The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1875-01-21
UNITED STATES SENATOR.

We mistook day in our announcement
last week that the election of United States
Senator would take place on Thursday. It'll
occurred on Wednesday. The other portion
of cur assurance was correct. 1t did require
the action of the Republican members to set
tie the difficulty growing out Of the trouble
which Democratic aspirations had placed inI
the way of speedy and harmonious cleo
tion The prompt action of the Republicans
in nominating Mr.. Allison, gentleman of
honor and probity, drove the Democracy into
unison, and led to that unanimity which
secured for Mr. Coffee pot Wallace a major
ity of nine on joint ballot. And yet Mr..
Wallace was not the choice of the Democracy;
but the Democracy were compelled to take
him, because its anti-monopoly instincts could
not break down the power which the mann
moth corporations brought to bear to secure
his election. 1t is even said, so far does ru-
NOR go, that Simon Cameron had quite a
hand in bringing about the result, because,
as he was compelled to have Democratic
colleague, be preferred Wallace, as being
more docile, to Buckalew, Black Or either Of
the other Democrats named for the position.
We are not by any means sure that the
rumor is not correct, for from all accounts
there is thatin ring fellowship which oft-tlmes
make strange bed fellows wondrous loving
indeed.
There is no n,istaking one thing in this
connection, and that is, the position on the
Senatorial question of the distinguished per
former on the Democratic Organ, over the
way. He was not in favor Of Wm. \. Wal
lace for Senator, aud did not hesitate to
make the Organ breathe n tune of caution
to Senator'S and Representatives from here
abouts, that it would not lie just the thing
for them to sing one tune while 1t played
another But, bless your soul, the members
from hercabouts paid no more attention to
the tune the Organ was playing than though
it was played for other lcadiugs than theirs.
1t played anti Wallace most vehemently,
while they sang Wallace right Justify every
time, or skulked home, on long leave OF
absence, TO avoid all danger from entaDgIIng
alliances. And this is about all the respect
ever shown to him who furnishes the brains
and the music to keep up the poetry of life
and motion IL the party.
And isn't this too bad in view Of all that
the organist has endured for the party. See
his labors Of the last fall-his marshalling
the forces in torch light procession-his
stooping to the position Of bearing
geaeral&siD,o-hi carrying Of the whole
burden Of grand joIiiication rally on his
shoulders assumption of the COM
nIand Of the march to Brodhcadsvi.le to the
music Of . Lay NE in my little bed" Or
- Mary had little lamb, We do not exact
ly remember which--his supervision Of, and
drinking whiskey, and making speeches at,
the grand pole raising at that place-his
thousand and one vexations endured for the
S; ke Of the party-and then to have, as a
reward for all, his simple dictation spurned,
and his warmest asseverations as TO the wish
es of that same party, doubted and treated
as lie by the legislators as a reward indeed
| it is too bad.
We sympathizc with our distinguished
neighbor, and would comfort him with the
assurance of our hope that better and far
more successful day may yet dawn upon
him. But then, after all, Wallace is elected.
We believe it was Martin YanBuren who
once said Republics as ungrateful!