The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-04
"oNcE MORE UNTO TIE BREACH,
A Coeent Argument for the Renomi.
nation of H0uCOch

time to arrive ere there be any announce
ment Of a name. We are urged to consider
iudicpVNess, policy, prudence, forebodings,
fataliYsS etc, etc; but these fears are not
infections, they certainly do not spread as
does an epidemic, and men who have been
Democrats in and through quarter century
Of defeats and frauds have courage enough
to resist all such nervously tmid an
proaohes
4 moments reflection should be given to
the fact of the continuing candidacy Of Old
Hickory from previous to 1924, the year of
" bargain and corruption" to the election
in ls2s, when an outraged and insulted
country placed him in the Presidency and
retained him there eight glorious years.
Another and later instance, the unfortunate
nomination Of Van Buren, by the Democracy.
was severely castigated by the people, and
this time the Wings were used as the
lagellators. 1t was in 1886 the Whig party
was broken into fragments, running Haui-
son throughout the country except in Mas
sachusetts, where Daniel Webster was run.
Georgia, where Governor Troup was run,
and Tennessee, where Hugh l. White was
the candidate But Immediately thereafter
their resounded between the Atlantic and
the Mississippi and the st, Lawrence and
the Southern Gulf the shout of Henry A.
Wise for +" \ union of the Wings for the
sake OF the Union" whenthey rallied under
Harrison, (Old Tippecanoe) and without
candidate pressed onward until they were
conquerors, in 1910.
Referring TO the past then only for those
wise teachings by which we should profit.
and that the apprehensions and dreadings
of the timid may not be allowed to control
and overcome all with dlsmay or detection,
let us cultivate unanimously good courage
ous spirit and move forward and
onward. Let IL be remembered we'll
that when the National Democratic Con-
vention of 1850 with so little struggle
harmonized upon the selection of Winfield
Scott Hancock as their candidate for the
Presidency of the United States even the
Republican party unanimously and with ac.
l
unhesiatingly admitted that, so far as the
head of the ticket was concerned, the Demo-
cratic Convention had done its work exceed
ingly we'll, and agreed with the Democracy
that it was truly admirable. The knees of
the Republicans were then shaking. and they
envied the Democracy such candidate.
Hancock held almost undisputed sway,
and it was conceded on all hands
that he would certainly make walk
lover" that would prove a pitiable
discontinue of his antagonist, who was uni
versally believed TO have no prospect what
ever, in fact, man without hope-and really
he had none, absolutely none, until the So
called Star gentry managed to get
their skillful digits we'll at work in Indiana
and New York. The day has come, however.
when the people are Indignantly pronounc-
ing against that villainy and the thousand
and one other high-handed offenses of the
Republican managers, and are demanding
that there shall be a counter-march They
are resolved that the country shall not pro.
ceed one step further on the - road to ruin
In 1884 the right will be grandly vindicated
the multitudes are eager, are chatting, for the
fray, and from hill and vale will he loudly
thundered the demand that the gallant Han
cock shall again issue forth and lead then
against the adversary. The entire ticket o
1880 it may not be possible to repeat but
any vacancy for the second place can easily
be filled, and all will go we'll. There is q
host oflOfty names to choose from. Mcdonald
of Indiana, may be selected. or there is Gar
land, of Arkansas, on whom Democrats Re
publicans, and Greenbackers united recently
TO reeleot him to the Senate. 1t NAV ms
well be remembered, too, that though the De
mocracy have received some punishment,
they have never experienced a certain sort
of disaster. They have never been admon.
ished, as on four ocCasions their adversarias
have been, TO exercise extreme care in nomi.
mating for the second place on their Presiden
tial ticket. 1t is worthy of contemplation
that in not one instance has Democratic
President died during his term of office And
then the authors of the tricks o
1850 will all be in retirement somewhere
during 1884 and no one can believe that il
will he possible to find any other brood who
will essay to initiate their nefarous example
Events have already demonstrated that in
anything like fair contest the name of Han.
cock is o tower of strength" Through,
out the country it will create tremendous
enthusiasm as no other can. It's absolutely
/ N al nd Lola
as it has been often shown and always known
that cheating luck never thrives, 4" 'twOuld
surely sweep the country. II is well to in
dulge glowing pride of b" the land of the
r free and the home of the brave " inthe pos
session of such a man as General Hancock
The magnificent and unequaled manliness in
+ his character that ELECTED the unbounded
f admiration of men of all parties throughout
the United States was 10 be- seen in his
presenting himself at the Capital City as a
spectator Of and participant at the inaugura-
tion of his competitor who had been success.
ful over him. and in whose honor the most
unexampled demonstrations of glorifcation
had been undertaken. In all the history of
our cOuntry's past no other defeated candi-
date had exhibited such grand moral courage,
such absolute unconcern about self and such
ignoring Of all personal regard for his own
for the stormy contest he had passed
through as our model hero displayed on that
occasion. Why, it cannot be forgotten that
the bare announcement Of General Han
cock sintention to he present at the Inaugura-
tion was astounding and not credited by any
Democrat. Everybody, friend and foe,
deemed it TO be a canard but he came with
a properly patriotic spirit aud as one who
earnestly desired TO come as only conquer.
ing hero comes.
This then is the ilustrious man who
should unhesitatingly and with universal
rejoicing be put forth for the leading charac,
{ ter in the great drama of 1854. With such
a man in the Executive Mansion all the ma,
/ tions Of the earth will do justly by the title
a of American citizen, not one American will
wear the chains OF tyranny in any foreign