The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-27
LANCASTER. Sept. "a, 1913.

LANCASTER, Sept. "a, 1913.
The Political Exploration of the Key Stone State.
This ounty, on the northeast corner, hinges upon
Bcrks. They are both inhabited by the same
stock descended from the same sturdy Dutch and
German ancestry. Yet Lancaster is wing IN a
majority vergmg upon 5000, while Old Berks 10
always capable of casting vote according to the
necessities of the for the democratic ticket"
to the extent of from three to six thousand ma
jorlty. The few wings that there are Berks, we
believe, are mostly to be found in Reading, the
county seat, the wing strength almost uniformly
lying in the cities and large towns; but while the
county of Lancaster is wing nearly all over the
democrats have the ascendancy IN the city.
Once, at least, IN four years, the cOntag1On OF
the poe-evll spreads over the country. The OPP
posing parties the villages, hamets, and at the
cross-road inns, vie with each other in elevating
their candidates and their notices; and 1t seems
to be regarded that that party which puts
up the largest hicl ere, has the tallest pros
pect of success; a.. II here were truth in the old
idea that the longest pole brings down the perslm-
mons And it is worthy of remark, too, that, like
the chills and tevers, this fever OF pole-ralsng
mostly affects the suburbs Ot the towns and villages
OF the interor-the poles being generally the most
numerous at the two extremes of the settlements.
The wing poles are generally the best looking: the
| signs and cap-trap which they hang upon them
tstcal taste than those Of the opposite party This
may be readily accounted for The wings have
more of the elements of the fine arts IN their ranks,
while the democrats have more of the axe and the
plough-handle We find, too, that the foUndrles,
furnaces, forges, NC. are, to the extent OF our
travels during this campaign, with not an instance
to the contrary, forsworn to Old Rough and Ready,
Protection, and the like, on piece OF canvass,
swinging near the top OF hundred foot pole. At
Reading, over the roof OF one ct the rolling mills,
there is the full equipment OF Bragg's Battery cut
out OF scheet iron. and fixed upon a horizontal
Wheel SO that IN the highest wind, the tableau
moves in a circle round the flag staff from the sum-
nit Of which floats out the ticket Of Taylor and
/ Fillmore. At the opposite side Of the town. there
is pole Of exceeding he lght., surmoeuned by the
| democratic rooster. The editor of the 9. Berks
| County B,bc,'' so called. pledges the people that
that rooster will crow the night OF the tenth OF
October and again on ihe th3f November, TO the
tune of 5 200 majority. There are no more coons.
We have seen not ~ solirary coon on the way,
save enc, and he was IN livery stable with a fox
in the next corner. Whether they were intended
as the proxies of 'that same old coon" at Ashland,
and that same cunning Rcynard at ktnderhOok, or
not, they were Immediately suggested on sight OF
the animals.
The evidences Of the spirit of the campaig On are
all without the enthusiasm OF any Of the preceding
elections for twelve or sixteen years past. Inc
canvass OF $40 was q wild uproarlous carnival
Jubilee of canoes, cabins, chIcken.coops, cider
barrels, swords, banners, transparencies, songs,
and iriumpba professions, oarbecues aud great
reiolcngs-the contest of 1911 was a most equally
ecstatic on the part of the wings, almos, equally
suspicious IN the beginr ing, though not qnte as
overwhelming in ITS results. The battle OF lsiS IS
entered INTO and prosecuted more as a thug OF
custom than anything else II Is without idoatry,
without enervescence, and without that clearly de-
fined distinction of principles which is necessary
to give excitement and Ze At 10 the discussions The
tariffs sui harped upon but 1t Is an old song-the
bank is dead and buried-Jackson is dead-Har-
rison is desd--the panic Of 1910 il dead-llenry
Clay is politically dead-,he Sub Treasury IS cs-
tablshed-the land distribution is out of the ques-
tion and the excess OF our late military glores has
rendered the homage to the god of war; rathera
matter Of fact calculation.
The only element Ct active vitality IN me cam
pagn is the Z" free soil' question Upon inat qnes-
lion the election depcndsNorth and south. But
il crows late for the county. "Cood night" says
a Voice under our window, and we close by ex-
tending you the benedlc'on' 1hE DOCTOR