The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-06
Forney's Sensational Article on the
situation in Pennsylvania.

DltudIlOu IN IGuuSllfdulds
The following is a portion of Col, For.
ney's editorial in yesterdays Philadelphia
Press, referred to in our Philadelphia dis.
patches this morning:
pennsylvania is for President Grants
reelection by u very large majority.
Horace Greeley has no hold upon our PEG.
pie. Even the Democrats show no inter.
est in him to-day, whatever they may
do should he be accepted at Baltimore as
their candidate, and his own immediate
following Is by no means as formidable as
1t is in some other States. The body OF our
people of all parties have confidence In
Grant-the Republicans positive and
many Democrats in contrast with his ad.
versarY. They remember the tixedness Of
his policy, and the substantially of his
character, and they deduce from these
facts that he is safe man, and that II
would be hazardous to change him for
any one else. He is the only President
that has spoken the direct strong word for
protection, and in every county Of this
State there are hundreds Of the adverse
side who would, on this account alone,
prefer him to Mr.. Greeley.
"Our great financial men, our labor
reloEmeTs, our Republican municipal
relormGrs, our conservative citizens, our
colored vote, including the whole mass Of
the Republican party, are for Grant
without exception or reservation, and if
we could vote for all our candidates, State
and national, on one ticket, in November,
Grant would so through by Jackson
majority.
"But, unfortunately we have State
election in October, wheC we have to vote
for Governor, Auditor General, o Supreme
Judge, and a Legislature to choose a
United States Senator for six years IRON
the 4th Of March, 1873.
"Foreseeing the importance Of this
initial contest, the Press appealed six
months anterior to our State Convention
for the very best nominations for State
officers. We stated over and over again,
that however strong Grant might be, he
was not strong enough 10 pull through q
yet of bad State and local nominations.
Events in New York prove the I'm.
speakable corruption among the Demo.
Gratis, and the conviction OF offenders In
our own ranks in Philadelphia intensified
the Justice and vindicated the necessity
Of this warning. We pleaded not only
for our own welfare as State, not only
for our own honor as people, but for the
reelection of Gen. Grant. 1t was all in
vain. The State convention selected
candidates for State officers, two Of whom
were openly repudiated by q number Of
Republican papers, and ina number Of
Republican counties. For refusing 10 en-
dorse these nominations the Press has
been loudly and perseveringly slandered
as the secret enemy Of President Grants
reelection. We are really for any safe
way to make Grants reelection a sure
thing, but we are now convinced that
any concession to an aroused public senti.
ment will amount to nothing unless 1t is
made clear that Gen. Hartranft Is innocent
Of all completely with the use of the
public funds while dscharging his duties
as Auditor.General. If this can be es.
tablished he will succeed. II not, no
power can make him Governor.
"What adds to our local difficulties Is
the oppression Of amost offensive person.
al rule. Intrenched in office, panopliel in
corporate power, arrogant from q long
possession ofspoils Of all sorts, this rule
has advanced from an exclusive reward Of
its slaves to a remorseless punishment Of
those who refuse TO bow to 1t. There is
not county in our State In which,it has
not defed and outraged public opinion,
either by preference Of the unworthy or
by punishment Of the worthy; and now,
so satisfied OF It's control, 1t Is seeking to
pack our delegates TO the national con.
vention by compllmenting a candidate for
Vice.President whose only merit Is that
he Is the son Of the head Of the iespotism
Simon Cameron.
"The people expected our State Con.
ventlon TO declare for Schuyler CoIIax or
Henry Wilsonior thai office. Il was NM "
zled by order, and If to-day the deleSaics
do notvote as we have indicated and 40
they were, yesterday invoked to do, Il will
only be because the attempt has aroused
the indignation Of their constituents now
oniSthe ground. There are some indie.
pendent spirits In the delegation who will
we hope, protest against It II 1t Is perse.
vered In"