The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-09
Enthusiasm for Hancock.

enthusiasm lot f1anCOCk.
On The OCCASION Of nominating !,
President anl &icc-ilesh,ent Of the
United States hy either party, more
or less enthusiasm is manifested all
over the country which is intensified
according 10 The issues involved ard
the strength It the ticket put in the
field. AT Chicago the il tluCl.ccs were
strong, scIli>h. partisan and sectional
cnG'n'lrlirg hillcr' rss and cnmi,ics
which iticsislihly and rapidly driltc'l
The Convention into contests between
luan and man, leader against leader
and section against section, nnlil the
con,cnding forces developed Il cum-
promise in The nomination of Garfield
aud Arthur. This inlcci b.untutl
| the aspcli:y OF Logan, Cameron and
Cunkling, .Iisarmcd The hatred OF
Grant and Blaine and satisfied, some
what, The contentious spirits Of The
East and The West but when the
ticket was perfected tic forces
had exhausted themselves. Instead
ut an enthusiastic reception Of the
news and acceptance OF the nonlila-
ton by the country thcle resulted i
elimination and rccrimination which
bid fair 10 develop an opposition
even among The Republicans them
selves in every section Of The country
that will kill The ticket.
At Cincinnati just the opposite took
place. Personal animositics we're bu-
ricd in the general anxiety for the
good Of The country. Leadcls obcdicnt
to the mandates Of principle yielded
whatever preference their followers
entertained, and sections appeared in
the Convention with ho choice save
to nominate n man who could be
elected and, if elected, bold enough
TO be ;naugulatcd. No wonder that
the movement which resulted in the
nomination Of Hancock and English
was spontaneous and began to deepen
and widen tue moment tho declara-
ton was made. To-day the cnthusi-
asm has well nigh reached every ham
let in Tie conatry and conSrululalory
letters from The. Old soldiers and cili-
zcns from Maine and Texas, from
Massachusetts and California multi
PLY in Il most unusual manner bear
ing the extraordinary fact that Re.
publicans us we'll us Democrats from
every quarter OF our common country
rejoice over Lie Cincinnati nomina-
iiun. 1t disarms the bloody SHIRT
policy Of its tcrrors by restoring the
needed confidence between the races
Of the South; destroys the heat and
passions of sectionalism by Offering
candidates to voters whose records are
unstnineI by single disreputable
act; allays The bitterness OF agita-
ton by presenting ticket against
which there is not a valid Objection =;
and biunLs the S aIpn, So Of political
criticism by presenting to the press
examples Of patriotism and states
lnanship too exalted for triling and
types Of character too pure for vitu
pcralion. This campaign presents
the sliange features to The country of
patty without faction VOL king ON.
ly for Tie general welfare, and OF q
rage ia which L single competitor
guns TO sncccss amid Tie hurrahs OF
his opponents. SUCH is the Demo.
cratic party and such competitor is
Cen. W. 5. Hancock.
As some OF Tie encouraging results
! u; Ills SijUiiiuncous movement and
universal enthusiasm for Hancock, we
notice that Don Cameron refuses t.,
assume the craftsmanship OF The Ma
tional Republican patty because he
canpot save Pennsylvania in The CON-
~ 0lm; that The German popula.
lion Of the S"l'h arc falling into line,
in order That The causc Of good GOV
emmett may tlIumph next Move EN-
bcri and that honest and intelligent
L.. ~ l:nnnu In Az [ nnn..rl