The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-12
From the Harrisburg Patriot.
Hon, Cyrus L. PerShfng.
In the Philadelphia Press of the 9Th inst
is printed the followipg:

WHO Is PERSBlNGT
The democratic party present TO the State
Mr. CYRUS L. Pershing as candidate tor the
Supreme bench. On that party, is press and
leaders, rests the responsibility of telling the
people who this Mr.. Pershing is.
Common rumor says that he is a respectable
Young man of average talent fer Fennsylva
man who always voted with his party. How
the democratic party voted during the war is
not and never will be forgotten. But the peo
ple are not satisfied with juvenile partisan,
( however smart however faithfully ne may
have kept i'll the ranks.
On behalf of the people of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania, we ask the dem ocratic
party for information.
Has Mr.. c. L. Pershing ever tried a case be-
fore Jury unassisted? Give US the caption,
with the number and term.
How many suits has Mr.. G. L. Pershing al
ready argued before the court in which he Is
now ambitious of a seatf
Is Mr.. c. L. Pershing known in Cambria as
anything more than justice-of-the- peace law
! yer?
What great principle of law has ever been
! elaborated by Mr.. @. L. Pershing's ehortsF-
What leading case has he ever shared the glory
| of contestngf
| Does Mr.. c. L. Pershing even live in a coun-
! ty court town. If our memory serves US
right, he is resident of a village that never
saw court house
| Has Mr. G. L. Pershng any legal standing
| at his own bar? Is he known as lawyer or as
politician?
Will Mr. c. L. Pershing, if elected resign
! his position as local attorney for the Pennsyl-
vania central railroad? We ask this little ques
| ton as the Democracy were greatly troubled
lest General Grant, if elected, should not resign
! his commission in the army.
! The voters Of the State have right to have
these questions answered. For Supreme
! Judge it is their duty to vote inteligently.-
| Respectable and tolerably respectable men can
swallow ":he whole city ticket indictments
! and all but judicial candidate Is more III
| ons matter.
Let US have light Until we have an une-
| quivocal answer, there is no choice at all bo
! tween a lawyer like " illiams and what's It
| like Pershing.
| John w. Forney, the writer of the above
article, is acquainted with Asa Packer, the
| democratic candidate for Governor of Penn
! sylvania. and says of him:
! Here is character and career for youth
| and manhood to study. Here is a lesson to
the one to move on in the path of improvement,
| and a stimulant to the other never to despair IN
the darkest hour of disaster and misfortune
! We pick out Asa Packer as the miner picks out
a piece of coal to show the value of the pre-
| ciOus deposit from which it is taken we pick
b i'm out to chow what can be won by personal
honesty, industry, and kindness to men by
| courage in the midst of bad luck by confidence
in the midst of gloomy prophecy by modesty
! in prosperity and by princely generosity when
! fortune comes with both hands full to realize
! just ambition"
IF John w Forney had the good fortune
| to be acquainted with Hon. Cyrus L. Persh-
! ing, and tCGs a man Of truth, his notice of
Mr.. Pershing would be equally creditable
with that of Judge Packer. As he is not, l
shall give him the information he seeks.
To the democrats Of Pennsylvania it were,
( kall -brf ic Mr.
! is" He has spoken for himself at the bar, in
the canvass, and in the halls of legislation.
Mr.. Forney, in the Press, sets down what
common rumor' saws of Mr.. PershiDg. If
it were so it would only prove common
rumor, like the Press, common liar. In
reply 10 the .'srumor," let me say that Mr..
Pcrshing is about 45 years Of age, and has
been member of tie Cambria county bar,
in constant practice, for nineteen gears.
The Press proceeds to cross examine the
democratic party for information" and as
it seems to be very much needed in that
quarter, shall give it:
l. During all the time since Mr.. Pershing' Is
admission to the bar in 1850 he has had a
regular and respectable practice in Cambria
county and has always been held in the
highest esteem by the republican president
Judge of the district, Judge Taylor. Unless
when he was in the Legislature he has tried
cases at almost every session Of the court,
some with colleagues and many alone. do
| not give the names or number of cases, but
if the Press prefers truth to falsehood, it will
examine the records of the court
2. Mr.. Pershing has argued a number of
cases before the Supreme Court with marked
ability.
8. Mr.. Pershing was never known in
Cambria county as "a Justice of the peace
lawyer, his practice having been almost ex-
clusively in the courts of Cambria county.
4. Mr.. Pershing'S whole lifetime, since
manhood, has been devoted to the elabora-
tion of 'great principles of law" and he has
"shared the glory of contesting" nearly ali
the "leading cases" in the community in
which he lives.
s. Mr.. Pershing docs olive in a county,
and also ae'court town" There is district
court in Johnstown, something like the dis
tIict court of Pittsburgh Of which Horny w
Williams was an associate Judge. The "vil
lage" which the Press' "memory serves" il
so badly about, is Johnstown, with popu,
latiou Of 10000.
6. ''Has Mr. C. L. Pershing any lega
sta ndng az his own bar Is be known as
a lawyer or a politician ?" asks the Press
The reply is. Mr.. Pershing has a high lega
Standing at his own bar. He is known as q
good lawyer, an honest statesman, and q
sincere Christian.
7. "Wil Mr.. G. L. Pershing," the Press
continues to interrogate. 'if elected, resign
his position as local attorney for the Penn
sylvania Central railroad..?" In answer,
would beg leave to ask, Is the Press a Ounce
not to know what Mr.. Pershing as we'll al
every lawyer knows, that the moment he is
elected Judge. ian event very certain to hap
pen.) his connection with all clients will
ipsO facto, cease
In conclusion, let the Press be assured
that the democrats have been as fortunate ir
their selection of Pershing, as its editor ad
mits them to have been in that of Packer
that to a bright intellect he has added
habits of plodding industry; that he, in ad
dition to being sound elementary lawyer
is man of general ability and sound prac