The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-30


Republican support for Judge Ludlow.
AN advertisement inserted in a morning con-
temporary cites the opinions of two Repub-
lcan journals of our city in favor of the reGlec-
ton of Hon. James R. Ludlow, which opinions
we're expressed by them some months ago.
By so doing the Democrats attempt to make
use of an argument in favor of the members of
the Republican party voting for Judge Lud-
low, and seek to secure as many radical votes
as can be obtained by the old ruSe of recalling
bygone opinions, and claiming support on
high moral grounds. The truth of the matter
is, that the conduct of the Democracy, since
this expression of opinion by the journals
quoted, and the assent given by Judge Ludlow
to that conduct, has been such as to compel
the Republican papers to retract their sup
port, and declare in favor of Hon. M. Russ ell
Thayer.
The only ground on which the journals of
our party were willing to sustain the reelec-
ton of the present Judge rested on desire to
raise the judiciary above the turmoil ofparti-
sanship. In every article written on the sub
ject that was the sole and great cause for
going without the lines of the party. 1t was
proposed to re6!ect the present incumbent be-
cause it was supposed that by such an action
we would soar above party and avoid any in
termingling of partisanship in the election.
While our contemporaries were indulging in
their utopian ideas, we were opposing any
such course, because, by the peculiar forma-
ton of the human mind, a state of complete
political neutrality is mental impossibility.
The judgment of every man must lean either
one way or the other, and such being the case,
we desired gentleman on the bench whose
opinions were consonant with our own. The
issue proved that we were correct. The
Democracy, elated at chance OF
securing a party triumph, were un-
willing to let Judge Ludlow be returned as
a no-party man. They wanted something out
of which they could coin political capital. So
that, when the convention of that party met,
they dragged the perfectly willing Judge and
all hisSunwilling Republican supporters into
the ranks of that organization, and after hold
ing war dance around them as new converts,
proceeded to appropriate Judge Ludlow to
themselves. A platform most obnoxious, an
offense to every loyal man, was adopted, and
upon it Judge Ludlow consented to stand. The
result was instantaneous. Some of our con-
temporaries, who had lent their support in
order to make the election not political one,
were determined that if it was, despite their
efforts, to assume such an aspect, they would
not be found with such companions as Carrigan
and Reed. They, therefore, retracted all they
had said in favor of Judge Ludlow, and came
out like patriots in opposition to any one who
would stand ON so infamous platform as that
put forth by the Democratic Convention. Their
course was not inconsistent. They are not
retracting their own words. They spoke be-
fore under delusion. They tried to gain an
object and failed. 1t is not falsifying their
utterances by their returning to their old
party. They tried to rise above party; failing
in that, and necessitated to make a choice
they naturally favor the loyal party of the
war, and not the semi-traitor dsloyal band
who have tried to entrap them. Judge Lud-
low has to thank his friends that the Republi-
can support is all withdrawn from him. BY
'hls one act he has placed himself in such a
Posi1ion that no Union man can vote for him;
% 'n~'' by quoting the opinions of our con-
'o"P0iSfles expressed before his act, no in
nuonoe oAh be brought to bear by means of
! the commentators then bestowed ON Judge
Ludlow as Ro-party candidate.
To-day he is the Democratic nom;noo s,.Dd