Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-10-28

OF Congress, known as the Kec0nstructl0l
Acts wish to stand before the convention
upon this issue, but it is one which embrace
every hug else that is of value In Its large an'
con prrne sive results. It is the one thing
thar Inclndas al that is worth contest. ant
without it there is nothing thst gives dignity
honor, and value to the struggle.
Your friend,
FRANK P. BLAIR.
Gen. Hancock's letter indorsing the
platform and purposes Of the party il
also given as a part of the record o.
the party:
NEwPoRT, r. L, July II, 1868
S. L. GLOVER, ESQ, st. Leuis
My DEAR Sra: | am greatly obliged for youi
favor Of the 18th instant. Those who suppose
that do not acquieses in the work of the
National Democratic Convention, or that / dc
not sincerely desire the election OF its nomi.
nees, know very little of my character. Be
heving, as / really do, that the preservation OF
the Constitutional Government eminently de
ponds on the success of the Democratic party
in the coming election, we're to hesitate in its
candid support, feel l should not only falsify
my OVID record, but commit crime against
nv country.
never aspired to the Presidency on account
OF myself / never sought its doubtful honors
and certain labors and responsibilities merely
for the position. My own wish was to promote,
if ] could, the good of the country, and to re-
buke the spirit of revolution which had in
vaded every sacred precinct OF liberty. When,
therefore, you pronounced the statements in
question ia Sc, you did exactly right. Princi-
pies and not men, is the motto for the rugged
crisis in which We are now struggling. Had |
been made the Presidential nominee should
have considered il tribute, not to me, but to
the principles which / had proclaimed and
practiced. But shall l cease to revere those
principles because, by mutual political friends,
another has been appointed To put them into
execution? Never Never! Neverl
These, sir, are my sentiments, whatever in-
terested parties may say to the contrary, and
| desire that all may know and understand
them. | shall ever hold in grateful remem-
brance the faithful friends who, haling from
every section in the Union preferred me By
their votes and other expressions of confidence,
both III and out of the Convention, and shall
do them all the justice to believe that they
were governed by patriotic motives; that they
did not propose simply to aggIandize my per-
sonal fortunes, but to save their country
through me, and thai they will not now suffer
anything like personal preferences or jealousit 8
to land between them and their manifest
duty.
l have the honor to be, dear sir, very re-
specially yours,
WINFIELD s. HANCOCK.
We only need the declaration that
the Democratic party is the same to-
day as it was in 1868. We have their
own declaration to this effect in their
last platform at Cincinnati, when Gen.
Hancock was nominated. 1t is as fol-
lows:
" We 2'tedge ourselves one,o to the
constitutional doctrines and traditions
Of the Democratic party, as Illustrated
by lie teoching and example Of a tong
line Of Democratic statesmen and pa
triotS."
Thus the chain of evidence is com
plete and the logic conclusive. Had
the people permitted the Democratic
party to assume control of the govern
ment, or shall they now permit them,
the doctrines and traditions of the
Democratic party" will be enforced.