Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-04
A VAIN HOPE.

The Republican managers are direct.
ing their best energies, OF both brain
and bar'l, to the close Congressional
districts, in the hope of making gains
sufficient to give them control OF the
next House.
They began this work us soon as
the result of the Chicago Convention
was announced. Many OF the shrewd-
ost leaders of that party have little or
no hope of electing General Garfield.
They have made up their minds that,
in all human probability, they must
give up control of the Executive de.
partment, with all its vast influence
and patronage. They believe the YER
dict of the people will be against them,
and they see no practicable way of an
nulling that decree for o second time,
The elect Of the people, and not the
elect of Mr. Justice Bradley, will, they
reluctantly conclude, be inductod into
the Presidential Office.
Under these circumstances their only
possible chance to avoid entire expul-
sion from power in the Government is
to capture the House, and TO this end
they are bending their stoutest en-.
deavors.
We do not call attention to this be-
cause we think their is danger of their
success. II is a well known fact that
u number of districts were lost to the
Democracy, in 1873, from causes that
have ceased to be operative. All these
will be recovered this year, while there
is no district now represented by O
Democrat that need be lost, or that
can be carried against the Democracy
except by their own folly or neglect.
There is reason to expect, with solid
confidence, a largely increased Demo
cratic majority in the Forty.seventh
Congress. The boasted wave of Re.
publican success two years ago left
that party still in minority in the
House. With the enthusiasm that per
vades the Democratic party, this year
while the opposition is demoralized
and discouraged, there should be NJ
doubt OF returning a reliable Demo
cratic majority to the Forty.seventl
Congress.
1t is always advisable, however, Il
take due notice of the plans and pur
poses of the opposition, and it is nevei
the part of wisdom to underestimat,
the power of an opponent, either ii
politics, war or business relations. II
every close district the Republican
corruption iuud will be used with con
summate skill. All that money cal
do toward the election of Republican
candidates will be done There will
be no scarcity of funds. Millions will
be expended in a few districts, an,
every dollar will be placed where |
will be expected to tell.
But the masses can't be bought. Thi
is not time for trihing in politics
The people are in no mood to tolerat
trickstors. The Republican party
doomed to defeat 1t must surrende
the stolen power which 1t holds in tn
White House, and it cant buy foot
hold at the lower end of the avenue.
) The great heart Of the people
throbbing with an impulse of the loft
est patriotism. The National cand
date, the candidate in whose supper
the earnest men of the North and tn
South are united, will be electe
against the candidate OF that sections
party whose creed is hate. And th
, hour of victory on which the Demot
racy will ride into power in the E,
ecutive department will insure sur
cess no less pronounced in the Forty
seventh Congress.