Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-09-19
The Approaching Election.


But four short weeks will have passed before they
will be called upon to enter upon the contest
Wings should be minute as they were IN the
Revolution ever ready to graPple with the foe'
The approaching election is not one Of an ordl-
nary kind. Beside the State officers now for the
first time to be elected, for which we have an un-
exceptionable ticket composed OF three unohjec-
tionable men and men of character. ability and
standing, there are to be elected members of Con-
gress to represent Pennsylvania in the next Con-
gress of the United States. The result upon this
field is perhaps more important than upon any other
The Wings in all parts Of the State have nomlna-
ted men in favor of American industry, agriculture.
manufactures, and such measures as will contrib
ute to advance the prosperity Of the people, and
give firm stand to trade and all kinds of business.
In regard to this great matter as general rule it
may be said that the Locofocos are doubtful, un-
certain, and not to be relied upon whatever their
professions, and in most instances they directly
favor productions by foreign operatives, in foreign
countries, under miserable and precarious sys-
tenn they call FREE TRADE. The consequence of
their course upon this subject is that the bread is
taken out of our peoples mouths, and given TO la
borers abroad. In view Of this startling consider
ation no friend of the country afford to be su
pine and inactive at this election. The irrespon-
sble leaders of the Locofocos who have no stake
in the country, or i'll the result, only as it effects
their likelihood to obtain office, are ever awake,
active, vigilant, un,iring and unscrupulous. AS
long as they can get the leaves and fishes of Of
fee, they little care how many may be without en-
ployment, or how difficult it may be for them to
obtain their daily bread. If every person in
the State who is interested in securing Pro-
tective Tariff will vote upon this ticket and vote
as his interest requires, the voice of Pennsylvania
will be made unanimous upon the question, and
the voice of the country will be determined by our
result Let therefore every man consider himself
personally responsible for the result, and act ac-
cordingly. Let every Whig in the State be at the
polls.
Besides these considerations which address
themselves to every Wing in the State, and TO ev-
cry business man who believes that our manufac-
tures ought to be encouraged, few words can
with propriety be addressed to the honest of our
opponents who do not care about the Tariff, but
mnstered best to promote our private interests,
and save our children from burdens which may
cause penury and want. At the present moment
every accounting officer in the State, and every
administrator of our financial affairs from the Ca
nal Commissioner and Treasury Department,
down to the foreman on the canals and railroads,
are Locofocos. There is check upon them
which is good for any thing. The proper and OH
ly effective check which the people can have up
on these officers, is the vigilence and care of
opponent among them. Is il not therefore fair
would it not be wise--for the people of the State
to demand that one of the Canal Commissioners
should be Wing, and either the Auditor General,
or State Treasurer Wing also. The very object
of electing Canal Commissioners was to secure
chance that occasionally an investigation might be
had by the election of an opponent of the domi-
nant party. The safe principle would dictate the
election of Wing Auditor General, when the
State Treasurer is Locofoco.
1t is true that the present Governor Of the State
is Wing, that as man and officer he commands
the unlimited respect and love of his party in ey-
cry county of the State will be seen by the
outions passed this fall at all the county meet
ings and It is not less true that he is Of
energy, wisdom and talent, and is so regarded not
only in Pennsylvania, but in all sister States
that he is regarded abroad as by far the ablest
Executive officer that Pennsylvania has had for
half century, and with honesty equal to his abil-
ity. which has not always been the reputation of
the Pennsylvania Executiv es-hut it must be re-
membered that honest CAREFUL and able he is,
he cannot in the nature Of our administration be
any check either upon the Treasury Department,
or upon the Public works. He is by the late acts
which have beref him of the appointing power,
powerless; and had he Argus eyes not one of them
could be put upon the Treasury. The people then
have no check in the ability of the Governor to
help them. They must depend upon themselves
andif they want their affairs scrutinized, they
must themselves appoint agents TO do it, and they
can do it only by electing at least one Whig as
Canal Commissioner, and one into the financial
Department Do you not see this thing--and will
you not be wise upon this question While there
are artificial checks and balances devised by the
founders of the Government, and by the laws, the
only real practical checks upon dishonesty, part-
sanism, and frauds, along the lines of the canals,
and in the Treasury Department, such as we
are recommending. Let some of the officers be
Wings while some of them are Locofocos.
Nor are Congressional and Executive tickets
the only ones Of importance to the people. The
Assembly tickets are also important. 1t is possi-
BILE the next Legislature will be called upon TO
district the State for ten years-it will certainly
be called upon to elect U. S. Senator. Our prin-
ciples-the principles of the State, require that
this representative should be Tariff mama rell-
able Tariff man--and such men are only found "a