The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-31

I A Union soldier wants to know
How long after the success of Gree
ley and his rebel supporters does any
sane man suppose that the pensions
of Union widows and cripples will be
paid without the public debt being
increased by like payments to disa-
blcd rebels.
Conserving, with not very good
grace, to make a square meal of "biled
crow" the Louisvillee Ledger pro-
tosts, nevertheless, that it is tried of
the silly twaddlc that the Greeley
ticket is the result Of ground swell
of the people, and that the politicians
had no part in the matter. The truth
is that with the Greeley movement
the people had absolutely nothing to
do. Traverse the land from occBn to
ocean, and from the lakes to the gulf,
and not one man in ten can be found
who will say that Horace Greeley
was his personal choice in this con-
test"
The Fulton, Illinois, Democrat,
strong Democratic pahcr, has been
discontinued The editor says: 1--WE
cannot consistently support these
nominations (Greclcy and Brown.
and therefore withdraw from the can
vass 1t is useless to fight the inevi-
table. Greeley and Brown have been
almost unanimously indorsed at Bal
timore, and large proportion of those
who have heretofore acted with the
Democratic party are enlisted in their
support. From our standpoint we
are unable to sympathize with their
advocacy of these candidates, and we
yield to the wishes Of the majority in
discOntinuing the Democrat. Policy
at this time cannot gain the ascen-
dancy over principle, in our mind"
The following articles are from the
Huntingdon Journal, whose editor,
j. Il. Durborrow. was a resident of
Bedford during the war, and who is
vera welt acquainted with Hartley's
record:
While Gen. Hartranft was facing
death on the battlefield to suppress
an Infamous pro-slavery rebellion,
VIM. Hartley, the Democratic candi-
date for Auditor General, was fur
nishing the Coppcrheads of Bedford
county with pistols to shoot enrolling
officers
When Hartley, under the teaching
of the lordiy Sam. Kepler, withdrew
from the Methodist Church, because
Il loyal pastor prayed for the success
of the Union arms, they started lit
tie Sccesh church of their own, but it
was no go. Sam was too heavy for
even Hartley, so they had another
Secesh sent up to take Sans place,
but after few Union victories Hart
ley advised him to git"
Hon. Emery A. Storrs, of Chicago,
made an eloquent address at a meet
ing held to organize Grant and
Wilson Club in Dixon ILL.,, on We'd
nesday last. One little illustration
that he made use Of we will quote
here He said:
"Two young men go TO the Presi-
dent of bank, each of them desir-
ing employment as teller, one of them
with a splendid reputation behind
him of faithful conduct and good SER
vices, the Oiher with a smoky record,
a little accident of robbing a till or
going through safe with jimmy.
They both have the same kind of
platform. This latter gentleman
points the banker to the platform and
says: There it is sir; Ten Command
ments, Christ's Sermon on the
Mount, the Apostles Greed; all the
religions rolled into one; can there
lie anything better?' The banker
says: We'll your platform is good,
but your performance is bad We'll,
says the clerk, that is a dead ssue !;
l have taken new departure The !
President probably replies: Il hope
that is so, but you must practice your
new departure in some other mans
bank than mine Now, it might be
very wrong and very unkind in the |
banker to do that, but ninety-nine
times out of hundred | think he |
wonld do So"