The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-06
PENNSYIVANTA POLITICS.
Why the state is Likely to Give a Majority
for rrcsidcnt Tilden.

sahhhiHbN NV h't R'BA' W nv N'h''
40 far In Pennsylvania has shown no signs OF
ac .iyity. The CJngre .sional ami local nomna-
tons have not all been made. but so soon as
they arc completed there will be some life in-
fused into the campaign. rhe Democrats seem
to be In eifnest, aud there is a probability that
tho funds for lively campaign, which were
lacking last year, will be forthcoming now.
Though they We big odds to a. Eht against ana
the imbecile work Of their major In the pppu-
lar branch " the late Legislature to overcome,
1t ~ tho intention Of the Dem )cracy to recover
the State this fall
The prOsp ct Is indeed nltlerng. The work.
ingmen Of the state though many OF thon are
stanch believers in the Rresnback cause, wnlN
vote for Tllden as the only means Of securing
the most pressing reforms, and shaking "a thi>
burdens Grantism has imposed upon tho people:
They have little faith In third party mOvements,
as all Of thSm h We heretofore resulted only IN
furnishing ald to the Republican rarty. Tnis
might have been very weifs long as practical
reforms were uuattain lble from either side but
now tha' the heht is sauarely between reform
on the one side, with a practical refofmer 10
lead the hosts, ana the most gigantic band of
corrupt pnists an pubiic robbers on the other.
the laUoriug people, VINO are the greatest suf-
ferers by mlssovernment. no longer care to have
their attention drawn away from ths main
Issues. lt IL not at all sururislux, then to lind
them arrsyei f.r riIden. IN, is the conciusiSn
arrived at by considerable miDRilng vii them.
Their professed leaders and tho managers OF the
1Ddependent dependsnt-upon- om-ScOU party
VIII try their At to teach them otherwiee, but
II sober com mon sense II not prevail In the
eud. and spoil the fond anticipatiOns OF the he-
pIuiictn recruiting sergesnts, inen there Is no
trust to be pl1ced IN the sign. of the tim +. Gem
eral Haru Times Is the most Elective eleCtiOntsr-
ins agent Pennsylvania ever had. and he IL just
now doing woman service for lildsn.
7 @ in tne Lebanon u'sttic,; wh,cn Is e3mposeu OF
ties, tney are trying to turn M johnny killngor
agaiu FOR Cunzressiooal hOnors ON tue strength
of his supposed strength among the worstng
men. But since IL has become known how
linetaly he tailed the Molly Magures with cor
rup iOn funds IN 1872. he begins 10 believe him
sell tnat his prospects are not 81 very bright
even IN strong Republican district. Again.
u Packer, want a reconciliation, In spite ot his
declaration two years ago that he would not
again DO candidate, then kiilinger Will have to
stand back as not being go oloselv related to the
Bose. AT any rate, he cannot got nomination
unless he makes MA peace vito the Boss, aud
rame the C ,merons are playing Evsry Con-
grsssm an from the state Is 10 DC an ooedieut
tool. 40 lar tho nominations have all been
made 10 that end. whe.e AN outspoken Game
ron man couio not be secured, special care bas
without records and without opinions, snd
therefore likely to be easily manipula ed. or
such chara tef IS the nomination of j. L. Nut
ting In tue SchIylkll district; out As coal op-
erntVr he has little snow Of election IN tie
| present temper OF the working men. Yet he
has money aud IL therefore useful IN tue Re-
| puolicsu faiDil' more especially since their
allies. tue Molly hacuires. are more nuner, for
STAMPS. and more willing to do any odd cleo
uVneerinx joOs taan ever.
Lyerywhsre within tue Republican orsanizl-
tiOn the Cam -ron faction II victorious. siuce
the appointment ut Don Cameron a. secretary
OF ar the anti-CanerOn faction has m ade an
ignoEiniOus re reat. Tne arm, uf On oenolders
know tnit lts general IA not to Oe trlnel vita,
nor MS commands uIsoOeyed. Ihcy swarm every
convention, ana as u rule cary Tue dav. IneY
are, howeN &. JIst 90 far removed lrOm Tue psO-
LIE thtt thty cannot see the effect their over
bearing aud Rinsisn wO.s has had upon tn III
sauds Of honest voters IN their own tanks.
Flushed with power aud pride OF place. and lost
TO shsine.tney oetray every tue mean spitit
there Is III Republican piacemeu. Iney prove
that among tbem not to De OR. uteJ l. the
sh 'ne." rms IS the s.atus Of the Republican
party In this ; ate.
Ine Kepauncan canvaas here Will not be a
iyey one. 10 Uut-ide appehrAn 'es. HAvins n
iNIug Issues 10 pGusent before the peoplc. the
worA ~ TIE iea aieFs Is best done ia the uaFA.
Inis =ileut Underground "orN mas cnaract tiL u
every kepuul elnNass ia thi- state for the
| psf cigut YEAR. ~ u tnri have N aiutalned
| their nOld gVuE the STATE. and tnCy propose 10
! try Il once more. Ine oflcehOldrfs Uotn Fed
eral anu stale will he bl-d ne lVily 10 raise tue
| iunds 10 Ouy .tv,s wlih. Tue Irvasury Knx
VIII, A. usual, iuulsh iis quota.
| Nutwuh,- -anulug all tnes, strenuous Efforts
| the Democrats nJii the vantage ground fOi the
! present, and nu.uIng nut very Dad inhndgetnrut
on tue plrt oi thtir leaders such ~ tntt II a-t
aud desplcdu.s employment of the hluly
NJ igutre urgdulLa ION nS tue h fpunlican IA ma
se's in former cAmpaisns l. npw otou-nt TO
~ II 100 "A way ihtt tdiulls ol ~" 'aNhiln< or
twi-uns, aua ths clue to more of ihe s.me sort
answer 10 a fniadel"niA INn'' report rtr:
The speecn ihat seems Go ave sn40yrIG,y. Hartranf
vas delivered ~ ne - "Ycr in ,he Ver rninte u
sAa on tn,t occA. on de- nlt gropos, - ei t.
iGfAGoa. So IL Maslle ors,4 ii,. aaa 10 l pro-
pose t. sao~ Af H.ad Ia e'aaee !on sitn h' u,r,n
iny ros.-..iol use H. 81 ri Of Ji,.te. 80 r,{sr
no ne ,;ye,. ~, ~. "a. - l@' @ Iool 1855 ' ~ t re-,
va ne n,nr, - ,!e e, ,r Ia my po,'',siog
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iufincr coa4..I-.cAAo- o. in4Ae ~ e..n T.
Ia answer to aqu@stiOn ~ the reporter as II