New-York tribune., 1872-07-06


so many years circled round harrisburg which
he has not sounded. Every legislative eiec-
ton by which he has profted was tainted py
more than suspicion. He carried frauduieht
delegation in 1860 to Chicago, and thus forced
himself. under false pretenses, on Mr. Lincoin
for a Mace in the Cabinet. The appointment
was revoked. and then, through misdirected
sympathy, the revocation was reconsldered'
and he was appointed only to be elected.
Then began new intrigues and new legls-
lotive manipulations, and so till now it has
continued. At last--and this, we repeat, is
mot the least propitious of the signs around
ns-at the end this adroit manager OF repre-
sentative bodies finds himself face to lace
with the People. The question before the
people of Pennsylvania next October Is, snail
An honest or dishonest man be Governor
and what is convertible, Shall Simon
Cameron be reelected to the Senate
This issue cannot be evaded, and 1t
should be borne in mind that the
question is raised not only by the Democracy
of the State and the Liberal Reformers, but
within the circle which surrounds the Admin
istration camp The Philadelphia Press, which
processes the greatest zeal for the renomnated
candidate, is unreserved on this head, and
resolute that the true issue In October should
be understood. 1t is determined that "Cam-
"eron or No Cameron shall be the question.
1t has no reserve, and charges on the Rlng,
of which Cameron is the center, SPECIFIC acts
of malfeasance which cannot be contemporary
ignored. 1t alleges an actual deficit IN the
State Treasury at this moment, and the direct
peril of the Sinking Fund securities. 1t charges
a corrupt conspiracy, to which the parues
are the State Treasurer, lineal successor OF
Kemble the AuditOr-General, now candidate
for Governor, and the Camerons, to arrest
the collection of taxes on corporations now
in progress. AS specimen, we give an extract
from the paper of day or two ago:
"The apologists for the infamous Treasury Ring beg
the question. 1t may be as dhcuit 10 connect 0ion
Cameron with Robert W. Mackey it for the out
side world to define tho exact relation between Fasin
and the Artful Dodger but what we charge and what
we have proved is that there has been wholesale spec
laton with the money of the sinking fund by the state
Treasurer and that AuditOrGeneral John f. Hartrant
has from his official position, necessarily been cognzant
OF this state of affairs If not actively participant n IT,
Or this:
oIf the Cameron wing maintains its power in the Audit
hand on the great seal of the Commonwealth by pocket
ing the serye tool they ask the people TO elect as
Governor this and other schemes like hereafter to be
concocted will carried msapply the cheerfuly-
paid taxes Of disgraced and plundered people, is IL
TO preservation of the vital forces OF the Re
publican party that such schemes shall succeedf Hon
est Republicans must answer this question at the ballot
box In October"
This issue forced upon these people, they
Al. No,t 1ncn IN
energy. Nothing but desperation could have
led them to make such nomination as Hart
ranft, OF to adhere to it now that it is made.
He is weak in every element of popularity, and
actually at this moment directly implicated In
transactions with notorious men in Phila-
delphia, one of whom is expiating his crimes
in the Penitentiary. Hartranft's first act as
Governor might be expected to prove a
pardon for his partner Yerkes.
Such is the question, so far as individuals
are concerned, now before the people of
Pennsylvania, and unless all popular instincts
be deadened, unless the usage of so many
years has braved the sense of right and
wrong and Democracy count as naught, and
Liberal Repubicanism be the merest myth,
we cannot doubt the result Of the effect
of that result on ulterior matters, we
puposely forbear to speak. Mr.. Forney,
or his lieutenants-for he is far away
in Texas-profess a feeble faith that, II
the Democrats and Reformers carry the State
in October, it will be safe for Grant in
November. History is rather adverse to this
theory; but we do not care to discuss it
further than to say that if Hartranft and the
Camerons continue to have the cOuntenance
and support of the Federal Administration,
and are beaten, as they surely will be, the
indorsers of the discredted paper will be held
fully as responsible as the original parties.