The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-03
THE ORDEAL OF THE CAMPAIGN.

The democratic hopefulness and enthusi-
asm described by our Washington cores
pondent is reported from all other political
centres of the Union, reported as increasing
and intensifying from day to day. The en-
thusiasm following the nomination of Han
cock did not prove to be ephemeral as the
republicans predicted and fondly hoped. In
stead, it has steadily crown as the character
and record of General Hancock become bet.
ter known to the masses of the people, until
today we find the democratic nominee pos
sessing the confidence and affection of nis
fellow citizens to a degree equalled in recent
presidential campaigns only by the expert
ence of General Grant in the candidacy for
his first tenn. Intrenched behind the ram
parts OF a spotless character, General Han
cock has been irvulnerable to the keenest
shafts Of malice and calumny; the only
effect of the efforts of his would be caluma-
tors being the Strengthening of his position
in the respectful esteem Of his countrymen.
As one after another the attacks of LIS enc
mics are proved to be baseless fabrications.
Discouraged at length in a alfare in which
their weapons hurt no one but themselves,
the republicans have ceased their onslaushts
on Hancock to have recourse once more to
waving the bloody shirt, the pastime IN which
long practice has rendered them proficient.
But even here the fates are against them.
Great as is the extremity in which they find
themselves for the want Of a few well au-
thenticated outrages, the looked for outrages
persistently refuse to take place. Or if one
does occur, then as bad luck will have it, II
is in the republican State of Ohio, not in
democratic Texas that the colored worship
pers are attacked in camp-meeting by a horde
of brutal roughs. What a republican bonanza
that camp-meeting attack would have proved
if it had only been perpetrated somewhere in
the south. How touchingly republican ora
tors and "orsans" would have descanteu
upon the wrongs Of the poor colored man to
whom not even the privilege of free worship
was allowed! How they would have rune
the changes upon the murderous instincts
and innate brutality of the southerner, per-
suadlng us that every man born south of
Mason and Dixon's line is by nature a kind
of personification of the Commune, a sort
of combination of Voltaire in religion with
Robespierre in politics. But, alas! the out
rage happened in a northern State, SO its de-
tails are presented merely as news. without
being clothed and fancifully attired in the
garb of political significance with which any
event of like character occurring in the south
meyer fails to be invested.
But if Hancock's reputation remains unim.
peached, a different experience has fallen tc
the lot of the republican nominee. Garfield
is truly a pitiful figure, in the light thrown
upon his character by the investigation into
his past record, provoked by the nomination
Day after day documents are unearthed con
tanning judgments pronounced by republi
cans standing high in the party, upon tn.
nan who is now the party leader. One o
these will be found in another column, in tn,
blishting opinion of Judge Swayne, a repub
lican by the way, but elevated above pari,
as judge Of the Supreme Court. A sale o
official influence which no veil can cover.
Could words be more severe? Could sen
tence of condemnation DE more clearly pro
nounced, or pronounced from a higher o
more impartial source? Besides testimon-
of this character, Gartield's own actions arr
brought in evidence against him. 1t is tn,
part Of an innocent man. when falsely ac
cused, to court investigation; to call for th,