Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-08-25

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fdence of the people-will make al
able and popular Executive. Hart
ranft and his friends may as well b,
Illuminating now over probable defeat
so that the day after the election they
will not be suddenly shocked by NJ
unexpected blow. The people are ripe
for change in the political affairs o
the State and nation, and will max,
che change in this State at the coming
election. Ohio and New York ar,
already in line, and will keep so. The
iron men of this State sec nothing bui
ruin, except in a change. Laborviewi
the situation in the same light. Th,
Republicans were weak before, AND
will be still further weakened by the
Temperance ticket. Weakness Oh
thar side lleans added nuinbcs 10 III,
other. There is but one way about
this natter The Democracy will win
the battle, and in our opinion Gov
Bigler will be the nominee for Gov
ernor"
The editor of the Waynesburg Ness
enger, having read the letter indicated
and the above dispatch, soliloquizes as
follows:
$50 il would appear that Mr.. Big
Ter has been induced TO become can
didate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. We have very great
confidence in the executive ability, and
the patriotism and personal purity OF
Gov Bigler and yet we are not quite
ready to declare for his nomination.
Few men who were in public life
twenty-five years ago would make
available candidates in these days-at
least for high State offices. No matter
how able and honest, how pure and
patriotic, they may have been in all
their public acts, it would be almost
miraculous if something had not trans
pired in their public career, that could
now be taken hold of by an unscrupu-
lous opposition, to incite the public
mind against them. 1t would be more
than surprising if any man could have
occupied the Gubernatorial Chair of
Pennsylvania from 1852 to 1855, and
subsequently filled full term in the
U. S. Senate, including the turbulent
and highly exciting political events
from 1855 to 186l-eoverin the whole
of Kons.s ..oaUics ana the lncipient
stooes of the rebellion-without having
said or done something that demagogues
could now use TO revive the popular
preludices of tho intervening time, to
his disadvantage. Noman has yet been
named for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, for whom we have a
higher personal regard than ex-Gov.
Bigler; and, besides this, he has the
peculiar claim on the Democracy of
vui yO.-..y, Of L.ri-s seieetsd oaa of
our distinguished citizens as his Sec
retary of State, and in other ways
manifested his high appreciation of our
county and her people, and still, we
repeat, we are not yet ready to ad
vocate his nomination at Erie, simply
because we are not yet Satisfied he
would prove the most available candi-
date in November, We want a good
man, an able man, and an honest man,
and more than this, ice ,cant a man icho
can be elected Governor No personal
considerations or private preferences
should induce any good Democrat to
desire the nomination of any man,who
does not, in his opinion, possess oil the
above requisites for candidate, and
we have too much confidence in the
disinterested patriotism of Gov Bigler
to believe that he would desire the
nomination, if he thought any other
good man would carry vote more
than himself in the fall. We do not
offer these thoughts in opposition to
Gov Bigler's nomination, but to only
induce those who may be charged
with the important duty of selecting a
Gubcrnatorial candidate at Erie, to
weigh well all the facts before they
are called upon to act. If the Con
vention, which is to convene on the
Sth of September shall, in its wisdom,
and the exercise of sound discretion,
nominate Governor Bigler, we will
say amen, and give all our humble
efforts in aid of his election, and we
feel confident we can promise the
same for the entire Democracy of
Greene county"
The editor of the Bloomsbury Col
umJidn, an old school statesman, says:
"Gov. Biglcr was one of the most up.
right and efficient Chief Magistrates
the State ever had, and he commands
the confidence of citizens of all parties.
Under these circumsta noes there could
be little doubt of his election il nomi-
mated. Too old to be in the way of
other ambitions, or to desire other dis
tinction than that which would follow
a proper discharge Of duty, possessing
the public confidence to an unlimited
degree, always personally popular, an
able and an honest man, he would com
mand vote that would bc-surc to
overwhelm opposition.
ave say this much by way of pre-
senting the case ts our readers. We
do not commit the Columbian or its
editor to the support of any one, but
desire to present the claims and the at
titudc of each candidate TO our readers,
that they may intelligently support
such as they desire. Several other
candidates, as our readers know, have
been similarly noticed.
"Gov. Biglcr has said he did not de-
sire TO be candidate. But he has
not said, and no patriotic man will say,
that he will refuse to serve in that
capacity if the Democratic State Con
vention shall nominatehim. hecheap