The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-02
Can the Cincinnati Ticket Succeed ?
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Can the Cincinnati Ticket Succeed ?
Fo: Years back, even hrlore the
war, such divisions existed in the
Democratic party as destroy cd ils
strength Of influence and made il
nothing more than m aggregate Of
opposing factions according TO the
different sections Of the country
Processing the same political creed,
! surrounded by strikin! similarity
of circumstances and looking to the
same end, might have constituted n
bond Of union between the seclions
that no side issue could have broken.
Such, however, was not the case, hut
petty jealcusies etfeclually divided
sections and kept them asuDder until
the recent Convention at Cincinnati
healed The wounds AID again Gem Mt
ed the fir gments into harmonious
whole. Here sectionalism with its
bitter animositics was completely bu-
ried, the factions Of New Yo k Joined
hands, South Carolina walked arm in
arm with Massachusetts and every
element OF the. great Democratic
brotherhood pledged anew q common
| faith in the creed Of tile party. The
nomination Of General Hancock crea-
ted aD Influence which at once
brought tho factions back to first
principles and PEI fecled unity in
the party elements which is destined
TO restore the government 10 the rule
OF the people. No other man could
have done this so etfec,ually as he,
because the public, both North and
South, knew him only as great mill
'ary leader who conducted war upon
humane princil lies. AS q statesman
he can only be judged by the utter
ances given in his military orders,
and these prove him to be as broad
and liberal in the one rs he was brave
in the other. Indeed The man who
could utter in the face of the m li,ury
despotism controlling the South in
1867, the eternal Democratic truths,
"lhe right of trial by jury, the htt6eas
corpus. The liberty Of speech and the
natural right Of prisons and property
must he preserved" cannot but he a
great statesman as we'll us military
leader. His nomination, therefore,
is both IL blessing 10 the country and
to the Democratic party. kilograms
OF conyratulalion from every quarter
Of the land furnish abundant proof OF
this. Republicans and Independents
unite with Democrats in their ussur.
ance OF a hearty support oi the Gin
cinnati ticket, and even Grant, it is
s i'll, considers himself relieved from
obligations TO the Republican party
and will support General Hancock
for the Presidency because Lie wei
fare Of the country demands it.
Firm in his opinions, patriotic in
his actions and true to the best inter
est Of the county, General Hancock
is q candidate acceptable TO every
honest man wheth Republican, In
dependent or Democrat. With no
stain upon his name and TO blot upon
his political life, the Detpoci attic cam
paign will for once b" aggressive,
pushing it's conquest over every dis
puted territory until November next
will witness in the ELECTION Of Gen.
Hancock a restored counlry--a cor
diul not forged union . her clLizcns.
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AT u meeting Of the Charleston
Delegation on Tuesday, Mr. Hugh
Ferguson was recommended to the
Governor for appointment to fill the
vacancy in the Office Of Sheriff occe
stoned by the death of e. c. bowen.
This appointment is Of great impor-
tunce to the Democratic party and
we trust otir Charleston friends have
made good selection.