The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-06-29
Without a single why or wherefore,

Without single why or wherefore"
an unusual, if not an unprecedented, amount
of care has been taken to attract Republican
support Thus, in the Mayors Convention,
the President, with full knowledge of the
result Of its deliberations inasmuch as there
was but one candidate, expressed an earnest
desire that the nominee should be a man of
courage, independence, ability, experience,
knowledge of our city affairs, and, above all,
a man of unblemished integrity and honor"
In the Judiciary Convention a resolution was
adopted warmly applauding the Republican
and anti-slavery Judge, George M. Stroud,
whose term is about to expire. In the City
Solicitors Convention, the nominee, in his
speech, dwelt mainly upon the necessity of
local reform. In the District Attorneys Con-
vention the nominee spoke of the position he
now fills Gas one created not for personal
or partisan purposes, but solely for the pub
ic good, and intimated his intention if re-
elected, to continue to discharge the duties
of the Office on strictly legal instead of parti-
san principles. And in the Prothonotary's
Convention resolution was adopted express
ing sympathy with the Law Association in its
efforts for reform.
Intelligent Republicans will neither be de-
luded by anything that is deceptive in the
Democratic policy and nominations, nor will
they, on the other hand, totally disregard its
real significance. If the Republican nomi-
mating conventions had all been animated by
spirit akin to that which has controlled the
action of the Democrats, there would be no
reasonable doubt at the present moment of
the election of the entire Republican ticket.
But while the Republican nominations defed
disaffection and disregarded the plainest die
tates OF true party policy, the cooler and
wiser heads of the opposition have made ex-
traordinary exertions to secure complete har-
mony within their own ranks and to concili-
ate Republicans.
With these plain facts staring him in the
face. every voter should act according to the
dictates of his own judgment and conscience.
1t is growing more important to the welfare
OF the city, year after year, that honest, capa-
BILE, and entirely trustworthy men should be
elected to all influential local offices: and
while every Republican naturally prefers to
see such positions filed by members of the
Republican party, provided the incumbents
demean themselves in becoming
manner, no intelligent Republican can
find consolation in wordy and false profess
sions of Republicanism for the fact that a
perverter of justice, an extortioner, or Ring
robber has been elevated to power by the aid
of his vote. There is a crying necessity for
reform in the administration of all local
affairs, and it is high time that all good citi-
zens should address themselves earnestly to
this task, making its accomplishment para
mount, instead of subordinate to despicable
partisan intrigues, vague partisan advantages,
or corrupt personal designs. The best votes
cast in this city on local questions, and for
or against local nominees, are those which are
not controlled by partisan considerations,