The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-22

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And not only did he, in this critical e
show himself the citizen OF a free
Republic, formed aud actuated by the
spirit of Democratic liberty, but in re
polling the approaches to which he was
subjected by the hireliDg of a battied and
disappointed party he exhibited a knowl-
edge of the principles ct popular govern
ment, which a~bundantly attests his bit.
ness for the Chief Magistracy of the Ma
tioa. l do not pretend Honcock IS a
politician happily, by the manipulation
of men and the iDtrigues of the caucus,
his character is still unsullied. Nor yet
do | claim that he has pored over books
or studied statecraft from the predilec-
tions of a professor. Neitheri5 the elab.
crate erudition of a college an indispens'
pensible qualification in the ruler Of a
Commonwealth of freemen.
"a few sound instincts and a few plain rules
are worth all the learning OF the schools"
1t is enough to be imbued with the
spirit # AmeriCan liberty, and know the
principles of Republican government;
and that Hancock is animated by this
spirit and and possessed of this knowl-
edge when, disdaining the sceptre Of the
sword, he proclaimed that "habed8 corpus
trial byiury, liberty of the press, freedom
of the speech, and the rights of person
and property are the inheritance of the
American people and must be preserved"
Hancock then, has fairly won, and
worthily will he wear, the title OF the
statesman soldier.
Another objection to the election OF
Hancock it was reserved for the astute-
ness of a Senator from Massachusetts, to
discover. Running a parallel between
Hancock and Garfield, not altogether
after the manner of Plutarch, Mr., HOar
pauses upon the fact that NJ candidate
is a graduate of West Point and an officer
in the regular army, while the nominee
of the Republicans was a volunteer sol
der. And true it is that Hancock had
all the experiences Of a trained soldier,
while Garfield "never set a squadron in
the field, nor the division OF a battle
knew more than a %spinster," And, If
Hancock was educated at the expense of
the Government, fully has he repaid the
benefit, even to the extent of Shylock's
r~emorseless exaction-by the price Of his
own blood. But, it is said, Garfield
was a volunteer" Pray, what was Han
cock Was he caught like a wild colt
on the pampas, and kidnapped into West
point? As | understand it, the cadets
are all volunteers, and the competition
for admission to the academy is ea,er
enough The difference then is this,
that whereas Garfield enlisted for the
war, Hancock enlisted for life, and en-
gagged to defend the country forever and
against all enemies, whether rebels or
red Indians. But, although Garfield vol.
unteered for the war, he speedily retired
from the tented field to comfortable Sc.
clu ion Of a seat in Congress, which Han
cock bore the brunt of all the fight, or
halted only to heal his wounds.
But, it is objected again that Hancock
is the candidate of the Democratic party,
and that the Democratic party is unwor.
thy to be intrusted with the administra-
ton of the government. Now, from 1901
to 1861, for sixty years, the Democratic
party had control of the government, and
directed its destinies; and l demand
whether during that long period the
Democratic party betrayed any unhtness
for the guardianship of the Republic? 1t
was by a Democratic President that the
Valley of the Mississippi-the granary
of the nation was acquired, and the i'm
mense commerce of the West liberated
from the letters of a foreign power, 1t
was by a Democratic President that the
effulgence of the "Lone Star" was added
to the galaxy of the United States. 1t
was by a Democratic President that the
glory of our arms were illustrated in the
conquest of Mexico, and the domain of
the Union expanded across the continent
to the golden shores of the Pacific, while
the only contribution Of the Republican
party to the telrittry of the nation was
the bleak waste of Alaska, got by barter,
and not worth the purchase. Under the
.utelage of the Democratic party the Re-
grew from impotence and insig.
liicance to the proportions and prestige
If the mightiest empire on earth, EN-.
Dellished by all the arts of civilization,
sxultant with a redundant prosperity,
End happy in the enjoyment of freedom
and independence. Nor, during the do.
nination of the Democracy, were the
peace and repose of the Union broken by
Intestine conflict, but the downfall of the
was the signal for the civil
,onvulsion, and so the return of the Dem.
,cracy to power will be the barbinger of
restored Union and of the prevalence
# peace and good will among all classes
md between all sections.
But the special cry of the Republicans
8 that Hancock is the nominee CT the
south, and that the " rebel Brigadiers "
want to make him President for some
nd inconsistent with the interests and
integrity of the Union. If, indeed, the
PEOPLE of the South cherish any sinister
Iesign against the Union surely they
AVE chosen the last instrument on earth
or the contamination of their purpose,
n a man whose life has been an ecstaCy
# passionate devotion to the Union, and
whose infexible will no power can wrest
rom the reCtitude of it's aim. But the
south harbors no such design and the
nomination of Hancock by the delegates
rom Ju6 OOuLu was m6duJ db u plbuB6 VI
heir fidelity to the Union. Hancock
vas not the preference Of the Southern
,eople for President. Their choice-un.
and enthusiastiC-was Bayard,
+ Delaware, How, then, came the
,outhern delegates to prefer Hancock as
he candidate of the Democracy? l will
ell you, and mark well the significance
# the fact. Since the close of the war,
Republican party in the North, for pur-
roses of party ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, have per-
listed, contrary to fact and truth, in rep.
esenting the Southern people as enemies
till in the Union, and as cherishing yet
he exploded dogma of secession as a
enet of the States rights creed. In vain
AVE the Southern people endeavored to
indicate their patriotism by protesta-
ion and acts of loyal devotion to the
Union. Hitherto, in every election, it
las suficed for the defeat Of the DemoC-
acy that the bloody shirt was waved
~ stalwart arms, and fabricated out
ages" perpetrated by Republican papers.
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