Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-08


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I'll the sguring ~ partisan t'srusls There
sac many rras"ps thas inhusues news-
pspsr-. They ar by M n~sns infalliblr,
aud the fact that On iDsi~beud~nt tSurnsl.
sseh ~ the New York snn, supports Han.
cock 10 TO y.~itivs proof that Hsnesrk Is
the stringent man. There arc many facts
sboot the suu and its managing editor
that would preclude thst journal from sup-
pnrtiag 0srSrId. although Il claims to BIZ
iD<i~prnd~ns. The N. 7. Tr,buns h, or
clsius 10 b., independent, yet 10 one rx-
pects 10 and The Tribune supporting .
Dsmocrstic candidate for the prrsi.i-nry.
In both rases the name Independents 10 .
p,ianomer.
We think that the p'sition Of any on~ II
The so-csllrd independent j.'urnsls d"e~ not
prove that the independent voter. will IS
ammo Ike attitude.
Leading D-mocrata sre intcryirw-d and
their representations arc publisl,'d that
the Demoeratic mind may b~ ehr~r-d with
the sope VI victory; bat IL 10 . fact wor.
thy Of mention that no leading Drm'~rat
hss ever believed that his party would h
b-st-n. They can logically prov~ that vic.
tory 10 Certain for their side, and they have
done ~ ever since lisa.
Dnt W are not without m~ana ~ judg-
Ing fairly ~ 10 the r-snlt, - We aid in the
beginning. while the ps~ition Of Oh indie
l~'nd-ut paper pruv-s nothing, the fact
thst . Republican paper deserts its party
and com-a over to us IL 4 fact that prov-s
mnrh for Us. That ~v~fsl Republican
journals In the North and West have come
squArrly over to the support Of Hancock
means gr-st deal. Tho editor has been
converted and believes No strongly In the
man aud his chances If succ~ss that he hss
the pluck to desert his party and 60 over
to the enemy.
Again. Trading Republicans 10y the scorr
arr drclnring thrm-~lyrs fur Hsn ok ont
right. II rquir-s ~ mnch moral courage
Ia do this thing that We srs forced to l~-
lievr that ihrre men feel that Hancock q
-l.-ti"u 10 absolutely CERTAIN.
Their sr~ m~n Of prominence In the ma.
ton who have belonged to all ys,liticsl
parti-s aud are notorious fur their luck.
the right time. Notably among th~.o VIZ
mention John ". Forn-y. He has afways
h"pP-d 1t the right time, and hss skillfully
managed TO fall on thu succ~ssfnl side.
That be now supports Hanrock 10 = grrat
big straw that shows which way the wind
10 blowing.
b We conclude that while the opinions
Of Democratic - to Democratic succ-sn
amounts To but little And the stand of in.
dependent papers to l-s~. On th- other
hand il strung pronf OF Hsncock's chanc-s
to find his oIIon-nts hocking Z" his stand
ard. When Republican newspaper put
his name 1T the head of their columns aud
Republican Leaders speak for him, and
when M Democrats ~ over to the R-pub-
licans, all these things make rs believe
thSt he i'll bc elected. He certainly seems
to gaiu strength aud Garfield certainly
loses.