Daily Republican., 1880-07-31
REPUB'lICA TIUKET.
MancOck'a Letter.

. MRncOck's Letter.
After q considerable flourish
trumpsts and promises from time t
time Of the appearance of General Han
cooks letter Of acceptance Of the Demo
cratic nomination for President, tn
letter has at last been given 10 the pull
lio, and our readers will find 1t in ar
other column Of the REPUBLICAN,. Wer
it mot that General Hancock is know
to be the candidate of the Democrati
party, many Of his expressions nigh
be taken as those of Republican can
didate, and were it not that he was tn.
candidate of the Democracy, We nigh
suppose that he was sincere. He says
emphatically that: "The Thirteenth,
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
to the Constitution Of the United States
smbodying the results Of the war for
the Union are inviolable." When 1t is
known that the Confederate brigadiers,
Who are depended upon to elect Gen
ersl Hancock, are opposed to these
amendments, it looks as If there might
be some difficulty in effecting recon-
ciliation, as the latter for several
years after the war declared that
the amendments were fraud
and unconstitutional. If we are
mot mistaken it has been but a very
short time since even the Gazette of
this city took the same stand in regard
to the Amendments.
Not only does General Hancock say
that these Amendments are inviolable,
but he says that if elected he will re-
sist with all his power any attempt to
evade or impair the Amendments. III
General Hancock had the Republican
party at his back his sentiments might
be applauded to the echo, but when
we consider that all the support he
gets Is from the party that opposed
these Amendments the intelligent
American citizen is disposed to think
that however sincere General Hancock
may be in his opinions he has not that
sympathy with him in the party Of
which he is the figure head, that would
give his opinions weight or increase
confidence in the Democratic party.
His views upon States rights are care
fully considered, put together and ex-
pressed, denoting the work Of master
hand ia formulating individual plat,
forms not at variance with the platform
laid down by the party. "The unity
of government" he says, ISIS the main
pillar in the edifce Of our real inde-
pendence." This is true, but such 6
are sadly at variance with l.
the principles Of the party which rides c
his back, as refe ted not only in words
but in overt acts.
He s.va that "tho bavonet il rot ~
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it instrument for collecting the votes OF
Every body will agree with
that sentiment, hut the General Should
have also stated that the operations Of
Ku-K!ux bands, night riders, white
liners and shot gun companies were
as Objectionable as the bayonet rule
to which he alludes. No Republican
could be more emphatic in his expres-
sjous in favor of full vote, free ballot
and fair count. This Of course with
Democrats is a meaningless expression.
The greatest hulldozer from the South
says the same thin 6 and while uttering
it will!stuff the ballet box with tissue
tickets.
Chalmers is in favor Of It, but some
how he has the knacksof keeping IT,
600 Republicans in his district from vo'
ting at all if they do not vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Shelly of Alabama, an
ardent Hancock Democrat, knows how
to get elected in district where there
is q Republican majority of $4,000
against him. He is in favor Of a free
ballot and fair count of the tickets
found in the boxes. Upon the hole it
looks very much like as if General
Hancock feeling sure Of the south any
how had baited his hook with Union
minnows TO catch Republican votes in
the North, but it will rot avail him
anything. One glance over Hancock's
Union epanlets 10 the great gray line
of ex-confedsrate brigadiers in his
wake settles the question.
MARTIN FARRELL is candid and truth
ful. Though Democrat, he locks upon
a colored man who en- ;eItains ii Q prin.
ciples of Harris as traitor to his race.
Other Democrats know this as we'll as
Mr.. Farrell dos, but still they deceive
the colored men by trying to make
them believe that tns Democrats are
their true friends.
--sTe-
THE DEMOCRATS who have been 30
1iharallu renlaniahinp the exnhannar Of