Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1869-09-10
ASA PACKER.

pendent paper-giVes this history, political
aud otherwise, Of the Democratic nominee
for Governor:
For the high and responsible Office of
4 Governor of the Commonwealth Of Penusyl
vania, the Democratic party has nominated
a man who is not native Of the State, nor
distinguished for eminent ability Of any kind
in connection with public affairs Asa Pack
er has been member Of the Legislature and
also cf Congress, but in both cases he was
silent member, without ability or influence.
and the record of his public services is limit
ed to votes in the affirmative or negative. II
he ever drafted bill of any importance we
have never read gift IF he ever offered a
substitute for any bin we cannot End the
record Of it. IF ne ever offered amend
ments Of any consequence to any pending
measure, his party friends have not yet
shown the act, and we doubt whether they
can do so. If be ever expressed bis views
on any questions Of moment 10 language
worthy Of quotation, or to which his con
stituents could refer with pleasure or pride.
it has yet to be shown. IF he ever ezercis-
eised any potential influence with his party
! in the Legislature OF Congress the public is
in blissful ignorance oft
! How, then, does it happen that such
man has obtained nomination for Cover
nor Of a State containing four millions of IN
teLigent and prosperous people, and untold
resources? How does il happen that all tie
bold, able, thoughtful leaders Of the Demo
cratic party, whose restless exertions, and
commanding ability have maintained their
party strength under all that disastrous dis
eouragemeBts Of the past ten years, have
been thrust aside to make room for this 81
lent member? How does It happen that
/ Pennsylvania is asked to disregard the con
spicuous public services Of her own native
born sons, and to elevate to the chief maeis-
tracy man of no ability at all, from another
section Of the Union? Before answering
these queries we desire to ask especial at
tention to the impudent assumption of in
tcllectual superiority incessantly paraded
before the country BY emigrant Yankees on
behalf of the New England States whence
| they come. We are constantly told By them
that New England supplies the progressive
power and intelligence of the republic, and
no matter how much Of that movement is
furnished BY the Middle States we never get
any credit for it. Thus while Pennsylvania
emigrants outnumber those Of all New Eng
land, ten to one, in Kansas, we are constant
/ ly told that the Kansas struggles were car
ried on by Yankees. In the same way these
emigrant Yankees claim the credit of ali
that IS progressive in the west, while the
fact Is that the emigration from the Middle
States in the west o7ershadows all else.
We do not raise this issue against Asa
Packer for any personal dislike Of New Eng
land men whom, as a general thing, We ike,
4 but the Democratic party itself raised the
issue all over the South against every North
ern man, and in the election of 1867 it rails
ed the same issue precisely in Pennsylvania.
We insist that if New Englauders are TO be
elected to high Offices in Pennsylvania they
shall at least be men Of ability. But here Is
a man whose career as a legislator is one of
unvarying imbeeility, and whose advance
ment rests entirely upon the fact of being
worth twenty millions of dollars He was
presented on that basis as a candidate for
President Of the United States, and the
Democratic National Convention fairly
laughed at the idea of such nomination.
These men had some sense and some prinei-
pie They had Statesmen and soldiers in
their ranks; and they spurued the idea of
nominating a money bag.
A great deal has been said about the lib
erality of Packer in giving half a million
of dollars to eudo9 college But Ezra
Cornell has done as much in New York and
nobody proposes to elect him Governor or
President for it. And what sEall be said of
Packer when compared with Peabody?
There are citizens of Philadelphia who have
given away unostentatiously ten times the
amount that Packer makes such a flourish
on. And what shall be thought of Packers
Iiberality in view of the fact that he fed to
Philadelphia from his residence in Maueh
Chunk, to avoid paying the local tax assess
ed on him to defray soldiers bounties
This tax he never yet paid, while the poorer
property holders of Mauch Chunk all had to
pay it.
This is the New England emigrant we
are asked to make Governor Of The
is, we have here simply money getting and
money boarding monopolist, a typical man
from among those who have amassed such
tremendous fortunes BY running up the
price of coal 50 heavily. We have all of Us
paid our shares of the cost of making up
these enormous fortunes. If we admire
this sort of ''enterpriSe" and want others to
help themselves at our expense, all we have
TO do a. to sloot Asa Packer Governor OF
Pennsylvania, and the force of the example
will soon produce large crop of imitators
If the extortionate price Of coal is desira-
ble thing, then Asa Packer is just the man
for Governor. He represents fairly the in
fuences whereby the coal trade had been so
mismanaged. We invite our readers to ex
anime the subject dispassionalely for them
selves, and We are quite sure they will come
to much the same conclusion that We have
ourselves.
DIET OF BRAIN WORKERS. A New
York doctor has been writing up the Diet
Of Brain Workers. He combats the theory
that they should live on nothing. Those
authors and thinkers who delight IL
luxurious dinners viii frd the Doctors
Iabors very palatable. He is not content
With opposing theory to theory, but calls
upon all to witness the fact that the most
arduous brain workers are the heartiest
eaters. The answer to the inquiry 'Why
is this p is because they need it. And they
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