Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-09
THE PEOPLES PARTY.

| themselves par excellence, the Heope'S Garty
which united with the Democracy last fall, to
overthrow the Republican organization, have
issued call for County Convention, to be
held at this place, to elect delegates to the
State Convention at Pittsburg. The leaders
in that disorganizing movement, it seems have
rot given up their determination of endeaVor-
ing to bald up and strengthen the Democrat
ic party Of the County but are still acting un-
der the advice AID instruction OF PIoILET &Co.,
TO carry out the coalition and agreement made
last fall
| OF course, these men have no hopes of be-
ing admitted to seat in the Pittsburg Con
vention There is not an intelligent politician
in the State who does not understand the dis
graceful coalition and bargain made last fall,
by which TRACY was nominated and elected
by the Copperhead Democracy. The odor Of
that transaction yet remains. Besides, if eT-
cry faction in the State which chooses to send
delegates to that Convention should be ad-
mitted the action of the Convention would be-
come farcical, and its nominees not entitled to
the respect nor support of the people.
But what we now particularly desire is to
call the attention of the people TO this new
scheme of disorgaDzatiou, aud to the men en-
them. We have, perhaps, been too forbearing
in dealing with the chief actors in this plot
while their organ has been untringly
dsparagng and eliminating the true men of
the party. Forbearance has now ceased to be
virtue, and if the public consent to be hood
winked and deceived by the professions of as
corrupt and uDprincipled set of men as ever
banded together for corrupt and mcrcenary
purposes, it shall not be our fault.
The Republican party Of Bradford, we are
sorry to say has numbered amongst it, since
its organization in 1854, men who never cor
daily embraced its principles, nor had at
heart its success. These men were brought
into it, aud held for the time being for selfish
and corrupt purposes. The large majority in
which We were as party, made nomination
at its hands equivalent to ali election, and
they have proreSSed, and acted, in order to
succeed in their desires for elevation. Mn
who have no higher motives than these of
course, when the prospect Of personal aggran-
dizement becomes diminished or totally lost,
are ready TO prove recreant to all they have
ever professed, and turn round and endeavor
to overthrow the party with which they have
acted. This is universally the case in politics,
and will, we suppose, always continue to be-
As our majority in the County was large, of
course, the number Of eSpectants was propor
tionably great, and disappointment necessarily
the lot Of a large share of them. Remember
ing this, the public will have no difficulty in
accounting for the action of the most active
plotters against the Republican party.
These men, many of them, do not hesitate
to declare, like our neighbor of the Argus that
they have never been heartily Republicans -
They have some Of them, manifested a disposi
tion for years, to overthrow the organization
by combination with the Democrats and have
specially visited With their opposition, every
Republican who has been upon the ticket,
prominent for his consistency and soundneSs
They have been disposed to be fault-fndDg
and to cavil at matters of very small import
ance, to seek pretended remedy for which,
they were ready to sacrifice the party and its
principles.
The excitement and prejudice engendered
by the canvass of last summer, was siezed
hold of 20 effect purpose which they have
had at heart for years. The disappointed
Office seekers fancied they saw an opportunity
to gain the goal Of their desires, by the aid of
democratic votes. The uneasy and restless
pretended Republicans thought the time had
come when the overthrow of the Republican
party was possible. The advisors of these
malignant pIotters were the Democratic lead
ers, who saw that they were to be the gamers
in any possible event. Hence the zeal with
which they entered into the coalition The
scenes at the polls on election day, and the
eagerness with which the Democracy sought
to fan the fires of discord in the Republican
ranks. disguised many voters of the Peoples
ticket, and they went home wiser men, The
plot failed, however, and the Republican Coun-
ty ticket was triumphant, over combination
of circumstances such as can never again by
any possibility, be arrayed against it,
The sober second thought" and calm re.
aection, of those voting the Peoples ticket last
fall, who have at heart the success of Repub-
lican principles, has satisfied them, that how
ever necessary they may have supposed their
action then, no necessity now exists for playing
into the hands of the Copperheads. The lead
ers of the boltiug movement, who have never