Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-10-13

The battle now being wagorod under
his leadership is battle of the people
for the honest Government Of the peo-
pie of all sections against every ap-
plianco that power patronage and
money can enlist in behalf. of the mer-
cenary nominee of a merccnary organ.
ization
BECAUSE
1t may be truly said OF the contrast
between the lives, records and charac.
ters of the two leading Presidential
candidates, "that was to this, Hyperion
to a satyr."
BECAUSE
The great service General Hancock
rendered to the people of Ponnsylva-
MIA, at Gettysburg, gives him strong
er claim than any other living man to
the gratitude Of the citizens of Phia.
deiphia, and all other portions of Penn
sylvania When the fact that our ar
mics were triumphant at Gettysburg
was fully realized by the brave troops
who defended the Union line, and they
ascertained that the enemy had re.
treated, a living witness and partici-
pant in that great struggle declares
that from those brave soldiers there
went up cheers for Meade, the soldier,
without fear or reproach, who began
with a great victory, his illustrious
career as Commander Of the Army of
the Potomac cheers for Hancock, who
stemmed the tide of defeat on the first
day, and selected the ground on which
the glorious victory was achieved, and
on the second day had again stopped
the tide of rebel victory and restored
our shattered lines, and on the third
day had met and repulsed the fearful
assault on which Lees all was staked,
and won the battle that WAS really the
death blow to the rebellion"
BECAUSE
General Hancock, after receiving
very painful and dangerous wound,
while in command at the post of great
est danger at the most critical stage
of the battle of Gettysburg, continued
to direct the fight in spite Of his fear.
lul personal suiterings until victory
was assured, and then sent Major
Mitchell as tho bearer of this great
message "Tell General Meade that
the troops under my command have
repulsed the assault of the enemy, who
are now flying in all directions in my
'front.'
BECAUSE
The answer to this message, instantly
sent back by General Meade, was
"Say to General Hancock, | regret
exceedingly that he is wounded, and |
thank him, for the country and myself,
for the service he has rendered today"
BECAUSE
OF the three great Pennsylvania Gen.
erals who bore prominent and heroic
part in the great struggle at Gettys-
burg, one, the brave Reynolds, gave
up his life in the cause of his country,
on the very first day of the conflict
another General Meade, has passed
away, to join the immortal band of
those "who sink to rest with all their
country's honors bIest !" while the
only great survivor Of this noble trio,
General Winfield Scott Hancock, is
living among us today, TO lead us for
ward in new struggle for pure Gov
ernmcnt, for honest rule and for the
complete restoration of the Union for
which he 30 bravcly fought.
BECAUSE
While the stirring events were pro
gressing which constituted one of the
greatest chapters in the worlds his.
tory, the people of Philadelphia, and
OF all other threatened portions Of the
State Of Pennsylvania, were watching
the issue of that terrible contest with
a degree Of painful anxiety, of trem.
bling fear, OF mingled dread and hope.
fulness, and of mortal agony, that no
pen can picture and no tongue describe,
There was weeping and wailing in
hundreds of thousands Of Pennsylva.
mia families, which had not only sent
fathers and brothers and sons to the
front, but did not know from hour TO
hour how quickly the worst horrors of
war would be brought to their hearth.
stones and then, when every availa.
Bile and transportable article of wealth
in the city Of Philadelphia, of material
value, was packed up ready to be taken
at a moments notice to New York
when the transportable wealth OF many
portions of Southeastern Pennsylvania
was buried, hid away, put on trains of
heavily laden cars many miles in length,
or so disposed of that, in the event Of
the realization of the forebodings that
made many stout heart quail, these
goods could be borne to place Of
safety at a moments notice then, in
our churches, and at oil places where
large numbers of persons assembled,
and in the private closets of all good
citizens, fervent prayer went up
from tho very depth of the hearts Of
all our people that God would send to
us q deliverer.
BECAUSE
General Hancock was, to much
greater extent than any other living
man, the porsonifcation and directing
mind of the army of heroes by which
our City and State were saved from
the incescribable borl ors of successful
invasion lie was the man God sent
to our rescue in answer to the prayers
of our boart-stricken people.
BECAUSE
The Ohio Administration of the Gov.
ernment has rewarded, by an import.
ant appointment, General Longstroet,
who is the most prominent living Con.
iederate General, engaged in the crit.
cal assault upon the portion Of the
Union line at Gettysburg, which Gen.
eral Hancock defended with great
gallantry and success, risking in this
very struggle his own life, aud receiv.
ing ieariully painful and nearly fatal
wound. A Washington dispatch, dated,
September 9th, 1880, announced Gen.
eral Longstreet's arrival at the Ma.
tional capital, for the purpose of re.
ceivlng instructions in regard TO the
discharge of his duties as Minister to
Turkey. Pennsylvania Republicans
who are not dead to all feeling OF
gratitude and State pride will refuse
TO unite in the effort to strike down
their deliverer, who is the noblest iv- |
ing son OF their own Commonwealth,
at moment when the Buckeye poll |
toians who run tho Government, and
who ask for perpetuation of their
lease of power when they ask you to
elect Garfield, are honoring with one