Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1860-08-22
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The adjustment by tho State Central
Committee, of the difficulties in the Dom
ocratic party, at Cresson the other day,
amounts simply to refer the whole matter
in controversy TO the popular will-to
the people the highest sovereig authoro
ity in the State or nation.
IfIMr. Douglas receives more votes in
this State than Mr.. Breckenridge then
he is to have the whole electoral vote oi
the State; if on the other hand, Mr..
Breckenridge receives more votes than
Mr.. Douglas, he is TO have the whole elec
toral vote from this State.
The remaining conditions adopted by
the Committee are ofno practical account
at the present time, but ominent.y just
and proper. .g
The adjustment is open and just? and
honorable to both wings Of the party-it is
on fusion or compromise Of principle. The
Breckinridge man remainssuch and no.
thing else; and also does the Douglas man
-eocli contending for his fayorite candi>
date but all agree that the entire vote
shall be cast against the common enemy
and yet Col. Forney denounces this ar-
Irnngemcnt ia unmeasurod terms--as do
all the Black Republicans in the State.
The truth is the double,headed traitor,
is for Lincoln, and not for Douglas-hence
his desire for two electoral tickets-with
which lie is tickling the Lincoln branch
of the Douglas party.
Hear what the Pittsburg Post, one of the
most energetic and influential Douglas pa.
per in the State, has to say upon this
point Of the case. That paper has a right
to speak for the real friends of Mr.. Doug
las in this State, but Fornoy has been hi
red by the Black Republicans, and he
must stand by them even if he must sac,
rifice Mr.. Douglas to accomplish, and full
fill his paid contract with them.
We refer our readers to the resolution
in another column, as passed by the State
Central Committee Mt Crcsson on the 9th
inst, and ask for it an attentive perusal.
"Thc editor of the Press in Philadelphia,
is disappointed in the action of the State
Central Committee We had hoped Mr..
Forney, who processes so much friendship
for Mr.. Douglas, would have found q grain
of comfort in the proceedings Of the Com
mittee, which there were as sincere friends
Of Mr.. Douglas certainly as Mr.. Forney.
Men who not only profess but practice
Democracy.-men who always fight the
common enemy from within the orcani,
zation-who always welcome victory--nev-
or defeat. We fe,t almost sure he would
hesitate in denouncing the friends of the
regular nominee in that committee, who
considered the mode adopted the best uE-
der the circumstances that could be enac
ted, and who felt the utter folly of run
ming two tickets, n game at which Mr..
Lincoln only was 10 win.
The conservative mon Of the State are
also anxious to carry The October election
and save the party MS unit 70: future tri-
umphs, which could not be effected under
the ''clcan victory or clean defeat policy
Of Mr. Forncy VIII the editor of The
Ifcss give us a fow articles in favor of Cen
eral Foster for Governor? VIII he say
one word against the election of Cur
Tin, or Lincoln, or Bell? On the conua-
ry does he not advise coalition with
them to defeat whom not Breckinridgc
but the Democracy If but the Hard and
Soft quarrel Of New York can be inaugu.
rated, Mr.. Fornov will have clinchcd his
bargain and pocketed his price. He may
then reach what he is now struggling to
attain, Mr.. Biglcr's place in the United
States Senate, through Black Republican
votes.
We have pdubitablc evidence that the
made by the State Commit
tee is an excellent one, in the fnct that all
the Republican papers, Fornoys Press in
cludea, oppose it, The Journal of our
own city, is in most pertubed state Of
mind at the prospect ofdefeat that stares
1T and its partyin the face. The compro-
mise is such one as will secure the en-
tire Democratic vote Of Pennsylvania to
the regularly nominated Democratic can
didates, Stephen A. Douglas and lIerschel
Y. Johnson. Under the resolution ofthe
Committee, every friend of Douglas and
regular nominations can ana will vote. as
we have always contended they should,
'for the ticket Of the National Democra-
Douglas at its head"