TV-Page 179-The Veto Power. T VI-Page 180-Internal Improvements. RT XI-Page 182-Capital and Labor. *T XII-Page 183-Tariff. RT XIII- Page 183-Education. T XIV-Page 184-Duty to Union Soldiers Authorities General Grant Obliged to In- PART IV-Page 193-Hancock Appoints new RT XV-Page 184-Naturalization and Alle- PART VI-Page 194 Terrible Results of Hancock's brief Maladministration-Gen- eral Reynold's Report, November, 1867- General Sheridan's Report-Report of Com- mittee on Lawlessness-Official Arraign- ment of Hancock for Innumerable Murders and other Crimes-Another Massacre. PART VII-Page 195-Hancock admits he sought the Presidency in 1868-But "not for PART II-Page 198-How Mr. English Filled His "Barrel The Poor Man's Friend" in Indiana-The Tale Told by Courthouse Records-Startling List of Judgments, and Mortgage-Foreclosures-How He Se- cured Personal Judgments in Addition- "Old Scrooge" and Shylock "Distanced"- PART III-Page 203-A Terrible Affidavit- PART IV-Page 204-The Chicago Fire-A Chicago Relief Committee calls on the "Poor Man's Friend"-Out of His Millions He Gives One Dollar to Help the Sufferers--He is Induced to Make it $100 for Fear the CHAPTER I. The Impending Crisis. PART I. reached the middle of the stage the great multitude was on its feet applauding by voice and hands and with hats and handkerchiefs in the most enthusiastic ** * When the wild, The Paramount Issue of the and extravagant manner. tumultuous outburst of cheering that greeted the old Hour!-The Democratic Lead-gentleman's appearance was beginning to subside, a ers preparing for Violence-If sturdy voice from the gallery cried, Three cheers for Fraud fails, then Force! Just as religiously as all Republicans believe that Rutherford B. Hayes was legally elected President of the United States, do the mass of Democrats believe that Samuel J. Tilden was duly elected to the same high office. Herein lies the great danger that is in the Herein lies coming Presidential election: the necessity, at this time, of securing the election of the Republican candidate by so large an ele torul majority, that it will carry absolute conviction to the Democratic masses, and frighten their leaders so thoroughly, that a Democratic Congress will not dare to count him out, and the Democratic candidate will not dare to strive to overturn by force the lawfully expressed will of the people. The work of the campaign is not so much to elect Garfield for that is already assured-but to elect him by an immense electoral majority. That will insure peace and the preservation of the liberties of the people, and the institutions of the Republic. A close vote threatens CIVIL war, with all its hitherto unknown horrors, ANARCHY, and RUIN. Democratic belief that Tilden is the "le President Tilden !' and the cheers were given with a ring The Democratic Leaders teach this belief The Democratic leaders have instilled and worked up this belief among the Democratic masses, so that their own devilish purposes may be subserved. The 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th resolutions of the Democratic platform of 1880 were adopted solely to intensify that feeling. They declare President Hayes to be a sentative of conspiracy only;" that he was declared President "6 'upon a false count; that he was a "defeated candidate," who repre bribed his way to the seat of a usurper;" and that Tilden was elected" President by "a majority of his countrymen "--the latter clause evidently inserted with the intention of making the Democratic masses believe that instead of being elected by a majority of the electoral vote, an American President is elected by a majority of the popular vote! In his address to Mr. Tilden, when presenting to him a copy of the 9th resolution of the Cincinnati Convention, Governor Stevenson, President of that Convention, in the presence of the Democratic National and Congressional Committees and other Democratic magnates, tendered "the homage of the entire American people to him "The great event of the evening was the coming in who in 1876 was by a large majority elected Presiof ex-Governor Samuel J. Tilden. His appearance dent of the United States," and talked of "the was looked forward to with the most intense interest. base fraud committed for the first time in our Women holding children by the hand and babies in past history, in refusing to permit the President their arms hung around the entrances with no other object than to catch a glimpse of the man of whom legally chosen by them to exercise the duties of they have heard so much. The whole body of men that exalted position." By constant repetition forgot Hancock and English for the moment and of an untruth, those who utter, as well as those centred their attention on Mr. Tilden. Never did a man meet a more thrilling reception. Every inch of room within the spacious interior of the Academy was occupied, and a lively feeling of expectancy filled the minds of all present when John McKeon entered on the left of the stage, followed by Mr. Tilden and a string of prominent Democrats. ex-Governor emerged from the wings the cheering broke forth like a tornado, and by the time he had The moment the who hear it, in course of time come to believe it is truth. It is quite likely, therefore, that not alone the Democratic masses, but the leaders also of the Democracy have come to believe that Tilden really was "legally elected," and was "hocus-pocussed" out of his seat! This belief-which all Republicans are as to inauguration by force. At the same Convention, Speaker Randal who, in the event of a close election, will pi no insignificant part in the Democratic Revlutionary programme, said: * *** Not only is your nomination strong, b it is one which will bring us victory. [Applause.] * You will find me in the front rank of this conflict, secon * * * There is a great mission ahead of to none. Democratic party, and you have selected a standard-bear whose very nomination means that if the people ratify your choice he will be inaugurated." [Applause.] as firmly convinced is unfounded-must none | Speaker Randall's meaning declaratios the less be respected to the extent of making it an element in future calculations. If with the close vote at the election of President Hayes, when the doubt in the case was resoived in his favor under an electoral commission bill devised by Democrats, and assented to by a great majority of the Democratic party in Congress, while it was opposed by a majority of the Republican party in Congress, the Democrats still insist that Tilden was legally elected, how will it be in the event of a close election of General Garfield? Of course the Democratic leaders as they did before, will inflame the Democratic masses again to a belief that their candidate is elected. What will be the result? Either an arbitration in some form or-Civil War ! The Democratic leaders burning their bridges behind them!-No arbitrations over. a close vote!- -Revolutionary chicanery and violence. But the Democratic leaders, foreseeing these two only alternatives of a close election, appear to be burning their bridges behind them. They declare, in advance, that they will not submit to arbitration in such a case, and their reliance is first upon a Democratic House to declare Hancock elected, whether or not; and second upon seizing the Presidency by violence. The recent utterances of Democratic leaders exhibit this very clearly. Here are a few of them: Representative Hill's declaration that the Democrats will inaugurate Hancock, "Whether they elect him or not!" A serenade was given to Ohioans at Willard's hotel at Washington, D. C., February 23, 1880, at which speeches were made by Senator Pendleton and other prominent Democrats. Among them was the Hon. William D. Hill, M. C, of Ohio, who, in the course of his remarks, is reported by the papers of next day as declaring that "the Democrats WILL INAUGURATE the candidate to be made at Cincinnati, WHETHER THEY ELECT HIM OR NOT!" This statement has not been and cannot be denied. Hancock to fight his way in!-He must not resign. A recent issue of the Washington Post (Democratic organ) suggestively says: Governor Stevenson, President of the Dem ocratic National Convention, declares that "Hancock is elected!" The manner and language also in which Governor Stevenson, of Kentucky, the chairman of the Convention, its very organ and mouthpiece for expressing the real revolu tionary sentiments of the Democratic party in National Convention assembled, put the me tion to nominate General Hancock, is signifi cant of the treasonable purpose to "seat Hancock (as Representative Hill had declared), "whether elected or not." Here is the report of those words: Mr. Stephenson, the Chairman, then said: "The motion has been made that Winfield Scott Hancock be declared unanimously elected the Democratic in favor will say aye [shouts of ayes], you who opposed President of these United States. [Great applause.] Those will say no-the motion is unanimously adopted, AND HANCOCK IS ELECTED." [Applause and cheers.] John Kelly's Declaration If Tammany Thinks Hancock Elected, "There will be no more Electoral Commissions; he will take his Seat!" Said John Kelly, at the Tammany meeting of July 1, 1880, New York city: "Never since the history of this country was begun, or in the history of any other country, were such outrageous proceedings carried out as by the Republican party in 1876. There can be no question but that the Democratic nominee was elected by the people and by the electoral vote. But the Republicans deliberately counted out the Democratic party and counted in the man who is now looked upon as the President of the United States. Now you have a candidate with whom, if electe, there can be no question as to what he will do. There will be no more Electoral Commissions, NO MORE 7 TO 8 BUSINESS.' Thus John Kelly, its leader, announces the deliberate purpose of Tammany, in case of a close election, to refuse all legal arbitration, and if General Hancock thinks he has been elected he Said he, continuing: will take his seat. "It will not be a wise act in General Hancock to people at the coming election will be: Has General "The simple question for the consideration of our resign his Major-Generalship in the Army." Senator Wallace shrieks, “Aggression At the Cincinnati Convention Senator Wallace in his address, with carefully selected words, but with that emphasis which declared the true meaning, said of Hancock : "* ** * In this great city of Cincinnati the Democrats of the nation named their last President, and to-day they name their next. [Cheers.] *** He will lead us to victory. His name is invincible. The word rings out, Advance the column, move on the enemy's Hancock been fairly and honestly elected by the people of this This is a revolutionary declaration in more than ore sense. "Elected by the people" is the language used; not by the "electoral vote," but the "popular vote," the vote of "the people." Barnes, of Georgia, says the South "will get" Restoration under Hancock. George J. Barnes, of Georgia, in an address works! Let there be no defence, but aggression, aggres- to the Irving Hall Democrats, New York, July sion, aggression, and victory is ours." [Cheers.] 28, 1880, said: "The South yearns for restoration. It will get it under reported by the Democratic Washington Post Hancock and English.' said: Senator Jonas of Louisiana-"The vote will be counted right this time"-" We will do the counting ourselves! At the same meeting U. S. Senator Jonas of Louisiana declared that the people of the South were as loyal to the Constitution as the people of any State in the Union, and denied hat there is any intimidation of Republican voters in the South! and added: "Louisiana has always been a Democratic State since the war. We voted for Seymour in 1868, and they counted our vote for Grant; we voted for Greeley in 1872, and they counted our vote for Grant; and in 1876 we voted for Samuel J. Tilden, the great statesman who has left his couch to preside at this monster meeting, and they stole our vote for Hayes. But this will be done no more. The vote will be counted right this time, for we will do the counting ourselves. " General Preston of Ky. advises that every Republican supposed to be stealing an electoral vote be killed where he stands!-Hancock "a hungry tiger."Violence to inaugurate him! In a speech recently made at Louisville, by General Wm. Preston of Lexington, Kentucky, before a Democratic ratification meeting, he tells the fierce Kentucky Democrats that he is tired of hearing them call themselves Conservatives"; that when he first heard the name "unterrified Democracy" it made his blood run cold; and that they must adopt that name and act it out to the letter. Said he: "You must stand up and tell every Republican that if they ever attempt to steal another electoral vote from you, you will kill him where he stands. Tell them to the devil with their bonds, but that you propose that another electoral vote. shall never be stolen from you. * * * Before God, I would as soon dare * * to take the meat from under the paw of a hungry tiger as to let the visiting statesmen steal Hancock's victory. *Yes, we will vote for Hancock; and yes, before God, if he is elected, we will, man and boy, the last one of us, assist in seating him." * * the party that * elected Tilden in 1876, and now means to elect the hero who broke the back of the rebellion at Gettysburg." Col. Williams of Baltimore, Md., says the Democrats "intend to make" Hancock's future "great." Col. McWilliams, of Baltimore, in a speech at Washington, Aug. 26, is represented by the Washington Post (Democratic) as saying: "** What did Lincoln say of Hancock? He said that he had a great future before him, and we intend to make that prediction true." H. O. Claughton on "the present H. O. Claughton, at the Hancock ratification meeting at Washington, Aug. 26, 1880, as The Power Behind the ThroneWho nominated. Hancock-The Solid South ! It is now well known why General Hancock was nominated by the Democratic party. It was largely because the delegates believed the story circulated there by Senator Eaton, General Wm. F. Smith and others sympathizing with the Tammany fight against Til den or any Tilden man, that General Hancock had written a letter prior to the inauguration of President Hayes, to the effect that he would obey orders from Tilden and head the revolutionists with his command! Believing this Democratic story to be true, and supposing that what he would thus do for another he certainly would do for himself, they nominated Hancock under the supposition that he would be a fit tool for their contemplated revolutionary work. It was this that made the South a unit for him-this, and the memory of past favors to the Southern White Liners and White League and Klu Klux Klan, rendered during the brief months of his Department Rule in Louisiana and Texas. South demanded of the North, in the Demo-. cratic National Convention, the nomination of a man like Hancock, who would be available" for Southern purposes and the Conven The |
