Show flseucodks li ddni t tr t New Yok 25Ihe Times say Hancock baa written a very frank and explicit letter fn the question Df rebel war claims If he had kindly seat copies cop-ies of it to the various oratjra who treated I the question at the Tam Lany me it g on Thursday ha might have faTEd them touch mbarra sweat lie says < If I Were pref idtnt I would veto all legislation legisla-tion which might come before mt providing pro-viding for the consideration or yiuent of claims of any kicd for Us es or damages dam-ages by persons whoWero in tha rebellion rebel-lion whether padonod or not JJ This is conclusive to far as he i < conceded It does not speak behind the forced con sruction of the Fourteenth Amendment but declares his personal purpose in retard re-tard to legislation which the mend ment does not cover The asu ance which ha gives docs credtto his honesty acd hf independence and ia one which every intelligent citizen whatever hu politics will rejoice to receive The country can now devoto its altent on to other and graver issues between the two parties of which there it no lack and as 10 which the position of Hancock is timilj ident fld with that of his party The Tribune say Hancock hat been forced as Tilden was by the posuTo of northern sentiment Lto writing a letter on southern claim IIo has had the I matter under advisement for sometime It WS said at the democratic ueaacjuar I ter last night that the lubject lid been I under consideration for two weeks The Tribune complains of the flippant manner in which Hancock treata the subject It would have been better for Hxncock to follow Tidena example still further and treat the subject with entire seriousness No doubt be means all he fays when he promises his veto but behind him stand his party Th y write no letter and miKo no pledges They have stufled the files of Congress full of southern claims and will make more Is there rot corsiderable risk ill i stakirg the United Sates treasury oath tmckbons ppwcr of one man |