Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
POLITICAL.
Pennsylvania Politics.

Pennsylvania Politics.
BAD START MADk ny THE DEMocRATs-ruE RAG
MONEY DOCTRINES AN ELtPHANr--JuDGE PER
| shIS0s WEAKNESS.
Correspondence Of the Nsg York n iblne.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct ll.-lhere is no denying
that the Democrats have made a bad start in the
Pennsylvania campaign. Their leaders admit
this, and each tries to shift the blame upon the
others. Three weeks have passed since tho
Eric Convention and almost nothing in the way
Of effective work has boon done. TIE
condition of success was an aggressive fight
against the State Treasury Ring and the corrupt
city governments controlled by tho Republicans
| Instead, policy Of waiting for the expected
ilood-tido Of imitation in Ohio, to carry the ticket
through la. been adopted, not as the resnlt Of
deliberate choice in the party councils, bnt be-
cause the bard money leaders, who alone have
| the ability and Influence to make telling
canvass, hold aloof and its control
drifts into tire hands of the infla:ionists.
| These mea have such confidence in the success
OF the rag money movement in Ohio that they
Ll!,inF i 1to,ild i.s ~ Of sGo,t to begin ~
| fight in earnest here, until they can have the
| impetus OF the expected victory in October, in
that state. This policy Of delay has enabled
the Republicans to take the offensive md the
| Democratic press is kept 30 busy warding OF
blows that it hnds no time to strike back. In
politics as in war the chances are always on the
side Of the attacking party, and there il no Iues-
| tion that up to this time the advantage in the
campaign is all on the side Of the Republicans.
| II the election were to be held tomorrow l bo-
lieve that Hsrtranft would have 20, 600 majority.
Tho imitation planks in tho Erie platform do
not arouse the anticipated enthusiasm. Orators
and newspapers that comprehend and can ex-
plain the rag money doctrine ecarco. 50
many speakers are apoiogizing for the plat
form that the masses begin to doubt whether
the measures it proposes would afford any relief
| for hard times. No prominent party leader has
boldly taken the stump for plenty of cheap ire
| deemable greonbacks Senator Wallace in his
speech at Cleartioid says that the platform
''does not mean indefinite postponoment Of
specie payments" forgetting to mention that no
reference to specie was permitted in the resolu.
| hons and that tho Convention l.ooted and hissed
down a proposition to insert clause
declaring. that "a sound currency should
be gold and silver or redeemable
| tkerein." Mr.. Wallace il candid
enough to say that il those who thought as he
did had been permitted to express their views
| in their own language they would have declared
| for u return to specie payments by STEADY steps,
but he does not add that they were not permit
ted to express their views because tho ,fauatical
| followers of Gen. Bandie and Frank W. Hughes
checked off the sensible and prudent element in
tho Convention. His guarded aud half-hearted
indorsement OF the platform puts him in about
| the same attitude as that occupied by Senator
Thurman in Ohio, and has the effect of bucket
Of cold water on the enthusiasm of the pro-
nounced rag-money advocates.
| Judge Pershing 8 refusal to leave tho bench
and take the stump has seriously damaged his
chances. popular candidate, leading his par
| ty in a daehing assault upon the enemy, was
| what the Erie Convention promised the Demo-
Gratis but it turns out that they have got an
| over cautious, retiring gentleman, who is too
well coutented with his judicial position to risk
losing it for the possibility OF grasping the high
or honors Of the Govornorahip. True, the Judge
| has respectable examples for his course. There
| was Judge Woodward, who ran for Governor of
Pennsylvania, while on the bench, aud Gov. Be-
die Of New Jersey did not resign his Judgeship
until elected. Nevertheless Judge Pershibg' 8
action disappoints his party. It wanted a bold
leader who would throw himself with dash and
| confidence into the front of tho fight, and can
scarcely be reconciled to general who urges or
his followers from the secure shelter OF a bomb
proof.
The Republican assaults Oh Judge Pershins 8
record have not hurt him as much the fact
that he and his supporters have allowed them
selves to be pushed into a defensive attitude
Az thst has been made out ngalnss him Is thae
while Democratic member of the Legislature
during the war, he voted with his party and wal
just as stupid on the negro question as his fel
ow.members. Tho truth IL, Judge Pershine
was u fair average eample OF a Pennaylvania
Democrat during the Rebellion-he was not 9
sympathizer with the South, nor was be q pro.
all exemplary citizen, and an upright Judge, no.
body ventures to deny. Against Mr.. Victor T.
Piollet, the candidate for State Treasurer, the
charges in Republican organs thus far are nc
more serious than that he il demagogue and
an oflice-seeker, and that he is engaged in law,
suit with his mother.in-law about some proper
ty.
THE ISFLATIoNIsTs wAvERING--REPUBLICAN VIC
| TORY PRoBABLE-1ME QUASpARY OF THE DEMO
| CRATIC PARTY LEADERS.
Special 10 the Ne,o York Herald.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA.
Once the politicians axiom was, "As Penlr
sylvania goes 80 goes the Union" Now it would
seem that Ohio i'd to be the key to unlock the
political future, since Pennsylvania new con
stitution places her in the list of States whose
elections are he'd in November. The result ol
the voting in Ohio has brought about changed
condition OF tho political sky. The campaign ii
this State has not been marked by
vigor or honest avowal OF principles Oh
either side. Republicans and Democrats
the latter especially 70, adopted the passive pol
icy of waiting for the expression of public
opinion at the polls in our sister State. Ever
the first democratic enthusiasm over tho rng
money evil platform seemed to be followed by
sober second thought of distrust as to whetlie'
initiation could carry the people with it. Conf
dence in tho strength of the imitation lunac,
seemed to grow less and less with the democrat
ic leaders. Some of their own candidates co1lt
not swallow the rag pill without wry face. Al
ewes turned to Ohio the campaign which openGt
with eciat gradually became less vigorous, an'
within the past few weeks the Democrat
in this State have done little but turn their eye
toward Ohio and wait.
To-day's news from the West will undoubted
: ly have tho effect OF causing still further los
of confidence in the popularity OF Initiation as
war cry. At Erie the hard money democrat
were ch oked off and the initiation doctrine adopt
J ed against the protest OF the best men OF then
party, whose partisan feeling has not beer
, strong enough to enable them to give more thar
an implied support to plank in the platform
To-day there have been murmurings in this FAC
ton Of the democracy. They have begun t.
protest againat the thrusting forward of the cur
rency question as the important issue Of tn
strife They declare that the party is surely los
If the Ohio policy is carried out, and al
though, as have said, it has not been vigorous
: ly pushed in the State recently, they say wit
Hamlet, sob reform it altogether "
Said an influential old time, hard money dem
ocrat to me to-day, "Sir, l will be damned be
fore l will sec the grave of Andrew jackson
. trampied upon" The remainder OF the repub
3 lican campaign IN Pennsylvania will not be con
r Quoted az it has been in the past. The lesso
= of the Ohio election will not be lost upon them
y "uard money" will be the slogan, aud, notwith
!, standing they are handicapped with tho Harris
:, burg gang, every indication is that they will b
= victorious.
: o'nyRNE's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES u. WRIGHT MUS
: REsIoS-ASD JUDGE PEhsHISG 90 INTO tn
. | FIGHT.
: Piila. Letter u Wilmington EeraN.
Indeed it is charged by nunberless good me
of the party, that sLr. Wrights incficiercy is 3
very glaring that TO retain him in his post woul
't be most ruinous TO the interests of the State
. November, and that like Henry Ward. he mus
u '.step down and ont" The fact is inhisputablt
" that under his leadership thus far, at least til
political organization OF the State (among til
+ Democrats,j has been sadly wanting in disc
s. pline and if some neasuros-real war measure
IT are not taken imme iiatoly for his removal,
l. is quite probable that he will bring abo,
more disastrous defeat than the party
''new departure" possibly can. Jude
Pershing is tho only one to whom IL
party can look for that assistance and direction
!, which it so much requires. With such ma
II practlcay,at their head, victory might be locke
" forward TO rs easy OF accomplishment.
With this lassitude in its own ranks has Il
Democratic party to contend, even though vi
,f tory has been within its easy reach; and unle
!, some unknown force from some unseen quart
~ shall speedily come to the rescue. you may re
c. assured that tho Democratic party, like son
II great army without generals or.guides, will sw
10 INTO the broad highway Of utter rout.
Je |
DO Baltimore letter to the Salisbury (hId
II, Eastern Sloren,an (Dem..) says; The public