The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-08-01
EIection.-A Feeler


to relieve the public mind from the horrors
produced BY the catastrophe at Bulls Run
We think then that for this opportune move
the Squire should be viewed somewhat in the
light of public benefactor. The election,
with its attendant DESIRES ard the disappoint-
ments which precede and succeed it, promotes
peculiar kind of excitement which is whole
some at all times, but particularly suited to
the present exigency of affairs; and to learn
that the vitality of the democracy and its or
gan is not lost TO the world is not only Ie-
freshing but actually enervating. Men who
dropped in dependency before will now re-
vive, and the status of life which existed in
days by-gone will again animate the public
10 those deeds of political heroism which gave
exceeding Joy to the victors, and even lent a
share of consolation TO the vanquished.
In our county the election this fall will
have peculiar interest. The Squire gives
notice that the good old rule which allow
ed every man, of whatever shade of politics,
to employ his patriotism and talents IN the
public service, provided he could get votes
enough. is to be headed off by the delegate
system. If this wiping out of old things is
successful, the future will note no man for
position or place in the county who fails to sui
fer himself to be ground over in the great
democratic mill, TO such tune as the organ at
tached to the concern may choose TO pipe.
A mans antecedents, let them be ever SO
pure, will not save him, as fitness will not
then be so much of a necessity as that Pc
culiar kind of cunning which will enable
it's possessor to out-general both opposition
and capacity. Political Conventions all the
world over are noted for their easy virtue
and there is no county in the State wherein
it is not patent that the action of its Conven-
ton, in majority of instances, has resulted
in foisting upon the people men who could,
under no other circumstances, have been G.
lected to Office.
In this county the beneficial effects Of the
NOluiltCl OSCu CApCIlC W
all parties. There may have becn excep-
lions, but, as general thing, the people have
shown the ability to select good officers. with
out needing the dictation of would-be leaders.
Why, then, desire the change! The Dem
ocrat, few weeks ago, announced that the
necessity existed in the fact that sha Ky dem
ocrats had crept into Office, and that portion
of official Patronage had slipped through its
fingers in consequence thereof This, with
the Democrat, was conclusive in favor of the
delegate system. With the fact before the
world that the democratic party is made up
of shaky material, public opinion points to
such argument as a mere blind to cover up an
argument still more potent with the reform
lists; it is a mere mask before the battery of
the dictators, and like the stuff out Of which
soldiers uniforms were made, is so slazy that
it hides nothing from broad day light. Sha-
Ky democrats will have greater facilities for
slipping into office with the delegate system
than without it; and it is alleged by those
who are in the secret that to secure these fa
cilities is the main object Of lis adoption
Men whose efforts to serve in Office have met
a rebuff in shape of an overwhelming defeat
and men, including the organists of party,
whose hopes ofofice have been so long defer
red, for want Of popularity and fitness, as to
have almost become hopeless, are the most
strenuous, if not the only, supporters of the
system. So apparent is this, the public mind
has ceased TO seek for any other reason for
the change than that the delegate system
promises greater encouragement to those de-
feated volunteers and worn out political
hacks who still banker after the flesh pots of
power.
But we digress. Our object was to thank
the Democrat for having given US new sub
ject for thought, aud the power on lis author
ity TO announce TO our readers that John
Edinger, Jeremy Mackey, John DeYoung
]. Depue Lahar, G. D Brodhead, Moses w.
Coolbaugh and William ID. Brod head. were
named LOT the O!Ilce oil Associate Judge:
that Judge Leve ring would probably consent
10 run, il his health permitted and that he
would be IBID" by the Democrat 20. k;
that "Hon. NJ. H. Dreher, has declined re
election; and that Joseph Trach and Mi
chael Shoemaker were named for county
Treasurer. II was painful to US. however,
and il must have been equally so to some OF
the candidates to learn from the same source
that "none can be elected, but upon the true
Democratic principle, namely the Delegate |
SYSTEM upon which trny Democratic Plat |
FORM the Editor is determined to stand or
fall" As but two candidates can be nom- |
mated for Associate Judge, and but one for |
each Of the other Offices this announcement
must prove narrowing to those to be disap-
pointed. II is distressing to US Republicans |
TO think that we are thus to be Ostracised.-
Squire how could you be so cruel.
0ETThe following card, which was sent us
for publication, cannot but Prove acceptable |
TO those generous donors who contributed so
largely to the pleasure and comfort of our