The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-04-06

| LUSTf BLAST FROM GOVERNOR
HoYT's HOME NEWSPAPER HOLD!
ENOUGH!
F'rom the wilkesbarre Record.)
Mr.. Hovt never had the guberna-
torial bee in his ear as most aspirants
for that position have. Against his
personal. protest his friends urged his
nomination and he reluctantly con-
sentcd. In early years Senator Simon
| Cameron had been his warm friend
and had given evidences of his kindly
! regard, entirely disconnected with any
| political trade. In after years when
| Senator j. y. Cameron succeeded
| to the political inheritance of his
| father, lie assented. through the sole
| itation of mGtilal friends to the nomi
nation of Henry NJ. Hoyt for Cover
nor, though at the last moment, and
a very short time preceding the con
Vention' after the canvass had been
made, lie desired to sacrifice Hoyt TO
the advancement of his own personaI
ends. and would have done so but for
the determined interpositioit of QUAY.
who was stronger than he. For vari-
Gus reasons NIL of which are entirely
honorable. Governor Hovt has recor-
nized an obligation to Cameron. He
owed him no personal strength. but
was constrained to this course by the
regard he had for the elder Canerno
and Quay. Herein he made an error.
out. like all Of his blunderS, it was at
tributablc to hia great heart and un.
swcr"ing friendship. He has ever ex-
iIibtcd disposition tosacrifice himself
in the service of friends. Few men
are so utterly regardless of their own
lAn nal FRl e., =
inent as he. Whatsoever of blunders
are chargrable to the administration
may he traced directly to the source
from which come all the ills which
the Republican party of this State is
suffering to day; ever since tee younger
Cameron assumed the reings of dir
ection the party in this State has been
thrown upon the defensive and it has
been obliged to go into each campaign
with an apology as an argument. That
II has been successful does not prove
that 1t has been right. It's victories
nave frequently been, Uy every meas
ure of cost, much more expensive than
one good through defeat would have
been. Last year with a Cameron cam
didate, the peer of any man in the
State-an excellent soldier and spot
less ctizen-triumph was snatched
from certain defeat through divided
opposition and Democratic votes.
This year there is promise of a SINH
lar campaign with its doubtful result.
How long can the Republican party
survive such manipulation? Can 1t
be traded and purchased into power
forever? And, if so, are the results
worth the trouble and expense?
Now there is another scheme in the
IN, la
vices of Governor Hoyt are sought TO
pull the chestnuts from the fire. The
same Senator Cameron who has
been the author of so much
inischief to the party seeks a new
lease of power He is doubtful about
the political complexion of the next
Legislature, and Il Democratic victory
might make such an superintendent
AS would ruin every political aspira-
ton of the son of his father. In this
uncertainty Governor Hoyt is urged
to call special session of the Lecisla-
ture to fix up such an appnrtionment
as will make things reasonable certain.
There can be no other excuse for Il spe-
cial session, and if Governor IIoyt
yields in this last demand against his
better judgment, he will do himself
ana the public great wrong and not
even accomplish the result anticipated.
We do not believe the present Legis-
lature can be depended upon to carry
out such Il scheme. while the attempt
would almost certainly lead to q defeat
this fall Is the modern Camerunism
so attractive-sn Invaluable that party
prestige and personal honor must for
ever be sacrificed to its maintenance?
VIII the time never come when ordi-
nary self respect will cry out "hold
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