The Baltimore County union., 1880-08-14
Correspondence Baltimore County Uaion.
HOW IT WILL BE-''IF."
WASuIxorox. d. C.. Aug. Oh lsso

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 9th, issO.
Messrs. Editors With the one-to them
bright spot In the history Of Horace 0reeley-that
of Having offered himself bail for Jefferson Davis
at the close Of the war-the Democracy In 1874
essayed 10 give him their endorsement for The
Presidency, hoping that large element Of North
voters that had long followed his lead In voting
the Republican ticket would then follow him into
the ranks of the Democracy, and by thus swelling
the torrent oT their votes would gain them the
victory. hut the people of the North saw the
decoy and refused 10 be led away.
A similar attempt is now being made 10 capture
that section. Hancock has been nominated By
the Democracy because he issued order No. 90 In
taking possession Of the military division Of
Louisiana and Texas. But their real hope is that
their party may get large accessions Of the loyal
votes Of the North. and especially Of the Union
veteran soldiers who arc supposed 10 have served
under Hancock. but FAR as can discover
this will prove dcusivc hope. From everywhere
and every source the information comes Of the
loyal adhesion of the Union soldiers 20 the Repub.
lican party aud the banner Of GARFIELD. BY taking
command Of the organization Of boys In Blue
Gen. Grant places his own military standing
against that of Gen. Hancock, and his whole In.
huence among the Union veterans aud the loyal
people of the North will be felt in the canvass for
Garfield and against Hancock. as though he
(Grant were himself the candidate. This will not
only prevent the realization Of the hope Of the
D.NNt"s!' D"' W" str" Nfe"N an eutnusiaetn,
which II Is already doing, for the Garfield and
Arthur ticket which. probably, could not other.
wise be evoked in the campaign, and which will
continue TO increase ~ 20 election day.
Ihe Union soldiers here fccl that " Hancock
suecseds IN being elected u will result In all Of
thcm beihg uismlsscd from oihce TO make places
Tor Democrats. Many OF them are wounded sol.
dierr with only one leg or one arm. or one eye, or
o'hcr"he maimcd and disabled, so that they would
be incapacitated 10 make living if thrown ont
INT" the world. Their places In many instances
they think would be filed by sx-Confedsraie sol.
d'ers, who fought TO destroy the Dag, or by Dem
ocrat: VINO we're not IN the army. aud thus their
eheh'c'' IN hghilng whom they received their
""nnd'' """'d gam victory over them. aud they.
!" "h"n 'ne s"nh'r! owes 30 much and In the de-
renee oi "hich ihey shed their blood, would have
Z" Z" about begging bread for themselves, their
wives aud children. There are also great many
"i 'hc wtes' widows or children OF Union soldiers
hrfc holding positions of one kind OF another aud
m"k'"g hNihI IN tue employ OF the Goverh-
he"'' i"e'e a,s" a'' icci That they too would
hn'e " :" anu thciE places would be supplied by
"ner''
u true that Senator Wallace, Democrat Of
rrhn'!Fania' IN. taken the responsibility of say
i"s mat II ten. Hancock iselectcd the old soldiers
!" "I''e wa net ocinteficrcd with Hut this can
"" U. teI,e' uP"h' Tor u y no, more than year
~" '"'i i"ctc "ns an o'h soldier who was the
.''h 81 "'""t"f ""iihec committee IN Congress.
nc IA" been captain ~ the army, raised from
ihr ranks anu ~ one "i the battles Of the Army
81 'ae r"'"inae mihnie bail had shattered his
'S' arm &c" men IN the country had done more
than I'M, same captain To- secure the nomination
"' ven, hahc"cH Tor The Presidency. In addition
'' h,' having oeeh an Ola soldier the clerk was n
y"",''"uI w',, gem,S'Hah anu a. capable as Senator