The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-02
HOUSEMAN,
STOKES, DA VLS, BUM,
ADALRE, CLOUD, AND HONG


The Democratic journals are at last rallylnB
to the support of 'the ticket, the "noio n,'
ticket. and nothing but the ticket Inc
Nercu1y. after clearly demonstrating that INC
worst men were nominated in the worst pos
silIe way, now announces its determination
to support them on the ground that they are
not inferior to the Republican nominees
Nothing pleases the p'undenng ponlclanS
better than such servile submission. lhey
reioice in the opportunity of having their
tricks forgiven and their crimes condoned
on the ground that the welfare OF party re-
ouires their election. If, after the shameful
spectacles which have disgusted the decent
men of both organizations, this course is uni
versally adopted, local politics will become
more degraded and disreputable than ever,
and future efforts to promote reform Will be
attended with increased difficulty. begin
ming must be made somewhere. If the dis
satisfaction produced by garing partisan out
RACES of every description is to uniformly end
in an endorsement of the men and things
complained of, publication will be simply
impossible, and party manipulations will go
on from bad to worse, until not vestige of
honesty, decency or justice is left
The bulk of the Democratic ticket is so bad
that it is beneath criticism Every villainouS ex-
pedient that wicked imaginations couldsuggest
was resorted to by the victors in the Demo-
cratic Conventions and the character of the
nominees corresponds with the means they
used to win their doubtful honors. Our
especial business at this time, however, IS
with the Republican household. In it better
things are expected. 1t cannot maintain its
existence by blind traditions or unreasoning
prejudices, and it must rely for success upon
the cordial approval of its proceedings by the
virtue intelligence, and patriotism of the
community.
We have received a number of communica-
tions from the friends of Mr.. Houseman,
urging us to refrain from further opposition
to his pretensions, and expatiating upon his
personal virtues. 1t will be remembered that
we have made no attacks upon his private
character, nor is it our intention do SO here
after. We have charged against him that he was
the'favorite of the ''Gas Ring, which has ex-
eroised such an obnoxious influence upon the
Republican organization in this city, and that
his friends in the convention resorted to un-
fair means to procure his nomination. We
believe these charges to be strictly true. They
are pertinent to the issue. They should be
remembered and acted upon at the polls. 1t
is general principle of law that fraud vtiates
all contracts. By fraud Mr. Houseman pro-
cured his nomination, and the implied obliga-
ton of Republican voters to support him in
October next is thoroughly cancelled by this
fact. We believe that if he should be de-
feated for the reasons stated, more good than
harm would thereby result to the Republican
party, because another needed lesson would
be given of the necessity of Just dealing in its
partisan councils.
AS to the six renominated Republican men,
bers of the last Legislature, Messrs. Stokes,
Davis, Bum, Adaire, Cloud, and Hong,
every man of them should be defeated If
your enemy cheats you once it is his fault. If
you give him chance to cheat you second
time the fault is your own. These faithess
members have clearly shown, by their legisla-
tive record, that they care nothing for the
welfare of their constituents, and that thew
wish to return to Harrisburg only to make
further betrayals. They stand condemned by
their own votes and speeches. Since they
insist upon an appeal to the people, in spite
of their delinquencies, we hope no Repub-
lican will be restrained by partisan considera-
tions from passing upon them the sentence
of condemnation which they so richly de.
serve. If we are ever to have creditable
Legislators we must begin by refusing to ex
tend the official term of those who are knowr
to be unfaithful