The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-14

has been said and weaken the cause by over
haste to enter the strife.
E'I am Sir OracleI''
Mr.. WILLIAM A. w ALLACE, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee, is doubt
less pleasant, genial gentleman, but he has
mistaken his calling. His lot in life was in
tended to be cast in pleasant places, and
nature has not fitted him for the authorship
of political manifestoes. Since ex-Mayor
Vaux declared that the "ObjeOt of Girard Col
lege was to eliminate virtue" from among the
pupils, strange mania has possessed the
Democratic leaders to attempt to excel in the
Johnsonian style of literature. Perspicuity
has been thrown to the winds, Latinized words
have been adopted in place of homely Saxon,
and it seems as though the motto of Talley-
rand, that "Words were intended to conceal,
not convey IDEAS" has been adopted as the
cardinal rule of the Democratic edition of Blairs
"Rhetoric."
The address of that Committee penned, we
suppose, by Mr.. Wallace and dated 'Clear-
field, August T." has been made public. 1t is
most extraordinary document and has few
rivals except the famous "fallen tower letter
of Wilkins Micawber. 1t is probable that it
has some sense and that it is all in harmony,
if we could but get the key, but then the key
is not along with the puzzle. 1t resembles
the poetry penned by Bayard Taylor's heroine,
when she put on yellow wrapper and let
down her back hair, as essential preparations
to the production of that style of literature.
Let us look at the opening sentenoe:-
"The Democratic organization, devoted to the
maintenance OF Its immortal principles; cou-
@ nsoud 01 ts y, a 20 mem 70 tne rePqn
herotsm in disaster, and remembering that in
the face OF persecution, of official frowns, Of
corrupt appliances, and Of successive defeats its
numbers have steadily Increased, again presents
to you Its candidate for your suffrages."
If this statement be true, we had indeed
better adopt the cumulative or any other sys-
tenn of voting, for the condition of affairs must
be truly deplorable. In 1856 the Democracy
was everywhere triumphant had majority.
Since then it has undergone " successive
defeats" Yet all the while 'its numbers have
been steadily increasing" In other words,
with larger vote to-day than in 1856, it has
lost every State but three in the Union. With
more than majority, it has been overwhelm-
ingly beaten. If such things can be, we need
Stuart Mill and a Dudley Field in real
| earnest.
But this little narrative of the ordinary
routine does not stand alone. In the closing
paragraph we have another extraordinary
piece of advice to the "unwashed":-
| 1--WE call upon you to organize In every section
vigorously. Watt for no man. The Government
you love is In danger, its great cardinal doc
n at az nd In aoa
may prove more deadly than treason in war
Individual exertion is the duty OF every man.
Encourage the timid. Arouse the sluggish.
| Stop taking, and go to work. The enemy are
Vulnerable at every point; attack them for
their misdeeds."
If the campaign should be conducted on the
plan favored by MIR. Wallace, we would see one
of the most interesting sights ever presented.
The Democracy are to Canvass" to "coun-
sci, and to encourage" and yet they are ad-
vised to 'stop talking" Are we to have the
deaf and dumb alphabet brought into play
Is the eloquence of Vaux, Witte, and a
Clymer to degenerate into dumb show, and
hands take the place Of tongues Well,
Mr.. Wallace can conduct his campaign ex-
actly as he sees fit, but we are authorized by
Colonel Jordan to say that he will have talk
ing, as well as working, and that the Repub-
lican party believes that public argument will
add more to its ranks than will the secret and
silent inducements on which the Democracy
appears SO much to rely.
Letting the sense Of the address pass, let us
look at the oracular statements il makes.
Ameng about two dozen arraignments, drawn
up in feeble imitation of the Declaration Of
Independence, we find the following:-
Congress assumes the right 10 sav tho,
neg1o oes shall vote in PennsylVania ana aSi
TO us the right to regulate our own rule oS
suffrage" VI
This is wilfully false. Mr.. Wallace knows
it is false. Congress does not hold anv
such views. The Senate refused to receive
such resolution when offered by Senator
Sumner, and the Republican party is not oplv
not in favor of it, but is pledged to an oppo-
site course. Again:-
| "Their gross mlsmanagOment oauses ta,a,io,,
/ To bear heavily upon the peonle ~ Ieao '.ton M
dollar ana sl1Iy Genus per head were nSid nv
the people through the oustoma IN 1oas potu ~ Dy
teen dollars per head were drawn nootniy, 49,
the consumption and business ~ ~ lAy y M lIonl
classes, through the customs and intsrno of Se,,o
nue.. In 1850 each individual owed tSIo daiisT