The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-29
The next Governor Of Pennsylvania
Continued.

In our issue of last week we compared
to some extent the public life Of the can
didates for this highest Office within the
gift of the people of one of the leading
commonwealths of the Union, at time
when history was making as rapidly as
at any tirne, in any age or country in
the life and being of nations. We this
week continue the comparison from
sense of duty. The people should be
put in possession of facts regarding men
who come forward and ask for the high
est places of honor profit or trust the
people may have to give. Only those
who have been tried, thorougly tried
and have been found wanting in nothing
should receive the honors the State may
have to give. jeff. Davis said to Uni
ted States Senator, of the great and good
Lincoln, che is from the ranks, and
Southern gentlemen will never consent
to the presidency of man from the
ranks" History however proves that
in times of emergency, all other things
Just the man for the nation, the man for
the world.
So Lincoln proved himself, and when
the names of Jeff. Davis and his coad-
tutors, and his copperhead sympathisers
in the North, shall have perished, or
remembered only with loathing the
name of Lincoln will be revered by the
masses, .he true and the good Of all na-
tions. Geu. Hartranft, as we have said,
comes from the people, he is Of the peo-
pie, and with the people iu every thing
that builds up, strengthens and develops
all their powers and makes the State
truly great.
Gen. Hartranft has been faithful
wherever tried, faithful over a few things
it may be, and now the people will say
"come up higher"
Hartranft's record is with the noble
and the brave patriots who saved the
country from the Rebel Horde in the
field, and their copperhead sympathisers
firing in the rear from the north. Hart
ranft's deeds of noble daring and patriot
ism have erected for him a monument
as enduring as history, and when the
soldiers and sailors shall meet in conven
tion next month at Pittsburg to tall
their deeds of valor over to recount tn,
privations and dangers of their soldie
life, and remember with sadness tn,
mighty men of valor who were thei
conrads in that fearful conflict betweeI
treason and loyalty, liberty and slavery
but now rest from their labors in sold
iers graves, Hartranft will be there an,
honored too by his conrad braves as on
Va tuS uODlCol VI tnClr uulnUeT. DuChd
lew if remembered at all, it will be il
connection with the Fishing Greek Rebe
confederacy, his Mob mountain copper
head campmeeting, his consultation
with Thompson, Saunders, Clay, anC
Holcomb at Niagra in 1864, with hi
voting against striking out the $500
clause in the original drafting act, whic
favored the rich and ground the poor
or in other words enabled the rich t
escape the perils of the military service
they owed their country for a trifins
and easily paid sum, while the laborin
and poorer classes were held; with his OF
position to the 18th, 14ta and 15tl
amendments to the constitution of tn
United States.
The fact is Charles r. Buckalew W;
and is copperhead of the most poisol
Gus kink, He never drew breath
sympathy with the government in i
Struggle against armed treason, az