Show The HoiicocIiShormnH Letter New York Z1The Herald says of the Hancock Sherman letters published here today It ii worthy of omervalion that although Sherman is a republican atd Hancock a democrat the correl pondence shows no marked di crepancy m their views of the relation of the army to political questions We have reason to be proud of the intelligence candor frlendlinesi and fidelity to each other of the higher officer of our army and if our politicians were equally considerate and mutually respectful find governed by as high sense of honor we mieht escape the disgusting abuse ard scandals of our heated presidential elect ion 3 The Times says tho letters show so far as Hancock is concerned certain preoccupations pre-occupations en hit part a resting dwelling dwel-ling on the partisan aspects of affairs in the troublous time a fufsincj in expression ex-pression and a diaingunousneu in spirit which are in striking contrast with the straightforward and simple utterances of his superior officers The correspondence will be read with considerable interest but it will not help Hancock It shows too much of the pettifogger and politician and too little either of the soldier or the statesman to attract the respect or confidence confi-dence cf the American people The World fays the general of the army bears fresh witness today to the fatness of his brother soldier for the highest civil trust in his own cordial sympathy vriJi the view nnd opinions of Hancock as cxprested in the letter the publication of which has tailed out this correspondence so interesting in itself and so creditable to both of the parties to it The voice of Sherman echoes the words of Hancock |