The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-08-08
A CONTRAST.

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point so well as by contrast This principle
holds good in ordinary life and the differ
ence between every day matters and the in
tricacies of a political squabble are not so
great, but that the same rule may be applied
to both. There is just now sore source of
trouble raging in this 18th District, as to first
where the Congressman belongs, and, second
who shall be the man, or ra ther as to which
county, or selection of counties, shall have
the power of selecting the man.
Two weeks ago we gave publicity to slight
episode in the political Congressional history
of the district, wherein it was established,
beyond doubt, that Democratic law, re-
cognized as binding for some thirty years
decrced that each county should, in turn,
be entitled to the candidate. A precedent
safe and sure, established by ''the Democracy
of gallent little Monroe" some sixteen years
ago, decreed, that in the rest of the counties
was vested the right to say who the candi-
date should be, and that in pursuance of that
right Monroe selected VIM. III. Dimmick
as the candidate of Wayne county, in spite
of the clearly, and emphatically, expressed
wish the Wayne Democracy, that Howken
B. Beardsley should be the man So far, so
good. Wayne, feeling herself bound so to
do, quietly acquieSced in the decision, and by
her determined show to stand by the action
of the Conference, headed off bolt and a
combination, which would at once have sent
W., 7 nin,,,;.l- 10 tha cho1ao of
retirement, and DR.. Shoemaker, of Carbon,
to Congress. Wayne felt sore over the treat
ment she had received, but it was Demo-
cratic Conference which had inflicted the
wound, and she rested content. She did
more than that. Believing in the utility and
justice of the two term principles, she held
that the nomination belonged to the man,
the representative, provided his record was
clear, and when Mr.. Dimmick first term ex-
pired, she, without even the shadow of a
home contest, presented him to the next
Conference as her unanimous choice for
nomination. Mr. Dimmick had done moth
ing to merit this reward, but his home con-
stituents felt that to be consistent his nomina-
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cedel. Thus was another precedent estab-
lished, not by galent little Monroe, to enable
her to scalp supposed enemy, but by poor
Wayne, whose rights had been outra ged,
that revenge, unused by outsiders, against
one of her citizens and her choice might be
appeased.
We will pass over, with mere notice, the
attempt of some of the Monroe Democrats to
geremander Pike county out of her rights to
the succession, and which eliminated in an
alliance which secured to Philip johnson, of
Mother Northampton, third term. The
attempt only failed of complete success two
years later, because the thing was too bald
faced to be entertained by the rest of the
counties, who had justice enough left to pre-
vent it. Geo. H. Rowland-our old friend
George-was killed by the first attempt,
most effectually, but after Johnson's greed
was satiated, Daniel NJ Vanauken, as the man
of Pike, was permitted to bury himself
obviously in his seat in Congress, at charge
OF some 50, 900 and ct ceterds per annum, for
which he did not even pretend to render an
equivalent to his constituents, save in the
way of voting away the public domain to
every stockjobbing corporation that asked for
it. Daniel was awarded a second term, as
was his and Pike county's due, but not un-
til after the insertion of crow bar, by some
of the Democracy of gallent little Monroe,
and considerable tugging had satisfied them
that the two-term fabric would not be thrown
down. 1t was not for want of will, but be-
cause of lack of justice on her side that in
spite of specious arguments, and most alarm
ing arrays of figures, gallent little Monroe
was prevented from placing the right to cheat
county out of her turn to the nomination
also in the line of safe precedent. long side
of her conduct towards Wayne
Two years ago it became, ligitmately
Monroe's turn to the nomination. The pre-.
liminafy was waxed warm hereabouts, in
deed. Coolbaugh in the East, Burnet in the
Centre and Gilbert in the West, each fought
furiousy for supremacy over the other. Foi
months before, and at the Delegate eleec
tons it was an eye for an eye and a tooth fol
a tooth, but the County Convention found
neither of the candidates with majority
over both his competitors. The whole after
noon Of the Convention, was spent in ballot
mgs, adjournings, button holings, and tn,
whetting of whistles, but without definite re
suit The contest at the delegate election
had been so bitten, that neither candidate
could be induced to give way. Things looked
dubious, and it was feared that Monro,
would miss representation in the Conferene,
and lose the nominee. At length, however
the spirit of compromise was invoked, anC
the ''muss' settled by dividing the delega
ton, and Richard S. Staples was appointet
10 renresent Gen. Burnett. John b. Storm