The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-07-08
WHOLE NO. l724.
columbus Dispatch, June 24th.1
Gen. Hancock Nominated.

The Democratic Convention nomi-
mated General Winfield Scott Hancock
this morning. The indication last
night and this morning promised this
result The statesmen of the party
had to stand aside to make way for
second class general. 1t is purely
nomination Of expediency, and one
that will not be a strong one, when
the sober, second though hit of the coun-
try comes to the surface. The Re-
publican party has calculated great
deal upon the blunders of the Democ-
racy, and it has not been disappointed.
While no one will question the per-
sonal bravery or military skill OF Gen.
Hancock, they will question his ability
to serve as Chief Magistrate of the
Nation. Whatever reputation he has
made was acquired during the war as
commander Of troops in the field. AS
a corps commander he stands no high
er than fifty other of his contempora-
ries. He has never been outside of the
army from the time he entered West
Point. His civil experience has been
nothing.
We have in other days selected can
didates for the Presidency on account
Of their military records, but such
men have usually been noted above
the common grade of generals, and
have been distinguished in some ex-
traordinary manner. Warrington,
Jackson, Taylor and Grant have been
the prominent soldiers who have
served as Presidents. Washington
was famous in civil as we'll as in mill
tary life; so was Jackson. Taylor
was the popular hero of the Mexican
war, and Grant proved himself to be
one of the great generals of this or
any other age. The Whig party tried
to make Gen. Scott President purely
upon his military record, and the effort
resulted in an ignominious failure
Gen. Hancock is the same type of gen.
eral as Scott. He knows nothing out
side of the line Of purely military
duty.
General Hancock's nomination we
do not regard as a strong one. In
fact, in no instance has the Democrat
ic party gained by the nomination of
a soldier. The spirit Of modern De-
mocracy is antagonistic to the soldier
element; it has not yet forgotten that
the war of the rebellion was carried
on in spite of the Democratic party,
and against the protest of the party
for four years. Expediency may COM
pei it, as in this instance, to nominate
a soldier, but it has no heart for such
a nomination. Hancock will draw no
votes from the Republican party, and
he will lose from the old Bourbon ell
ements of the Democratic party.
General Hancock was born in
county, Pennsylvania,
IA, 1924. He graduated at
West Point in 1874, and served in the
Mexican and Seminole wars. He was
made Brigadier General in Septem-
ber, 1851, and distinguished himself
at Williamsburg, South Mountain and
Antietam; also, at Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville as commander of
7ivision; became commander of Sec
ond Corps June, 1868; was severely
wour ded at Gettysburg and highly
distinguished in the Wilderness cam
oaign. He was in command at Wash
ngton in 1865, and is now command
er of the Eastern Department, with
headquarters at New York. In per-
'onal appearance he is quite striking,
md he has long borne the reputation
IF being the handsomest man in the
army.