American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-25

| SuOOSc lou between TIC TWO.
| A recent number of the Burlington
HaOkeye contained an editorial appeal
to the young men of the country, which
greatly pleased many of our most high
ly esteemed contemporaries of the stall
wart type. and which they have quite
| generally copied. Young man." says
the Harkeye, "you may have heard
that there is to be an election in this
country pretty soon. 1t may be that
| you have never before voted for Presi-
| dent. In that case, IL is time for you
to be making up your mind how you
party you will work in the meantime.
| Which is it, Garfield or Hancock? Will
| you be radical or conservative? Choose
you between the two. And if you
choose to go with the Democracy and
vote for Hancock, let us see what kind
of company you will have on your way
to the polls: The man who murdered
General McCook will vote for Hancock.
Every man who rejoiced at the assassi-
nation of Lincoln will vote for Hancock.
Every man that ever put on a KukluX
mask and assisted in dragging an old
negro out of his bed at midnight and
hanging him, will vote for Hancock
General Butler, of South Carolina, the
Hamburg butcher, will vote for Han
cock. The man who shot General Nc
Pherson will vote for Hancock. Banks
dale, the Yazoo County murderer who
killed Dixon because he wanted to run
for the same office, has declared for
Hancock. Currie, the Texas assassin.
who shot an unarmed actor Just because
it was his day to kill somebody, has
been acquitted by a Texas jury, and
will vote for Hancock. jeff Davis says
if he had vote he would cast it for
Hancock. Boss Kelly will vote for
Hancock. Every swindling scoundrel
that is running moonlight still and de-
frauding the Government and shooting
the revenue officials in the mountains
of Tennessee will vote for Hancock"
And now, young man, admitting that
all the above-named persons will vote
for Hancock excepting Mr.. Jefferson
Davis, and even admitting that he
would if he could, this for the sake of
obliging the Ha,okeye. let us look to the
other side of the house. (Which is
it. Garfield or Hancock Choose you
between the two.'' Shall it be Gar
field, who fell before the wrath of his
own constituents, charged with bribery,
cock, who fell bleeding at Gettysburg?
smirched by the Credit-Mobilier scan
dals, and who sold his influence as
Chairman of House Committee to a
paving ring for $4,000, or Hancock,
whose record is stainless, whose char
acter is above reproachp Yes. young
man, choose you between the two. And
if you choose to go with the Republic
ans and vote for Garfield, let us see
what kind of company you will have on
your way to the polls.
Mosby. the guerilla chieftain, the
most bloodthirsty and heartless of the
villains who hunted down Union SOL
diers, will vote for Garfield.
Eph Holland, the notorious jail-bird,
thug and ballot-box stuffer, will vote
for Garfield.
Boss McMane will vote for Garfield.
Boss Shepherd will vote for Garfield
Joyce, the convicted whisky thief,
will vote for Garfield.
Will Herman, the bfatherskite, drunk
ard and hired slanderer, will vote for
Garfield.
1.-The" Allen will vote for Garfield.
Secor Robson will vote for Garfield.
Every swindling scoundrel that was
engaged in robbing the people of mill
ions Of money through the nest of ring
frauds under Grant will vote for Gar
field.
All of the Credit Mobilier-stained
IS statesmen" including Colfax and
Patterson, long since driven from public |
life by an outraged people, will vote for
Garfield.
Dick Harrington. the safe burglar,
will vote for Garfield.
Chase, Hathaway, Pond, and their |
associates, now in the penitentiary at
IL
they could.
Jake Rehm will vote for Garfield
Moses, the earpet-bag thief, will vote
for Garfield.
Old Mad. Wells and his gang of for
gers and Returning Board rascals will
vote for Garfield.
The man who led on the rebel army,
which tried to kill Hancock and capture
Philadelphia, will vote for Garfield.
Belknap, who robbed Union soldiers
graves Of their head-stOnes, and fled
from the Capital in disgrace, will vote
for Garfield.
And last, but not least. the seven
men, who, aided by Garfield, voted to
legalize the most stupendous fraud on
record, and stole the Preside ncy. will
vote for Garfield. And so, young man,
we might go on and fill column after
column. But we have already given
the names of several men, not saints,
who will vote for Garfield. But we ask
you to look further. Study the prin-
ciples of the two great parties. Com
pare the records, both civil and mill
tary, of the two candidates. Turn your
back upon the man who would re-
kindle the fires of sectional hate, and
vote with that party and for that can
didate whom you believe will know no
sectional lines, but who will labor for
country, for peace. happiness
and prosperity, and government in
with the Constitutions
Boston Post.