The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-15
THE "PATRIOT,"
How the Discontinue of the Unterrifcd was
HrnughI AhnnI.

How the Discontinue of the Unterridcd was
Under a gloomy caption the Harrisburg Patriot,
one OF the leading journals OF the opposition III TINS
State, supplies its readers with number of reasons
why the Democracy met with defeat IL quite
broadly hints at the blunders of the Democratic
politicians and then drops down on the Harrisburg
Convention in this style:-
"Such blunder we think was committed by the
convention that sat here on the fourteenth OF July
last in falling to name the chairman OF the State
Central Committee. We say this was a 6lunder,
nothing more, nothing less 10 was no doubt done
with the very best intentions. Nevertheless 1t was
a real blunder causing serious embarrassment, and
threatened shipwreck TO the whole concern before
the campaign had opened"
The Patriot brings the State Central Committee to
task in the following anguage:-
There was another serious mistake made, IN our
estimation, and made TOO with the purest OF mo-
tlves. 1t is unwise to undertake to make Phlade-
pha the political capital OF the State Harrisburg
Is made so by law, and when the Democratic party
comes TO act accordingly, It's advantages VIII be
seen and felt The Democracy Of Pennsylvania
could scarcely subsst without the aid they receive
in Philadelphia. The Democracy Of Philadelphia
poll nearly one-fOurh the whole vote OF the party IN
the State. But this is not all. The ''sinews OF
war; are in much larger proportion furnished there
Without the aid, therefore, OF the Democrats OF
Philadelphia, the party in the State would indeed 90
a-beggng. But this furnishes no conclusive reason
why the State Central Committee should make lis
headquarters there. The only other argument urged
In favor of Philadelphia as the headquarters is, that
more people from the interior OF the State visit
Philadelphia than Harrisburg, and can be seen and
talked to. This is all very trne, and Is entitled TO
much weight. But on the other hand Philadelphia
is far more expensive pace to live and reut
rooms than Harrisburg, and besides, the working
force OF the committee find much more 90 diver
their attention from their Legitimate duties there
than they would here. Besides this, Harrisburg Is
much nearer the centre OF the state and her facility
for the distribution OF documents and political nfOr-
nation IL much the best. We are satisfied that t
the trial was once fairly made, Harrisburg would
always thereafter be continued as the headquarters
Of the Democratic State Central Committee.
"Deieated though not dlsmayed' is the motto OF
Inc ParOt, ag Will be seen In the following cohclu-
sion OF its editorial -
We shah not attempt to assign the particular rea-
Sons for our defeat yesterday II will be more pru-
dent to wait and see precisely how much we are
beaten, and in what portion Of the State, aud among
What classes OF voters our losses and gains pre-
ponderate. In the meantime, though defeated IN q
contest III which we should have won, We are not
ulsmayed, ana can say to Democrats everywhere,
tne Democracy OF Pennsylvania believing their cause
TO be just, ready now in the midst Of defeat TO
90 battle for the right as ever they Were