National Republican., 1880-10-19
HANCOCR AT GETrYsBURG.
speech OF Colonel w. II. mIiis at the Repub.
Iicau Jubilee saturday Night.

speech OF Colonel w. n. Mllls az the Repub.
Icau Jubilee saturday Night
At the monster republican jubilee last Sat.
urday night, from tho cast stand Colonel W.
II. Mills of Maine, who WIS engaged at
Gettysburg in one of the reRulurrcgmeni Of
the Second division, Fifth corps, known
in the army of tho Potomac as the regular d'.
vision" said:
Many Of You admire Hancock Ms n soldlcr-as
u9 ,uut not rs politician, some oi you lyuB,,i
Mlln MN az GeliyshTg ~ Tue SGcnhu cv'ls,% % "i,,,
know he did his duty well. but have iui 50 stou
forgotten that Rcynolds-who, nm proud To say,
Willie meiorgcuctnl ofyoluniccrs was icuignnhl'
colonel of the fcgimCut ii which WIS au oihccI-'
with ue Fist army corps. was first 10 cn.eh llS
advancing hoss of Lae's0tmy ioiluwvdby Howard
with the Eleventh corjs When Rcyuo.ds inil ~
'front.' ot his luc n1 battle shot through the hehtl
by a rc1o sharrshuoicr, Howard uss'lned coll-
mand, and Icing driven blck through lho aiTeIs
ul lhe iowa. posted "a dtvisnu upon tNc kgy o Lut
position Cemetery uigC-and was WilnImWiuB
ton when llancogf, sent by - arrived and
40 doubt ilancocl did good service IN rollyiug
The troops nnd posting them. 30 dou1, l,e saWv
the Key TO the po,iliun, and might have taken ~
but u had been found before ne arrived, Ab'ul
two hours nllcI his arrival he wa. relieved ly Slc-
cum. his senior. and reported tO Meade, assuming
command ofhs own tSecond )cgrps. Nosolilertis'
ptrugcs his conduct upon that field lie did ms
duty well. probably, rs Any other corps comrhu-
der there Rivers arc damned up and The waters
now over the dam; so Reynolds was holding lhc
id up rebel hordos when killed IN his Efforts 10
stop the tide.
Ilnd Reynolds not mndo n dam Of his corps aud
Hownrds there is no contemplating the result ui
Gettysburg. Probably the positions oi the Two
nrlnics would have been reversed, OF our army
would lave fallen hack to lipc creek.
Therefore say that Reynolds, dead. Is MS mnch
entitled to credit for the victory at Gettysburg "
Hancock. living.
The army OF the Potomac won the battle OF
Gettysburg, aud that army was commanded by
Major -Gcneral George q. Meade .AbIut one nun,
cred thousand mon marched south rom that he'u
OH the 9th day of July, 1858, aud many thpusanus
remained, wounded ana manned for lie. lhe}
are dying daily Of wounds received ana disease
contracted. All that was lcG OF other thousands
arc there yet, Had any soldier on thEt itd dared
TO intimae to General Hancock upon the aller-
noon Oi July 3, 1868 that on the afternoon ui Nc
vCmbcr p 1880 ho would expect to be elected pres.
den of the United States, receiving the solid vote
OF the very rebels then 50 ncrccly charging ms
lines and with malice ntorcthought aud intent 70
Kill. depOsiting cold lead even in his pGrson-uu
you suppose that man would have lived to tell Of
so prophetic an intmmon? Applause and cries
Of NO lnO no!"l
Grant U. s.-us-quict. tLong continued mp
elected? ["NcS Yesl"l The "sulid south Is sure for
him--l3S electoral voies-thongh some ambitious re-
publiraus make claims upon Virginia, North Carolina
and Florida Should these claims bp realized, 20
electoral votes must be deducted. leaving llj to
start with. Then there is Maine with her seven
votes-but stup-if you had been there ns was,
and had seen the republicans close up their ranks
aud stinghten ont their lines after the battle in
september, as did, you would have made MP your
minds. rs Il did mine that the election there was
the Bull Run" of the campaign, ns 1t las since
proved TO be- eXempi!lcd by the late victories ~
Ohio and Indiana. DO you think Hancock VIII
carry Indiana In November? The democrats say
he will. l"Nol Nor But ho will not New York
was regarded before the lato elections as moro
safe for Garfield than Indiana.
All indications favor solid south'-posslhly
broken iuio-but we will put 1t down MS solid for
Hancock, 1873 votes. Then put down n solid
nOrth'-aS n natural corscqucnce-with 23l votes,
and Hancock Is elected to stay ut home. III lhl
| the democracy nominated the greatest bump OF
| caution In the union army [lauglterl-l need
not mention his namc-thus hoping 10 lead away
union soldiers and war democrats from the great
| and noble Lincoln. You know the result. In leI2
the democratic pnrty got down on It's belly TO that
old republican aud abolitionist Horace Greeley.
wish had time to quote few things that Horace
Greeley said of that party but IL Is getting late and
Twill not dctain you. tCrles Of go on The dem
ocratic party succeeded In seduclng Horace Greeley
from the path OF virtue and the poor od man soon
after died.
The democratic party is now on It's last legs and
In desperation throws itself all over one of the best
| OF union generals. though uniortunutelya a demo
crat Hancock will be no more elected on the "a oil
November thnn those other dupcs were but Will con
| tinue TO reside ON Governor island.
So long rs the democratic party presents q
solid SOUTH" so long. trust, VIII the republican
party present "solid north" Ailer tho 2d of No
vember the democratic party had better throw up
the sponge and 90 into a state of dissolution for II
must adopt other principles, other tactics and an
other name before II can expect TO rule the nation
whose life IL sought TO destroy twenty years ago.
| In conclusion, let me suggest that you 20 "a
| work rs never before keep your powder dry, and
| prepare for victory In November that will be o
| much greater astOnishment to cX-rcbes aud demo-
ciats than the onoyou now celebrate. lApplause