Daily globe., 1880-08-03
GEN. HANCOCK AND THE SOLDIERS.

GEN. HANCOCK AND THE SOLDIERS.
The semi-authorittaive announcement of
Senator Wallace as to what Gen. Hancock's
policy will be regarding the manned Union
veterans now in the government employ is
an earnest that there is at last some
prospect of the Inauguration of a genuine
reform in the civil service. Senator Wal
lace states positively that none of those who
have been disabled while fghting,.the battles
of the Union will be deprived of their means
of subsistence, whether they agree with Gen.
Hancock politically or not. The Republican
party has long been promising to institute
! such reform in the service as would take
recognition of fitness for Office rather than
political services, but it will be left to the
Democratic party to fulfill the promises.
The Democratic party has in the past
proved its regard for the Union veterans in
substantial manner. 1t secured the passage
of the arrears of pensions bill, despite the
opposition of almost the entire Republican
party, including the present candidate of
that party for President. 1t secured the
passage of bill cutting off rebel claims,
and diverted the money previously spent by
the Repu blicans in that direction towards
the payment of these pensions. It has hon
ored soldiers who distinguished themselves
in the war by nominations and election to
office wherever possible, and when it attains
full power at Washington it will in no way
change its course, but will respect merit in
public employees, always giving preference to
those who have honorably served the coun-
try in the field.
When Gen. Hancock is inaugurated as
President of the United States on the 18th of
March next he will enter upon the duties of
the position free from all personal
pledges and bound only to give
to the people a good, econ
omical and honest government. He will at
tract to his cabinet some of the ablest states
men of the republic, whose patriotism, fidel-
ity and capacity cannot be questioned. He
will see to it that the Offices throughout the
country are filed by men who are honest,
and who will second his own efforts to reform
every detail of the public service. ALI of
Gen. Hancock's public utterances on politi-
cal subjects his Order No. 40, his letter to
Gen. Sherman and his letter of acceptance
show that he has been close student of
stateoraft as we'll as an accomplished soldier
and gentleman. He fully appreciates the
theory of republican government-the sub
ordination of the military to the civil power,
and the privilege of the people of every Sec
ton to govern themselves in their own way
provided they show due obedience to the
constitution, the supreme law of the land.
He believes in free, untrammelled ballot,
and the will of the people having been as
certained by that means, he will guarantee
chat it will be executed.
Gen. Hancock will, no doubt, be overrun
by swarm of Office seekers. But to these
he will pay little heed. He is a man who
has learned much of human nature, and who
appreciates the Importance to command
ing officer of having true, tried and compe-
tent subordinates. These he will choose for
their fitness rather than for the political SER
vice they may have rendered, and he will pay
due regard to the claims of the brave men
who with him fought to maintain the Union
in the dark days from 1861 to 1866. To
them the republic owes debt of gratitude
which can never be repaid, and Hancock is
not man who will overlook or ignore these
claims. He can safely be trusted.