The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-10-01
The state Campaign.


Governor A Auditor General, Secretary of
Internal Affairs and COngressman-at-
Large, with full Congressional delega-
tion, half the s. ate Senate and the tull
quota of Representatives, is now little
more than five weeks distant but there
is not even a ripple OF excitement along
the political lines. Field Marshal Coop
eI. with Quay as the power behind the
MaTshal's insignia of authority 6gures
out the regulation Republican majority
for General Beaver because there is, &C
coIding to the Times Almanac, a clean
showing of Repub ican majority in the
State at every election since 1877 when
an of year accident gave the Democrats
the victory and Field Marshal Heusel
serenely figures Oh the outside political
elements as certain 10 slect Mr.. Black
and revolutioniZe the politics of the
State.
In point of fact, the present contest is
exceptional in the history of modern
Pennsylvania politics. II is exceptional
not only in the very loose political lines
of both parties, but also in the iudeprn-
dent sloughing off all around from both
I the old parties, General Beaver may be
elected Governor, but if elected, he will
be in large minority of the full vote
polled, aud Mr.. Back may be elected in
ike manner. 1n6 Oiu pdIllCS dic ucCi-
dedly loose on their hinges and TicRety
in their swing, while Prohibition, Ii.
cense, Labor and anti d lscrimiDation
have distinct following of not less than
one-6f;h the whole vote of the state
How strongly any or all of them may be
cTystaliZed five weeks hence, is he one
problem that afficis the dreams and dis
tuTbs the political arithmetic of both
Black and Beaver. Prohibition will
probably poll so. 600, but. if so. will one
or two tenths or more of it bP D. mocTat-
! ic? 1t may poll nearer 100, 900 votes,
depending upon causes yet to be devel-
} oped in the contest, but if it shall grow
/ to any such colossal proportions, it will
/ draw a larger percentage from the Dem
/ ocrats than if it polls only 80 600.
! The industry of the State is more di-
/ rectly enlisted in the present struggle for
/ the Governor and the Legis aUuTe than
| ever before. and hat interest is not con
/ fined to what is known as organized Ia
( Dor. The agricultural industry, the
/ ntroiing power Of the State, If united
| in its own behalf, while not in harmony
! with the struggle for shorter hours and
! better pay for a1Or, is viraliy interested
/ in the QUESTION of ISCrimlnatlOn III the
/ transportAtiO OF products to market
/ They are solid for anti discriminating
/ but will they be solid for themselves P
! Then come the labor organizations,
which must win their battle now FOR the
| legal recognition OF organized labor, or
/ they must surrender the battle and dnd
/ their last state worse than when they
began the struggle. They will poll from
! two to .hrae hundred thousand votes at
! the November election. and If they shall
! have any unity of action, their vote will
{ Eo pi0fx Of ha hau fnt II,
their old party iEclinatioUs, they will
| be hencefOTth an unknown factor iu the
/ politics of the State. They now have
the first opportunity ever presented to
/ them TO assert their power 10 both the
! Executive and Legislative authority Of
! the Common wealth. and thus command
such legislation as equal justice to labor
/ aid capital requires.
The License or Liquor interests are
! capable of potential work in the cont est,
but as yet there is no positive indication
/ of unity of action beyond the open dec
| laIatiOn that special contests will be
made for or against particular candI-
| dates for the Legislature. 1t is probable
| that both the Prohibition and the Liquor
interests will develop much more activ-
| iJy in the contest during the next three
/ weeks, and what eI.her may do, and how
/ largely upon the friction of the two op-
/ posing interests. The surest way to
! give Prohibition or Liquor flOod-tide
/ either way in politics. would be for
/ either to discover that the other had ia
/ ken its stand. TIE cardinal faith of
! both is to oppose the faith, policy and
! candidates of each o her.
! There are old time regulation politi-
| clans 10 both parties, who believe that
/ tie party they oppose is rent TO fTagmenIs s
/ by internal feuds. Any cuThstOne r.
| publican leader will grow eloquent oveI
! the positive and hopeless smash up of
/ Democracy over r tndall aud Wallace
! and he distrbu ion Of the spoils aud
| any corner Democratic prophet foT-tels
! the Ger ain bolt of tens of thousands of
/ Republicans from Beaver. 10 fact, the
! Democrats will wrangle until about
| election day, and then Wallace and
! Randall and all the other disputing
! leaders, with tbeII followers, will jost lie
! each other in getting to the front 10 vote
| for Black and Cameron and Grow and
| Quay, with their followers, will be
| equally enthusiastic in voting for B-a-
yer. Thera will he big breaks along the
/ old party lines, because of new issues
/ which arise both from conviction and
| dlsappoint ment, but there will be no
/ Republican or Democratic bolts in the
/ battle, and Beaver and Black will turn
! up on election night with their distinct
| i've party votes solid for them, and await
/ the verdict of the out side factors TO de-
| eide the battle. In short, there is now
| nothing clearly visible 10 the State con-
test but the prnverbial glorious uncer-
! talnty of Am srican elections.-PEild
/ Times.