Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1880 — Patriotic Letter from Gen. Hancock. [ARTICLE]

Patriotic Letter from Gen. Hancock.

Indiana and Ohio united in a great Democratic rally at Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, near the Indiana line, on the 17tli of September. The monster gathering was addressed by Senator Thurman, Gov. Hendricks, and other distinguished gentlemen. The following letter from Gen. Hancock was read at the meeting : Governor's Island, Nf.w York Harbor,) Sept. 12, 1880. / Messrs. A. P. Edgertoi), Benj. Patton, and Others, Hicksville, Ohio. Gentlemen : Accept my thanks for your invitation to Hicksville, Defiance county, Ohio, on the 17th inst. The meeting will be one of unusual interest, honored as it will be by the presence of those two prominent leaders as Senator Thurman and Gov. Hendricks. The cause must be one of no ordinary kind that brings together those eminent men on the borders of the two great States of which they have long been distinguished representatives. I have reason to feel proud of being prominently identified with a cause that is upheld by the patriotism and ability of such advocates. I regret that I cannot be present on this occasion to share with my fellow-citizens the lessons of wisdom and patriotism that cannot fail to emanate from such sources. I feel assured that the proceedings of the meeting will enforce the people’s demand for honesty, economy and efficiency in the public service, for the peace and welfare of the country, for the security of free institutions, and for all the rights and liberties of the citizen as guaranteed by the constitution and the laws. Let us hope that the masses of the people, whose interests stretch away beyond the schemes and temporary triumphs of mere partisan warfare, will take affairs into their own hands and properly settle the question as to whether we shall have a new era of peace, reconciliation, economy and prosperity. I am very truly yours, Winfield S. Hancock.