Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-09-21


OUR neighbor of the Democrat is already |
showing his fears Of defeat in his last is |
sue, aud is cndeavoring to make the public
believe That the Republican nominees arc
nowhere, and that his candidates are vast
ly superior to everybody else. This is real |
ly ono of his old 'godks," for who ever
heard him utter truth, in regard to can
date in opposition to him ? We are con-
vinced that his readers will not regard him
thankfully for his efforts to enforce be-
lief what they honestly know to be incor-
rect. There is not Democrat in the coun-
try who knows the candidates on both sides,
who will not acknowledge the superiority
of the Republican nominees from Assembly
down to Auditor. For Assembly, how
ever, our neighbor does not appear to
think Mr.. Dewitt fit for anything else than
to vote against the Hon. Simon Cameron
for L. S. Senator. Dr. Dewitt may be
good, clever fellow, but when his own par
ty organ acknowledges him only fit for the
performance of one act, he certainly cannot
censure the voters of the county for oppos-
ing him on account of being unqualified for
any other duty to be performed rs Legis-
lator. Should Dr. Dewitt be elected, and
Mr.. Cameron not be candidate, then Nor
thumbcrland county would, according to
the Democrats idea, not be represented at
all. In such an event, we believe that the
people will elect a representative who can
represent them in every capacity, and let
the Doctor stay at home.
For Sheriff our neighbor claims that Mr.
Rothermel expects to be successful through
the use of money. Capability is not taken
into consideration in this case for the rea-
son that the Republican candidate is so
much superior that q comparison could not
well be made. If Mr.. Rothermel has mon
cy, we are satisfied that he is too shrewd
man to secure an office by paying for it,
but he will ask the voters to elect him up
on his merits alone. Mr.. Morgan, it is
true, has had chances to make money, but
through his lack of business qualifications,
he has not succeeded very well. We doubt
much whether the people will elect any
man unqualified to transact public bust
siuess Just because he is Democrat.
The candidate for Prothonotary, he
thinks will be beaten by large majority.
We don't think so. We know Mr.. Arm
strong since he ran against G. B. Pursel in
! 1855, for Register and Recorder, on the
| Know n othing ticket. Mr. Armstrong de-
ponds solely upon the foreign vote to elect
| him. The editor of the Democrat has al.
ways contended that all "Kpow-N othings"
were sworn TO oppose all foreign citizens
during life. We cannot see that any for
egn born citizen will support him when it
is certain, according to Democratic state
The voluntary act, in Mr.. Armstrong, OF
joining the Known othings, many years
before his opponent had vote, will no
doubt be looked after by the foreign voters,
without even taking into consideration the
superior qualifications of Mr.. Rohrbach
over Mr.. Armstrong.
For Commissioner our neighbur thinks
the best recommendation Of their candidate
is tne H-. 'hot ho.'coGnty iheah TO Inadv
The ype6t men in that office TO bring about
a change in our county affairs. Mr.. Reitz's
unitness for the position is half acknowl-
edged by the Democrat, and we believe that
| the editor is correct, at least as far as our
knowledge goes. Mr.. Durham is acknow-
ledged by both parties in the upper end of
the county, TO be a superior man for that
office, and the manner in which affairs
office for some years past, will, no doubt,
convince every taxpayer that it is time
good, competent men should be elected to
that office.