The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-07-14

IHE proceedings of the Democratic
/ state Convention which met at Harris
burg two weeks ago last Wednesday.
/ will be found elsewhere in our paper.
/ We watched with more than ordinary
interest the result of the election Of del
egates to the conveation as they occur
red in different counties of the State,
and although in one sense the wish was
father to the thought, still a survey of
the whole field produced in our mind
the firm and well settled belief. that
the nomination of James II. Hopkins,
of Pittsburg, for Governor. was reason
! ably assured, 1t is the right of a news
! paper editor to propose, but State con-
/ ventiOn alone has the power to dispose
/ 1t is the tribunal of last resort. and DO
/ litical success can only be achieved by
! absolute acqueiscense in It's declared
will. While, however, the nomination
/ for Governor of Robert E. Pattison. of
Philadelphia, was not the entertainment
to which we expected to be invited. il
bids fair to prove in the end, Judging
from the cordial approval it has met
from the Democracy of the State. to be
the strongest one which could have
been made. Although his name is as
familiar as a household word among the
taxpayers of Philadelphia, he is com
paratively new man in STATE politics.
and like new broom will make a clean
sweep. He is not yet thirty-two wears
of age, and for one so young his politi-
cal career has been very remarkable. A
man like Pattison, who. in 1877. when
he was but twentv-seven years old. was
elected to the most important and re-
sponsible Office in Philapelphia. that of
City Controller, by a majority of 1854.
the Republican State ticket receiving at
the same election a majority of 5000.
and who three years afterwards. at the
Presidential election of 1880, was re-
elected by a majority of 13. 593. has es-
tablished a record that even a veteran
in politics might we'll feel an honorable
pride. Mr.. Pattison has shown himself
to be born reformer in the methods of
administering an Office which directly
concerns every taxpayer in Philadelphia
"a refOrmer not only in name, but in
substance and in fact Absolutely hon
est himself, he is necessarily the sworn
foe of corruption in others. Such man
with a reform and retrenchment legisia-
ture to aid and sustain him as Governor,
is imperatively demanded to cut up by
the roots the profigate expenditure of
public money by the Legislature, as well !
as in all the other departments of the |
State government. We have long look /
ed forward to the time when some Dem |
ocratic Hercules would be in position |
and possess the courage to turn the river /
of reform through the Augean stables I
at Harrisburg and thoroughly cleanse /
them. 1t is a cOnsummation devoutIv /.
be wished. and Mr. Pattison's con- /
'picuous record as a practical and infex- /
ble friend Of thorough reform is the I
highest and strongest reason why the /
people of the State should ratify his 4
at the polls. His election .
viii be the grave Of Cameronism, and .
of Quayism and Tom Coop |
,rism; it will end the one man power /
orever, and will usher in an admins |
ration whose highest aim will be the .
of the best interests of the /
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