Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-30
Prejudice Versus i;OmihOn Sense.

Prejudice Versus Common Sense.
Party feeling will carry to Mr.. Gar
field his party vote, and would do so
were lir even believed by all those WHO
vote for him to be as black us he is paint
ed. Men do not think calmly and act
cooIlv in thcsc times of high political
excitement. No Ole can doubt that 4
calm comparison OF the two candidates
would not I've to the advantage of Car
field. OF the respectable men who
will vote for him very many have this
consciousness, notwithstanding their
party ft-rvor: but. nevertheless, their de-
yotioM to their party and their prejudice
against its opponent SOlidly secures
their vote against The better man. Cen
eral Hancock is all that the Republican
heart. Judging by its loud expressions
in the past could wish for in 4 presiden-
tial candidate. As one OF the most dis
tinguislicd soldiers who fought for the
Union cause. he ought 1" have
the w;,rm sympathy of the Re-
pub!r;,ns who have ever SO !iercely pro-
claimed that cause to he their own. No
one will forget the era that is just past
when 40 on. could get Il nomination for
Ollicc from the Republican party who
had 20: been :. soldier in the civil war.
Tira: WAS the ;ouci.Stn;ie as to 4 man 5
fitness for the peoples reward. That day
has come to IN end. The Republican
party 40 longer ;,,lmircs the soldier above
the civilian We rhavr put the sincerity of
their former devotion to the test by
nominating :, man for president who de-
serves we'll Of The republic. according to
the formerly announced canOns of Repub-
lican helirr. Th"Sr c:,noHs are changed
to suit changed circumstances: and
We nov lcarn that when former
rebels Suppnr; Il Union general for
the chief nagistracy the salt of his
service for the cause of the Union has
lost it,; SAVIOR AMI no longer entities him
10 th. . loyal" vote of The country. Al
thCug!i we ARE one country we are yei
two pe"pIe#. The Republican North will
not take. ut the hand of the South,
even t!ir warrior who conquered the
SOut!: for iipr, to be the president of the
united country. 80 say the Republican
leader: ana :" will say the mass of the
rank anh file following Ohediently the
ro:li marked uil to them, and utterly
failing TO exercise the calm good sense
which would save them from such
folly. II the citizen could only
depend upon himself /" exercise i
cool and sound Judgment in political
matters and to Obey ii, 4 democracy
would be in practice as beautiful and he-
meiic;.lit :,S il is in theory. The idea is
that the people will vote without l'reju-
dice and passion for what is their best
interest hut that is certainly not the
practice. The most of them are only
governed by passion and prejudice. and
il il WAS not for the conservative few
vii, are sober enough to exercise good
turmoil as this. there would be- a very
poor show for the right ever to triumph,
unless by accident.
Fortunately there is an independent
class Of voters who cali be appealed
to sIcccSsfull. in Il political cam
paiSn. and it is +" these that we
look 10 give Ia Hancock their votes.
They are called I" his support in tones
that they cannct mistake. Personally
he is the hes; candidate, as few will
deny: and those Republicans who hold
the man to he more important than his
party must go to him. whatever their
prejudice against the Democracy. There
is no doubt that General Hancock is
stronger than his party. II was in this
belief that ne was nominated. The elcc-
tiOn will prove its truth and in our juslg-
ment there will be general surprise ut
Tie number Of the electoral votes he will
carry. Most persons, even Democrats,
are looking only to New York, New Jer-
sey, Connecticut and Oregon, Of the
Northern states, with any confidence.
They may confidently include many
Others, among them being Pennsylvania,
Indiana. Illinois, Maine and California,
That Hancock will be elected we con-
slider to b" indicated by all the signs of
the times.