The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-30

EX-GOVERNOR POLLOCK delivered
an address to the Republicans of this
town Wednesday evening last, in the
Court House. Mr.. Pollock is an easy,
pleasant speaker, but his speech con-
tanned nothing new or startling. The
greater portion of it WAS devoted to sor-
| rOwful regrets at the political position
| of the Democratic party today, and
| would have exactly suited Brick Pom
| eroy and his friends. Gen. Grant was
| eulogized in terms which irresistbly
| impelled his hearers to the belief that
the distinguished Gift Takcr was rather
| too good for this sinful earth. Horace
| Greeley was abused, OF course, lHi the
| results of his election were depicted in
| such glowing colors that we rather
| shrink from the task of reducing thom
| to writing. Suffice it to say that if Gree
| ley becomes President, and Mr.. Pollock
may be believed, every merchant, bank
industrial and commercial enterprise,
all private and national credit must in
| evitab!y perish, and the Union be given
| over to the bats and owls, whilst the in
habitants thereof sit in Cimmerian dark
ness bewailing in helpless misery their
fearful fate. The fact is, the speech was
just the same stuff which is daily served
up in administration journals, the alb
surdity of which is its best refutation
| Mr.. Pollock made few statements
which lack foundation of truth, as
when, for instance, he said that "the Re-
publican party in Philadelphia is n unit
for Hartranft." Every intelligent man
in the State knows that this is not the
fact, but that, on the contrary, there OK
lists in that city widespread dissatls-
faction in regard to the State ticket of
the Ring. A still more extravagant re.
mark of the speaker is worthy of note,
it was, that Bradford county so far from
giving majority for Greeley would like
| ly give Uartranft double her last Repub.
licm majority! The magnitude of this
prediction is startling if the evidence of
probability is not.
| Though Gov. Pollock is ordinarily q
calm, temperate speaker, he at times
showed that there was in his heart much
of the vindictive hatred of the South
which characterizes the leaders of hi!
party. lie was, with Boutwell,, unwil
ling to "shake hands across the bloody
chasm," until some indefinite repent
ance had been undergone-a repentance
by the way which in general terms is a
very good thing to talk of on the stump
but not easily to be understood.
The latter part of the speech was de
voted to the State ticket. Hartranf
was lauded to. the skies, but Aller
was not alluded to. The audience were
strongly urged to vote for Hartranft
and the Congressmen.at-la Iu the
course of his eulOgistic remarks OF
Hartranft, Mr.. Pollock said that he be
lieved In the honesty aud purity of the
candidate for Governor, and that mon,
! but villain" would refuse to believ,
the same. Now this we submit is com
ing it strong, as we fancy there are a
least one or two respectable Republicans
J not to mention Democrats, in the Stat
who do not deem Hartranft Immaculate
? and who are by no means the "vi
lains" Mr.. Pollock insists upon.
Taking 1t altogether the speech was
good one, but II will not influence
vote here or in any other place wher
daily papers and popular intclligonc
prevail.