Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-05-25
CAMPAIGN IN PENNsYLyANIA.

The people Of Pennsylvania (says the
Miners JourndD are but slightly affected
by the persistent hostility manifested by
comparatively few dsailected men and
journals against the Republican State tick
ct. This is so because the people fail to sec
any ground for this hostility. 1fsomething
tangible could be adduced against the NOR
al worth or capacity ofany of the candidates
upon the Stale ticket--if some principle
were advocatcd-it would be different.
But such is not the case. The ticket is gen.
orally recognized as strong one. The
candidates, if elected, will carry out the
policy which has marked the present Re-
publican State Admuistration-redu
of the State debt, lessening of taxation, and
crushing of rings formed to plumber the
State Treasury. The platform upon which
they stand pledges them to a continuation
Of this work, which the people require.
Those III this State who oppose the State
ticket, while protesting to advocate the re-
election of President Grant, say that that
ticket can be defeated in October, and yet
the State be carried for Grant in November.
We observe that this idea is still promul-
gated, rs if such results were possible.
Those who assert it are either ignorant of
the political history of Pennsylvania, or
they deliberately insult the Intelligence Of
its citizens. 1t is we'll known that invara-
bly, as this State goes at the State election
in October, so it goes to the Presidential
election in the following November. The
party defeated at the first election becomes
dishcartened and indifferent, and permits
the second to go pretty much by default.
Such would inevitably be the result the
coming Fall in case General Hartranft
should be defeated at the October election.
| The State would, in November, cast its
electoral vote against Gen. Grant, not be-
cause n majority of the people are not fa-
vorable to him, but simply because it is a
remarkable fact that the party defeated in
! October cannot be brought up n solid mass
! to the polls in November. Under this state
of facts VIC contend, and reasonably, that
each protesting Republican journal which
continues its opposition To- the election OF
! General Hartranft, With no Just nor rca.
| sonablc ground upon which to base its hos
tilty.is practically working against the re-
/ election of President Grant In this light
| its course will be classcd among the enc
mics of Republican principles. Should
! such paper lose lis circulation as some
have already-and consequently. its stand.
ing and influence, who would say that sucl
a fate is undcscrvcd? ?
This is the only outward feature of tho
! present C3npligu Ill pennsylvania. nC
course OF prominent men like Schurz and
Trumbull, and OF journals like the New
York Tribune, outside of the State, in op
posing on selfish and personal grounds, tho
administration of President Grant, and his
reelection to the Presidency, has hardly
created ripple of excitement on the cur
rent Of popular sentiment in Pennsylvania
We know very little, hardly any, dissatis
faction in this section of Pennsylvania, ant
such is the case generally throughout tht
State.
1t is true that Pennsylvania was repre-
sented in the Cincinnati convention, bu
what prominent and influential Republi
cans Of the State were present as delegates
The general character in these respects o
the delegation may be judged from its lead
er, a. X. Mcclure, who promised tn
Grant men of his district when he ran fo
Senator, that he would not oppose Genera
Grant, and who having proved false to hi
pledges, besides acting with the Democrac,
in the Senate at the close Of the Legislature
is repudiated by the Republicans of hi
district, The majority Of the people G
this State are firm in their Republican faith
and we believe that notwithstanding til
anomalous course of few papers an
would be leaders, that they will elect tn
State ticket in October, the prelude to
glorious victory in November.