The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-07-15
" THE cock of the walk :" Hancock.

eTUO the maln Stanu-Dy oI Tie hepuo-
Hcan party in that State, has declared
for Hancock.
GARFIELD's letter of acceptance ap-
peared in the morning papers of Tues
day. Our columns were already too
much crowded to admit of its insertion
this week.
IT is reported that the Republican
managers have made an engagement
with Secretary Schurz to take the
stump during the coming campaign to
illustrate the beauties of his civil SER
vice reform ideas, at 5000 speech.
THE leading manufacturer of East
ern Pennsylvania is George Bullock of
Conshocken, Montgomery county.
Hitherto he has been a leading Repub-
lican, but now he writes, "if 1 had a
thousand votes would cast them for
Hancock" ef. -....s
JUDGE. +. A. Ely, a lifelong Repub-
lican of Jasper, Indiana, announced
his determination to forsake Republic
canism and vote for Hancock and Eng
lish, at q Democratic ratification meet
ing lately held in Jasper. s 81.
In 1876 Tilden carried New York by
a majority of S2,s1s, and yet the Re-
publicans claim the State for Garfield
notwithstanding the Democrats are
entirely harmonious and iully satisfied
with the nominations.
THE RAIDS think they have colOnized
sufficient number Of Southern dar-
kies in Indiana to enable them to car
ry the State this fall, but they will
realize after the election that "disap-
pOintment turks in many prize
The Republican assessments for pol
itical purposes upon the poor depart
ment clerks amounts to $4,000, but
at latest advices their victims were
not responding 10 the call at very
rapid rate. s-ss. JtFi .rha
SECRETARY Sherman in an inter-
view with Gath" in New York re-
Gently said that the nomination of
Arthur was " a mistake" He also in
timated that he understood the man
ner in which he was betrayed by his
pretended friends at Chicago.
GEN. HANCOCK LEFT the field on a
stretcher and returned before his
wounds healed. Gen. Gai field left the
field before powder commenced to
burn to take a seat in Congress, and
never returned. This is the military
record of the two candidates in a nut
shell. 30
THE nominations made by the DEM
ocratic National Convention knocked
the bottom out of the Radical slush
tubs, and ever since they have been
begging that the political contest shall
MOI degenerate into personalities. But
they are getting their old lying slander
mill in operation again. .,,.-
SECRETARY SHERMAN in recent in
terview said that the result of the
coming Presidential contest depends
on New York That is a reliable
Democratic State when the Democra.
cy are united, and perfect harmony
exists in the party in this great strug-
gle. Victory is assured. -t s.,s
THE Republican papers are publish
ing Judge Jerry 8. Blacks letter to
prove that Garfield went into the
Credit MObilier business because he
was SO, fresh that he didn't know any
better and not lrOm corrupt motives.
But even Blacks letter can not save
him from the charge of having cor
ruptIy lied about the matter before the
DISPATCHES from Washington say
that the Republican Congressional
Committee is busy getting its mud
machine To work and an avalanche of
slime and slaader against the Demo-
cratic candidates. Let them pitch in.
The Democracy propose to deal only
with the public acts aad records of the
opposition candidates, and they are
proper subjects of criticism. $50 i q q --
| THE attempt to- get up a boom for
Garfield as q Granger, is about the
most attenuated nonsense of the times.
He may smell the aroma of the new
mOwn hay at his Mentor farm, pur-
chased with Credit Mobilier profits
and DeGOlyer bribe money, but he
really knows as little about farming as
a Digger Indian. d
THE Republican papers say that
Garfield is comparatively poor, which
they regard as All evidence of his hon.
esty. Compared with what or whom?
He owns fine farm in Mentor, and a
grand residence in Washington. be.
sides being able to visit Europe, and
travel all over this country at his pleas
ure, and fare esumptuOusly. So it would
seem that some portion of the plunder
has stuck to his fingers, aud rs COM
pared with most of his honest neigh-
bOrs, he has made a pretty soft thing
Of it. ii ~ -'-.- i.-'' it''-a 7fs...
THE Republicans profess to be the
devoted friends OF tile Iaboring men,
and howl loudly about protecting
home industry against the pauper la
bOr of Europe, but when asked to do
something to prevent the country be-
ing overrun with a horde of semi-bar-
barians imported to this country to
serve virtually as slaves and to drive
from the fields and workshops people
of our own race and men who become
citizens among us, these same Repuh-
lican politicians manifest mighty little
concern for the American laborers.
| GENERAL GARFIELD does not allude
to Credit Mobilier, DeGolyer pave
ments or Salary grab in his letter of
acceptance.
THE Republican Committee are pre-
pairing to meet the charges against
Garfield in the matter of the Dec Golyer
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