The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-10-06
SPEECH OF HON. EDNBRD
MCPHERSON.

I be Hon. Ea u ARD Acf EersoDs al
! the request Of the State Committee
opeued the campaign in this State Oh
Thursday evening last in an able ad-
dress, reviewing the records Of the
cand dates for Governor and the l.
sues of the campaign We give the
speech in full, a. reported in the
Reading Times
Mr.. Mcpherson spoke a. follows ;
Mr.. CHAIRMAN This Is the irsf
time | have ever met face TO face, The
brave Republicans Of Berks, whr
have for a score Of years shown ~ q
worthy cause the noblest devotion {"
principle. am here al the request
of the Chairman Of the Republican
Ssate Committee 70 address you as
NAV. on the political topics of the
hour.
The Democrats at Erie, after >
fierce struggle Of two days. fioally
agreed upon their ticket aud platform.
Inc history ef that connection re
veaIs to the eve Of the whole Com
/ monwealth the rent condition Of thai
party, the ieuds which distract II, tn
ranking distFusts which mar il, ahc
me absolute want OF acommon bond
IF union. The general result mus
be accepted as . revolt against The
further leadership Of the neRly made
Senator from Pennsylvania, who
sent down under the assaults of q
compact combination among his ri
yals
On the surface, ibe nomination Of
Judge Pershing appears to have
come BY one Of those audaciou-
movements which frequently sweep
through al excited and wearieo
body. But the secret history, since
made known, shows that It was care
| .ully devised il advance; that tbe
4 nominee was deliberately selected
/ before the body met, and by one not
Of their number; that the plan of op-
Grafton, afterwards carried out by the
able aud irasty lisutensnts, was the
offspring Of the fertile b7ain and
-killfal management VI Col Mcclure
+ The Philadelphia Times, wb
-erved 10 the Legislature with Judge
Pershing, ia memorable DAYS, and
via doubtless knew his mau. -
The veil selected TO cover the ground
e choice was well chosen, aud
hough fimsy, was the best afforded
1t was because Judge Pershing bad
the courage to sentence TO imprisoo-
ment three men who had been con
sicted before bin Of crime. Sir.
what else could be have done2 Hau
be done less be woul / have deserved
Dpe Icbment What other Judge 10
be State would not likewise have
done his duty! To make al especial
merit OF this is to insult every man
vho worthily wears Judicial robes.
JUDGE PERsHISG's LEGISLATIVE Re-
CORD.
Ii is said that Judge Persbing'-
service il the Legislature was such
a. 90 commend him 70 the people.
hnJh for III personal Integrity aud j.
pol lical recttude OF this the PEI
pte can better judge y men The record
examined, a. Il no dgub. will be
have na charges 10 make inyol, ing
be form | is of the 1T -r olly
tbsJ prupose 10 speak Ii The pep
Die. after considering 1t. approve il,
heir basis Of judgueGt vii dilfes
from mine.
Epd that in the Legislature Of
1868, bis party heiBg IN the majority,
be was guilty Uf the inhumanity OF
voting for bill to prohibit cOlored
persons from cOmiDg into the State t.
make IT IbeirIemporary or permanent
residence. In the same Legislature
De voted for resolutions denouncing
President LIoc0lu's emancipation
proclamation a. unconstitutional, and
his other acts nader the war power
IS arbitrary and gEjIst- As If 10
give emphasis to his Iove for slavery,
We fnd hin in the Legislature oi
1865 resisting The ratification Of the
thirteenth amendment. and voting
against that frst and greatest con-
quest sf the war in these immortal
words: Neither slavery nor invol-
uatary servitude, except as punish
ment for crice whereof tie party
shall have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States or any
place subject to its Jurisdiction"
To crown this amazing sabseryi-
eucy, we find him in the Legislature
of 1866 voting against the resolution
instructing our Senator's and request
ing our Representatives "io resist the
admission into full fellowship a.
States OF any and all the States late
ly in rebellion until the organic law
Of the nation shall be so amended as
to protect the credit Of the Govern
ment; TO prevent the paymen. OF any
debt incurred by the rebellion; to de-
6ne the paramount authority of the
Genera. GUvernmeui; to protect all
ipersons in all States IN their rights
before the law; 10 prevent compensa-
ton for emancipaied Slaves. and so es,
tabksh an equal basis of representa-
ton. and thus secure 10 the netlcn
the just fruits Of the va. inaagurated
yaatoaiy 6y treason"
Upon these principles the four