The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-08-05
RepudIation Of the Right Kind.

NEW AiDdny, Iuu., uOeS uoo SOCiii W
be a healthy place for Hancock ana
English Democrats. A few days ago
nine prominent Democrats joined a
Garfield and Arthur club. At meet
ing of another Garfield and Arthur
club, three nights after, six more we'll
known Democrats and prominent
Greebacker who was a delegate to the
Greeback National Convention, made
application to be admitted as mem
bers. One of the Democrats lost leg
in the rebel army. He said he was
tired of party that got the South
into trouble, and that he did not care
to support man who tried to rekindle
the embers of civil war just to please
Andy johnson after the rebel armies
had surrendered, aud the South was
willing to abide the decision and re-
turn to peaceful pursuits. From all
parts of the country thinking men are
realizing the hollowncs5 OF Demo
cratic pretenscs and the true character
of dccoy in which Hancock appears.
Even Springer, the leading Demo
cratic Congressman of Illinois rcnlihon
the position his party II In ahd ScowIH
horribly aud holds his nose over the
dish served up for him. asprcch the
other night he said;
"rhc President of the United StNtca
should hc II man who knows all about
civil affairs, who knuWa the rcHuln
tious OF the various departments, the
management of the Judiciary, lrGiaN
tive and executive departments, the
Department of state, which dCnlH
with foreign cOuutriCS;thC Treasury De-
partncnt, with hrmilliunSolirchsu
with civil service, with the great ana
rapidly growing commerce ol the
land, thereby bringing the greatest
happiness tO our people. |, therefore,
| Thought the best interest oI the people
demand n man who was experienced
! in civil affairs, and when our conNcn-
| tiou at Cincinnati nominated n purely
military man, | must confess to you,
my friends. thought it would have
! been better to nominate one VITA some
civil experience"
There is bitterness in these utter
anccs He realizes how James n.
Garfield, scholar, patriotic volunteer
soldier, statesman of twenty years eX-
perancc in the affairs of the nation,
towers in intellect and experience
above the regular army officer who
has spent 40 years in camp. Between
the lines it is easy to read how griv-
ously he is disappointed and that moth =
ing but loyalty to his party prevents
| him from advocating the election OF
! Garfield, whom he knows to he best
qualified in every sense for the posi-
ton.
From Georgia, that Democratic
Gibraltar, rs it is called, Hon. VIM.
H. FELTON,, a strong Democrat who re-
persented the Seventh district in Con-
gress, in speech the other night at
Marietta said:
II know General Garfield personally
! have been on the same committee
with him, and he is u gentleman of
good morals, social, clever, and has
a grand intellect, intellectually he has
! no superior in the House. He is a
! good man, has mind of ineXhausta-
| bic resources and | have not word TO
say to detract from his integrity"
DIR. FELTON, is loyal Southern DEM
ocrat, and will probably take the dose
prescribed by the party leaders. But
what words could he utter that would
show palmer than these that he con-
siders Garfield far better qualified for
the Presidency than Hancock?
Judge GortOn, Il lifelong Wisconsin
Democrat, is out in Il letter in which
he says:
at is unwise for the people to place
the country at this time in the hands
| of party split by reputation schemes
and controlled by the South. What
ever it may have been in the past, ii
is to-day absolutely and essentially the
party of the South It's record in
Congress during the past four years
has Justly excited the suspicion OF
! Northern men. Neither the national
credit, nor the national treasury, nor
the right to a free and fair ballot, will
be safe in the handggf the Democratic
party"
These are significant notes that au-
CUR amoverthrow of the Democrats in
their present masquerade, as complete
as when they bowed down to Horace
Greeley, their ancient and implacablo
foe. They come from all parts of tho
country and clearly show deep,
seated connection in the minds of the
/ people of the eminent fitness of Gen
eral Garfield and of the great and ut
terly unwarranted risk in trusting the
Democratic party with power in nat
ional government.
The Bloody Shirt.