Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-07-29
Tn. BOYS II Blue.


General Grant. as Commsnder.in-
Chief Of the ''Boys in Blue" has issued
an order to them which 10 not looked
upon with favor BY the Democracy. the
press o the Solid South.
It sounds to them something like an
order for the advance Of the Union army
which used to be 30 effective. especially
toward the winding mp Of the rsosllion'
consequently possesses q peculiar sig
n~ifcance. He simply calls upon them to
organize in their respective States to pro-
mote so far as possible the election Of
Garfield and Arthur, the Republican NOM
insss for President and Vice President.
Andin hearty response to this order from
the General whom they loved 20 well to
obey, the Boys in Blue are falling into
line, and rapidly organizing. all over
the country. especially in New York.
That il will have q strong effect In favor
Of the Republican ticket during the
campaign there can DO no doubt. And
Il shows that although not in the Prssi-
Dental chair. Grant has always the
safety and best interests Of his country
a. heart. and IL prepared to chsckmats
any SUBSCRIPTIONS movements OF her
internal enemies at the polls or any
where else. he sees the need Of the
success Of tho Republican party, and
will promote that success by all means
In his power.
This order also most effsctually dis
poses Of the story. so industriously cir
culsted, that Grant was friendly to the
election Of Hancock. for In this very
order he strikes the hardest possible
blow against Hancock's success. 1t Is q
well known fact, frequently asserted oil
late, that the soldiers who fought with
and under Hancock do not want him fol-
President and declare that they will
vote against him for that grand national
position. The know him. They knew
him simply as an s~ristocrstio com
msnder in the war. q man educated
to bis position at the national
expense and who fought for his country
through an educated sense Of duty. YET
whose loyalty was not altogether above
suspicion. or proof against possible
adversely. They gave him full credit
for what good fighting he did. ys'
never felt the same degree OF soldisrly
fellowship toward him that they did fol
Grant, Sherman. Sheridan. and such al
those. Hancock vas never popular du
ring the war. among the volunteers, sol
diers or officers, and has not been since
He has never shown any true spirit o
soldisrly fellowship with them. main
tanned NO friendly OF brotherly re
lations, and eve attended ever
one Of their army reunions in tn
West. The soldiers aud Hancock fee
no sympathetic community Of intsrss
together, and their vote will not be TO
him, but for GARFIELD and the Union.
The Boys in Blue remember too vel
the terrible. murderous struggle through
which the nation passed. and whom the,
see the very men. the brigadiers Ant
reasonable politicians again workinI
and trying to gain possession ant
executive power at the ~headquar
tiers Of tho nation, they canno
but view the unwslcoms indications will
alarm and distrust, and feel that tn
only safety 10 to vote whore they fought
on the right side. Yes. and bshin'
Hancock they see the same solid soutl
and the skulkins sopperhssd Dsmoc
racy against whom they fought, ant
who caused the bones OF SO many hun
drsds OF their comrades to be now lynn
beneath the sod Of Southern battle
fields. They know Hancock and se'
aud understand his backing. That
Why the Boys in Blue will not vote th'
Democratic ticket. but in willing response
TO their wsli.bslovsd old commander vii
---.s.. A. dfatk