The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-24

BEFORE addressing you On the Poiiticd iroue1
now pending before the country, the Democratic Stale
Central Committee have preferred wait until the result
If the October election could be ascertaned dehntvey
The extraordinary coseness OF the vote for State officers
has DELAYED the uflmen of this purpose until the pres
ept period The uncertainty in which the issue was for
some DAYS involved is to great extent removed
and we are enabled to present more definite view OF
the results and OF the causes that have produced them
Notwithstanding the premature exultation of OPP
Moments the official returns establish that the democratic
candidate for canal commissioner, Israel Painter, is
elected by between two aud three thousand majority
This is tribute due not less TO consistent and we'll
tried democrat, than TO the sterling county of Wes,more
land, which has so often gaddened hearts with
its splendid msjorties We regard this event afford
ing lust cause for general fecaton preserves
lines OF internal improvement from the hands of party
that has never welded them except to the public aetr
ment Already had they batened in prospective on this
department Of State patronage, threatening to visit every
democratic incumbent. however capable and honest with
scrip,ve spirit il happily frustrated and canals
and railroads preserved from serving instruments
to wreak the revenge Of proud and embered PARTISAN
As compared with October, 1874, we have gained
member Of Congress in the 9th district Bucks and Le
hgh) by 800 majority We have gained another IN the
10th district Cumberland, Franklin and Perry by about
$50 majority. We have gained another IN me 24th district
Butler Armstrong Indiana and Clearhed) by from 200
800 majority We have lost but single district VIZ;
the 3D. Philadelphia county, by reason OF the amagama
ton between the wings, natives and abolitonlsts The
10Th district Washington and Beaver has been decided
against US by barely So votes and the I'm asISt Shnn
no doubt that the official results VIII establish mat ON
Ms congressional He democrats haze VERY DECIDED
The State Senate remains for the time being in the
hands OF our opponents chiefly by of those hold
ing over Under the most unfavorabe view, the House
of REPRESENTATIVES stands tie. This has been effected
by the loss of eight members in Philadelphia county by
reason of the amalgamaton--two IN LuZerne, one in
Cambria one in Cumberland, and one in Washington
d1veuOu md Of tUO in
Schuylkl from causes OF which we shall speak here
after. ,
II our antcpatons have not been realized in the
for governor it has resulted from want of confidence
in our worthy candidate Morris Longstreh, and less
from the real numerical preponderance OF opponents
On the contrary the result distinctly traccabe 10
wholly different The history OF all parties has estab
shed that is not paradox that their strength
sometimes an element Of weakness conducting to undue
strikngly exemplihed than in the recent election The
democratic party entered into the contest entirely free
from doubt as to the ssue that thousands OF democratic
voters have not deemed either their eXerOns their
suages necessary to secure victory The figures
pared with previous elections, demonstrate ncontesaby
that the democratic party osa,sm az az owes ITS defeat
criminal supineness.
Whilst ours was condition of most unmastery mac
tivy the minority, stimulated BY common sentiment OF
hostility to the democratic party, have formed every spe
cies OF arful combination compromising the most heterO
geneous materials into united and harmonious whole
By the superadded efficacy OF general and thorough or
effective because secret and they have
achieved results which they have never accomplished
before, and which. we promise them, art article
shall enable them soon to accomplish again.
We attribute the governors vote manly TO the perni-
Cious self security of the democratic party. But Other
causes powerfully co-operated In OF strongest
democratic counties, the party was more than usually dis
tracted in reference TO the choice OF local incumbents
Under the State constitution the people trienniay elect
their pothonotaes registers, recorders clerks OF courts,
and in many counties their sherifs.
These are always both Sides more or less, the sub
e tku Aor,n
in the majority in fully TworHDs of the counties, the
disposition Of this local patronage always necessarily
affects them much njurously than their opponents.
When discomfort pervades county reference to the
local nominations the for State officers is always
corrsspondingy affected Time and space forbid extended
detalsbut rarely has the democratic party in this State
suffered severely from this the present year
None OF these mschevous local quarres will distract
at the presidential election in November.
In despite OF all these unavOrabe circumstances, the
majority for the federal candidate for governor merely
nominal In Of probably more than 500 900, his
returned majority cannot much exceed, 1t reaches 200
This 10 than counterbaanced by the alleged pal pa
BILE frauds on the elective franchise in Schuyki and
other countless which defy all explanation fair and
honest principles. In Of the mining districts Of
Schuylki the increase of the federal vote compared
with last year, is SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN.
TY.ONE, whilst the democratic increase is barely
SEVENTEEN! When it is remembered that oppo-
nens aege that the tariff Of 1916 has compelled
them discharge hundreds OF operatives this increase
s as extraordinary is improbable and unnatural
We do not say that we will "redt The election If it had
merer taken place" We do not advise resort to the
sodiery of our State, armed with ''buck- shot and
ball." but we do affirm, that the peaceful provi-
sions of the law will be esorted to for thorough and
searching examination of these nexplicabe results.
1t our deliberate conviction that MoRRIs LoNGsTRDrH
has been chosen by ne LAWFUL sntrages Of the people Of
Pennsylvania hsiy merit governor and il such result
shall appear the legal investigation to be instituted,
neither the civil military power OF the State pre-
vent him from exercising for the next three years the
ecutive functions.
TO our fellow laborers throughout the State we say
be Of good heer We discover in the recent results
hope and encouragement All that is necessary carry
our State tumphantly for CASS and BUTLER, is that
every democrat shall go the polls and depose his bal
lot For their apparent victory opponents not to speak
the Schuylk fraud, literally indebted to the fact that
thousands of democratic voters have remained the quiet
pursuit of their avocatons instead OF coming up the
balot-boxes. Shall this be repeated November. Pa
rotsm and duty forbid it, The honor and good name of
our ancient Commonwealth forbid it, The safety and
perpefuty of glorious Union forbid it. Surely now
that the perseverance, the energy, and zeal of foes
have been 80 Enthusiastically displayed democrat will
consent second time the neglect of the sacred right Of
suffrage. General Taylor may not have voted for forty
Every consideration which cause single chord in
the human heart to vbrate mpes to different conduct
We have candidates worthy OF the high places for which
they have been named and principles those that
have guided the republic from weak infancy to its present
proud and powerful rank in the list of nations.
To our democratic co-ab0rers in other States, i'm
part the confident assurance, founded on the most re
single State the Union IL certain for the demo-
cratic nominees than Pennsylvania Ii has passed into
proverb that the democratic party of this State has ever
been beaten ttscs Whenever defeated from
any cause whatever it has invariably al the very first
opportunity in its offended majesty, and postrated
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