Hancock and civil service fears echo through debate
In heated remarks, speakers defend their integrity amid accusations of graft tied to pavement contracts. Carl Schurz’s Indianapolis speech warns against spoils-system reform favoring rapid, random appointments. The discourse forecasts dangers to government and banking stability, urging voter caution before elections. It notes John Hancock descendants and identifies Hancock’s lineage detours to Winfield Scott Hancock.
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United States
Hancock Lineage Mentioned in Democratic Journals
The Ciacinatti Gazette notes a claim that a candidate is a descendant of John Hancock. It recalls Hancock's 1775 marriage to Dorothy Quincy and that their only child, a daughter, was born the following year in Philadelphia.
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Farnsworth Attacks Hancock and Civil Power Debate
In 1867 Aurora Beacon coverage discusses Hancock allied with Johnson, Congress considering transferring department command from the President to Grant. Farnsworth criticizes Hancock while praising Phil Sheridan, noting Hancock’s rebel support and Cincinnati nomination context. The piece shifts to Treasury loss reports and Garfeld nominations, summarizing party viewpoints and public finances across administrations.
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Mr. Wood
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Cincinnati
Democrats' Soldier Vote Claim Questioned by Herald
The Herald reduces the Democrats claim of a large Hancock era soldier vote to facts. In the Army of the Potomac about one-fifth of Civil War volunteers served there. only a quarter of them, about 40,000, were under Hancock. Half were Democrats, so at most 20,000 Republican-leaning soldiers could be aligned with him. If half still live, about 10,000 remain, likely far less after further reduction.
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