The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-11-21


party for President in the coming con.
test. In the Cincinnati Enquirer and
other western papers OF influence are
putting forth the claims of Hon. Gee.
II. Pcndloton, of Ohio. Those papers
clam that he is the most available and |
best man in the west The New York |
Democrats are equally assiduous in ad.
vocating the selection of Hon. Horatio
Seymour, Of that State, as equally good
and available. Both of them are good
enough, and either of them if nomina-
ted, would be triumphantly elected.
For our own part, we have no choice.
We want a principle candidate. 1t
makes little difference how popular he
has been heretofore; if he is a man
whose "head is lcvcl' on the questions
now agitating the country, and who will
keep step to Democratic music, he is
the man for us and for the country. 1t
looks now as though there would be,
feveral new issues to be decided In next
falls election, chief among which is
some plan of getting rid of the "nation-
al blessing" which the followers of Abra-
ham have sOddlcd upon the country.
The Republican party has heretofore
endeavored to make capital out of the
statement, volunteered by themscl YES,
that when the Democracy comes into pow
cr the Government bonds will be repudiy
ated. If we may judge from the recent
letter of Thad. Stevens, the leader of the
Republican party in Congress. Repu-
diation of the payment of the princi-
pal of the Federal bonds in in coin is
already the trump card and, ingu-
lar to say, old Thad threatens to play
it himself.
Foilcd and utterly routed in their pet
scheme Of negro suffrage, they begin to
cast about for new element of power.
Without the least particle of principle
to guide them, they stand ready to
seize upon any measure which promises
to be popular, no matter how it may
compromise their former standing. AL
ways party of expediency, made up
Of the rag-tag-and, bobtail of every ism
which has been sprung upon the coun.
try since the formation of the govern
ment, they are prompted by no honest
impulse, solfaggrandizomcnt, at what.
ever cost to the eonntry, being the rul.
ing motive.
Like bowling Dervishes they have
rent the air with fierce outcries and dee
nunciations of the Democracy. They
have rung the changes upon the charges
that the Democratic party was a party
of Rcpudiation-a party bent upon the
destruction of the plightod faith Of the
nation They shouted "copperhead"
"traitor" "traitor" and at every inter.
mission or breathing spell in the perfor
nance, they shook their fists at us anc
called us perfdious Repudiators.
All this was meant for effect, and To-
effect only. Whilst they were loading
the Democratic party with orprobiou
epithets, and keeping up an inferna
clatter generally, they were divertin!
the attention of the people from an in
vestigation of their own stupendous dis
honesty and rascality. But excitemen
cannot last always, There must be re
action; and reaction, short, sharp AM
decisive has followed with a vengeance
From Maine to California the peOpl
have turned upon this utterly tharac
tcrless party, and have inflicted upo
them singing defeat. Smarting unde
the lash, they drop negro suffrage lik
a hot potato" and raise the slibbolett
"Ropudiation," in the hope of bringin
back the masses to their support.