The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-10-30
Glk Goattp Adrotate.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1869.
j. s. BORD WELL, Editor.
4 SURTEY or THE BATTLE FIELD.

The smoke of the battle has now pretty
much cleared awry; let us take a look at the
field. Gov. GEARr has been re- elected ty
about 5000 majority, and the Hon. Henry W
,iiLLIAMs has been chosen TO the Supreme
Bench, by a majority considerably larger
he friends of liberty and progress all owe,
the country, rejoice. and the intelligent Work
ingmen of Pennsylvania breathe freer. The
enemies of American industry, who style
themselves "Free Traders" have received a
serious check in their aggressive warfare upon
the Protective Tariff, and the ratification of the
XVIII Amendment has been assured. The sta
pie slander of the Democratic press, that the
Legislature by ratifying that amendment, in
the manner pre- scribed by the constitution OF
the United States, without submitting it to a
direct vote of the people, transcribed their
authority and committed an outrage upon
the liberties of their const ituents, has been
signally rebuked by those constituents them
selves, vino have elected another legislature
even more largely Republican than the last
The charge never contained the least sem
blance Of ruth. but it is gratifying to see how
perfectly the people saw through 1t.
The contest throughout the State was waged
under peculiar difficulties. There were many
disappointed aspirants for Office under Presi
dent GRANT, who took q surly revenge by re-
fus,ng support to the party here. Gov. Geary
had incurred the displeasure of many promi.
ncnt party workers by standing aloof from
their intrigues, and vetoing Legislative jobs.
The whskey ring especially, joined hands
against him, because of his well-known tenn
perance principles. Then our opponents were
never so plentifully supplied with corruption
money, which, in Democratic hands, is one of
the chief snews of political war. AS the re-
suit proved; they found but few Republicans
venal enough to sell their principles. but there
are always some weak sisters in every organi-
cation, and many of these were secured. And
there are other ways, beside the direct purch
ase of votes, which Democratic ingenuity has
discovered to influence an election, That we
have successfully combat0d and triumphed
over all these adverse influence, is something
10 be proud of.
As our advcrsaties til cmsclves admit, the
Registry Law was largely instrumental in
bringing about the result. That is the
Democratics have always relied upon polling
some thousands of fraudulent votes in Phil
adelphia and Luzernc county, and this the
Registry Law prevented. The consequences
have been an astonishing change in the
vote of both.
Very much is due also to the slcepless Wig
lance, activity and energy of Hon. John
Covodc and his brother members of the Re-
publican State Central Committee who thwar.
ted every attempt of the enemy to defeat the
honest wishes Of the people, and thus secured
"a fair election.
We are well satisfied with the result in this
county and the anthracite coal region notwith-
standing that some Republicans both promi-
rent and obscure, were scluccd by the great
ness of Judge Packers riches, or by their
personal relations with him, into voting
against their own principles and party.
Thanks to our own well directed and toiling
blows. aud the extended circumstances of the
GAZETTE In this and adjoining counties, we
have not only held our ground here in the worry
strong hold and home of the Democratic candi
date, but have turned the eneny's flanks and
driven back his main line. In the one precinct
Summit Hill, there was a Republican gain of
lO2 The adjoining township in Schuylkill
county, which formerly gave about 90 Demo-
cratic majority, rolled up Ill majority for
Gcary. 1t was much the same in all the min
ng districts around us, where hitherto the
Democracy have swept everything before them
It was not to be hoped that we could elect any.
nf our candidates in this county. The adverse |
majority of nearly seven hundred, is made up
argely in the Southern and Eastern arts of |
he county, of class who rival the Democracy |
If Berks for stolidly and perpetually voting !
hs Democratic titket, utterly regardless of |
ooth principles and men. They inherit the
party name as regularly as their family names, |
md deem il as impossible to change the one as
The other. Thus we have met with no disap- |
while we have much cause for con
graduation. .-Lycomihag Standard.
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