The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-07-07

who can interlace tagether the heart
strings Of this American people,
Who#is that man who can make to
permeate through every portion Of
this mighty country those sen.i.
ments of mutual confidence and nI
brotherly love which once ahi'sci
among US before the schism Of Tho
secession war? When I have asked
the question the heart of every mar
gives me answer that that man is
Winfield Scott Hancock, of Pennsyl
vania. Did l say Of Pennsylvania
Winfield Scott Hancock, of the Uni
ted States; of every State by hi,
good right hand reunited. The,
tell ns, gentlemen, that this country
Is tired Of the rule of the camp anC
OF the sword. They tell us that the
people are weary of martial habits
and Of martial measures. acknowl
edge that fact, but all the more will
they welcome with gladstone greet
ings the man who first aholisAcs
them.
Who is be, indeed? He is the
man who abolished the rule of The
camp in civil places.
All the more ready are VIC, there
fore, to receive into our hearts him
who was the first 10 salute with his
stainless sword the majesty of tile
/ civil laws; who was the first to how
with knightIy crest at the bar OF
civil justice; who was the first of all
whose voice was heard crying aloud
in the wilderness of Gespo,ism:
mako the way straight for the
reign Of peace and for the sovereign.
ty of the people, aA
Bethink you not, my friends, that
the American people are SO indis.
eliminating as to appreLend the en-
bryo of Brutus or the embryo ola
Caesar in the man who was tue Bru-
tus of unhallowed arbitrary power.
Those words came to this country
like sunburst upon wintry day.
They were like the springing up of a
fountain in a desert. They like
the shadow of great rock ina wea
ry land. And long after this great
convention has passed away from
earth the millions who are to come
after Us will be singing upon their
tongues those words which belong to
Runnymede and to Magma Cbarta.--
The great principles of American
liberty are still the lawful inheri
lance of this people. The trial By
Jury, the habeas corpus, the freedom
of speech, the liberty Of the press,
the natural rights of persons and the
rights Of property must be preserv-
ed. They tell US that We, tue Anne.
rican people, do not want a soldier.
The greatest and best, the Magis
trate without peer, was who?-
George Washington, the soldier
George Washington, whose life had
been spent in the saddle, and whose
history is made musical with the
clinking Of the spur. Madison and
Monroe were soldiers. jackson and
Harrison and Taylor were soldiers
Buchanan aud Lincoln had both
borne arms for the Republic. AL
down the line Of your Presidents fol
one hundred years are the sparkling
names Of the American soldiers. :
And why shall we not now follow
the footsteps Of our fathers, and pre-
sent the greatest Office which thi!
Republic can bestow upon that grea
/ Democratic soldier who shed hi,
blood for his people, yet who provet
as generous to the conquered as b,
was loyal to tue conquering banner
! just one word more. The nomi
nation of General Hancock means in
stantaneous and continuous aggres
sion. 1t will sound to America lik
general order from this council 0
war: "We move on the enemy
works to morrow" The sigma
sounds the advance. The bugle
ring boots and saddle, the STANDARD
to the front with the nomination o
Hancock, and you will hear the trea'
Of the moving legions. / am re
minded here that the first man yes
terday whose very presence in thi
convention touched the heart an
brought forth spontaneously its ar
plause was the soldier, statesman {
South Carolina. Nominate Winfiel
/ Scott Honcock and let the last chez
Of this convention go up for th
Union soldiers who have show
themselves so generous In welcom