The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-21
Not the Man Tor the Occasion.

The Democrats of Pennsylvania meet AT
Pittsburgh tomorrow To nominate state
ticket for the coming campaign. The nc
ton of the Republican Convention last week
identified that party with the Ring and cor
pOration swindlcrs who make Pennsylvania
politics q disgrace TO free government. II
the Democrats want TO carry the state this
fall they must make up their minds to do
il on an honest platform and with honest
candidates. The Republicans have adopted
the cause of the Rings the Democrats must
put themselves squarcly on the side of the
people, and make the issue so plain that not
voter between the Delaware river and the
Ohio line can fail to understand il.
The man whose name will go before tho
Convention with more votes pledged for the
first ballot than any other candidate Is Az
DREW Ii. Dill, the friend of CAMERON and
Ton SCOTT. The delegates who are for DILL
represent the same influences that dictated
fhe Harrisburg nominations. Party lines
do well enough for the oratory of the stump
md the rhetoric Of the newspaper organs.
Party lines are as imaginary as degrees Of
longitude when the interests OF Democratic
pundcrers coincide with the interests Of
Republican thieves. What does Ton SCOTT
care about the political complexion of the
State Government so long as it is subser
Went to his purposes No more than he
cares about the theological creed Of one Of
his ticket sellers at Jersey City, or the lit
erary taste Of one Of his lobbyists at Wash
ipgton, Harrisburg, or Trenton.
Four years ago the Pennsy lvania Railroad
put one OF its lawyers in the United States
Senate, in order that the place might be
used for the corporations benefit both in
national politics and at home. Senator
WALLAcE's worst enemies have never ac-
cused him OF unfaithfulness 10 his masters.
In this canvass he has been working early
and late TO secure the nomination to-mor-
row Of ANDREW H. DILL, the man whom the
Rings have chosen to stand for them on the
Democratic side, as IIoYT stands for them
on the Republican Dill and DILLs friends
make no secret Of his attitude toward the
Rings and corporations. They Justify that
attitude by the plea that the Rings are pure
and necessary appurtcnances Of State adj
ministratlon, and that the corporations are
organizations OF philanthropists working
for the public veal Every taxpayer in
Pennsylvania knows better.
Dill nominated, TON SCoTT's game will
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HOPKINS the candidate Of the western
Democrats, is an ant-corporation man, and
II elected would rip up the rotten planks in
the state House at Harrisburg. MONAGHAN
OF Chester county is honest and able Per-
haps the eastern delegates would support
him in preference to any other candidate.
Congressman MASH of York would run
well, and Is available ms n second choice.
EX-Congressman GEORGE A. jerks Of JEFF
fcrson did his party and the country good
service in the last House of Representa-
tiycs. lie will have more strength in the
Convention on the second ballot than on tho
INST, and more on the third than the
second. with ono Of these men at the head
Of the ticket, and platform which shall
demand that the money making corpora
None submit to the same laws that govern
'hc taNpaying voters, the Democratic part y
VIII corry the state in November. The OPP
I"li"hliy Is so plain that only uncommon
'"HV can reject if. 1t il also worry clear that
ANDREW H. DILL Is not the man for the oc-
Casi0n.
Ihls Journal has been engaged for Years