The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-05-08
TrIEDEMOCnATIC CONVENTION

A Harrisburg correspondent, writing un-
der date Of the lst inst, to the New York
San, sums up the result as follows: 1t was
impossible 10 estimate clearly the nature
and value Of the results Of the late Demo
cratic Convention, in the midst Of the tur-
moil and excitement which promised so
snueh evil, and yet ended in so much good
AS between Senator Wallace and Speaker
Randall, perhaps the vote on the unit rule
wasthe best test of the strength of each and
that was very close. Mr.. Wallace made
determined fight for the imposition Of the
Unit rule, while Mr.. Randall led the oppos-
ition. They both spoke on the proposition /;
they personally led their respective forces,
and it was the ouly occasion upon which
they confronted each ether publicly in any
other spirit but that OF real or apparent
amity. On this question Mr.. Randall had
made up the issue weeks ago, aud he had
thrown himself 6ercely into the struggle
FOR free delegation to Cincinnati. But he
was drendfully weighted by the precedent
set by the Tilden men at Syracuse, and il is
now very clear that Mr.. Randall has all
along been much stronger in this State than
Mr.. Tilden.
The "peace and harmony" arrangement,
which averted the bitterest faction fight ever
seen in Pennsylvania, was decidedly and in
every point Of view advantageous to the
anti Wallace people. 1t not only gave them
the oyster and the Wallace men the shell,
but il took the oyster away from the latter,
who had !: in possession, in order to give it
to their enemies. 1t recognized the success
Of the revolution in Philadelphia, and seat,
cd the forty six delegates of the County
Committee with % votes, where il had none
before, and these 23 votes were decisive
This settlement was due primarily To the in
Sense desire of the country Democracy for
harmony. and iKel determination To en-
force il il possible. Bat after ol! has been
Said, the party will learn in due time thr.
II is mainly indebted to two of these So.
called Philadelphia lactouists-Samuel J.
Randull and Lewis c. Cassidy-for the
peace and order which it enjoys to-day.
Mr.. Cassidy was equally supported in his
work by Messrs. Berger aud MCGOWAN of
the City Committee, and Mr.. Randall bv
AesHs. Reade, Sanders, aud others Of the
County Colnmilte. All the talk of orJilra-
tion from outside is absurd. The Philadel-
phians made the settlement themselyes,a and
are entitled ~ sll ths credit of il.
The Platform is the declaration of last
year, with the addition ofa resolution de
nouncing the Great Fraud, and calling upon
the people TO right it at the polls, which
was drawn by the same hand as the others.
On ths Blot bill, on corporate abuses, and
% tie question Of compelling the railroads
70 accept and obey the Constitution, and
thereby make an end of local freight dis
eriminations: and other crying evils, the
resolutions-are the deliberate expression of
the most extreme wing OF the party. In
other words, il lie Mr.. Randail's State policy
dply set up second time.
The delegation TO Cincinnati is an indie.
pendent one from top TO bottom. The Tllden
slemsnt in it is the most pronounced, al
though il is probably not full third. In
the delegation as in the Convention. think
that Mr.. Randall s again stronger than Mr.
Tllden-thsi is 10 say, Mr.. Randall could
undsr certain fsyoring circumstances. get
more votes for himself as Presidential
candidate than be could carry TO Mr.. Tilden
Bot the delegation is under nobody's con
troll ths defeat OF the unit rule was intend.
ed for notice that ii should not be. u il
pst for nldeO, Hancock, Or Randall, but