The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-12
The Present Situation.

The Present Situation
| We are now passing through the
quibbling period of the campaign
and likewise the days of hesitancv
doubt and distrust which precede
every great struggle. In a little
while the pride of individual opin-
ion will not find such strong asser-
tion, for when the Democrats shall
have made their nominations the
two great natural parties will face
each other in hostile array, and the
battle will go on so sharply that
those not in it on either side will
find themselves out ofplace. and be-
fore many weeks will take their nat
ural positions. The issue is not
Cameron or anti-Cameron-it il
whether Republican or Democratic
policy shall control, and the force of
this issue will remand all other.
either TO the grave or the future.
The present situation is much like
that in the great campaign of 1872.
as all over thirty years of AGE can
remember. General Hartranft was
nominated at the State Convention
and so bitter was the disappoipt.
nent OF his enemies that the clubs
tramped TO the cars to the tune of
the Dead March with their flags
reversed. Seeing this the National
Democratic and Liberal Committees
prepared for the capture ofthe State.
Money was thrown in for preIimi-
nary work, and immunity was prom
ised the Evans ling if it would give
part of its stolen $4,000 to aid the
plan. Newspapers Heretofore high
IN Republican confidence were sub
sldized, and instructed as to what
they should do. The first move was
to force General Hartranft from the
ticket Caucuses were held with
this end IN view-a notable one at
the Continental, at which Colonel
Forney, and other Liberal leaders
figured. Their plan was 10 invite
Hartranft to step down, and to call
a ne1c contention Isn't this wear but
a repetition of that? The present
Senator Cameron was then a private
citizen, but without invitation he
walked into that conference. and
said substantially: Gentleman.
your object is to destroy the Repub-
llcan party, and the better to do ii
yoa first propose 10 destroy an hon
est man. Ifyou prefer, go on with
this work, and hound the Repubh-
can candidate as a thief, but know
him as well as know you, and /
have one hundred thousand dollars
which | shall give at once to estab-
Iish his innocence and to show the
world your object. General Hart
'anft will be elected. the right will
be vindicated, and those engaged in
his conspiracy must take care of
themselves" What was the result:
Several papers engaged in the plot
we're shown to have been bribed to
10 their work. The exposure ruin
ID the Press, as then conducted, and
is great editor found an early exit
% the Democratic party advisable.
And it was shown by the record
hat all of the twelve papers engag-
ID in the conspiracy had been des-
gnated and described by Geo. o.
Evans, the chief of the s290000
nearly q year before. What
vas the further result? The peo-
,le saw through this hellish plan of
under the guise OF "anti-
;ameronism," Liberal Republican
sm, etc, and they elected General
1artranft by the greatest majority
yer known for Republican Cover
ior. He proved honest. was re
lected, and his meanest detractOr is
low silent. 1t will be so with Gen
ieaver, and no scheme, ,chetker d.
ect or iaderect, loiH erer induce The
sepublicaa party to haul dorm his
Gne
The situation is the same. save
hat there are no Evans swindlers
bout. Wehear the same squibbles,
irected by much the same minds.
We see weak imitators all around
nd about US, but these are not in
ny plot, and when the plot and pay
f the National Democratic Commit
se is fully detected and exposed,
here will be al uncovering. The
democrats wan. the next Presiden-
y. Pennsylvania can give it to
hem. A factious quarrel invites n
urchase. and he that knows the
avs and means of the Democratic
nd Free Trade organizations, will
OF fail to guess Just what will be
one, ii he be old enough to rernem-
er the campaign of 1872. And all
no are, should give our young Re-
ublicans its inner history. Their
onest hearts will then recoil from
le part they are asked TO play
rs wear