The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-08
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FOR PRESIDENT,
WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM n. ENGLISH.
FOR PRESIDENT,
YHE ClTYTIL'S CONFUSION on
TONGUES.

IIIE FlITIlL'S tDNF t>IoN oF |
TONGUES.
Both the editor of the Cdpndl and its |
writer of Editorial Correspondence =" had |
their filings last week at TnE SUNDAY HERALD.
The first hides Garfelds record behind the
Endorsements of Judge Black and Senator
Thurman This only shows that he can find
mo defense for the record itself, and has to
rry upon the assertions of eminent counsel
i'll the hope of misleading the jury. But it
will not do to presume too far on the igno-
rance of the jury in this case. There are
son,. honest men on it who do not care fig
inr the opinions of great men, so long as there
are only plain and simple facts to he judged.
The average American voter thinks he can
tell what briuc is without help from Judge
Black or Senator Thurman.
The writer of the /" Editorial Correspond
" "cnce' seems very much exasperated at
brinu called I" indiscrect.' lie takes care,
however, not to give those of his readers who
had not seen our article the least idea of its
contents. This is the best way of escape
when writer has 4 bad case. We asserted
that no one hut an irresponsible idiot could
have written a memorandum of condi-
g tions " to be eXtortcd from Gen. Hancock
as the price of the support of "the Tilden
"rarty this being precisely what Buell.
asserted has been done. We asked him, as
the story bore intrinsic evidence of such eX
trcmc improbahility, TO give MS names and
further facts. To this he replies that he
1--WE" "would like bill ot particulars ~
and continues
As 1t stands we are accused of possessing ''fcrtc
Imagination, " and Of toleraiing an "inhcr
conscou,ess' We plead guilty. hut for all that
made some very distinct aud positive assertions In
The letter from New York which reused the wrath
the able editor. Those assertions still in print
and would please If the able editor would bring
his powerful mind TO bear on them catcgoricaliy.
That Is the way 10 test their accuracy. But their ac-
curacy be tested by vague in7innatons and In
tangible geneialtles.
This is turning the tables on us with re-
freshing coolness. We ask for more "parti-
"culars " regarding very improbable story
which we say can hardly lie true as stated
The particulars can only come from the othel
side. Yet "a. G.. b." turns and asks us fol
" bill of particulars" We must confess
We have none to give, except that we still
believe that he either manufactured Iii:
whole cloth or was stuffed by some fabricatO
of political romances.
We observe that the Capital continues t.
diversity its columns by tiat!y contradictint
itself. For example, A. c. b." last weel
says:
observe concerted effort on the part Of the ra,li
cal organs To prove that Hancock not pOpula
with the rank and file Of his varions commands o
account Of his occasional ioughness of speech
oh, no; the attempt 10 make out that general wa
unpopular because lie was In the habit of talkin
roughly to his men Is absurd to every one who know
anything about soldering, and must recoil upon II
authors. The general who gets his men whipped, u
who neglects provide for their wants, OF who put
them to the fatigue Of useless nanuuyres through h
lack OF tactical knowledge, Is unpopular. Butt gen
eral who does the Of these things has only toad
them spice of rough familiarity of speech to be
come the idol Of soldiers.
On the editorial page of the same sheet W
find the following:
Next to giving Hancock u magnificent pedigree, II
most absurd business Is his yaunted popularity wit
the men who did the fighting for the Union during II
late wal. West Pointers, general Thing, were ~
popular with the volunteers. Zap Thomas made
notable exception hut he was West Point casually
lie gained his name and the love Of Ills troops !
speaking Of them AS his children aud treating the
gallant gentleman, but men socially his equals d
not like being called ''danned sons of''-wel
speak politely, female dogs. OF course this was
term Of endearInent, but the men did not take TO
kindly.
There is probably not another journal
America that regularly gives its readers sue
an interesting variety of diverse opinions
But TO be on all sides of every question ma
be the policy OF a comic paper.
In conclusion we desire to inyit. attento
10 the difference between the mode Of cOntr
versy adopted by the Cop'f~ and our owl
We dealt only with its published statement
II replies by hings at the personal positic
and motives of the Editor OF TnE SuEDA
HERALD. We submit that ii won!d be
better taste TO coniine itself 10 the matters
dispute and let the private affairs Of editor
alone.