Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-09-13
THE REGULAR ANNUAL CAMERON
MEETING,

otherwise called the Republican
State Convention, met mt Harrisburg
on the 5th inst. The form OF ap-
pointing officers, committees, adopt
inga PLATFORM and sbahatting for
candidates, was of course : alls gone
Through with, as matters of form, !.
but the Whole business was previous
" set up ard disposed of by the
Cameron E-aokey. Ring, who con-
trolvthe Republican party OF Penn
sylvania as despotieaHy as the old
fashioned village school master con-
troled his school. Itwasls simply a
ratification meeting Of what thering
had agreed upon. - s.-.i'.1f
/. Judge. james y. Stelrett. of Ale.
glany county, Was nominated for
SuPrefne Judge, VI Il. Hart, of
Mont g0aiery county, for State Treas
urer, and J. A. NJ. Passm0lse.i of
SclByliEh, for Auditor G eneral: It
was wen Known only n few weeks
since that Gen. Howard J.. Reeder
bad q large majority of delegates in
his flYnr for Auditor General, and
his nomination on first ballot SEEM
ed assured; hut far some reason lie
did not SUIT the Camer0nss Ring :.
which. of course, seated his fate, aud
the gallant General had togo Under.
Personally, ,and.aside of their con-
necti0ns With the corrupt ring, the
ticket is good one. Judge Ster-
rett is certainly - man of ability and
strict integrity;sbut in these sterl-I
ing qualities Judge TruID5ey is not
q whit Eehihd him. Of Mf. Pass
more we know but little. While it is
claimed for Mr.. Hart that he has
in the State Treasury,
having filled the responsible position
of cashier since 1871. However
the kind of experience" a mane
would acquire lngom5 State Treasury
as 1T has been conducted for the last
ten years. is not such as would re-
commend man verystDngly to the
honest voters or PENNSYLVANIA.
. Whether the Old keystone will
'ratifY the selections made by Don
Cameron. who was himself 50 re-.
Gently foisted upon the state against
the strongest protests Of his own
parity remains to bee seen. We
think she. will not. siH q
prises all flourish as they nerer did
before. Labor is abundant, living
cheap and wages good, so that no
one haslany excuse for being idle or
for not growing rich. And the Dem
ocratic party seeks power only to
subvert this happy state Of things.
1t shall not be, and so the Honest
Billy sounds the, alarm when he
says: 80 10 Goss - st.r ae
- 'Itis.our businessto seetllat this
den1orahzed .aDd. corrupt party is
again defeated" Dust so-and if
you can not command Il majority of
votes to Go it, Wells and Anderson
or the admirably g TO = rule win
help you out. And now the Honest
Billy ii. Armstrong concludes iii a
noble and patriotic appeal to the
faithful i'll tie following sublime
words. a.l
Let all minor and personal con-
siderations be last in our united eff
forts for the public gnod.'' say
Here we have noble sentiments.
sound doctrines and a large amount
of good, practical advice crowded in
TO the smallest possible space.
Truly, a great man is the Hon.
AWm.S IL. Armstrong. He is stamp
ed and labeled ga No. IN and laid
away on shelf, for future great oc-
caSions. 1t would be pity indeed
if the powers Of his great mind were
spent upon the common, every day
affairs of life.