Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-05
GREENBACK GAS.
The Campaign Opened at
Days Ford.
THE GREENBACK SPEAKERS GET
TING WILDER AND WILDER.
The Rag Baby" Prodigy.

navy TTOu1kys
Learning that the county campaign
would open at Days Ford last Fri
day, the LEDGER man, in company
with Orlando HIT, Esq, drove out
to the picnic. The LEDGER man a
always be found where two or three
Democrats are gathered together for
the good of the party, viii CHI is for the
good Of the country. Days Ford is
about 6 miles south of this city. We
found gathered together some of Au-
drains most substantial farmers with
their brave and hardy sons and intel
ligent daughters. The young people
were enjoying themselves in the saw
busted arena tripping the light fan
%tastic, and the grown persons of both
sexes had all they could do to listen
TO the talk of the various candidates.
About l O'Clock dinner was ANNOUNCE
ed, and then 1t was that we found out
what it was that made our friend,
Thomas Board. with whom we took
dinner, so portly. We have attended
many picnics, but we never stock i'm
one where we ate as much dinner be-
fore. We would have eaten more, if
we had been feeling we'll. B. F. D..
also was feeling badly that day.
After dinner, speaking was in Or
der. Orlando Hit was requested to
chaperone the speakers, which he did
with his usual grace.
CHAs. G. DANIEL,
candidate for the Legislature on the
Democratic ticket, being introduced.
made a neat little speech. When
asked if he was in favor of repeating
the anti-Tucker law, he replied that
he was not. He said he was not in
favor of brlbing and buying office.
If any office Was getting too high n
salary, the same should be reduced
by the Legislature. He also stated
that the supreme court had decided
that it was bribery to run for office
on the ''Tucker plan,
IRv SIMS,
the windy champion ofthe Greenback
party and candidate for the Lcgisla-
ture, was then introduced, and rst-
tied around like a lone dry grain of
corn in a cancels stomach, for about
twenty minutes. He said he was in
favor of repeating the anti-Tucker
law. OF course we knew he would
AS soon as he found the Democrats
were not. He is in favor of bidding
for office; no matter about a mans
qualifications. If he will pay to have
the office, let him have it We know
a man that can neither write nor spell
thai is running for the Legislature
his only show is to get in by bribery.
We never heard Irv get quite so wild
before. He seems to have lost sl the
sense he ever had. But the worst
s'break'' he made was when he said
tia. Hancock had murdered an limo
cent woman, and that it was a fine
thin. to ask him to vote for a muir
derer. Gle afterwards SAID he did
not mean to call Hancock a murder
cry Sometimes we don't think he il
responsible for anything he says.
Since the Greenback speakers are
making this low charge against Gen.
Hancock, we will give the facts il
the case:
At the time Of President Lincoln!
assassination Gen. Hancock was Il
Winchester, Va, in command OF al
army numbering nearly $4,000
men, from which he was detached
on the 10Th Of November, ordered t.
Washington, which was included il
! his division, and directed TO remain
there bv President Johnson until thu
excitement occasioned by this afro
cious murder Should subside. Will
there in his capacity as the miiitar,
head of a division, he was compelled
to witness the execution of Mrs. Sur
raft by order of a commission; bu
to his credit, be it said, he mad,
every effort consistent with his duty
and position to save the life of tina
unfortunate victim of martial law
When Mrs. Surratt's daughter at hi
suggestion endeavored to reach th
ear of President Johnson to interced'
for her mothers life, Gen. HancocI
assisted her to the extent of his abill
ty. But in vain. He hoped for
pardon through the prayers and IN
tercessions Of the unfortunate wo
mans daughter, and on the day @
the execution, July 8, 1865, statione'
mounted soldiers to bring the pardon
if one should he granted, in time t
save Mrs. Surratt from the halter
But no messenger OF mercy came
> and the indellible disgrace of In
horrible hanging of an innocent We
man attached not to Gen. Hancock
but to the existing President an
government of the United states:
The other candidates were eaiic
upon, and some OF them made siol
speeches, but the orator Of the ola
II nj .-ol On xao,s