Year: 1860

I


and wealth. Mr.. Scranton was elected


He went to Congress with the good wishes


the confidence, and the votes Of all parties


How did he fulfill his high obligations


Where does he stand nowl These are


pertinent question to the voters of this


District now that he asks for reelection
| Let the following article from the Lu7eyne


Union of September 18th, express our


views on this points


COL. SCRANTON.


The Republicans of this district have


nominated Col. Scranton unanimously for
recollection to Congress. We expected this
would be the case indeed, had it not been
so for other reasons than the positive dec.
lination of the Colonel, it would have been
an instance of fagrant ingratitudo from
his party.


SO far the nomination seems to have
fallen still born upon the public. 1t must
i, look OMNIBUS to the Colonel and his par
tlzans when they contrast the reception of
his nomination two yeas ago and now
We learn that then all was enthusiasm on
every street corner and from every alley
and by path was heard the shout for
Scranton He represented himself and
was represented by his friends as having no
sympathy with partizan Republicans. He
had voted for Bigler in "a, for Packer in
81, for Col Wright for Congress in '54


and it was said boldly that he did not vote
for Fremont, and many were the insinua
tons among Democrats that he voted for
Buchanan. His election was asked on the
ground that the business interests of the
district, Frustrated and languishing, de.
manded the election of a man who was
thoroughly identified with them, and who
would 60 to Congress above partizan OBJ
jects and ready to co operate with any
party to advance our great industrial con-
Germs. Col. Scranton will not himself de-
ny that this was the position he put him.
self in before the people. He even went
SO far as to insist that Hon. G.. A. Grow
could not speak in his behalf in this county
because of this ultra partizan position
and also because he was known to be
freetrader, and had votod in Congress in
favor of reducing the Tariff in 1857. Mr.
Grow was sent back to the Wilmot district
leaving his appointments at Pitston and
other places to be filed by others. Now
what did this man Scranton, when he took
his seat IN Congress, with all these pied ges
to his constituents resting upon him ? The
very first vote he cast in that body was for
this same free trader, Grow, for Speaker
And mt only for Grow the free trader, but
also for Grow the bitter, malignant aboli-
tionist who recently made a speech at
Montrose, which will be found reported in
the Rec,rd Of Tie Times of week before
last, and which for violence of language
and incorporate abolition sentiment, is ful
ly up to the standard of VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison or John Brown! For weeks Col.
Scranton, forgetting his conversation, for
getting the tariff, forgetting every pledge
he had given during the canvass. for his
election, struggled to organize the House
by placing such man in the chair, where
his word would be law in the formation of
committees, and where his influence would
be potential with his party on all matters
of Legislation. After having spent weeks
in this truitle5s attempt to organize the
House under the goadings Of the press
and the unmi taxable pressure of public
sentiment at home, CO., Scranton profess
ed to return to and be viii ing to redeem
his oft-violated pledges, and to vote for
conservative candidate for speaker. He
therefore le T Mr.. Grow and voted for Smith
of North Carolina He, and few acting
with him, were taken at their word, and
Mr.. Smith was elected but behold, as
soon as the result was known, and before
it was announced by the clerk, Col. Scran-
ton changed his vote, thus undoing what
had been done in good faith, The whole
country was amazed at this act of perfdy,
and Col. Scranton found it necessary to
explain from the floor of Congress. And
what was his excuse Standing upon
that floor where truth and caudor and
frankness should be most sacredly regard
ed if anywhere in the wide world, he pro
claimed that his reason for changing his
vote was that Mr.. Smith was not sound on
the ,a,if Now Mr.. Scranton will not
pretend that he had any conversation with
Mr.. Smith on the tariff between the time
Of his voting for him and the time of chang.
ing his vote. This reason then was nei-
ther frank or honest, but as though to
make his insincerity more palpable, he had
all along been voting for Grow, known
and avowed free trader! His vote for
Smith then was only flor the purpose of
satisfying the conservative element of his
district, which he thought he could cast
safely, as there could be no danger of his
of his election.


These were exploits in the last Congress
and beyond these his constituents heard
nothing of him as of the least Importance
in that body to their interests or the inter
csts Of the country at large. He has loca-
ted himself with the Republicans, and no
specious pretenses will avail him now for
the purpose of obtaining Democratic votes
He is entitled to the support Of the Rcpub-
licans, hut the prestige about him which
carried him so triumphantly through the
before is broken, Democrats
need not fear him, with anything like a
respectable nomination. This district can
and. must be redeemed, and Mr.. Scranton