Daily Republican., 1880-07-12
REPUBLlcAh TICKET.
Clear Case Of raise Pretense.

hAK WOhId WELDlNs
a
Clear Case of False Pretense.
Obtaining money or property by
untrue representations of the ability to
pay for it, or the purposes to which it
10 to be applied, is crime under the
law and made punishable by the crini
nal code. If money or property Is
stolen direct from us we regret its loss,
but We are at no lOss for q name for the
thief who SO adroitly manipulated our
pocket book, but when our property is
taken from MS under spurious promises
Of excessive honesty with no intention
of ever complying with that promise,
our loss is none the less than if 1t had
been stolen by professional thief, and
the crime is increased in that we have
been deceived by the hypocrisy and de-
ceit Of those who profess to be our
friends.
How is it in the case Of the Demo-
cratic party? Is it not guilty of false
pretsnse Of the most aggravated
character when it comes before the peo-
pie as q patriotic, loyal party and put
ting at its head candidate for the
Presidency, a distinguished Unisn SOL
der who, whatever his feelings and in
stincts may be, greatly contributed to
the defeat of the rebel army. Much as
We admire General Hancock's great
military ability 1t must be conceded
there his greatness ends. His success
in the field is all the capital he has on
hand TO recommend him for the great
Office tc which he has been nominated.
Had he been Confederate General
from Northern State, we could see why
he should have been made the nominee
of the Democracy for the Presidency.
The Confederate Democracy of the
South though they have ,he Southern
States solid in their behalf, haze Fever
before shown such great.magnanimity in
the support of Uuion Generals. In
every opportunity which they have had
to elect loyal men to positions of honor
and trust, they have spurued the OPP
portunity and have elected VIGOROUSLY
disloyal Confederate officers running
over in their feelings Of hatred for e
reconstructed Union. Look at the Cub
srnatorial officers of the Southern States
filed with ex rebel Confederate officers
either military or civil, according to
the services they rendered to the Con-
federacy! Look at the lsng list OF ex-
Confederate Generals and officers O.
lower degree that have been sent intt
Congress by the Southern Democracy
There is not a man amongst thu m al
who was ever professed Union mar
during tho war, and as coon a!
a Confederate officer comes on
in defence of the Republican party, he
is looked upon as loathsome thing il
the south and is forever precluded from
being elected to any Office whatever, 81
far as the southern Democracy are con
cerned. The greater the rebel in tn
south, the greater chance he stands o
being recognized by the Democracy o
that section and elevated to Office
Time may yet so change and senti
msnt so soften that we may behold tn
spectacle Of JEFF Davis himself bein!
sent to his old seat in the Unite
States Srnate. Such an act Noul
be hailed with the very highest &C
claim by the Southern Democracy VIII
have nominated Hancock.
Then Why did the South nomina
Hancock, for it was the South That Il
OF in the boom at Cincinnati, that ca
ried the hero of Cemetery Rid
through ? Because they wanted vote
Not because Hancock pleased them,
in heart tie real rebel hates him
day, but because he happened to
long to the Democratic party and
cause they expected all the loyal u
who followed Hancock in his victor
aud tricmphs and shared bis defea
TO raise the cry: "Give us back o
cid commander" They expected t
name of Hancock to catch enough s
der votes in New York, New JerS
and Connecticut to give him tht
\. States aud elect Him to the Presid3nt
Tee South for the time could endr
\ him, if it would but result in llaci
the Democracy in power. The ez-Ct
x federates are willing to take aa+a