National Republican., 1880-07-14
HANCOCK AND THE CROPS.

A democratic writer in q city Sunday
paper predicts the election of HANCOCK,
from the condition of the crops. The argu-
ment is that the crops are good in Europe
this year and in this country also, and from
this will result fall In the price of grain
which will produce hard times among
farmers, who will attribute the change
from good times to bad to the financial
policy of the administration, and to show
their disgust will vote for HANCOCK. We
are inclined to admit that the argument
has elements Of ingenuity in it rather
superior to most of the reasoning on the
democratic side of the case. 1t takes for
granted that times are good, and MS demo-
cratic conventions have been resolving with
terrific energy that there could never never,
never be any good times in this country
under republican administration, the con-
cesson is sad commentary upon the finau-
cial sagacity Of the party leaders who have
drawn the aforesaid resolutions and insti-
gated their deluded followers to put them
on record as tho highest solidifed wisdom
of the hour. 1t takes for granted, also, that
the late republican successes have been due
to the good times, and hence the two things
exactly fit each other and are abundantly
able to explain why the high and holy pur.
poses of the democratic party and the
eminently wise plans and delicously exc
cuted measures of the extra session of
congress have failed of their proper effect
in favorably impressng the American peo-
pie, as was so naturally to have becn ex-
pected. 1t also seems to take for granted
that should the fall in prices for any reason
not occur until after the election, the
chances for the success of the HANCOCK
ticket would be considerably more than
dubious ann IN TINS opinion we most heart
lily concur. The democratic game is played
out if the good times continue, beyond all
doubt.
The ingenuity we alluded to at the COM
mencement consists in getting so near posi-
tive truth rs this writer seems to have
done. The ordinary democratic mind, re-
fecting upon the wonderful purity, wise
forethought and eternal vigilance of the
strong party majority in congress, and look
ing at the many sublime measures intro
duced by THOMAS EWING and other reform
atory democrats to defeat resumption and
thwart the policy of the republicans gem
orally, inclines strongly to the belief that
these measures have somehow succeeded,
though each and every one has ignomi-
niously failed, and consequently they connect
good times with the existence of q party
majority of their own in congress, in spite
of the wildness of its measures, the folly of
its methods and the ridiculous breaking
down of every one of its attempts to legis-
late on industrial and financial questions.
1t is refreshing to see such q glimmer of
candor and good sense But let us not be
too fast, for other points are to be consd-
cred 1t will be remembered that last year
Mr.. EWING was badly beaten in his race
for the governorship of Ohio, and in ac-
counting for so unaccountable disaster
when the predictions and calculations and
bets, and the manifest turning of the peo-
pie from the worship of false gods TO the
just and true, indicated different result
declared that Providence inopportunely
came to the aid Of the republicans by Civ
ing the country an enormous crop of wheat
aud corn Let us not be misunderstood.
Mr. EWING did not ascribe any sinister
designs to Providence, but merely stated a
fact. Providence meant well, but in fur
nshing the people generally with an abun.
dance of good, wholesome food, it unwit-
tingly deprived the people of tho great
state Of Ohio of the marvellous blessing oil
democratic governor aud the United States
Of the magnificent chance to have either
THURMAN, EWING or PAINE as a leader in
the present campaign. According to the
writer whose article we are commending
this error is now about to be corrected SO
far as possible by the same means-a good
crop The crop this time is to be large
enough to break prices and ruin the farmers
and bring on hard times, and so sour the
farmer mind that the farming fraternity
will turn to vote for HANCOCK, and estab
lieh good government for the nation in all
respects like unto and every way as pru-
dent, cOnsiderate, pacific and lovely rs that
enjoyed by the several states south ol
MASON and DIxoN's line.
We would not in this connection be
guilty of an attempt to iathom the designs
of Providence, rs that is not our speca
vocation, but we confess that EwISG's ex-
planation of the major cause OF his defeat
last year was not offensive 10 our sensibili'
ties and VIC accepted the idea of Proyi-
dence and good crops working together fol
the success Of our ticket in Ohio MS not only
sufficient, but fully satisfactory. 1t seemed
harmonious movement whose operation
aud result were calculated to command the
acqueseence Of all deyout and all hungry