Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-07-14
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The Republican Boom for Hancock.

The Republican Boom for Hancock.
The nomination of Hancock for
President, has been very favorably
received by honest Republicans
Numbers of leading Republicans
have declared their intention OF
voting for Hancock. The oppor-
tunity offered to all sincere citizens
to put an end to all sectional issue,
by voting for Hancock, and once
more reuniting the country, will be
embraced by all sincere citizens,and
the result will be the election OF
Hancock to the Presidential chair
The following extracts, kilograms,
and communications, from eminent
Republicans will speak for them
selves:
A PROMINENT REPUBLICAN FOR
HANCOCK.
Maior-Gen, Hancock,
My DEAR GENERAL: take the
earliest opportunity to congratulate
YOU upon your nomination and
to a assure you, lifelong Wing and
Republican that | am, Of my most
hearty support. l belong to very
staunch oh silver-gray Republican
family. With one solitary eXcep-
ton there never was one of them
known to vote the Democratic
ticket. but | venture TO say
that they will to a man vote
for you. They cannot consistently
do otherwise.
You, sir, embody the views and
sentiments in regard TO the great
questions Of the day that we have
entertained since the war closed.
They are the same that actuated
Gen. Grant when he laid down those
liberal terms of surrender to Gen.
Lee. They are the same that actuated
nv poor friend Raymond, when he
battled so manfully in the committee
of Congress against the savage
policy of Thad Stevens. believe
Gen. Grant would support you to-
day, did not the exigencies of hi:
situation forbid it. And Henry j
RAYMOND, were he alive, would sup
port YOU too,unless the eXigencies o.
the New York Times restrained
him. He was compelled at al
early day to smother the sentiment
he had expressed in the address o
the Philadelphia Convention, t
abandon his career in Legislative
halls and to change the tone of tht
Times, or, as Mr.. Jones, our bust
ness manager and partner, insisted
the paper would be ruined. q be
Tieve l offered to pay the damage
at the time, but that was consider
ed impracticable.) 1t was a bite
pill, but it had to be swallowed
Thad Stevens had succeede
through a Congress which misre
presented the country in engraftin
his policy upon the Republica
party. And though a majority c
the party, as l firmly believe, wer
disguised, it was fastened upon ther
and there was no way of gettin
rid of it. Thus for years a va:
number of us, good Republican
have been compelled to be helples
supporters of policy we believ
to be the very worst that could b
devised. An opportunity is pre-
sented US now for the first tim
with any show Of success to vot
in accordance with our conviction
and | am sure we shall do
most ioyfully. With great respet
and esteem, believe me yours faitl
fully. LEONARD w. JEROME.
The policy which Mr.. Jerom
speaks Of is the "bloody shirt" ar
it is no wonder that the better ella
of Republicans are sick Of such
hideous doctrine, and, having fai'
in General Hancock's patriotisI
and love of the constitution, the
flock to his standard.
A REPUBLICAN FOR TWENTY YEAT
Colonel John w. Forney, b
been a leading Republican +
twenty years, and is well-known
the reading public. He was
strong Grant man. When c.
Forney heard that Gen. Hancoc
had been nominated for Presider
be sent him the following dispatcl
I congratulate you for your moi
ination for President, and predi
your election and complete restor
ton of peace TO oil sections.
Your life long friend,
JOHN w. Forney.
THE TURNING OF THE PoLITIcl
TIDE