Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-10
Garileld's Qualifications COntrasted
With HancOck's.

Here are questions that the people
will ask:
What are the qualifications and dis
qualifications of the candidates for the
Presidency
What are General Hancock's qualifi-
cationsP
He was a gallant Union soldier.
What are General Hancock dis
qualifications?
He was educated specially as a
soldier.
He has never mingled with the peo-
pie.
He has had no experience of the
struggles of the people.
He has no experience of the necessi-
ties of the people.
His life has been spent in the narrow
circle of military routine.
His acquaintances and friendships
are largely confined to the regular
army.
He has no opinions on the tariff.
He has no opinions on finance.
He has no knowledge of the wants of
commerce.
He opposed the reconstruction policy
of Congress.
He was willing instrument in the
hands of Andrew johnson.
He resurrected the buried hopes of
rebels in New Orleans.
He favored the election of Horatio
Seymour to the Presidency in 1868.
He indorsed Frank Blair srevolution-
airy Broadhead letter.
He favored wiping out the recon-
struction laws with the bayonet.
He was Democrat, when the Demo-
Gratis opposed the Fourteenth and Fiji
teen amendments.
He was a Democrat, when the Demo-
cratic party would have destroyed the
National credit.
He was a Democrat, when the Demo-
cratic party favored the repeal of the
Resumption act.
He is supported by Hampton, Beaure-
gard, Chalmers and JEFF. Davis.
He is supported by ever unrecon-
structed rebel.
He is supported by every "ku. .klux'
and "white liner"
He is supported by every murderer
and beater of negroes and stuffer OF
ballot-boXes in the South.
He is silent about the recent frauds
and crimes through which the Demo
Gratis carried Alabama by 10000 ma
jority.
He is Democrat.
What are the qualifications of Gen
eral James A. Garfield.
He was a gallant Union soldier.
He is a man of the people.
He is linked to the people by bonds
of common hardships, struggles, trials
and triumphs.
He is a trained scholar.
He is possessed of sympathetic ma
ture.
He is familiar with the wants of ev
cry industry and of every class OF the
people.
He has had seventeen years expert
ence in civil administration.
He is unseltish.
He is courageous.
He is incorruptibly honest.
He never faltcred in his devotion Il
freedom.
He never faltered in his resistance tC
oppression.
He is sound on the tariff.
He is sound on the currency.
He believes in honest government
an honest payment of debts and homes
money.
He is u born leader of tho people.
His friendships are among the pures
and ablest Republicans in the country
His career as Chairman of the Ap
preparations Committee of the Houst
of Representative is guarantee tina
his Administration will be economical
His financial record is a guarantees
that the country will reap the full ben
eits of the present prosperity.
His character is pledge that his Cab
met and appointments will be selecte'
from the ablest, purest and best Repuh
licans in the land
He is brilliant orator.
He is a broad and enlightened states
man.
He win be supported by nineteenth
of the men who fought TO preserve tn
Union.
He will be supported by ninety-nine
hundredths of the survivors of Southern
prison pens.
He is Republican.
What are General Garfeld's disquali
iicationsP
NONEi
General Hancock has one qualities
J tion and many disqualilications. Gen
eral Garfield has numberless qualilica
| tions and not one disqualification. Thi
: is the difference between the two car
: didates. - Detroit Pest and Tribune