The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-08

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csa ever help the case; but often makes il worse
We are therefore perfectly willing to acknowledge a
defeat Of the democratic party aud candidates in the
recent municipal elections of Philadelphia.
But this is unusual occurrence in that city
Both ths blsckse and native American par-
ties are strong in Philadelphia. Whenever they
have cordially. fused they. have ,osFFisd the city
againH ~. IIhSf8bs u idfts sgxaslk of the con-
servative Americans voted for ~. Buchanan and by
that means he carried Ph;iadsphi~ in that election
by about six thousand majority over both his com
petitors. wwAKsR
In the recent election oar party have not succeed
I'd n securing fsction Of the American vote or in
preventing fusion different branches Of the OPP
posifes. These psrtiss have united In supporting q
fssicn mamcips ticket and the consequence has been,
what il has always been ike cases they have polled
,.s5orisy ag.nst ss> In ths municipal election in
Philadelphia which occurred soon after the passage
of characteristics K1msuHHsts n 1850, sths opposition
carried thsi ticket by about thirteen thsaserd ma
iority. AT an election subscaacnt - that they car
ried It by about nine thousand majority 10 In the
presont election tkey have carried 1t by four to FIVE
thousand. The progression has been in the right
direction. The democratic forces proper seem to
be growing more and more consolidated. After a
little while shall have independent majority Of
our own TO rely on in Philadelphia. .,g v ',s,,.
Itia the idlest Aipg IN ths world 10 assert that
ihi. election IA PhiledspAA turned on the Iecomp-
ton issue, That question, VA not inyqlved in the
aanyssssi The d4naeraiie party did not aake IL an
issue; fsr tls inedmsenta o. the msyoralty, whose
opinions re subject were at vaxiancs with their
oMn, was ssnonahaAsd - shsir eandidate They
cAsSs not % pFoscribe ~ incumbent IF ohce on &C.
count Of his difference of opiniAn with than ON this
sahjeot The aot wal probably unwise, as the result
probably shows; but their error was on, the right
side-on the side of iberality ard generosity ave
msassn the iAct 1thatstheit candidate was not Le
compton democrat, or supported as such, merely to
expose the &sy Of the claim that the defeat of this
ofcer was defeat of ecompton and Of the adminis-
tEasion for supportng il We quote from the Eve
nims Argus on this subject:
ssAnothss ding operated against vi more efsctu.aly
even than this A tho democratic pApy IA spoken 10
ssh.tic thsnde tones ~ y This city,
desuacd sdvibas TO donhns be htc contest . local Is
ssss clone I'm of this policy, 4aandidate
put rp1nsthon for mayor whose cpinions ppon the
s =. .. ass !, were y. y b Il y.s.pss
party In many respects b had bssn an slscaent and
fathful public oaioer snd s democratic majority, with
ssneroaty tass sMsdy5S duly appreciated, resolved
that point and give him arenominaton This ignoring
Of national politics would have al bean very WE'LL per
haps the coalition Of factions IN the opposition had
done the same thing as they did not. fatal
entirely upon il local ineri lie opposition kept local
considerations aside from the of the mayor
Ia his police appointments and bis unfortunate per
sonsl associaticns Wholly out Of sight In this way
they succecdd In securing, every vote in Philadel
| phia OF those who were opposed to what they posi-
lively termed the Iecompton swndle,' Worse than oil
this candidate neryously sensitive upon that
point He must needs DC continually cdmonshng our
public Speakers our noble champions, not 10 mention
LccOmpton. This becoming known to the democratic
Masses they became dissatisfied in very considerable
bers which produced most disastrous consequences We
have learned bitter lesson and shall be wise enough
to profit by it." qgli
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's'"we should have gone into the fight with our na
tional mottocs upon banner, and bancr unfrl
cd to the breeze Had the question been openly fairly
squarcy presented TO the voters Of philadelphia Do you
endosse oppose the Kansas policy Of Mr. Buchanan
totally unt result would have been left Us 70 record
~ w. aaohia xvoai4N does Sc sasaa pi44n slsH
s" The agreement that The canvass should be confined
10 local matters exclusively kept To- the very letter
None Of OUT public speakers entered noa discussion Of
dld not, bus our regret coms too late Inc deed Is
done. and Il CANNOT pow be undone \, N; Il ~
~ 80 " o..-a q q 1880 u, g - ~ u
ca.sdidste nj mayor tan ths well act that
he wag the parunr personal friend Of the pubsher Of
the Phiadelr1ia Press Within few days previous %