Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-06-13

leaders. lnuceu, Dy sOine lneApilcuUic
sort of general assent, the result for
November has been discounted on the
Republican side, and those who have
hitherto been ready to sound the long
roll when the loss OF the State seemed
possible, look on the present struggle
with the most sublime indifference,
and smile complacently as they tell
how the Democrats are likely TO
sweep the State, Some would be glad
to save Judge Sterrett, who will doubt
less largely lead his ticket, and Others
would take some trouble TO save Major
Hart, the now commonly accepted
nominee for State Treasurer, but the
general disposition is to let things
slide and give President Hayes a
chance to explain as best he can after
Ohio shall have chosen a Democratic
Governor and furnished another Dem.
ocratic United States Senator to sue
ceed Stanley Matthews, and Pennsyl-
vania shall have piled up one of her
largest old-iashioned majorities.
A careful study of the political out
look in Pennsylvania at this time pre-
sents an entirely exceptional condition
of affairs in the Republican organiza-
tion. The leaders do not mean 10 sac
rifce their power in the State, andyet
they do not expect, nor specially care
to win the next election. While they
have made no aggressive demonstra.
ton against the national admins
tration, they have widely planted the
dry rot in the very heart OF the party
and are Systematically spreading Tho
infection throughout the organization
Their organs are either silent or cursC
the President with faint qualified
praise, and there has not been a move
ment Of any sort within the Republi
can ranks to commit the party to tht
support of the President. While they
say that sectional peace is all very
well in its way, and that civil service
reform is capital topic for a campaign
speech or plank in platform, they
reject both as a steady diet, and NEAR
that they shall have return to thu
bloody shirt, to the division Of Office
by contract and TO their perfected sys
TEN of machine politics, or that ther'
shall be no Republican orgaizatior
that the new dispensation can lead Il
victory. While they have studiously
refrained from any open aggressive as
sault upon the policy of the President
they have shown their sullen hostility
in the most pointed and practical man
ner as far as it has been practical L
do so. Four county conventions o
the party have been held 10 the fou
Republican strongholds of the State
Philadelphia, Lancaster, Alleghen.
and Bradford. They gave an aggrt
gate majority of 36,5OO for Hayes
more than double the majority in th
State. And in these controlling cour
ties the machine Republican domini
ton OF the State was supreme. IIa
it been the policy of the leaders t
strengthen the President, they coul
have done so by saying the word bu
they wanted the party to chill mos
effectually on the administration, an
it was done, The Republican CONVEX
vention of Philadelphia tabled res,
luton, drawn in the mildest form, c:
pressing confidence in the Presiden
and its consideration provoked th
. harshest and most contomptuous cp
thets against him. This body was
full representative convention of IL
leaders; made up and controlled b
the men who make the ticket and th
platform for November, and they has
given notice that they discard the II,
|, ministration of Hayes. Lancaste
r that gave nearly 5000 majority fC
Hayes, had no representative CONVEX
tion, but the return judges of th
: party are presumed to give expressio
to the wishes of their constituent
and they footed up the votes for cal
didates and separated without so muc
as notice of the Republican Prcsiden
Allegheny, that gave nearly 1000
majority, held a full representative col
. vention few days ago, and twice d.
liberately tabled resolution appro'
ing CT the administration--the la
time but few daring to vote for !
Senator Cameron had been in II
county week or ten days before, an
the men who shared most in Il
counsels and knew most Of his wish,
yelled the loudest in crying the Hay,
resolution. Bradford, the Republics
Gibralter of the North, whence con
, a Surveyor and Deputy Surveyor al
where the postofiice is the perquisite
the old party organ that is owned b
the Surveyor the issue was square
made at the primaries in favor of Il
President by the opposition to Came
on, Goodrich & Co., and Camera
Goodrich Il Co. won and the Preside
lost an approving resolution.
II is worthy Of note that the fol
great Republican strongholds Of Il
State have been made to give the ke
note 10 the other counties, and it
improbable that an expression Of co
fidence in the administration will con
from single local convention. Al
to what end must such a policy los
7 cally lcad2 The State convention h
been postponed to the last day, to {
cape immediate responsibility, al
then the President will be squarely
y, tacitly reproachcd, or be disposed
" by significant silence or stabbed
qualified praise. Whatever is possib
his cordial, earnest Endorsement is il
possible. The ticket will! be present