The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-31
GENERAL HANCOCK.
THE DUTY OF THE HOUR EXPLAINED,
The Remarks OF the Democratic Can.
didate for President in His Reeep.
tion of Delegations Reprssent.
ing Various Political, Min.
tary and Social organ
tzatiens Yesterday

New York, Oct. 30.-Gereral Hancock
yesterday received several delegations repre-.
senting different political, military aud
social organizations. Among them was the
Crack military company from Brooklyn. In
their ddress to General Hancock they said
"We come here to-day to assure you of our
united support on the approaching election.
Weare as solid as the solid south" General
Hancock replied "The south is solid to-day
ltis simply solid in trying to get in harmony
with the rest OF the union. We shall find how
solid it is after next Tuesday. Ii the demo.
cratic party should succe, d it will beeume
naturally divided upon federal Ms well ms
local issues, and its solidity in tho south will
be broken the colored race will side with the
several factions, each of which will see that
their colored adherents suffer no obstruction
in voting In this way one Of tho hope i.fo,,
results of the war will be fully attained.
Much of the prosperity now offered by the
south is due to the purchases Of ssushern
merchants, who last season bought goods to
an extent unparalleled since the war. This is
due to the great cotton crop of the per cd
and to the desire Of the southern people To
claim atfiistion with ths north and nurch.se
of US manufactured products, instead Of
sending TO foreign countries for them
thereby creatings business for foreign lines
of steamships. We have now
an opportunity to settle all
questions arising out of the late strife by an
exercise Of charity, good will, ETC., which is
TO tile interest Of the northern people not to
be disregarded." The largest delegation was
Of Texas and composed Of members Of the
Bsllvue medical college. Their chairman,
DR., Gentry, said they had called on General
Hancock to assure him that they we're wide
awake to the issues to be decided at the polls
next Tuesday, and being thus wide-aw ke
they would cast their votes for him. II am
very glad oi your gresenc here" responded
the general; ''that you take an interest in
the defence of our institutions, in the welfare
OF the country and in the preservation of a
Constitutional svVOluAuu.. IUu uusL et-
forts should be directed towards the purity
OF the ballot box. 1t is therefore of the
highest importance to see if you cant com
pei the tliee-holders now in power to re-.
Iinquish their seats If you do got un.est
them now you may never be able TO do 80;
If successful in your attempts an exsmns.
ton OF the books OF the several government
departments should necessarily follow, and
1t the present inCumbents should have been
true 10 their trusts, tle country may ut 8
iulure period reinstate them. Whom we OK.
anime the books OF an establishment we ma,
turaly do not uso the book keepers whc
made the entries but employ exper,7. Thi.
course should be adopted in connection with
'.e government accounts. la ordinary pc
RODS, when expenses are cOmparatiyely
iIghL the people may not think change OF
officials necessary but in a great war, suct
as we have had, since which time one D rty
only has held Office aud has had control O
millions of money, it is well to have an eI,
animation of the books and Of public prop
erty. to ascertain if we really have what W,
are represented to have. This is the duty o
the hour"