The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-17
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/ letter from Philadelphia TO the New M, 1,N
SIM, July 10, SAYS The Democracy o' wv,
State i il better heart than y has oe,a ~,
1856 The Harrisburg Convenl'oa, se''.e'' ~
divisions in the patty, aud me A,"'' l''''
I Nominations have iled q with eo'5"'''',.',
Hunt where you viii, yoa canno' INV 49,. 49,
head or a croakcr Ihem Is nor i.D' ~,
ia Pennsylvania who does not pehoi. We W.
4 Hancock will be elected anu seafIey Wy
who does not believe be w'il carry n'9 80
/ S,a,. They "A, Tho last Democratic
prr,,Jrpt VA. Pennsylvania nominated AZ
| Cincinnati. aud so will the next one be.
TLnr, ors i'm tbis State sO, OOl soldiers W."
gsrysa under Gen. Hancock OF with him. hg
neonle. without regard TO party, are gra'eial
AZ him. not only Tor his splendid services 70
tbe Union on distant fields, but Tor the imme'
diate preservation Of their homes and hre
side. Al Geuysburg. There IS no name 'hW
would have stirred Pennsylvania feeling 10 q
Greater depih than Hancocks 8, and II Is *
SrtIy true that his nomination vas received ~,
every eity. Town. aud village with general
outlurst OF applause lie will poll the i9ii
marty vote, large independent ana heP,n,n,h'
can vote, and pretty much the whole soldier
vote Under these circumstances Tue u'A ~
carving Pennsylvania is anything tul VIII
Hoyt is a minority Governor The mWoHp
against him on the combined vote OF me oh'
position was about 10000, The Riot blli
Inc parden of Krmble and the other bribers .
and other measures Of a most dissraeriu' "a
minislralou have seriously disgusiod ana as
heartened the Republicans These scAndGls
afford local issues which will materially HH
the Democratic electoral ticket
GA the other hand, the Republican parry
here IS in tho worst condition since % was
horn. In order 20 carry through the third
term scheme. Mr.. Don Cameron and the
m1,hinr managers committed q series ct out
rage, upou the rank aud file that cannot be
Gtrsot,en. They failed. aud ia their failure
Inc machine vas smashed, It's poser d,ssipa'
ted, and the old ard experienced leaders
buried ia the rubbish. Mr. Cameron has
disappeared. lie is heard Of only through a
dismal grnan from the White sulphur SPRING.
or somewhere else far beyond tho scene OF
conflict His father, the old Geucul, has
covered his head aud turned his face to the
wall None uf the ancient set, who have held
the State for years By their energy their
money, aud their thoroughly organised sys
ten, will turn "a haud for the rleciioa Of Gar
field. Why shOuld they? They have had
enough OF Hayes and bis kind, and they knos
that the high handed means by which they
undertook to force Grant on the party can
never be forgiven. What can they expect
from Blaine, and sherman, aud Garfield, or
from the Republican people, who were eom'
PEELED 10 impcril the very existence Of the
pariy-to Gght them to the verge Of disUp'
uou-in order 20 be rid Of their audnciou'
tyranny? They will regard Garfield defeat
as their ylndicauon, and they look forward Ia
that event IN November as confidently, If not
as hopefully as the Democrats.
There have never been so many changes
reported at this stage 10 any campaign. In
many places we hear OF Hancock and Eng.
lish clubs composed exclusively Of Ropuhli.
cans. Some OF the descucrs are men ot na.
tioual reputation among them l., Joy Nor
~ ard Col John w. Fomcy, WIN have
already thrown themselves uHrrsyr,cdlg into
the canvass The old Republican ship is
lurching aud sinking in iull yicw, aad the sea
is black with departing rats, The fight OF
some Of these-old ana sagaciols fellows,
IN the eyes Of Pennsyivaniaus, a sure sign o
the coming victory.