The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-07-01
Press Opinions OF The Demo.
cratic Suiiinees.

ic party.
at has declared by this act that a
democratic record is a fatal disquali-
@icaiinu 10 ANS candidate fpr the sul-
trasgs of tho nation, aud that d rec
ord Of loyalty 10 the union aud Of
disloyalty TO democratic principles is
alone Il sufficient qualification, and
without this all the qualifications are
as nothing.
"The convention could not have
paid Il higher tribute 10 the rcrubli-
can party than it has done by the
nomination Of this distinguished sol
der of the union. The representa-,
liyes Of the brave confederate army,
and the solid south could not more
handsomely acknowledge the wrong
~fulncss of their secession, and their
submission under defeat than was
done by their solid support Of the
national soldier.
"The republican party had never
more cause TO exult in its grand war
history than when now, iiiteeu years
after the close Of the war, the demo-
cratic convention has made loyalty to
the nation in that war the supreme
and sole consideration in nominating
a candidate for President. Il S. JR.
Knoxville Chronicle: AS TO Han
cocks knowledge Of craftsmanship
and politics, We can not speak. He
is without experience and without a
record. He has been in the army all
his life, and never held IL civil Office.
His views on leading public questions
are unknown, for be has never had
occasion to express them. He may
or may not he sound on the currency
question. lie may be II tariff man,
or he may be anti.tariif. Trained to
the life Of a soldier, he has yielded
strict obedience to the orders Of his
superior officers, and his excellent
military record, even, does not answer
the question whether he is or is not
a states rights MAI Cf the Calhoun
school.
His position on these questions
must be Judged by the record Of the
party from which he has SO long
sought a presidential nomination,
This is General Hancock's weakest
point. His party has clamored
against military men and military
rule for fifteen years, and now they
have selected as their standard bearer
in the national contest, a man who
has been in military life more than a
third Of a century, and who is abso-
lutely without experience in civil
affairs. He has for Il competitor a
man who is bis peer in morals in so
cial life, in purity of character and
manhood; who has an honorable, we
may say, brilliant record as an officer
in the volunteer army, and who in
addition thereto, has had longer cX-
perience in civil affairs. This viii be
a campaign Of reason rather than OF
sentiment, and with men who stop to
think, it mustlc admitted that Gen.
Garfield possesses elements necessary
to Il successful administration Of the
national government that Gen. Han
cock do, S not have, or if he does have,
the world knows nothing Of them.
New York, June 25.-The Herald
Ind says it is an undoubted and a
very great benefit to the country that
the nomination of Hancock makes a
bloody shirt campaign impossible,
and that between Garfield and Han
cock the voters may choose freely and
safely according to their views Of
what is the best policy, and with no
fear that the Union or the rights Of
any man IN this country will be en-
dangered bv the election of either.
The Times rep. says: ''The ppcp-
Iiarly constituted party which sends
rebel Brigadiers to Congr"ss because
of their rebellion, now dominates Il
ORION General as their candidate for
President Of the United States because
of his loyalty"
1t considers the ticket very COM
monplace.
WILL CEMENT TIE UNION.
The World (Dem.) warmly culo-
gi2pa Hancock for his military career
and statesmnn-like conduct during
the war, and welcomes Lis nomina-
ton as u mean Of reuniting the IN
ion as firmly Us if war had lever sep
arated the States.
WITHOUT STAIN AND ABOVE BEPROACH.
The Journal of Commerce highly
eulogizcs Hancock, and says, "a
polished and cultured gentleman, a
brave and successful soldier, an up
right and honest man, he is without
stain and above %rcproach, fit to sit in
the chair Of Washington, and to rep.
resent the American people to the
monarchs and statesmen Of the
world
MISSES ALI CHANCE OF VICTORY"
The Tribune (Bep.) says: "In an
hour Of excitement and passion anoth-
er Democratic Convention, eager to
bury Tildenism and to escape his
nomination, which seemed at Cincin-
natl, as here, TO be as inevitable as it
would have been fatal, the convention
went with arush to the first candi-
date who appeared to have the lead.
Men who calculated ooolly what the
convention must do in order to sue.
ceet and who expected the convcn-
ton also would calculate coolly, were
surprised by its action Hancock, it
declares, will not prove as strong u