Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1880 — MEMORABLE WORDS. [ARTICLE]

MEMORABLE WORDS.

Lincoln’* Opinion f Hancock “Some, of the older generals have said, to vie that lie is rash, anil T have said, to them that T have watched Gen-,-rat TTanrocVs conduct very carefulh/, awl / have found, that-when lie goes into act'on he achieves liis pui - pose and ,■nines out with a smaller list of casualties than any of them. _ If his life and health is spared I believe General Hancock is destined to he one of the most distinguished men of the age." And to show how much ho J bought of him Mr. Lincoln declared that he always opened his morning’s mail and despatches in fear and trembling lest they would contain information that Gert. Hancock had been killed or wounded. The Hancock and English club will meet at the Court House next Monday evening. Let all attend. Hon. D. W. Voorhees, of Indiana, and Hon. B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, are announced to address the people at Montieello, September 10th. A writsr in the New York Sun says: “I have 150 men employed in ray shop, and at the last Presidential election 125 of them voted for Hayes and were Republicans. Saturday they took a vote which showed 120 Hancock men among them.” Hon. Frank Landers, next Governor of the State of Indiana, is announced to address the people of Jasper and adjoining counties at Rensselaer, Septeiubor 28th, and the radical candidate fer governor is challenged to joint discussion. “Consider wliat Lee and Jackson would do vrere they alive. These are the principles for which they fought four years. Remember the men who poured forth their blood on Virginia’s soil, and do not abandon them now.” —Waio Hampton. Tho above nas appeared in about all the radical papers, and Hanna and Dice sought to impose it upon their audience at this place. WadeHamp* ton now comes to the front and pronounces it a forgery; that lie neither used tho words attributed to him, noi anything approaching them m meaning, General W. S, Rosecrans who is in San Francisco, writes to the Democratic National Committee, giving a cheering account of the outlook, and says: “We organized a Hancock legion some two weeks ago. I think wo shall organize nt least 5,000 strong lathe city, and probably 10,000 in the State. The nomination pleases the

workingmen, who arc uniting with tha Democrats, and in fact it appears more |likc a popular uprising than .anything ever known on this coast. We are desirous of perpetuating its effects by getting the best brain and energies of the country so enlisted that we shall create a new Demoqra cy.”

William El, better known as “Billee” Chandler, Blaine’s manag-r at Chiea go. is nlso upon record against Garfield—when the “last dream of mankind” had not contemplated Garfield as a candidate for President. In the Concord (N. H.) Monitor, February 20,1873, Mr. Chandler said: “The republican party cannot and will not take upon itself the sins of Colfax, or Patterson, or Ames, or Kei ley, or Gakkikj.d. Rather if will be true to its mission, and place the seal of condemnation u%>on them all." Well. ’’Billee” Chandler is now in company witli Poland ami Banks, the New York Tribune and Times, and the rest of the corruptionists in demanding that tho “republican party” shall take upon itself the sins of the whole crowd, Garfield included, as he was in his condemnation. What atonement has Garfield made for thess“sins?” How has he shrived himself? Has bribery and perjury become a virtue since then, and ceased to be “sins? The Chicago convention, in its haste to got shut of Grant, adopted Garfield, Jtook upon the republican party these “sins” and “Lillee,” and the “rest of us” havn’t virtue enough to stand by themselves, let alone by tho country, wliiflh would be shamed by the election of Garfield. That’s tho whole story. The “republican party” does not seem to be “placing the seal of condemnation upon them all” very much, does it, Mr. Chandler?