The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-04-02
A DAMAGED CURTIN.

For several months past the Johnstown /
Tribune has foated at its masthead the
names of Ulysses S. Grant for President
and Galusha A. Grow for Vice President
of the United States. The editor had, |
moreover, in his usual well rounded SEN
tences and strictly grammatical fiourishes
given a reason for the ''faith that was IN
him" This was enoCgh-Or should have
been enough! A position thus delibeF
ately taken by the Tribune should have
set the question at rest forever-and that
organ awaited with the most characteristic
complacency the ratification of its choice
by the Radical State Convention.
But alas for the Convention lit met,
and not having the fear Of the Tribune be-
fore its eyes, recommended Andy Curtin,
'the soldiers FRIEND" for Vice President.
Imagine the horror of him Of the Tribune,
in scanning the proceedings of the Goa
vention, to find his predestined candidate
thrown into the shade-Grow outgrorn
by Curtin .. ......
But shall the Tribune submit to this In
suit 7 No to submit would be dastardly.
The Tribune, on the contrary, treats the
Convention as Stevens wanted to treat
the election OF 1888, "as if it had never
taken place" ignores the nominee for ViGe
President, and launches out into the most
unmeasured abuse of Andrew c.. Curtin
We almost wished for the trenchant
quill Of the defurct AHeghaaiaa, and fans
cied how the editor of that paper would
have impaIed his Tri6uneship, and given
him no quarter. But, alas there is no
one to administer the rebukc-no hand to
chastise a! The AHeghania1 is dead-and
the Freeman an outsider!
We can only gaze upon the wreck of
Curtin, as we find it dismantled by the
spoliator and buccaneer Of the Tribune.
And should the Radical National Conven-
ron Eail to nominate Curtin, we doubt not
the Tribune will claim the distinguished
honor of accomplishing his defeat-and
"havo his claim allowed" AS it is, the
Iirbgne goes unrebuked, save by an occa-
sional ''not lifted or ''returned' of its
weekly issue. This is not, however, by
any means the noblest revenge, and we
entreat the patrons of that paper to forbear.
For after all, viewing the TriJuHeS pecca-
dillo from our standpoint, and knowing
as we do its peculiarities, we think the
offence entirely ''venial," and not "moc-
tall And thus we reason it out
The Tribune is most respectable family
paper, Gas it admits itself, but it is a little
mite cranky and queer: and withal highly
poetical. Now, it had conceived a vivid
appreciation of the beautifully alliterative
terms of Gr>ant and Gr-ow, as they fall
upon the drum of finely attuned ear.
We admit that plodding politician of the
nineteenth century may fail TO ''see" this
but not so the Tribune, It's auric nerve
would be keen,y alive to the sensation.
Besides, the Tribune is poetical, and nc
doubt the thoughtlessness of the Radical
Convention has taken the df2atus out of a
number of poetical illusions, designed as
campaign songs for the coming campaign.
Grow is not only more radical but more
poetical than Curtin
We can well imagine, laid by in 'thc
book and volume of The BRAIN of our
Johnstown friend, whole assortment
Ito use mercantile phrase) of effusions ot
which ''Grow" is the burden, and which
have been rendered valuoless by the in
consideratencss of the Convention. Take
specimen, with our friend Lucas to lead
the choir, assisted by a young nymph o.
of one of the f. F. J. and melodeon
discoursing sweet music to this effect:
Oh! We'll elect our President,
As well the rebels know
The Democrats cannot prevent
Success te Grant and Grow
We are universal suffrage men,
As soon the world shall know
We'll carry Grant for President,
Along with N-E-Grow!
Now this is all spoiled, and instead th
doleful refrain must be taken up:
Our prospects now are not so good
Before they were quite certain;
Fer Grant and Grow the negroes stood,
But not for Grant and Curtin.
And hence the Tri6une's dissatisfaction
ALTHOUGH the Rump Senate has bee,
organized as ''IIigh Court of Impeaeh
ment" for more than week past, th
trial of the President did not commenc
until Monday, and Its almost entire session
on that day was taken up with feebl
and wordy harangue from Beast Butler