The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-20


TIL, democracy of the Keystone are awake animated
- bs true spirit and determined TO retrieve the State
10 b.ll be victorious. Everything shows the ndomlt
a.. energy of an awakened people Their press speaks
".,os,. ,onyued Every Pennsylvania whom we meet
.on6dent of success Every letter which we see
s..bss the unconquerable will The following is a
s If the rest Ii is from the pen OF of the
n ed and hrmest sons Of the Keystone
UNIoNrowN. Oct l6 1913.
The onv feeling that pervades the party here is that Of
- rroui6caton, with firm determination to wash our
NJ ol blot on the fair fame of beloved but much
- conm on wealth. We can and will do it. On the
~ n November YOU may look for uphesving of the
oc,aey that few expect. We have the vote, and we
I'M have out Fayttte and Greene have done well but
! ., both viii do better. Oar vote, returned in the
,'i,o j. 100 below what it is Do not fear for Pennsy-
, She was too confident of her strength but am
IN acquainted with the indomitable energies of the
tv 10 believe for moment they going to 'tay beat.
In eonnexion with this subject. we snbioin the able
,ations of the Lancaster lntellgencer' of the nth
,.nt edited by the chairman OF the Democratic Central
Committee;
Tus rLEcrIosWe perform task to day, in annou ncing
che of w f. Johnston TO the office governor
orPennsyvana, subsequent events make this doubtful
which we frankly confess be OF the dsagreeable
and unwecome character. clap of thunder in clear sky,
~ cataract OF icewater in mid summer could not have
came II pon us unexpectedly. The event, verify
baieve has astonshed our poll teal opponents not less
, has ourselves SO unaccusio med they to polti-
al success in this old Commonwealth, that they find df
n 10 realize this sudden in the tide of fortune They
are At presen, in the condition of who has wasted his
of thou sand in lottery speculatons, and who, after hav
inc geyed over rable blanks has length STUN
HE'D upon an unexpected prize We shall greatly wonder
,hs sudden luck be attended with the results which
unally follow in such Instead OF resting content
with their winnings they already gaspng at still bet
"a, uck and intend invest their entire capital in the
Grand presidential drawing to take place the 7th of No
yember Let them beware' Sad enough for them will be
the reaction,
We are not ignorant of the unproftabeness of assigning
excuses for defeat in election. They sometimes
hidden and difficult Of explanation. Whether plausible
not the enemy flushed with victory, is rarely willing
concede to any reason, except simple insuffciency
votes We experience difficulty. however, in divining
some of the influences that have led the probable defeat
Of Judge Longstreth
The principal reason has doubtless existed ia our own
ranks-ovER Since partic patton in the
politics of Pennsylvania, have known the demo
cratic party shre of in the
There the shadow of doubt expressed by any
democrat. All concuued in the opinion that would
elect Longseth with This belief doubtless pro-
duced by superficial view of the figures of last years
election The popular impression seemed TO be, that
had elected Gov. Skunk by majority of $4,000 But
this is a great mistake. The vote last year stood
For Francis r Skunk (dem) 146,ll5
" James Irwin (whig) l2S,lSS
f. c. Reigar (nauve) ll,47
- 1925
shunks actual majority 1860
We here discover that although Shunk's majority
the wings proper nearly $4,000 the united of the
opposing parties reduced it about 1900 There is there
fore, that revolution in the public mind which many
vany imagine The difference is simply this last year,
opposing parties voted for three candidates; this year
tha a. Ia,
have, through objectionable supineness accomplish
ed conformity. Notwithstanding this merercious combina
ton between whigs natives and soilers, could
have beaten the alliance but for the existence of toca
causes, which we shall proceed to state.
In Montgomery county, the home OF Judge Longstrcth,
uniendy political relations have existed for years be-
tween himself and other leading democrats. With the
merits OF this controversy have nothing to do of
But that worked to prejudice in the late election the
from that heretofore steadast county prove To
what other shall attribute the fact that
oiy for governor is but 573 whilst for canal commissioner
nsSl5i To a democrat staunch and true Judge
Longsreth that county ought to have given three times
five hundred majority and over That 1t has not done so,
ascrbe altogether the local eud This will ope
November and hence look for largely increased
majority for Cass and Butler.
We lost largely York county, by OF dissatisac
ton with the local nominations. An excited controversy
has for time prevailed in reference the president
Judge of that disrct-one party working for his removal
the other for his retention Our candidates for Congress
and sheriff had both taken leading part in this quarrel
and their nominations therefore, failed harmonize the
party The proof of this is furnished by the fact that
sheriff defeated by 200 majority, and the majority
the governor barely 1885, instead of from 800 to 900
These elements will all be removed in November and the
democracy of old York. again working in unbroken column
will wipe out the stain of the October contest.
We have certain advices from Luzerne and Coun,-
bia, but we do entertain doubt that majority for
governor in these counties greatly reduced by the
TACT OF there being two democratic candidates in the field
Tor Congress 1t is natural suppose that hundreds of
democrats would turn in disgust from the acrimonious
sats OF their leaders, all tending inevitable disaster and
defeat In November, such dispute will exist and
shall look for our usual majortes for Cass and Butler.
In Schuylkl county the wing majority obtained
oy means OF local panic created for the occasion by
the mining and corporation Interests The agricultural
regions where the democratic strength principally exists
did NOT dream OF the influences work around thcm and
were comparatively inactive. They will be wide awake
IN November.
In Berks county-glorious old Berkshire democratic
vote has not been 10y full thousand. The crimson
tide OF shame utcs her cheek, that she has allowed
federal Lancaster 70 beat her votes and she resolved
towipe of the stain in November.
Other powerful causes existed, also, to give undue ad
vantage to Johnston. He is stump speaker, and can
Wsscd the State in person. addressing the people Judge
nsstreh, although vastly his superior in all the solid
re nents OF the statesman and scholar has made
piolc speaking profession, and doubt this has
resulted TO disadvantage. We think the time far
distant IN Pennsylvania when the southern system will pre-
val, and when candidates for office will be crpected add
ufess the voters Public sentiment is rapidly demanding
this.
Another potent element against candidate for COVER
nor was the fact that applications for numerous charters
and e-charers OF State banks be made to the
legislature In which the moneyed of the State
deeply interested Judge Longstreh's well known hosi
to the extension of paper money no doubt arrayed ne