John Pool, an eX.repubiCan United
States Senator from North Caroline.
And this Is how the boom looks IN the west;
The st. Louis Times predicts that California
will give Hancock and English from 1900 to
5000 majority The independent papers OF
the state have been coming out for the Cincin-
matt ticket, the Dixon Yribnac and Stockton
! Nail beng the last to declare themselves
And this is the way Grant man looks at
the situation:
John r. Long, the most intimate friend Of
Grant in the West, and leading republican,
| in an interview with a correspondent said
Yesterday: II shall vote for General Han.
cock and believe he will be elected. | think
he has the qualifications to make good
president He will have the good sense to
surround himself with the right kind of adj
visers One principle reason why | am
against Garfield Is that he has already shown
his intention to be associated with Ieast two
men for whom the republican party has the
least possible use-Schun and Sherman.
Almost the first thing Garfield did after his
nomination was to take a long carriageride
with Schurz, man devoid of all political
principle. The real cause of SChurzs hos.
tllty to Grant is this: When SChuz was
Senator he asked Grant for 1O5 appointments
in twelve months from foreign missions
down. He got eghty-thrce but made him
self the enemy of Grant because he didn't get
everything he asked for. | have never heard
Grant discuss Hancock save IS general,
and in that respect he always spoke well OF
him. | am republican still. | have been in
correspondence with many political and per
sonal friends respecting the political situation,
and shall vote for Hancock"
And southern republican views the matter
in this light:
The Raleigh Daily Neos has had an inter
view with Mr. w. A. Guthrie, prominent
lawyer of Fayetteville, and one of the most
prominent and influential OF the young repub,
| icans of North Carolina, and who, as 1t had
been rumored was leaning toward General
Hancock. Ne,cs reporter called OH MIR.
Guthrie and asked him If 1t were true. MIR.
Guthrie without hesitation replied that it was,
and then the question was asked: WHY do
YOU intend to vote for Hancock for Presi
dentg" To which he replied "For the same
reason that I voted tor Grant in 1863. L be-
ieve shat he can give US peace and perma-
nent reconstruction
Indeed these cases might be continued in
definitely. When republicans tell you the
boom is fading away, We'll give you some
more.
The great Cenkling has been concillated