The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-06

lille Ia these conditions when thu
formulated as before. SO tha, If the
people of Pennsylvania have a pride
iu the absolute freedom of our wtole
people as conferred ia the thirteenth
amendment. or haze sense of secur.
ity under any OF the far reaching
provisions of the fourteenth amend
meni. no part of their gratitude is
dne 10 ibe Democratic nominee for
I Governor; but sll are eenjoyei 10 spite
of his influence and efforts. Having
the disposition betrayed by these
votes, it was. Of course, easy for him
to oppose, in the Legislature of 1864
the bill giving the soldiers In the
army the right to vote in their ca mps
Willing 70 be guilty of so great in
! justice to men who were actually
battling for the preservation of their
Government, it is Eet surprising that
be should have found a reason ia
1865 for voting against an act to pro-
hibit corporations from paying their
employees in orders upon stores, and
Z 10 1855 for voting for an act to make
he employees Of railroad corpora
lions responsible for accidents. in-
stead Of the corporations themselves.
I To state this record is to convict
him, during the struggle Of the war.
of The intensest kind of pa-tizanship.
and to connect his name with those
reaciionary efforts which, if success
ful. would have made the war on our
part 8 useless and acriminal sacrifice
Of blood and treasure, and would
have covered this generation with
shame and opened for posterity the
foodgates of misery.
10 the face OF such votes il is im-
possible to deceive the people of
PENNSYLVANIA into believing him a
proper man TO reward with the high
est bonor in their gift Clamor NAV
do much to becloud the public judg-
ment. and false claims NAV for q
tine misIead, but the stern test Of
actual fact viii dispel every cloud
and correct every Illusion.
COY HABTRANFT's MILITARY AND
CIVIL RECORD.
10 striking contrast with all his
Oying with treason, its causes and
results. is the career Of Governor
1artranft- While Judge Pershiug
vas seeking TO fasten he chains al
-eady upon the slaves, General
HartranfI wss faithfully making the
igbt which, after 1862, became inev-
iJably a 6gbt for emancipation, and Re
faithfully and inielligently accepted
he logic Of the case While Judge
Pershing in The Legislature was
seeking to deprive the soldiers in the
army Of the dearest right Of the citi-
zen. and thereby weaken the cause
{ loyalty and strengthen the hands
# disloy atty, Hsrtranft was barring
nis breas; to the foe and extorting
praises from all men for gallantry in
he field A grateful people upon
be adyeat Of peace'called him into
their civil service, where be has been
SHOWN and read Of all men from that
day 10 this For the last three years
be has discharged the most iificult
aud delicate duties which thev can
impose upon any citizen; and vet q
convention Of his opponents, as able
body as ever assembled under that
banner, were unable to fud flaw in
als career, aud adjourned without
taking issue upon single act Of bis
Administration Not that they
would not, if they could, but because
hey could not-thus, perforce, pay
ug him the highest tribute ever paid
sishiu nv recollection to anv Cover
nor of Pennsylvania The people
cannot fail to note this significant
faet, which is confession in advance
that although they oppose his re-elec-
.ion, it is from other causes than those
for which be is responsible, aud
which have their origin in the desire
for The possession by themselves of
the power of his great Office. | much
mistake the feelings Of the people if
hey will, without reason, repudiate
a faithful officer to give place to anv
a>pirant, however shrewdly selected
aud however boldly foisted on bis
party.