, 1873-06-26
REFORM IN pENNsYIvAN1A.

n1oa ny bt34nR II Iila hearty hnu hot1Ye support.
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REFORM IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Tho apparently sucoessful movements OF tho
now Reform party in Philadelphia havo mot with
aBorlous obstacle In tho adjournment Of tho Con-
stltuttonal Convention, until tho third Tucsday
In: Ootobor noxt, without taking action with ro-
gard to tho prcBont Infamous Rogistry Inv. II
this action a notreoonBsderod tho election In Oo-
tobor will taho place undor tho proscnt law, aud
tho polla viii bo In tho hands Of tho corrupt nihe
which hae so long kept itself In oftlco In TINT
city by fraud and violence, and which, by
having control Of tho machinery for vot-
Ing, can rcturn any majority It plenH-
o.. Tho Roformeta hAd already effected
combination which, With tho aid Of stringent
election law, would havo purified tho bnllot-box,
and roscuol tho city and Btato also from tho
hands Of tho thiovoa who have 30 long hold
poWor In Philadelphia. In this combination
there aro three oloments. Tho frat L. tho DEM
ocratio party, which, Of COURSE Inns no hopo Of
nnccoss as long as tho Republican Ring thieves
control the ba1lot-box. Whatever mhjority tho
roat Of tho State may givo, Philadelphia can
overcome 1t, nH was dono In tho election Of
Hartranft, upon which occanion almost
every ward in tho city returned moro
votes than thoro woro votors. The second
element is tho Liberal Republican, in which is
embraced tho boet part Of tho old Republican
party, including such mon az Goy. Curtin. tho
Hon. Galusha A. Grow, tho Hon.: John Hiok-
man, Col. Mcclure, tho Hon. Ell slifor, thoiHon.
William Stewart, Jamoa Z. Moorhead, and
othors. Tholast olomont ia mnde up Of soces-
sion from tho regu1nr Republicans Of mon
who voted for. Grant and Hartranft Inst fall,
but who hayo become disgustod with tho Ring
rulo, Its frauds and corruptiona, and abuses Of
power. Tho strength Of this new element may DO
inferred from tho nanios Of tho following mon,
who hayo signi1cd thor intontion to leave tho
Administration party rather than to support the
unblushlng corruptions Of tho Philadelphia
Ring any longer. Among them aro tho Hon.
Wm. H. Meredith, Of Philadelphia, President Of
tho Convention; tho Hon. John H. Walker, OF
Erie Prosidont pro lem. Of tho Convention !;
Horny G. Carey; John Rice Wctherelll, J. Glling-
ham Fell, j.. Alexander Simpson, Vim. D. Baker,
and - Newton, of Philadelphia and Mcssra.
Lear, Of Bucks Doebo, Of Crawford Niles, Of
Tioga; Palmer, Of Luzornc; John 8. Mann, Of
Potter; Funk, Of Lebanon, and others. .
Tho Domooratio Convention will be hold in
Boptembor, and the Liboral Republican and Ro-
form Republican Conventions in tho aame
month. All of these clements arc in favor Of
tho now Constitution, and thoy will pass rosolu-
tious to that offoct il tho Constitution Is sub
mittcd to ho:pcoplo this fail. and will unite in
making Reform nominations, selecting only the
host and abloat men In the three partioa. 1t Was
expected, as tho majority Of the Delegates TO-
tho Constitutional Convention woro in favor Of
D now Registry law, that tho Convention would
incorporate it III tho now Constitution, and SUBJ
NIT it to tho people for adoption before tho full
oloctions woro hold. Tho action Of the Gonyon-
ton, however, in adjourning until 1ato in octo-
ber, II not roeonsidored, will put q complete
ostoppcl on tho plans Of tho Reform
ers Just ut d tino when .thoy. promised to
result in succesa. IT will give tho Ring thieves
another, lease Of powor, and another opportunity
to strengthen themselves nnd mako thcr over
throw still moro difficult. They now havo oon-
troll Of Philadelphia and tho State, and arc back
cd by. tho Administration. They have called
thoir Convention In August, and they will lnbor
zcaloualy," By whatever Of Administration inf1u-
onco they can command, and with Ill tho power
of their corrupt inhuoncoa, to dofeat tho now
Constitution, for, if the election should DO con
ductad under tho now Registry Law, their power
will bo broken. Tho defeat Of tic Philadelphia
Ring is not nloro1y local event. Its influence will
bo as powerful and univoranl, porlaps mora
30, than tho dofoat and breaking up Of tho cor
rupt Tammany Ring. Tho whole country is
watching with interest tho efforts Of tho Penn
sylvania Roformers. to ostabliah m honest aud
economical systom"of Government in rhilalol-
phin- Tho triumph Of that effort will bo received
with delight all oycr tho country, mud will
encourage honest mon everywLoro to. renewed
zoal. Ita dofoat will DO diacournglng to tho
aamo men. II tho dolcgatos' to t1e' ConBti-
tutional Conyontion lavo no moro valid excuse
than tho hot woathor for their adjournment,
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they should reconsider their action at once. 1t
Is duty thoy owo not only to Philadelphia md
to tho State, hut to the whole country. Arc
fuHnlto breakup jho corrupt Philadolphia Ring,
when 1t is clearly in their power to do 80, is
scarcely loss than criminal ,rd
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Tho MissiaBppi papers contain tho announce
mont that Col MCon.b, Of Credit ,R1ohilior
fame has begun some operations OF similar
character on his own account In that part Of tho
country, Tho namo of tile Vioksburg, Ship
Island {; Pensacola Rallroal las boon ehallged