The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-10-21

decision there was no appeal, and order No. 40
puts the civil power beneath the feet of the mil
11tary authorities, and everybody knows it that
has sense to read. Gen. Hancock, too, the
other day, had the kindness to certify that, If :
bis party did wrong, he would not. He tells,the
American people in substance: "Of course you
cannot trust the Democracy, but you can rely on
me. Il mypartypasses a law to pay the Southern
claims, l o give you my honor that 1 will de-
feat the partythat exalts me to power" mother
words, he agrees to veto the bill in advance; he
agrees, even before he is elected President. He
swears now he will use a certain discretionary
power vested in him by the constitution, and he
cannot foresee what the circumstance will be
yet in advance he solemnly swears what his bet
ter Judgment will be then. He knows exactly
how discreet he will be. He ~certifes to the
American people that he will veto any law. that
ern claims. How did he ever oome to suspect
that bis party would ever pass such a law? Car
field has written no letter that he will veto a law
to pay Southern claims. Is it not a little strange
that the candidate has to certify to his party?
As 3 rule, IN this country. tho party has always
certified to the candidate. II Gen. Garfield
would certify that he would veto q certain law
If it was passed by the Republican party, the
whole party would feel insulted. We would
say to him "We will take care of our
selves when you become President exercise
your power as in your discretion you believe
you ought, but do not certify to the moral
character of the Republican party" Why did
Hancock think it necessary to certify to their
character? Because he knew it is bad. He
really thought the American people. had more
confidence in him than in the Democratic party;
for that reason he steps to the front and says
to the country: II will not allow these raga-
mullins. behind me; I will not allow these reb-
els who placed me in power I will not allow
them to pass a law that I DOM want" He
says ~ admit they are bad look at them.
admit you cannot trust them but between
this hungry horde and the American people T
promise to throw the shield of my veto" He
says: "Ladies and gentlemen, I will protect
you from this party. All I want Of these
men is to make me President. and then I
will protect you and let them go to the devil.
Gen. Hancock might die; death might veto
him. From the grave he could not carry out
glish. Death has never elected a good Presi-
dent in the United States yet death has always
made a frightful mistake. Read the letter Of
acceptance made by Mr.. English, and tell me
whether you are willing to trust that man.
Read his history-a man who has done nothing
''ife, liberty, and pursuit Of happiness" of
the people, and then forclose the deed, and
yet. after nominating that man, the Democratic
party passes a resolution that they will save the
people from cormorants. It won't do ; we don't
want him. I had rather trust a party than any
man 50 would you-you had rather trust the
F Ha sa%s party art . than s5ann simply &c Gen. p: n aa asrSa;
the sheep; I admit that my followers are
wolves" We'll, I say rather than have the
wolves we will dispense with you. What are
the ideas Of this soldier? What are his ideas
about money! He was q hard-money man, they
tell me. Mr.. Bayard-the representative Of
wanted to pay the bonds of the United States
IN deprecated money, and to pay them at the
same price at which they were originally sold
that man now says AS fast as we redeem a
greenback let us burn it up; let us put the
greenbaek out Of the country" when he knows
say, Of Gen. Hancock I soy he is for hard
money, and yet. when a Greenbacker
carried Maine, he congratulated him.
Why should he do that if he is a be-
lever in hard money! Why should he be de-
nghted because a believer in paper money car
be, after all, he was not so glad that the Green
packers carried that as that the Republicans
lost it. What does that man believe in2 Does
he believe in free trade? I don't know. What
kin of a tariff does he want? I don't know.
What is his opinion about things of interest to
know. ] would like to hear from him. I wish
we had heard from him years and years ago.
In 1868 he was opposed to all legislation that
has made the negro a citizen. In 1868 he was
opposed to all the legislation growing out of
the war. Only o little while ago he was in IA
vor OF soft money; only a little while ago be
said we never could redeem only q little while
ago he was a Democrat of that school, and now
we are told he is in favor Of the constitutional
amendments. Now We are told he is in favor
of an honest vote everywhere. It won't do.
On the other hand, we have a man who is a
trained statesman, who has discussed these
questions time and time again, and whose
opinions are we'll known to all the intelligent
people OF this Union He was as good q sold
his mind in a time Of profound peace to make
war the business of his life, the man b makes
war his profession, the man who is adopted by
the Government, is, in my judgment, no better
than the man who in time of peace would
rather follow the ayocations of peace, and who,
when war comes, when the blast of conflict
blows in his ears, buckles on his sword and
fights for his native land, and, when the war is
over, goes back to the avocatiOns of peace. 1
say that Garfield was as good a soldier as Han
cock, and I say that Garfield took away from
the field OF Chickamauga as much honor as one
man can carry. He is a trained statesman:
He knows what he is talking about, and
he talks about it well. I have known
him for years. I know him as we'll as I know
any other man, and I tell you that he has more
brains, more education, wider and more splen-
did views than any other man who has been
| AOu4lAdGSu y lU6 1IOS1uc4Cy ny dAy HdACf
since I was born. Some people say to me
Chow can you vote for Garfield when he is 8
Christian and was o preacher2" I tell them
81 have two reasons One is lam not a bigot,
and the other is, Gen. Garfield is not a bigot
He does not agree with me I do not agree witt
him on thousands of things but on the great
luminous principle that every man must give K
every other mar every right that he claims TO
himself we do absolutely agree. would des
pise myself if I would vote against a man il
politics simply because we differed about wha
is known, as religion. Twill vote for a liberia
Catholic, q liberal Presbyterian, a liberal Meth
odist, d liberal anything 10000 times quicke
than I would vote for an illiberal freethinkel
I believe in the right. I believe il
doing to other people in these matters as
would like to have them do to me. Ger
Garfield is an honest man every way intellect
ual every way. He is a poor man; he is rich i
honor, in integrity he is wealthy, and in brain
i he is a millionaire. know him, and if the pee
ple of Illinois knew him as well as I do he woul
not lose 100 votes in this State. He is o great
good, broad, kind, tender man, and he wi
do, if elected President, what he believes t
be right. I like him, too, because he is a ce
tifcate of the splendid form of our govern
} n,ent. I like him because, under our instit,
tons, he came from abject poverty to occuI
> the position he now does before the America
people. He will make Hope the tailor of evel
f ragged boy. He will make every boy think
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