The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-19
PENNSYLVANIA.
Internal BroiIs in the Repub.,
lican Party.
Forney va Cameron-Forney VI. Hartranft-For~
ney vs. Gr-(D-The Fall Elections
The Union League Resolutions.

PHILADELPHIA, July II, 1874
The internal fight among the republicans Of this
State promises to be bitter and as lOng-con-
tinued as 1t will be fatal to the hopes of many Office
holders within It's boundaries and not few hold
ing fat positions under the present national admin
istraton. Some time ago took occasion to say
what thoroughly believed TO be true, that Forney.
when too late to recede-about the time OF tho
Reading Conventon-had become sorry for his very
warm endorsement OF Grant, and would gladly back
out II possible While he still endorses the present
administration in one column Of his paper
he damns it with faint praise' In another, In that
he attacks with the most bitter nvective the willy
Simon Cameron, Grants principal henchman In this
State, and proceeds In the next column to tell whats
he knows about Hartranft and that wing OF the re-
publican party, which, by the way, Is not FOrney's
wing. One on looking from the top Of FOrney'S
columns downward and seeing in the one devotion
to Grant, In the next enmity to Cameron and nat
urally and Enthusiastically to Grant, In the next dag
gers drawn against Hartranft, naturally concludes
that Colonel Forncy wavers I fancy in looking
down these columns he unconsciously exclaims-
"HOw HAPPY COULD BE WITH ErrHER
were t'other dear charmer away" 1t may DO
said he is welded to Greeley from principle, to
Grant through interest Here VIC have principle
and interest which BY, November promises tore
matter OF some surprise how Greeley has adj.
yanced so rapidly to the hearts OF the people g!
Pennsylvania At Reading they said, 1--WE will
never vote anything but a straight democratic
ticket We voted for Jackson" There we're PEG.
Enough et to remark that from apSeslances the in
habitants Of Lebanon Valley had never voted for
one on f hs It T be
endorse Greeley. although the Cincinnati Oonven-
ton win not be Officially endorsed by the demo.
prophecy was secuted by the hard-sheIl democracy
OF Pennsylvania, but they died after all about as
day the liberals Of Pennsylvania are betting a
majority of $4,000 for Greeley in the Keystone
is an age OF liberal ideas. Politics viii lead, and
arts, manufactures and the trades will surely
Serszns is voes ahs that we eu Hes t.
but some great event in the religious world will
awaken awake us us to To, the truth and we win say,
has occurred in the political world, and already
cease to wonder Mn For the past ave years the feel
bitter one, personally and politically, and on the
"MrsERY LOVES COMPANY
Forney, Mcclure and the liberals have joined hands
against the common enemy, the only difference
Grant and Cameron, while Forney is against Came
ron and for Grant
The republican nominations for Governor and
nartranit likely to be changed BY the
reterate his 1rm belief that the nomination was an
unwise one, because Hartranft was mixed up in
the Evans frauds, and recognizing the Importance
Of harmony in the ranks OF the radicals he frowns
on everything that shadows the fantest sign OF
mutny in the ranks OF the faithful. the present
state OF affairs presents few evidences Of mendng,
and the gravest fears are entertained OF republican
success In the October elections. "What do you
conundrnm Of the day.. and the same
answer is invariably returned, ooh, hen rake
Pennsylvania clean. Grant and Borie and the
social status crowd do not run Pennsylvania now"
Three weeks ago II was all Grant To-day the pub
fans to cool radical 6rowsn "Greeley hats" "Gree-
ley songs" and Greeley everything that one can
imagine are the leading staples with the street
stands and variety booths Having In mind the
prophecy made regarding the action OF the Penn
ssylyania democracy at Baltimore Will assume tho
liberty OF making another:-Whereas all tho
In LEGATIONS. point to a close contest in No
of Pennsylvania politicians and Pennsylvanians
generally that they VIII be led more and more into
giving their SURFACES to Greeley first, because
side; second, because his whole record has been
consistent on one question, protection-the Penn
may trust him always In this; third because the
anything to beat-Grant feeling, even Greeley, is
democrats and majority Of the dlsaGected republic
cans will vote the Greeley ticket TO q man. Now,
Se des % but mas IVA goes
Greeley II appearances are to be trusted
5at 20 pr ae otnsr cay
late.r
"Oh, what do you think of the future' DO you
believe Greeley has clances We would ike TO
nave an insight into the future. SO far as the
Stdsher Is concerned 1t is merely matter OF expe.
dency, matter OF business; andn he continued,
emphatically, you know as well US any one that IL
Is just the same everywhere"
Is patriotism played outS Is there moth
ing then, In the editorial appeals that
daily go out to the Peopie-notning put
the echoes OF thoughtful minds that see
I'm the elevation OF one power unit OF that power
transferred to themselves, In the elevation OF
another party ruiny
THE UNION LEAGUE
OF this city consists OF 1900 gentlemen. A few
weeks ago about sixty Of the straitlaced radicals
OF the organization got together and adopted
series Of resolutions laudatory OF Grant, and pub
Imagine the indignant fr0wns with which these
resolutions were received by the remaining 1850
members OF the club Steps were soon taken to
convince "outsde barbarians" tnat the senti-
ments OF the club on any political CUES
further given 0 the pnSl5 to Sn' understand
that this Is not q political organization In any
sense" We have nothing but politics ana heat
interspersed with occasional entries OF heat and
politics. The "Row Rng,n consisting OF all the
present 0nce-hoders In State House row, are
brskly at work doing everything In their power TO
insure the election OF Hartranft. Should their ef
forts be successful Grants chances In Pennsylvania
will amount to nothing, and between the guns OF the
Hartrant party and those Of the liberals the pres
ent administration IL not likely to lind many sup
porters In Pennsylvania this fall