The Morning herald., 1875-10-18

,mancc. The runging of the rcsistratio
lists of myriad Of fictitious names, b
Judge Ludlow, now holding court for thu
= purpose in Philadelphia, will compel tn
, Pilgrims to invent some other way to sue
c,sa which will be as promptly expose
and met.
The mining districts have been ugl!
places to manage by the Democracy fo
years they were frequently beaten ir
strongly Democratic Counties BY the un
rest Of the workingmen !; but never before
in the history of Pennsylvania politics
were the citizens Of the coal and iron dis
tricts more jealous for the Democracy. The
long strike F; its consequent misery the
prompt military aid given to the Reading
Coal and Iron Company, and i's afiliats!
monopolies by Gov. Hartranft, has burned
into the ser.s of the miners. irrespective Of
party, vindicitive hostility 10 the lie
publican administration in Pennsylvania.
The decision Of the League, against
Bingha Lane Martin, and Wetter, mourn
ers If the Republican party Of Philadel-
phia, is likely to defeat that part of the
ticket at last. When men begin to scratch
a ticket, i. weakens it all,giyes vim and so
to the opposition, leads to political frisrd-
ship at the polls sure to hurt the scratch
party. If Bingham ct al, pulls through
what howl of scorn, will gcup against the
Brown S,oners," as the " short hair,"
Usually denominate the leasuers; en- the
'ther hand, if they are beaten, war will be
.lade ty the many adherents, Of the de-
Gated ones, upon every one of the G44
1embers who drove them into tho soli-
ldes climate lite-yes the battle will e1- {
md to the friends of these members, and {
EXT year we may expect fight, within
!. Republican camp Of very mixed up
larac.er. {
The Express, edited BY all old Native 5
merican," and John W. Gerdeman, a
So, an ex-priest, (who, by the way, was
ric,:en from the registration list of the t.
xth Ward C. use, never naturalized), e
e laboring with the Protestant Irish to h
fame their religious passions to such an v
tent as to make tAem furious partisans C
It this is dange rous game, as many of l
e leaders Of tie second rank in the t;
epublican party are Catholics, as John h
cCullough, W. II. NJ. Newlin, John B. ii
lohan, Dan Dougherty, the Donnellys 81
the Fifth Ward, the ORourks of Rich st
md, end lots Of the rank and file. The a.
:gious game won't do there. No ques-
n can be raised about the public
'ools, the school boards are largely
imposed Of Catholics, and no assault,
her directly or indirectly, can be made
on the public schools as they now exist
virtue Of the constitution. b'
The currency question, must therefore
the issue by which Pennsylvania, will pl
lost, or won. The Erie platform is not.
favor Of initiation, it is no rag baby's d.
rse, but protest against the enforce
mt of specie payment act, and recog- ar
lou of the need, Of volume Of currsn-
required by pnblic necessity alone. He
o thoroughly honest, and fair that the ''
unk industries Of the State, are clamor. ",
for relief, and then working men look "
better times, through removal, Of the
sat of couGscation, hanging over us in vi
y 1879, and the broken equalization
urrency to the wants of the Republic. Sc
are thus led to assure our readers a
nocratic triumph, in the Keystone "F
e upor the lst tuesday of November,
precursor Of the greater one in store t,,
lis, in November 1876. 49,