Daily Republican., 1880-07-29
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
The Danger n Hancock is Elected

The present House of Representa-
tiyes contains 80 Democrats from the
South and SO from the North, and the
Senate contains 81 Democrats from the
South and only II from the North. We
mention this to show that the legisla-
tion of the nation ia in the hands en-
tirely of the South, and it is dictated
and formulated by the Democratic eau
Gus, which is controlled entirely by the
Southern members. Will not 80 coz
troll 80 either in caucus or out OF il,
In Congress or out Of it Will not 81
Senators control II either in caucus or
out of it, in Congress or out OF it 7 Cen
eral Hancock, nominated as he was by
Southern delegates, and If elected at
all, elected by Southern votes, support
ed in both branches Of Congress by
Southern Senators and Representatives,
will necessarily have to submit his ad.
ministration 10 the dictation of South
srn politicians. These Southern men
are not mistaken in the man they have
chosen for their candidate. Wonderful
magnaminity, wonderful oondesoension!
II is q mountain coming to the mouse
for q candidate, but they know their
man. When these cunning plotting
astute politicians Of the South who are
schooled in politics come North for a
candidate they know who they are
after and they always find what they
want. They we're not mistaken when
they chose Pierce as their candidate,
neither we,e they mistaken in Buch-
anan, and they will net be mistaken
in Hancock. The South don't make
mistakes Of that kind. The election of
Hancock will be complete restoration
to power Of the old coalition between
Southern foxes and Nothern lambs
While the North mas been asleep, the
untiring Democratic politician of the
South has besn wide awake. While
the North has been struggling with
hard times and hard questions Of
finance, taxation and labor, they have
been busy preparing trap for our cap
ture, which they are ready to oapripg aud
by which they expect to regain the same
supreme control of the Government
which they enjoyed from 1852 to 1860.
1t might be a question Of interest to
know what they will do with the gov
ernment when they do get it. We can
only Judge them by their actions in the
past to know what they will do with
it in the futuEe. We know that they
used it to protect Southern interests,
extend Southern power and at'last to
break up and destroy the Union
which was only prevented by the sac
rifice of a million human lives and
oceans Of treasure. We know of many
things which they do now. There are
hundreds Of millions of war claims
pigeonholsd away in Congress asking
payment. They may allow them. There
are thousands Of confederate soldiers
asking pensions. They may grant them.
They have only been prevented from
granting them in the past by a Republi-
can President clothed with the veto
power. But more likely than all, they
may take means to entrench themselves
in power, never to be dislodged. They
brought Texas into the Union to add to
Southern power. May they not now
subiivide that State into four or five
States to further the same purpose ?
They made war upon Mexico to add to
the Southern territory. May they not
now organize some new States out OF
the territory thus acquired 2 Will 1t
not be in their power by such
means to gain e. dozen more
Senators and as many electors
in spite of all opposition? More than
that: the 18th, 18th and 18th amend
ments TO the constitution by which the
results Of the war are secured were rati.
fed by the Southern State governments
as reconstructed under the acts of Con
gress. The Democratic party has al
ways stood upon the ground that tht
acts were unconstitu ional and void
The present supreme court has alway
sustained the constituliopality of th'
acts, but there is no limit to the mum
ber OF Judges that may be placed upo'
the b-nch. A Democratic Congress ant
President under the dictation OF south
ern interests could create enough nav
judges in ten days to reverse the de
cisions made on the subject and over
throw the three great amendments an'
all legislation under them.
Nov, in view OF the awful experience
of the last t% twenty-five years past of thu
cunning and seif'hness and disloyalty
of the political leaders of the south aut
of their evident designs to regain con
troll Of the government atthis time, anG
AIuey should succeed Ii it not mad