Daily Republican., 1879-09-15
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PHILADElPHIA LErlER.

Political Pot Botling.The Rspuh-
laesn Cas- d sdaies Give Univesssh
ssslssart'On-E Elevated Rosd On
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Special Cores pond,nce Of the Republican.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ~, '79.
The talk Of the day is politics. Even
the all. important question OF better
times has for the moment bean thrust
into the background, and men in all
stations Of life pause in their different
courses TO witness the Herculeau strug-
gle for supremacy In the political arena
and to conjecture as TO its results IN
November nsxt. So far this city, or
for that matter the State itself, Is CON-
ce, nd, q grand Republican triumph !.
anticipated, now that the disturbing
Sherifialty qrestion has bsen SO salts
factorily settled.
Pennsylvania has given tremen
dous Republican majerities, but in 1875
the State was saved to the party only
by the overwhelming city majority
OF late 1t has become evident more I, an
ever that even this stronghold cannot
be held in the face Of an unpopular
standard bearer, and II was felt that
the loss Of Pbiladelphis in November,
might seriously eDdangsr the party's
hold on the State In the next Presiden.
tial struggle hence the withdrawal
Of Mr.. John l.. Hill. from the contest fo'
the Sherifalty. In connection witt.
this, the cheering news from Maine and
California, and the discordAnoe among
the New York Democracy, have Infused
= feeling OF health and vigor into ou,
Republican party to which It has been
q stranger fol some time past.
At the close Of the extra Congression
al session Mr.. Samuel Randall remark
cd that the Pennsylvania Democracy
would pay little attention to that State,
as it was sure to 70 Republican, bu'
that they would use their money and
influence for the capture Of Quo. Mr..
Randall, however, is looked upon in
this part Of the country as q rather sly
old man, and it was generally accepted
that the remark was intended a. q lul
laby for the opposition; at any rate h-
has been paying more attention to poll
tics at home than is consistent with
his statement, and it was intimated by
one Of his knowing" disciples that he
had succeeded in healing the Vaux-
MCGOWAN distemper in the party, 81
that it could unite on one ticket, in an
Of rupture among the Re-
publicans. The truth of the latter re
port remains to be seen,
The long talked of elevated road OF
the Pennsylvania R. R. on Filbert Ct.
is likely to assume definite shape, thu
Committee on the subject hav-
ing agreed tn report it favorably, and
it is probable Council will not stand
long in the way Of the enterprise.
The Union League of this city have
sent despatch and letter to San Frai-
cisco in anticipation of Gen. Grants
arrival there about the 2lst inst, in
vitipg him to accept the inequalities OF
the club and to name a day when a
reception at their establishment would
be- agreeable. 1t is hardly necessary
to say the public endorse the action OF
the Union League, and should the Gen.
eral visit this city he will b. given such
q popular ovation as would prove an
event in our nation history.
The State Fair is now fully under
way, and the immense crowds of visi-
tors attest that 1t gives pleasure and
will beyond doubt be profitable to tn.
Society having it in charge.
That the times are gettiug better is,
perhaps, nowhere better illustrated
than in the advertising columns of tn.
newspapers. Tomorrow the "Publi'
Ledger" in consequence ofits heavy
patronage, will b-gin tue
ssue of its annual autumn supplement- |
which is three weeks in advance of any
year since its commencement.
Its circulation, it may be added, is in
h. neigh hborhoOd OF l00, 900 copies per
lay, aud is constantly incre ssing. The
,th-r newspapers show like gratifying
condition of business and when such it
he case there can be no doubt that
money is beginning to change hands |
With old time rapidity. M.