The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-10-05

TIE country viii breathe much freer and
deeper when Congress meets on Monday
week and the House elects it's Speaker.
An editor who has been compelled every
day during the past summer TO read six
daily and several weekly papers would al
most have been persuaded to believe that
the very salvation Of the Republic depend
ed on the choice Of a Speaker of the Honse
OF representatives.. The question has been
discussed withou. cessation in all its posi-
BILE phases, and as ,.Ie time FOR it's decision
. Cra US near he zeal vt the friends of The
diferen. candidates does not abate in in
! tensity To-day Randall, on paper, has a
solid south in his favor, n strong support
: in the middle and western States, and cau-
not be beaten. On the same day, Sayler,
! of Ohio, is the coming man with half the
southern vote at his back, and the western
vote divided between him and Morrison, of
Illinois. Then Cox, of New \ ork, is the
favorite. of the south, and is certain of
enough votes from tho east and west, to de-
feat both Randall and Sayler. Morrison
now looms mp inyincibc in.the west, strong
in the south, and acceptable TO all sections.
Next, Goode of Virginia, holds the balance
of power and if he cannot be nominated
himself can dictate the candidate; then
the friends of Blackburn, of Kentucky
proclaim that when the time arrives hSs
strength will astonish both friends and foe,
and prove that sorie things can be done as
we'll as others. Tomorrow, it is said, the
. Texas and Louisiana delegations will unite
with the Republicans and elect Foster, of
Ohio, a Texas Pacific Railroad subsidy ad
vocate. And thus il has gone on from day
to day for six months, and at one time in
July taking three estimates published on
the same day in three different cities, and
each vouched for as reliable, Randall, Say
ler and Cox had each about two-thirds of
the Democratic vote pledged TO them re-
spectively. The proposed subsidy, Or gov
erument aid to the Texas Pacific Railroad,
is said in some quarters to depend on the
election of Speaker. We think otherwise.
No matter who may be elected Speaker,
the subsidy project has 10 chance of sue
cess, aud ought TO have none. But, in or
der finally to have the question settled, the
least that any Speaker ought 10 do would
be to appoint Il committee that would re-
port the bill in order that it may be dis
cusscd aud n vote taken on it. 1t is All in
suit to the majority of the House TO say
that the Speaker can control their votes,
either for or against the measure, in &C
corr'ance with his own private wishes. The
public Judgment of the country has pro-
nounccd adversely TO it aud all similar
schemes. Mr. RANDALL ought, and we trust
will, be reelected, not because he is "p-
posed TO extending covernT ent aid to Rail
road corporations. but for other good and
substantial reasons. In the interests of
the future harmony and success Of the
. Democratic party, there should he no quar-
rel over the Speakership through its sup
posed connection with this subsidy ques-
+, zion, which we regard as dead issue. At
all events the Republic wil live whether
! either Randall, Sayler Cox, or some other
/ Democrat, is elected Speaker; nor will the
| building of the Texas Pacific Railroad be
; materially effected 10y the result.