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October 29, 1880
The Ouachita Telegraph
Monroe, Ouachita County, Louisiana
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Editorial extract from Ouachita Telegraph on May 6, 1868, urges Democratic Convention to nominate General Winfield S. Hancock for president, predicting victory over Radical ticket and restoration of Union under Democratic principles.
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[Extract from Leading Editorial "Ouachita Telegraph" of May 6, 1868.]
Let the Democratic Convention nominate WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, one of the bravest and noblest of Federal Generals, as well as most successful, and they have the Radical ticket defeated from the word, Go! Hancock can carry Pennsylvania and New York beyond doubt, and put some good western man on the ticket for Vice President and the game is won. November will then tell such a tale in favor of Democracy and republican institutions as this country never heard or dreamed of before. HANCOCK is a General and proficient in his calling, beside which he has shown that he is a statesman and a true American who is imbued with the deepest convictions of the purity and superiority of a true Democratic form of government. He is pre-eminently the representative General and man of the times, upon whose ideas of restoration the Union must be reconstructed, otherwise dissolution will be a success, in spite of congressional enactments, treasure and all the blood spilt to defeat it.
[Extract from Leading Editorial "Ouachita Telegraph" of May 6, 1868.]
Let the Democratic Convention nominate WINFIELD S. HANCOCK, one of the bravest and noblest of Federal Generals, as well as most successful, and they have the Radical ticket defeated from the word, Go! Hancock can carry Pennsylvania and New York beyond doubt, and put some good western man on the ticket for Vice President and the game is won. November will then tell such a tale in favor of Democracy and republican institutions as this country never heard or dreamed of before. HANCOCK is a General and proficient in his calling, beside which he has shown that he is a statesman and a true American who is imbued with the deepest convictions of the purity and superiority of a true Democratic form of government. He is pre-eminently the representative General and man of the times, upon whose ideas of restoration the Union must be reconstructed, otherwise dissolution will be a success, in spite of congressional enactments, treasure and all the blood spilt to defeat it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Winfield Hancock
Democratic Convention
Presidential Nomination
1868 Election
Union Restoration
What entities or persons were involved?
Winfield S. Hancock
Domestic News Details
Event Date
May 6, 1868
Key Persons
Winfield S. Hancock
Event Details
Extract from editorial advocating nomination of Winfield S. Hancock by Democratic Convention as presidential candidate, highlighting his military success, statesmanship, and role in Union restoration, predicting defeat of Radical ticket and victory in Pennsylvania, New York, and nationally in November.