The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-02

| Hii''i'"'O"' VII aVOVuhV Vi MS supposed per-
sonal popularity. The contest, say they
is not between the Democratic and Republican
parties, because in judicial contest all politics
should be sunk; but it is contest to elect
good and learned Judge, who has we'll filed
the post he now occupies, and deserves a
higher place. "We will not consider it VIC
tory of our party" say they. "It will be a
triumph, deserved appreciation of legal
merit" And with these catchwords they are
seeking to gain the votes of that portion of
the people who vote as they deem for the
general good, and do not adhere strongly to
any party. But they cry to crowd who have
heard this old tale told before, and that too
| recently to deceive them. The case of Con-
necticut, so lately decided, is a parallel
instance. The contest then, we were
told before the election, was not
between the Democracy and the RepubG-
cans. The candidate of the Democracy Cover
nor English, was not a partisan; he had been
war man for six years; he had earnestly
labored for the success of the Union armies;
he had supported the abolition of slavery,
and against him there could be no party con-
and if he was elected it would be compE-
ment to himself the war Democrat-not to
the party. Such was the song sung to us
previous to the day of election. Governor
English was successful, and the cry was
changed. All over the country arose the
shout of Democratic triumph. We heard no
word of his personal popularity, or his war
record, or his success being due to anything
but the Democratic party. Oh no the tables
had turned. A great revolution had taken
place at the North. The straws were showing
how the current was flowing The flood had
arrived which was to bear the Democracy
once more to triumph, and without stint or
limit was the success made the occasion of
capital for the Democracy to gain over the timid
voters. The ruSe had succeeded, and was at
once cast aside.
Such is the scheme being attempted here,
and if it succeeds will receive the same treat
ment. We are not told that if Judge Shars-
wood is elected it will not be party triumph.
1t will be the success of merit, and will show
nothing of the relative strength of the parties.
But if he is successful, then will the mask be
thrown aside. From Maine to Texas will be
heralded the arrival of the revolution. The
Democracy will be revived. Its palmy days
will be returned. The downfall of fanaticism
will be announced, and all the similar shouts
which followed the success of English in Con-
necticut. The damage which will thus be
done to the Republican party, so far as the
campaign of 1868 is concerned, will be great.
! ali &C ga who oEr o1,y
resemble the "disinterested voters" of Eatons-
vile, so graphically described in "Pickwick" !"
This class desire to be on the winning side,
aud to a certain extent hold the balance of
power. If they be but convinced that the
Democracy is once more to be in power, we
would not like to insure them against voting
the Democratic ticket. And the surest way
for the opposition to gain these waverers is to
elect Judge Sharswood, to accomplish which
! they will compass heaven and earth, and work
day and night for the next three months. II
is not so much to see Judge Sharswood on the
, bench, although they desire him there, as it is
to secure the moral effect of carrying Pennsyl
vania to use in the Presidential campaign Of
, 1868.
, Since the days of Jefferson, the old cry o.
} GAS goes Pennsylvania so goes the Union
, has been true. Whatever way the October
election of Pennsylvania went in the fall of the
year of the election, SO went the Union in No.
vember. 1t would thus be a great prestige il
r the Democracy could gain the Keystone to the
, Federal power. 1t would give them vantage
} ground, so to speak, and we would have to
= work against those who had the name o
J being victors, in order to secure what would
be ours with half the trouble did we but hold
, it at the time of the contest. 1t is, then, an
t error to suppose that the election of Supreme
S Judge will have no effect ON the Presidency
IS There is a connection, which it is of vital i'm
i portance for us to use to our advantage. We
want all the strength we can have, in order tC
% gain complete triumph next year; and We
ot can lily afford to lose the great State of Penn
y sylvania on the very eve of such a battle. We
to call then, on all Republicans, on al
IN VINO desire to see a Republican Pre-
in sluent In the White House after the expiration
r OF Mr. Johnson's term, to rally in support o
r Juoge Williams. In merit the two candidates
le ior the post are at least equal. We have haC
VS. 1t Haunted before us that Judge Shars
ct wood was elected unanimously to his pre-
b, sent position, and that suob n mari, q