The daily gazette., 1882-06-29

PENNSYLVANIA, in session at HaTrisDurgi yes
ter,iay, nominated candidate for Governor, a
who possesses every element of real strength a
and popularity, and will. surely sweep the
State at the November election. His name {
alone is an assurance of victory, and the
effect of his nomination will rally the party
throughout the State to degree Of enthu-
siasm that cannot fail to achieve its ultimate
success. OBJ 1.l- +r -
The nomination of Robert z. Pattison for
Governor marks new era for the Pennsyl1
vania Democracy. 1t means that the party
is to be lifted out of the old ruts into which
it has gradually settled during the past
quarter Of a century, and elevated to a
plane of broad, progressive statesmanship |
in full accord with the sentiment and in |
fuences of the present day. 1t places the
party squarely on record as opposed to all
kinds of political debauehery and official
corruption, and in favor of an
honest, effective administration of the
affairs of the people. The candidate him
selfis the embodiment of official reform and
the jobbers and ringsters who were igno-
miniously driven from their hitherto i'm
pregnable strongholds in the city of Phila-
delphia bear eloquent testimony to his
thorough efficiency as great reformer. His
personal strength and popularity were
amply demonstrated at the general election
of 1880, when he was reelected Controller
of Philadelphia by over thirteen thousand
majority, at the same time the Garfield
electors carried the city by over
twenty thousand He is in the full strength
of young and vigorous manhood and will
be able to inspire tire party in every portion
of the State with the magnetism of his per-
sunal association during the campaign In
every respect it was glorious nomination
and will surely achieve success.
The Philadelphia papers speak ofthenom-
ination in the strongest terms of praise.
The staid and cautious Ledger says he
"stands level with the best Of those already
"placed before the people by the Regular
'and Independent Republicans" but at
the same time expresses regret that in the
event of his election Philadelphia would lose
valuable officer, " the best, and, indeed,
"only Controller worthy of the name the city
% has ever had" The Press, which, despite
it's independent proclivities, supports tht
Cameron machine ticket, says {" the nomina
",tiohof Mr.. Pattson must convince thI
" most besotted followers of condemned
" methods that even Republican union ear
I" now bring success only as it lifts tn
e united party to a higher plane AM
/" keeps it there" The Times classes tn
nomination as one aft to be made" an(
confidently declares that it "ushers in a
9 era OF Democratic reform that mean
b,r4 hly
"ing It, and it gives to the Common
wealth her arst Democratic Goye
"nor since the organization Of I'll
" Republican party" OF the candida
personally, the same paper declares that
is s'young, able, enthusiastic and strang
I" to the defensive, and none misunderstar
This attitude. He is no mans man. He
independent, fearless and hone
in the broadest sense, and l
"pubic and private record will defy t
malignity of a campaign" And final
the Record says that "his record as CO
'troler of the city of Philadelphia will b.
"tower of strength to him in the canva
''for it will enable the rank and file of t
'party to rest assured that if chosen to t
"Governorship no dishonest practices "
find liberation in the Administration
The Record was opposed, from persoi
reasons, to Mr.. Pattison's nomination, !
its editor and owner, Mr.. Singerly, "
was delegate to the Convention, secont
the motion to make the nomination una
NOUS
The work of the Convention reno
Pennsylvania from the list of Republi
States and places her squarely in the Der
cratic ranks, where she will be found in
great National contest two years heT
The Democracy of the Keystone State h
done patriotic work for the whole cour
as well as achieved victory in their q
commonwealth. The political outlool
highly encouraging and every Democrat
the Union can now confidently look forw
to the election of a Democratic Presiden
1881