, 1880-08-16
SPIRIT OF THE GERMAN PRESS.

Ten. Hancock snye IN his letter OF acceptance
tf1nt tho Thtrteputh,. Fourteenth, nna Fifteenth
Amendments aru part and parcel Of tho Con.ti-
tuition Ut tho United States, nnd that be rcpar.s
tholn as tnyionble. In relation to tllls Insertion
tho Mfaots Shstd 2elHH1 writes as f0llows: "3tr.
Hancock thought 1t Inappropriate In hEa letter Of
acceptance to say that ho regarded Tho threo
amendments to the Constitution OF tho Quilted
Suites ~ invlolabe and inscparnble parts rharc-
from, md that they possessed Just rs much
forco In Inv US uuy other provisions Of tho Fed.
ernl Constitution. This explanation made
singular impression at tho time, because its pus
port could nor be nnythIng elsa than to nssuago
NIL ilf-fecltng which tho Democratic partT Of
1893 croated by Its platform, In which It dcclarrd
the amendments to tho Constitution TO ba
revolutionary, Unconstitutional, and void; mud
Gen. flNncock, "a q Democratic candidate for
tluPrcadency In 1888, stood upon TINT platform.
It was nlso looked upon 1a M attempt to qulet
all suspicion that tho Democratic party bud any
intention Ut M1rogntEng these thrco amendments
us soon us thcy catne into power. 4 French
proverb says: 'Oul s'excuse, s'adcuso,' |. c.,
whoever EXCUSES htlnself without holng calIcd
upon to do so acknowledges that tho accusation
contains soma truth. No Republican culjIdats
for tho Presidency would havc over thought Of
giving tho pnop'o any such promises, aud
telling them TINT 1o would not attnck tho valll-
lty nf npy ono Of those thrco amendments, Cur
tAinly notf And why7 Simply bccnuso no lly-
Ing soul suspicious TINT ho would ever nt
tcmpt to do any such thing. IT Mr. unnceek
dcetnB It necessary to declare his intentions IN
this question, md to detond himself without
bolug accused, ho knows vcry wei! why. lie
simply intcnds by this dcolnrauon to dcaden The
effect OF tho proclamatlpna OF his part. .nssocl.
ltcs Ill tho South ARAtnst tho constitutional
isinettaMonts. Tho stinon-p1ire and truu Demo-
cellta in tho South, however, Aru not ut I'LL suits
tlod with this declaration On tho part Of Mr.
Iancock. bocause they regard 1t ns lyPocriticat
ad pny Mritso y for tSo parpqSs OF Dl'ndln9hse se
so,ith, more cspeciuly tho Mcs.i.nn {MLss) lft1,
curv, give ainplu Testimony as to Tint. Tho lat;e,
!at'er isays in eot.dg,,s'E ts IT, aacosst
amendments, that tho S0uth Will htlo III time
an wait for ~ revenge which twill Dying a!ts
press has exprossed lsselt in n. similar
!ssasr sa"es ony aa eh's seu.ss sssa'ai asiss
tuitonal atnanl,acuts.. 1Tloy mover attclapted
to nlds thS!r rsi scnie'ts anoqI 81 Fcs4
aoAth will bido its time and walt tor tho r.
,venKc which It Will bring In !ts wake. As loIg
II 1s en1t ns
Constitution OF tho United States, It Will by sat.
isGel by wt.,tg, fraud, md forco u !eayo them
sss s ~ WI e ss az p8na sss a
Not, BY repeal through legislatio,l ny .he .se
Court or tho. unitoi States. after I
tsos Tasy mSsX n oai nsya. nsS refsa
hIg1, law Increasing tho number of Tho upite!
stutcs Supreme Court Judges. Tie necessity
o.uso of m Notwithstanding 81 ass ot Gusne.
tHforo tho presGnt Hupreine Cs,trt ~ It *tanas
II nn Increase of Judges had been decided upoo.
CrNt8. md not with Hut>lJlcuES. Ii matter Ge!!.