The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-04-02
The Difference.

At the Democratic State Convention,
recently held at Harrisburg, Col. ". W.
Davis, of the Bucks County Democrat,
and Col John p. Linton, of Cambria Co.,
who stood the brunt of the fight, aud suf-
fered worse than the Waterloo defeat Of
three years ago, in the contest for the
Auditor and Surveyor Generalships, and
the political appreciation of the people OF
Pennsylvania, were most unceremoniously
thrust to one side, as material that had
been '' weighed in the balance and found
wanting" They had become I" dead
ducks !" in the Democratic pit, and were
of no account. In place of Col. Davis,
who really foug ght we'll in the war against
rebellion, and who had considerable skin
ruff1cd by the bullets of the rebs, in one
of the battles down South, they selected
the Hon. Charles +. Boyle, of F.yette
County, who fought only the "aid and
comfort battles " Of treason in the North
and gained his handle of " Hon }" because
of his opposition to every measure 'calcu
lated to save the Union, when its life wa:
in the most eminent danger. He was tn,
boy after the party's own heart, and wa'
nominated with but little opposition. Ir
place of Col. Linton, who was dropped
nolens rolens, whether or no, Gen. Wei
lington H. Ent, of Columbia, was nom
mated, but not until after 4 most deter
mined opposition on the part of thos'
of the Convention, who would as soon SCI
the king of Tophet approach them a,
genuine boy in blue After much eau
cussing, spiced with a large amount o
cussing, the idea Of fishing for the sol
dier's vote, as absolutely necessary It
success, prevailed and the majority yer,
reluctantly voted for Eut Linton's re
cord in the war was established withou
peradventure He fought bravely ant
well, and no one more cheerfully CAV
him credit for his welldoing 10 the arm,
than his Col, Jacob Campbell, the can
didstc of the Republicans for the Sur
vcyor- g Generalsbip. Ent's record on tn
contrary is obscure. He entered tn
service a. 2nd Lieut. of Company A, Gil
Pennsylvania. and. near the close of tn
war, after record had been made for tn
Regiment by four preceding Colonels, b
I WAS made its Colonel. His battles viii
John Barleycorn, in which he was gene
rally worsted, were numerous and wei
known; and, though we would say no
thing in disparagement of hi, militar,
services, the record gives US but little t
say in their praise. 1t was this, in al
probability, which appeased opposition
aud secured his nomination, after con
test of several days.
| The Republican Convention, held i,
Philadelphia, had no such trouble. l
met, and when the proper time arrived
nominated those pure and tried soldier.
and public servants, Maj Gen. Hartrauf
aud Col. Campbell, by acclamation no
voice being raised in opposition. Her,
there was no ghost Of treason to be ap
peascd no record of " aid and comfort ;
given to the enemy to be wiped out o.
uhitewsshed over, and, as a matter O
course, all went smoothly, harmonious,
and unanimously. One day suficed fol
the completion Of the work, as one day
will be sufficient for the people, in Octo
Der, to ratiiy it By an overwhelming ma
jority. Reader, remark the difference
The Republican party love, the soldier
for his hcroism, and the service he rem
dered his country in the field. The
Democratic party hates him for the same
reason and only pretend to love him be
cause of his supposed availability.