Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-08-20
MATT. ouAY's TICKET.
How Much Better FIT men and a Rele-
want Local Platform Would Have Been.
Philadelphia Times.


honored soldiers and citizens in a gro
tesque attitude before the people of
Pennsylvania he is thoroughly honest
aud doubtless fully competent for a
ereiitable discharge OF the duties OF
audltor-general but every voter Of the
state well understands to-day that he
has been nominated, not because the con
vention wanted him, but because the
selection of any candidate that the con
vention really preferred couldn't APP
pIoach an election next November. Gen
eral Gregg is taken simply as the
lions skin to accomplish the impossible
task Of hiding the ass ears, and he is
next to certain to suffer an overwhelming
defeat because his success would be a
positive triumph for the machine leader
ship that has aroused revolt in every
section of the state Indeed, he is in
fearful peril from two widely an
tagonistic elements of the party
The independent voters will be likely
to smite him because he Is the
nomination of Quay's Convention, with
out a single delegate having been Ia
strueted for him, while "the boys
threaten to express their contempt fer
his manllness in politics by batting him
at the polls.
Philadelphia Ledger.
II was equally plain that such decla-
ration Of principle and policy on thu
main subject before the people Of the
state should be reinforced by putting
/ forward as nominees for the Offices Of
auditor general and state treasurer
/ emiDenlly fit and capable men, who had
been sought out by the Imperative
necessities Of the present condition Of
affairs-instead Of resorting to the bad
old way Of selecting as candidates men
who had been running about the state
| seeking nomination.
Still further, 1t WAS the plain policy
that this vital home issue should not be
embarrassed or obscured by any eXtrane-
Gus matter, and especially not by
national personal politics. That, 1t must
be repeated, was the course for
the convention, as plainly marked
out by events as is the line of the Penn
| sylvania railroad by the natural paths
bet tween the Delaware and the Ohio.
| The proceedings Of the convention are
before the public this morning, and the
| people will be able to see how far they
! did and how far they did not meet the
| duty of the occasion But how
much better all this would have been II
the platform had been limited to the
relevant issues, put in plain, direct
| forcible terms, instead Of being epveloped
IN such fog OF irrelevant talk =
AS to the candidate for state treasurer
he would have been more welcome If he
had not been tramping the state in such
hot pursuit of the nomination for an
off CO which at this iuncture should be
left to seek the man.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
0ne significant feature of the conven
tion was it's marked affection for Blaine
II was a Blaine gathering throughout
II lost no opportunity TO cheer for him
and the applause from beginning to end
was for him It warmly and justly com
mended the administration of Harrison
aud Wanamaker and was profuse la its
admiration Of the brilliant achievements
of "One of Pennsylvania native sons
BY nearly equally divided vote the
committee on resolutions decided that it
might possibly be considered disrespect
| full to the President to declare In SO
many words ita choice of Blaine for the
Presidency, and it contented itself with
special endorsement. The temper OF
the convention showed that it would
gladly welcome Blaine as a candidate.
but that 1t also esteemed the admins
tration Of the President While the Re
publicans of Pennsylvania are first fcI
Blaine they are next for Harrison, and
will give one or the other hearty support
at the polls II granted the opportunity.
Philadelphia Press.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania viii
breathe more freely this morning be
cause they have escaped grave danger.
IL looked a little while ago as.though
whoever might be nominated at Harris.
burg, the real issue in the campaign
would be Senator Quay But with /
platform adopted not of his making
and ticket nominated which is not O
his choosing-with no resolutions
adopted endorsing the course Of thu
PENNSYLVANIA senators and with the at
tempt to put slight on the Presiden
rebuked-the convention Of yestefda,
was emphatically not Quay conven
ton.
Philadelphia Record.
1t is manifestly the opinion OF the Re
publican leaders that ''it isn't going tC
be much OF shower" and they are
quite confident OF their ability to cleo
the ticket placed in nomination yester
day. II would be disastrous to the part.
indeed, to permit the scandals OF malad
ministration of the auditor general
and state treasurer's offices to be Drough
to light by Democratic officials Moth
ing will be left undone by the bosses Il
prevent such catastrophe to the party
New York Press.
The unity and enthusiasm OF tn
Pennsylvania Republicans at their stat
convention yesterday are highly eli
! couraglng. They show that pes
divisions have been healed and that til
party in the Keystone state is substar
TALLY one in spirit and purpose. Tha
+ this means an old-time Republican mi
{ jority in Pennsylvania this fall gos
7 without saying The Press believes tbs
b the Pennsylvania Republicans have scte
e wisely 10 abstsining from a forms
J, declaration for Mr. Blsine for Presider
in 1892 Such a declaration at this tim
would have been premature and Il
judged.
Baltimore Sun.
. The convention endorsed the admin
b tration, and especially Mr. Blsine's en-
o Of it lauds the Mckinley act equiv,
q Gated on the free coinage Of silver, bu
!; favored a tariff on It favored pension
the Force bill. constitutional revision,
new ballot law, and commended Il
II fidelity Of Republican officials charge
+ with the care Of public money at Phill
d delphis. The proceedings we're eminent
70 characteristic of the place and Of Il
T men engaged in managing Republics
ia ~ -. D.. II.