The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-06-15

oouy vi people. While IL Is true unat
senator Cameron had his influence
there, anu was able to nominate one
man on the ticket, he failed to control
Il IN many things, and it was more
Tree anu independent than any Con-
VeEtion mad been for many year.
But now 1T is to be recouvened, and
you issue the call ostensibly by order
OF the COMMITTEES; but the fact appear
TO he that there was no meeting Of the
Committee, and that the call was issued
with amazing promptness after the
Senatorial war dance in room No. 4.
of the Continental Hotel, where this
potent, gave and reverend senioru
pranced around with true Senatorial
dignity to the terror of his trembling
henchmen, and we are thus left under
the painful impression that the call
was issued i'm reality by order of Sena-
tor Cameron. This will stamp con.
hrnation on the allegation that the
second edition at least will be Cam
eron's Convention Suppose we
write the call according to the facts.
thus:
The delegates elected to the Republican
10, 1882, will convene at Harrisburg Wednesi
day, June q, 1882 at IL o'clock NJ, for lie pur-
pose OF nominating Congressman att Large.
By order of j, y. Cameron
chief Henchman.
What would be the effect of such a
proclamation, and how many would
obey the call? 1t would be q repeti-
tion of the boast of Owen Glendower,
who said he could "call spirits from
the vastly deep; but they would not
come. And yet all intelligent people
read the call in that way, and so un-
derstand 1t. Do you think that this
shattered party at time when it had
nearly shaken loose from Cameronisnl
and emarcipated itself from the yoke,
can stand this renewal of supercilious
dictationp Is there no man in the
State to be consulted, and but one TO
be obeyed? And is this to be palntled
before the people ut a time when free
dom of action is struggling against des-
potism2 Ii that II the height to which
the management un rise, the contest
had better be abap1oned.
The ticket nominated at Harrisburg,
take it all in all, Is one of the best we
have had for years, and General
Beaver in particular has been in my
| mind as the prope' nominee for Gov
| ernor siifce the nomination of Cover
nor Hoyt, and it is unjust to the party
and cruel to the candidates to have
them Handicapped by tue most often
sive manifestation of imperious dicta-
| tion which has been exhibited since
| the party has struck for emancipation.
| TO violate a law ordained to redress n
| grievance as soon as it is in force is n
| poor way to sooth .he feelings and sat
isfv the demands Of the parties aggriev-
| ed, and will not be concerned in it.
| The nomination OF n ticket and the
adoption of Il platform constituted the
action of the late Convention, and we
! have nomOre right to strike a man from
the one than u plank from the other.
DESPERATE MEASURES NEEDED
| The Committee can call the people
to elect delegates, and the people, be-
ing the source of all power, can, by
their representatives, abrOgGte the
| rules, adopt new platform, and NOM
mate Il ticket, or they may do any one
of these things and omit the Others.
| And that is the action required in the
| present complication of affairs. The
| emergency is unusual, and the action
! must be heroic. Let there be u Con-
vention called by the Committees of
both divisions, to which the candi
dates should assent, with delegates
elected by the people as they nominate
their Senators and Representatives, to
meet about the lst of September, and
! nominate Il ticket of their choice from
the present nominees, or otherwise
A ticket so nominated, and n campaign
commenced on the instant of its being
placed in the field, would reiuvenate
| the party and kindle ire of enthusi.
asln in favor Of the Candidates which
| would light up this great Common
wealth with u blaze to illumine the
pathway to- magnificent triumph.
This or some better plan must be
| adopted, or the alternative which will
result is not di ificult to foresee, and
the responsibility will fail OH those who
stand in the way Oft. ThecOmmittees
representing The two branches OF the
party, with consent OF the candidates,
II that can be had, must arrange the
plans and details, and the candidate
who is not equal to the sacrifice has
not the disinter9sted patriotism for the
emergency, and may be ignored. The
party is not made for any man or class
of men but for the good of the country,
and personal ambition must yield t.
public necessity
If the Committees are not equal To
the occasion, AMI fail to act, the people
in their sovereign capacity must take
the suject in hand, and form the ticket,
as they formed the Republican party.
These are the inendiy suggestions and
warnings OF IL man Older than the
party, but with sufficient vigor to
stand by and support his convictions.
The Republican party was as much
the outgrowth OF manly protest
against the entertainments of slavery
on the soil of freedom and the Fights OF
lreemen, and of II dignIiied contempt
for the over6earing itisolence OF the ar
rogant stakeholder, AS it was of sym
pathy for the oppressed and down
trodden slave, and It's regeneration will
be the fruit or II brave resistance to the
imperious dictation Of party uSurper,.
In that cause | enlist, and strike this
blow by refusing to obey orders.
As said to yCu i'm my telegram,
awe differ in our choice OF roads, but
desire to reach the same end" which
is the success OF the Republican cause.
We can do that only by submitting to
the will Of Republicans.
Yours truly,