The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-28

we are 80 Wei pleased with the Norloik
Landmarks response to our little para
graph Of last week referring to that Jour
nal sn2Gcncral HANCOCK that we repro
ducc it in full, promising only this. that
our language rs quoted above recognizes
the fact that the Landmarks has for years
been Hancockite Of the Hancocsites,
and that we stu think we used the very
words we ought to have used when we
said that the Landmark was "moyed to ex-
press its preference JuSt no'c" &C., DC.
We now quote the landmarks:
HANCOCK COMING TO TIE FRoNT-The
Richmond Dispatch Of the oath has the
following
In 1876 and again in 1SS0-we mean
even before his nomination in 1850 Gene
rH Hancock was the Norfolk LandmdrkS
fayorite for the Office Of President OF the
United states. That journal Is still true
TO it's fire. love. having been moved to cX-
press It's preference just now by Judge
Blacks emphatic declaration in favor Of
the staiesman-soIdier. General IIancock's
letter OF 1880 stating that the tariff is To-
cal question has not lowered him in
the estimation OF our Norfolk contempt
rary."
Our contemporary is usually accurate.
but the landmark (which our brother
ought to read more regularity had blown
IFS buglc before Judge Black sounded his.
There was no echo in our blast, not 4 bit
OF it. IL is true we have stood 10y General
Hancock long time, longer by more than
four years than our friend remembers, and,
fIn n'.,npSynn nno1IntoippQl who l.
said TO come down every four years to vote
for General jackson, we intend to Stand
by this honest man and spOtless gentleman
~ long as we remain on this side the Val
lev of tho Shadow. The Dispatch refers
TO The so-callcd tariff letter written by
General Hancock in the last campaign,
and Justly adds il has "not lowered him
Nancock) ID the estimation OF this pr
per. IL haSnot. and VIC cannot conceive
why It should. The Democratic purity has
been skirmishng with this issue ever since
the war. The party has not been able 10
agree in practice rs TO lis treatment, nor
has it been very clear or plucky in an.
nouncing eny theory; so that it sounds
like special pleading when we hear that
letter referred to as having any relation
10 the coming canvass. We do not i'm
ply tnHl tUt OtSputtH II -htits VI 'hi9
on the contrary, we expect to see 1t take
our own view, for il supports Mr. Wise
for Congress, who speaks, writes, and
votes in favor of protection. Mr.. Wise's
course as protectionist has not "lowcred
him. in the eyes OF the Dispatch. Why.
then, should Hancock's letter CLOVER"
that heroic man i'm the esteem Of any citi-
zen? Certainly none f the Democrats in
Richmond. whose chosen representative is
the Hon. George ID. Wise, can complain;
nor can any candid member OF the party
find fault with Hancock because OF the let
ter referred TO. The fault, when fault Is
to be found. must be charged against
the organization, and this impeachment
will be lust. But there is something be-
sides full knowledge OF political econo>
NV that the people want to find in Presi-
dent OF this republic. They hunger and
thirst to see brave, honest, truth-loving,
man elevated to the Chief
Magistracy. They want TO see President
in office who will hold right, and justice, and
honesty. and economy rs above party, and
VINO will be bold enough TO stamp corruption
out i'm high places. and to serve the people
with all eye single to the public good. The
masses recognize Hancock in this portrait,
and they love him; but the politicians, and
the managers, and the wire-pullers fear his
great qualities, and the struggle over his
will be between the PEOPLE on
the one hand and the speculative patriots on
the other; and the PEOPLE will win just *
sure as gratitude and honesty will survive
in their bosOms.