The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-07-31
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THURSDAY JULY 81, 1873.
nsr The Republican Convention for the

pGy~ THE Republican Convention for the
nomination of candidates, for the State
Trcasurership and Judge of the Supreme
Court, will assemble at Harrisburg, on We'd
nesday, the 18th of August next From the
number of good names presented for the
several positions, it will not be difficult
matter for the delegates to select such nomln-
nees rs will receive the undivided support OF
every true Republican in the State.
Hereabouts we are not divided as to men.
Having confidence in the probity of Republi-
can Conventions, Monroe County Republi-
cans are content to take the action OF a
majority of the members as an expression
not only of the will of the majority, but also
as an assurance that the men placed IN
nomination will prove, on their instalment IN
to Office. to be faithful, honest and cap
able" In consequence of this our delegate
JOHN n. STOKES, Esq, goes to Harrisburg
untramelled by instruction, and open to work,
as his best judgment may dictate, for the
nomination of the best men and the conse-
quent advancement of our best interests.
In our bookings around at the situation, it
has not failed to strike our vision, that, with
in the party, we have still left few of those
''moddle men, who think themselves espe-
cially placed upon earth to lead and control
whatever great move is demanded by the
people, in the way of progress. These delight
in picking flaws with this man named in con-
nection with prominent position, and bolster
ing up that one. They march boldly under
the banner, and prate largely, Of reform.
They are particularly hard on rings, which
they see rolling around loose, in every move
at which they are not at the head. They
are full of suggestions and prophesyings.
Finding but little to encourage them in their
own party, they quote largely from Demo
cratic journals and in fact, have nearly all their
stock in trade at second hand from the lead
ing men Of the opposition. These are at
work now as they have been heretofore, with
their demands and their threatenings; but
we presume that, as heretofore, their vapor-
ings will be rated for just what they are
worth, and the August Convention will go
on with its work as coolly and as calmly as in
days gone by, and thus place the party in the
safe line of victory.
Last fall we had these men working against
us both within and without the party. Those
within were loud in their prognostications Of
defeat unless, certain conditions set forth by
them were complied with. They pretended
great love for Grant, coupled with over
whelming fears for his success, because Of the
nomination of bold, brave soldiers and fear
less, honest men for positions of Importance
within the State. Those outside, more honest
than the others-more open, and conse-
Guently less dangerous boldly took the
stump, and labored zealously with the Demo
cracy to defeat both, State and National
nominations. The people heard them
without alarm and, rejoicing over
the protrusion of the cloven foot
rebuked the miserable recreants, by giving
such majorities for the men of their choice
for Hartranft, Allen and Murcur, and for
Grant and Wilson as had not been given for
other candidates since the Republic began.
Then too we have the Democratic leaders
and the Democratic organs harping on this
same tune of reform They are terribly fear
ful that the August Republican Convention
will not nominate men measured by the
Democratic scale of honesty and fitness.
They, too, are fearful of ring Vaccinations
and ring success. They, too, aspire to lead
the Republican party in such manner, that
they may reach the goal for which they have
wasted decade of time in vain to reach
the Offices of the land and their emoluments |
They too aspire to a hand in shaping our
ends, that the better chance may be theirs
TO go in and whip US. But we opine that
the days of consummate folly have not yet
reached the Republican party, and that the
Republican Convention, will, in the exercise
Of its own best judgment give us the men it
deems best, regardless Of dictation come from
what quarter it may.
We are under no obligation either to our
own Internal Reformers nor to the Refor-
lners who set themselves up in the ranks of
our opponents. We have lived a happy
political life without yielding to the behests
of either in the past, and we believe the
Republicans intend so to live in the future |
a Strange case, somewhat resembling
that Of DIR. West, of Dover, has recently |