The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-19
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The ohio election appears to have OK
crtrd little or no influence in Penn. Ji-
vania. where tho canvass OF both parties
is on widely different footing. while
on the question of currency expansion or
contraction the two platforms are very
much the same, there is u shade OF
difference to the credit of Erie; and
the Democratic leaders, including their
candidate Tor Governor, are historically
the hardest Of hard-monev men, and the
Republican leaders the reverse. Senator
CAMERON owned the Lanca ter { Convention,
whether because he made il or because he
bought it we do not pretend to say hut
he owned ii, and ran II, aud dictated it,
platform and candidates, and he manages
the campaign. IL Il needless to say that he
is one of the raicgcdest rag-morey men that
ever held seat in Congress IL was rag
money--deprcciated Middletown Bank
nOtcs-that he used as "medium of cX-
change and standard of value in his
transactions with the Winncbago Indians;
ana from that day to this his record has
been entirely consistent with the brilliant
pnge NJ the beginning.
Imitation and contraction have no proper
place in the Pennsylvania canvass. The
real issue there is far more important than
any temporary question MS TO the addition
OF subtraction of "a few millions OF paper
money. II IL whether the people shall
have any money at all which may not be
taxed out OF their pockets to swell the
spoils of thieves in Office; whether govern
ment shall he maintained TO protect the
governed, or simply 10 rillage them. The
coming election in Pennsylvania will de-
termine whether that particular state will
suffer itself to be further debauched and
plundered by the Treasury Ring. aud
whether the nation is TO remain prey to
the greater Ring, OF which GRANT Is the
head. 1t is the issue upon which the cleo
tions of 1874 were won-the issue upon
which every independent newspaper and
every honest man must stand OH one side
and every corrupt organ and every vcnnl
jObber on the other. On that issue fairly
presented, unshadowed by the momentary
follies OF the SAN CARYs and the WASH
McLEANs the majority in Pennsylvania
against GEASr, KEMBLE and MACKEY,
against enduring the moral degradation
the frightful robberies, and the resulting
taxation Inflicted by these Infamous Rings
viii be large enough to put new hope in
every patriotic heart, aud send terror into
every den of public thieves.
HARrRANFr has been the willing tool or
the ohedicnt slave. If not worse. Of the
CAMERoN-MAcKE Ring from his entrance
into public life: and RAwIE has been
aptly described bv the Lancaster Express,
newspaper which had n character in 1872.
as MAcKrY's ur expended balance Of
political iuquity." Their election would
mean that To the millions already stolen the
Ring should add millions yet TO he stolen.
kEMBLEs. NTRKE-Es, EYANsEs, MACKrYs,
and MANS should come on in endless stic-
cessi0n TO pluuder the passive Common
wealth until they ara gorgcd or the treas
ury is banllrupt that the revenue, should
continue 10 be farmed.' the interest ap-
plopiiated TO corruption funds, aud elct-
t!ous bought; that the Senatorial auction
should open a'a!Hat the close of CAMURoNs
tenn. and the annual "bu2Zarls feast" ut
Harrisburg remain the principal feature in
Prnn-} lvauia politics; that funding bills
after the manner Of Er,HLE. raids upon
The sinking f,md like the "niuc-million
teal, win Irpogatiou feeding fat on the
public proper ty, and the oil squad Of
hired members uuhrolSn aud M
ub9shed, slou deepen the shame Of the
past. and continue TO outrage the moral
sonso of more fortunate political commu-
mites.
In national afTuirs IL may be said that the
Republican Convention declared against
GRANr and ought to be credited with
desire to crush Grantl~n. But the party
is entitled to nothing on that score. 1t re-
pudiatcd GRANT for third term be-
cause it could not carry him, and stil
Grantisin is the breath of lis nostrils.
GRANT may not he renomlnatod: mit
IL the unpublished programme OF the
Lancaster Convention should be car
ricd out, even worse would onsuc. CANE
RON would take his Pennsylvania dele
CATION, all his own, into the National
Convention, and trade it for Il con-
trolling power over any incoming Re-
publican Administration. Is Cameronism,
after all, amy Improvement on Grantism?
The issue IN Pennsylvania is Cameron
ism Shall il flourish or shall 1t die? Not
Pennsylvania only, but the whole country,
is profoundly interested in the result