Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-01-07
THE PHILADELPHIA DEuOC
RdCY.

years the Democracy OF Pennsylvanla
have gone to Philadelphia with ma
jority, and we feel ourselves safe in as.
suming that the same thing could have
been done regularly every year, bad it
not been Tor tho certainty that the
party would default sufficiently in that
city TO give victory TO tho enemy not
witbsianding. Tins certainly doubles
the task falling TO the lot of the work
ers of the party throughout the State.
Democrats who can attend the polls
without Inconvenience respond readily
enough at the call ut State elections
for IA full vote" but those who must
needs travel long distances to get to
the polls, or who can put in the time
that would DO consumed in going TO
vote so as to earn dollar or two, are
prone to excuse themselves upon the
plea that "tbere's no use use; Philadcl.
phla will whip us anyhow"
And well enough do the workers
know that is the fact--that however
much the country Democrats may do
towards achieving victory Tor their
party, the disscnsions constantly going
on among those who call themselves
Democrats and have direction Of "thc
Democratic machine in the metropolis
of tho State-the evil character of many
who are ntrusted with the manage
ment of tho party interests there, and
the old fogyism and inetiiciency of 9th.
ers, are an inevitable and all-sufficient
offset thereto. II is for this reason
that country Democrats, as those out.
side Of Philadelphia are called, are
found so frequently dccrying the men
and the methods of the party there.
All the good we can do is null6ed
there, and it is not to be wondered at
that we complain. 1t is not pleasant
to those who are Democrats from prin.
ciple and who labor in the party's be
half by such means and such only as
will bear tho scrutiny Of honest mon,
to have such humiliating facts thrown
constantly into their teeth, by Repub-
lican journals, as the dreadful scenes
that attended the recent Democratic
primaries in the Fourth, Fntb, and
other wards of that city. 1t gals to
be tauntod with the preferment per
sistently accorded 10y the party there
to the Bill McMullens and Sam Josephs
and others of equally notorious and
unsavory ilk. 1t makes us vince to
know that antiquatcd blatherslSites
like Dick Vaux can attitudinize there
as the leaders Of Reform or Anti-Ring
Democracy, and do it, IN association
with some Of the most hardened Ring
sters and confirmed "dcad beats" and
"knucks" in all Philadelphia. And
the thing attains almost to the climax
at which endurance ceases to be u vir-
tue, when such cattle elect themselves
as delegates TO our State Conventions
and assume to dictate TO those bodies
what they shall do. 1t is a crying
shame that the pufer rural Democracy
has not long since applied the axe of
reform 10 the root OF the trouble in
Philadelphia by refusing to recognize
delegates sent from there unless sent
blythe regularly organized Democracy,
and not then unless they are men suited
to honorably represent the lofty prin-
ciplcs upon which the party is founded
1t is gratifying, however, TO note that
despite our past failure in this particu
lar, and Notwithstanding the disgrace
ful incidents that attended some of the
delegate elections and ward and district
Conventions recently held there, the
regular Democracy Of Philadelphia was
in the main victorious, and gave evi.
dence Of its ability to a. an early day
crowd down and out the roughs and
imbeciles who have SO frequently here.
tofore ruled the roost TO its run. Some
OF the wrong men were successful, it
is true, but the reverse was happily the
result in the generality of cases.
When the McMulens and the Jo.
sephs are compelled to take back seats,
and the Vauxs are relieved of their
selfimposed duty of running the party,
there will be hope for the Democracy
of Pennsylvania, for the regeneration
of that of Philadelphia will have CON-
menced. Left to the management OF
bruisers and roostcrs the purest and
greatest Of causes must needs fail Of
success. And man who is 30 much
of an egotist that he persists in wear
ing conspicuous gold ring upon his
thumb, and pridcs himself upon the
idiosyncracy, is but little better fitted
to lead it to victory Wilkes. Barre
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