Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-01-28

trate its undivided strength on the
town elections. People in the country
really care less about who shall be
President Of the United States than
who shall be Supervisor Of their town
or Justice Of the Peace or School Com.
missioner. They will oil vote for Su.
pervisors and will work with united
energy to secure the election of their
party's candidate, This is especially
true of the Democrats, much more so,
think, than in the case of the Repub-
licans, The old sores of the Demo
cratic party, as have said, are on the
surface, and therefore not only not
dangerous, but can easily be reached
to be healed. Whatever healing pro-
cess is necessary will, no doubt, be
completed by the Spring elections.
"As to candidates on the Republi.
can side, the men who have opposed
the Administration appear TO favor
Grant, and his strongest opponent now
is Blaine. The fight is SO sharp that
it may end in bringing up new man,
as has happened before. The third
term is against Grant, and Blaine is
too much of a Republican TO suit bis
party. The Republican party does
not like violent men in office, though
il always praises them for their bold
ness in the fight. Morton, Chandler,
Blaine and men OF that stamp were
thrown over in 1876, aud the more
malleable and less well,known man
from Ohio was picked up and made
President. Something Of this kind is
likely to be done again.
"0n the Democratic side there is q
readiness to take up any man who can
unite all factions. As they are all
anxious to harmonize, way will be
found to carry out their wishes. Out
side of this State, Bayard, Thurman,
Hendricks, English and others have
been spoken OF as Presidential candi.
dates, and either Of them, should
think, would prove acceptable. The
Democracy cannot go astray in
making their selection. The man
whom they will nominate has every
prospect of success. The controver.
sizes in the Democratic party in New
York are much less dangerous than
they seem to be. There are great and
enduring reasons why this State should
uphold the Democratic party and its
principles. In the first place, there is
here much less Of sectional feeling than
elsewhere. Our business men, mer-
chants and manufacturers are con-
stantly brought into contact with the
people of the South in the course Of
their transactions, whereby they learn
the difficulties under which they labor
and their desire not only to promote
their own interests, but, in so doing,
the interests of the country at large.
This intercourse has much more inHu.
ence than Congressional debates or the
appeals in our journals 10 political
prejudice. The same thing is also felt
to degree in religious and other or.
ganizations. The war upon the South
has been oyer.acted. IL has been car
ricd so far that now there is reac.
ton, and this cannot fail to benefit the
Democratic party, which is the party
of enlightened conservatism.
"Thore are other and stronger rca.
sons why New York must be Demo
cratic. Its commercial position de-
mands that il shall oppose the central
izing policy Of the Republican party
That policy Is destructive Of the inter
ests and welfare Of the State. With
its great wealth and population II has
the least relative representation in the
Senate Of the United States of any
State in the Union, and all questions
Of Capitalization will always be most
hurtful to those who have the least
representative power and the most
wealth to be taxed. The Senate has
gradually absorbed political power 1t
is filled with men Of large experiences
growing out Of the tenure of their Of
fees. They are usually selected after
they have had training in State Leg.
islatures or the House CT Representa-
tives. The members control vast mum.
bcrs Of appointments under the Gen.
eral Government. When question
comes up between this State and lis
rivals We stand no fair chance of jus.
tice.
"TalSc, for example, the struggle be-
tween New York, Boston, Philadel.
phia and Baltimore for the transporta.
tion from the West. Those cities are
struggling TO take away from New
York what II once had. II, as is now
proposed, the question should be refer
red TO Congress, New York win have
but two Senators in the Senate, while
the States in which its combined rivals
are situated will have sixteen--that ia,
the New England States have twelve
Senators and Pennsylvania and Mary
land two each. II is clear enough
what the end would be. This il only