Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-11-08

sral ULYSSES S. Grant Is said TO have
made assertions, that he soon repented
II uttering, aiming to in iure his late
illustrious subordinate, but nov su-
perior. "What a fall was there, my
eountrvmen.n Ulysses 5. Grant
STOPPING to such contemplate means
20 help his political friends. But, as
some Hibernian has said: What
could be expected from a pig but to
erunt?" Under the eircum-
stances, the reader must eX-
ouse me mentioning Hancock
and Grant in the same paragraph. The
one the pure gentleman, the other the
e%onsorter with every vile political ele-
mont. Is it not shocking to the sensi
bilities that one so bonOred as Gener-
al Grant has been should be so yenal-
ly weak? And that pure gentleman
and most glorious soldier, General
Winfield S. Hancock, has been, by a
majority Of the sO-called voters OF TINS
country, quietly set aside and denied
that office, while they selected for the
next presidency a mar whose problty
has been questioned and time again,
and. too, Of whose acts were criminal.
AS | said before,it is sad commentary
on the morals Of the country, Sure
", the intelligent and honorable ma
tions of the world will stand amazed
at the strange choice the American
people have made for their chief exec
utive. But, when the question ofthe
responsibility for this outrage comes
up the solid south can truthlully
say: Thou canst not say | did it."
To sum the matter up, | can only
account for the defeat Of the demo
cracy upon the ground Of bribery,
intimidation, Justification and the law
ish expenditure of money on the part
of the enemy, as well as the %treachcry
of some democrats placed in response
bic trusts. The employment CT hordes
of United States deputy marshals and
deputy sheriffs, and the coercion by
employers Of employees in the interest
of the republican party, as well as the
numerous democratic ticket peddlers,
who early sold out to the enemy, won
the victory in Chicago and it is to be
presumed the same infamous pro
gramme was carried out all over the
country. There was no want Of en-
thusIasm for Hancock, and the demo.
cratic MANAGERS did e|verythingin their
power in Chicago to place in the presi
Dental chair an honorable man but
the threatening attitude and actions
of United States marshals and deputy
sheriffs, and the tyrannical actions
Of employers having hundreds of men
under them, as well as the enormous
expenditure ssand unscrupulous use OF
money in oorrupting tioket-peddlers,
and also in buying hundreds OF monde
scripts, and also in crowding TO the
front and voting illegal persons was
too much Of a force to successfully
combat; and, as the result proved, the
bribe,taker's party won the victory,
aud placed the welfare Of the country
at their mercy for another four years.
In my opinion, the republicans, by
the election of such a mar as Garfield
when they could easily have put for
ward a pure and untailted candidate
have proclaimed to the country that
virtue is vice, and honesty a crime.
that the more one steals the greater
the honor; and that purity, patriotism
and honesty are to be erased from
their lexicon as things obsolete, and
to be condemned wherever found.
Truly it is a page in our history that
will always be read with astonishmen
by the student Of our politics.
"Libertyl liberty What crimes arr
committed in thy name
Chicago, since the election, is as
quiet as night in the country. Every
one was tagged out-so tired hat ever
the politicians tongue is temporarily
paralysed-and it will be some day.
before those engaged in the tiresOm'
contest will be able to resume bust.
ness avocations, Aud as to business
why everything is ike Sunday in tina.
respect. But when the rest is over
the rush will again commence Will
renewed vigor, by way Of making "
lost time. NAYR.