The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1870-08-06
TIE CONTEST Fow coNanrss.

Very rapidly now are two political
parties of the county selecting their lea
ders, laising their banners, and mar
shaling their hosts for the contest this
fall. In the States of Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana, and where the cleo
tions occur in October, the canvass is
particularly well advanced, and affords
an opportunity to draw some inference
as to the general conduct of the parties
in the struggle for the possession of the
XLlId Congress.
Everywhere we find the Democracy
selecting the very best men to be found,
and in their fight are determined upon
two things:
1. To beat the Republicans.
2. To fill their places with honest men,
and sound Democrats.
Thus far we have yet to find an in
stance in which the people have failed
to renominate a Democratic condidnte
who had served them in previous Con-
gress. They have uniformly been good
men, aud are entitled to the fallest con
ftAsafasefFsisenses4sfward. takes his pisc,
at the head of the Democratic column
and entertains not a doubt of the tri
umph of the cause.
: How different with the opposition.
AS II conscious that the people ha(
had altogether to much of them. thos,
who have been Leading members in pas
Congresses are refusing to again be
: come candidate. And ininstances where
The member does not voluntarily stand
) back, the Republican convictions gent
| ~ put him upon the shelf, whore he car
: luxuriate during the remainder of his
eVenttul career, among the musty vol.
} unns of Congressional records. In
} pennsylvania two or three of these Re.
publicans have slipped through small
} holes, and left the trap to be sprung
upon some unfortunate member of theil
party. Covode is the most illustrous oil
these. He obtain his seat in the XLIst
Congress through fraud, after having
been defeated by Henry d. Foster. The
democracy have renominated Mr.. Eos
ter, and Covode did not dare face the
music.
IN the West the changes are decidedly
more noticeable. Schenck, from the
Third District of Ohio, has no more
courage to trust himself in the hands of
the free trade people ofhis district, after
the infamous record he has made in
mlsrepresenting them. He clearly un-
derstands that no Republican can be
elected from that district this fall. and
particularly there cannot be elected a
protection man.
In Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, the
republicans are crowIing down some
OF their uHfaithful and untrustwortbv
representatives, and giving nominations
to new men.
Ia wisconsin there is but one Repub-
llcan member who has not refused n
nomination, and it is generally under
stood That there is only one district in
the state where a protection man would
stand any show OF election. In Minna-
sofa, Morton S. Wilkinson has haer
compelled to stand aside. His social re-
cord at Washington is well.known in
his district, and he dare not face the mn
sic.
Contrast these things with the o1iiet
organized advance of the Democracy,
ana there is an abundance of encourage.
ment for the future. The demoraliza-
ton with the Republicans is general
and complete; they are upon uncertain
ground; and dare not make a desided
move in any direction. Among the Da-
mocracy there is union and harmony
and pluck to carry the fight forward in
every part of the country to glorious
Victory.
The reoPle Q ready for change. s,
And they will bring it. about. Not
only have many, heretofore Republi-,
cans, changed their views totally. ana
united permanently with the Democra-
cy but there are many others who still
continue to be Republicans, but who
Will never again vote for protection
candidate-a tool of the New England
monopolists. Such will vote for the
Free-trade candidate of the Democracy.
or will permit the election, on their
part, to 80 by default, In either event,