Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-05-10
the Smstor question.

The SenafOr QtsesftOm.
As the apportionment is now settled
and this, the XVIIIth district, will be
called upon to elect a Senator this
fall, we may as well begin to agitate
that question. During the winter we
received number of "marked" news
papers containing articles recommend
ing our distinguished citizen, Hon.
VIM. A. Wallace, for Governor. As
we considered the advocacy of the
claims of any candidate for that posi-
tion premature, we passed all such
"puffs" in silence. Besides, we have
never "interviewed" Mr.. Wallace on
that question, and therefore cannot
tell how he feels on the subject
Probably when the proper time ar.
rives we may be able to answer our
cotemporaries in no unmistakable
terms.
For the present there is something
else to be disposed Of, which to our
section of the State is of far more i'm
portancs than the gubernatorial ques-
ton. We ailado to the election of a
Senator this fall Upon this subject
noe have been "interviewed" by friends
inside and outside of our district, as
to whether Senator Wallace would be
q candidate for reelection. What his
feelings are upon this point wo are
unable to tell, but we can say this
much, the people of the district will
act very unwiscly if they do not send
him back to Harrisburg. We also
know that he was very near resigning
two years ago, seeing that his prirdte
business was suffering while he was
attending to public business, which
did not yield him one dollar for ten
which he could have earned by ad
herring to his practice at the bar, and
only through the persuasion of friends
did he change his views on this point.
We claim that not only the Democracy
ofihis district but those of the State are
nneed ofhis experience and services in
tho future, and we do not hesitate TO
say that there is not another individ.
ual in this district so well quail
fed to discharge the duties of State
Senator as Mr. Wallace. He possess.
es the experience, talent and energy,
and as lawyer has no superiorin that
body. He is as familiar with parla.
mentary law and rules as with Purdons
Digest, and in his present position
wields more influence than that Of any
three Senators combined In the
Senate at Harrisburg, as in his office
when at home, he is constantly en-
gagged and at work hence his success
aud influence with his brother mem.
bers This influence is amply illus.
trated by the rescue of the Democratic
counties of Cambria and Clinton,
(Which are now embraced in this
Senatoria! district from tho black
and uncongenial alliance to which
Radicalism had consigned them in the
past; while Clarion, in his old dis.
trict, surrounded by Republican coun-
ties, is nevertheless preserved Demo
cratic in its Senatorial dRepresenta.
tive capacity and our own county made
aseparate district. Whether our friends
in the counties indicated see things in
this light we cannot tell, but 10 our
mind they will prove rather migrate.
ful if they fail to reciprocatc the
advantages gained by them. That
Mr.. Wallace owes the State nothing
is clear, and that the party can
lily afford TO dispense with his
advice and experience at this time
is equally certain. Hence the Dem.
ocrats of this county respectfully ask
their party friends in the other coun-
ties of this Senatorial district to con
cede TO him the nomination for State
Senator this fall and name a day and
place for the meeting of tho Senatori.
al Conference. Our county will be
ready any time after the 20th Of juno.
II, after Mr.. Wallace is reelected to
the Senate, and our party friends de
sire or see fit to make him Governor
or United States Senator, or both, we
shall interpose no objection whatever
But we do object to bis displacement
in the Senate at this time, when
everything fits so close in that body.
Who can i'll his place is the pructi.
cal way Of asking the question. Per
haps some one can answer; if so, let
him sneak