The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-06
Our Ca1.,Ejdates.-Our Dutv.

On the Stn of next month the State elec-
ton fakes place, and we think it is but
just and proper that we should say a few
words 10 our readers, at this particular
,'uncture, touching the candidates who are !
now before the independent voters of this .
county for State and county offices. We
are fully satisfied that there are great
many Liberal Republicans in our county
who believe that Hon. CHARLES r. BUCK
ALEw is an honest map-that if he is
elected to the position for which he is a
candidate his honesty and capability will
adorn the Office and the people of this
State viii be largely the gamers On the
other hand, we are well aware that every
candiC Republican who has closely OBJ
served the political career of HARTRANFT
for the past four years, is satisfied that he
Is corrupt demagogue and that his cleo
don would be the greatest calamity that
could possibly befall the people of this
State The nomination Of HARTRANFT
was brought about by that unprincipled
wire-~orker, SIAoN CAMERON 1t is not
pretended that he was the choice Of the
ingiy plain that he is the nominee Of as
corrupt ring as ever assembled for the
purpose of placing candidate before the
people. What can be said of the manner
il which Gen. HARTRANFT secured the
nomination applies equally well to that
eminent rooster" Allen, Radical candi-
date for Auditor General 1t is notori
nfr0 fanT hot @l,a
searched over for candidate who stands
IN the most unenviable light, Allen is the
man. His past record is before the public
and he cannot now whitewash it. If Allen
has improved his limited opportunities to
rob the Treasury OF this State, what NAV
we not look for if unfortunately the euf-
frages of its citizens should elevate him to
the position Of Auditor General? With
HARTEANFT, the outgoing official, elected
Governor, with a reputation worse than that
of common thief and Irobber, and ALLEN
occupying the position which HARTRANFT
80 dishonerably filed, the taxpayers of
this Commonwealth may well give up all
hopes of an honest administration of our
public affairs. This is a self-evident fact
which no honest Republican dare deny.
We now touch upon a matter which in
terests the people of this county to a great
or extent, perhaps, than that of the cleo
nor of Governor or Auditor General
JOHN HANNAH is the Democratic nominee
for Assembly, and we appeal to Republi-
cans as well as Democrats to support him.
We have reasons for doing this. While
Air. HANNAH is running as an unpledged
candidate-as one whose purpose it is to
represent the entire county-his opponent.
if the JOhnstown Daily Voice, which as
sumes to be his special pnouth-piece, can
be relied on, is the candidate of certain
section only of the county. Mr. HENRY,
1t is true, is an Ebensburg man-his inter
ests-and he charges plenty of interest,"
are, or should be, identified with the peo
pie among whom he resides but, accord
ing to his loud-mouthed champion. the
Voice, he is now wholly identified with the
so-called interests of Johnstown. To our
view, the man who is elected to the Legis-
lature should cast aside all local likes and
dislikes. lie should be the representative.
not Of his own locality, but of the entire
county, and while we say it would be natu-
raj for Mr. HENRY to advocate the inter
ests Of his own town, he should not forget
that he is the nominee of his party, which
Is composed of citizens Of the north as well
as the south of the county.
Mr.. HANNAH is an honest, conscientious
man. We need ask no pledges from him
as to what he will do if elected to the re-
sppnslble position for which he has been
nominated, for, knowing him as we do. we
can conscientiously recommend him as a
man without guile-as one who will cor
rectiy represent the people of Cambria
county and legislate fairly and honestly fo,.
the best interests of all his constituents
The day of election is drawing nigh. and
Democrats and conservative Republicans
should be fully organized and well prepared
to accomplish the triumph of cause in
which we are all iuterested-the cause of
truth, justice and right.