The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-17
HaooocE Gan Garry Pennsylvania

A letter from Philadelphia to tbe Nc~ I 3 ,l
! Sun, duly 10, sAya The Democracy OF 'n's
state IA Ia better heart than II has been h,''y u
1856. The Harrisburg Convention seu.eu w
divisions ia the parry, ant The V,'''nnA''
nominations have Filled II with eninnsiA'ln-
Hunt where YOU will you cannot Ind sore
hcad or A croakrr. There Is not democrat
in Pennsylvania who does NOT believe lhAl
Hancock will be elected, and scarcely one
who does not believe he viii carry hii oN"
State. They say The last Democratic
President was Pennsylvania numlHaltu Ht
Cincinnati, aud so will the next one BE-
There are in this State $1,000 soldier who
served under Gen Hancock OF sith htui. be
people, without regard to party, ore grateful
10 him, not only for bis splendid services 10
the Union on distant fields but for the lmlne'
date preservation OF their homes and hre
sides at Gettysburg, There Is no name lhA'
would have stirred Pennsylvania feeling to a
greater depth than llancocks. and u Is eX
actly true that bis nomination was received va
every city, town, and village with a genera.
oulburst OF applause lie will poll the insi
party vote, q large independent and kepuhl-
can vote. and pretty much the whole soldier
vote. Under these circumstances the alk OF
carving Pennsylvania Is anything but 1ild.
Hoyt is q minoriiy Governor. The majority
against him on the combined vote OF the op'
position was about GO,UlO. The Riot bill,
the pardon Of kcmble aud the other brbers,
aud other measures Of most disgracrlal hi
ministraton have seriously dsgusted and DIS
hearlened the Republicans These scandals
afford local Issues which will materially a'd
the Democratic electoral ticket.
GA the other hand, tho Republican party
here Is in the worst condition since 3, was
bore. In order to carry through the third
term schemc, Mr. Don Cameron and the
machine managers committed a series Of DOT.
RACES upon the unl and fle that cannot be-
forgotten. They failed aud Ia thei' failure
the machine Wa. smashed, its poser dlsspa'
ted, aud the old and experienced leaders
buried IN the rubbish. Mr. Cameron has
He is hcngd Of only through a
dismal Eruan from tho White Sulphur SPRUCE
or somewhere else tar beyond the scene Of
conflict, His father, the old General, has
covered his head and turned his face TO the
vail. None of the ancient set, who have held
the State for ycars by their energy, their
money, aud their thoroughly organized sys
etn, will iurn hand ZOE the election Of Gar
ied. Why should they They have had
enough hl ilhAt1 anu hlH hllus anu ihtA huoN
that the high handed means by vhich thGy
10 force Grant on the party can
never be forgiven What can they expect
from Blaine, aud sherman, aud Garfield, or
from the Republican people, who were com.
PEELED to lmpcri the very existence Of the
pagty--to fight them 10 the verge Of dlsrgp.
order To be nd OF their nudacious
tyranny? They vii, regard Gurfeld's defeat
rs their yindlcation, and they look forward to
that event IN November as confidently, if not
As hopefully, as the Democrats
There have never been 50 many changes
reported at this stage in any campaign Ia
many places We hear OF Hancock and Eng
lash cluhs composed exclusively Of Rcpubh.
cans, Some Of the drsgriers are men of IA.
lioual reputation auDug them t. Jos Nor
RS aud Col. John ". Foruey, who have
already thrown themselves aurcsetyedls into
.he canvass The old Republican ship b.
iarching aud sinking in foil yics, and thc sea
IS black with departing rats. The flight OF
some Of thcse-uld ana sagacious fellows,
n the eyes Of Pennsylvania, a sure sign Of
the coming victory.