4 THE BEAVER RADICAL. SMITH CCRTIS, Bdxtob. BEAVER, PAm Friday Morning, May 23,1873. OUR NOMINATING SYSTEM. The comments of the Beaver County Press upon the proposed change in nominating candidate's, suggests some farther discussion of the matter, and perhaps, some need ed explanations, As a member of the Executive Committee, which proposed the amendment, we are at liberty to say that the Committee rep resented ail the“large boroughs,”and no one suspected that the language of the preamble, to which the Press re fers,was so unfortunately chosen as to invite the construction it has given it, viz: a “stigma” upon the “larg er boroughs.^ 1 “The concentration of power” in those boroughs under the present system was thought to be a naked, unquestioned fact, clearly indicated by a prevailing custom, which gives almost a solid vote to the “home” candidate, who may possibly need but a few hundred votes to be nomi nated ; indicated also by the larger proportionate vote which is easily polled in the boroughs, because less effected by the weather and the pres sure of spring work. The case of New Brighton, cited, as having received no important of- fice in the past, simply shows that she did not care to use the power which she unquestionably possessed. Again, as to the fime given for deliberation, the Committee thought that the proposed change would be readily comprehended, as it sought to effect only -the objec tionable features of the present sys tem, and in those particulars where in it is not, in any true sense, the “popular system.” The intuitive perception of Amer ican citizens, of whatever political organization, instantly recognizes, we think, the propriety of changing any rule or law, so called, which permits one-fifth, or perchance one tenth of the membership of a party, to dictate the nominations, or the policy of the entire body. A vote “for the amendment” at the primary elections, if, we under stand it, simply lieu of the admitted defects in on/ present R tra+^r~.*v e vix?taus lor fofure con sideration. Deliberation and dis cussion, intelligent and prudent counsel would then be erpected of the party during the coming year, in the hope that its Rules and Reg ulations might be so wisely framed, in recognition of ; the as to make the Convention truly a repre sentative body, and its decisions, therefore, authoritative. The old delegate system would necessarily be improved. The object of the proposed change 4s to get nearer the American idea of majority rule; to promote there by harmony and good feeling, and to prevent the bitterness which springs from local and class contests. The doubt expressed, as to the realization of this hope, is not sus tained, we think, by the illustration. Three candidates are supported for a certain office. A polls 700 votes, 6 boo and C 1000. The possible nomi nation of A by the Convention,would certainly, the Press thinks, send the other candidates, “home soreheads,” as “B and C are evidently both stronger men with the people. This may be so, bat is not, we claim, ev idently the case. Let ns snppose that C is a class candidate, in the interest of one or two rival factions, and polls the en tire strength of that faction, 1000 ■votes. A and B divide the vote of •the opposite faction, and are both men. As against Aor B C might be largely in the minority. These facts would not appear under ■the present system, and yet be fully known to delegates, personally fa miliar with the characters and pref erences of voters in their respective districts. The friends of C, failing to secure any additional support from A or B, may prefer A to B, for- ob vious reasons, and cast their strength in {bat direction. Would the nomination of C, under the present system, in the above not improbable contingen cy* promote greater harmony in ’.the party, than the ypowible nom nation of A, under the amended system?- But this illustration is the most favorable to the present system of any that could be selected. If,in this case,C’s nomination might be unsat isfactory to the majority, jwhat would it be in the event of ten or twelve candidates in the field, al lowing him to win by a showing of 500 to 600 votes ? We have, it is true, secured in most cases, very worthy candidates under the present system, but other men, equally worthy, but unsuccess ful, have been perhaps needlessly embittered by this delusive test of popular strength. But arguments can readily be adduced upon both sides of this question. The Committee have discharged their duty, in sub mitting the plan of those favoring a change, to a vote of the party. THE VIENNA COMMISSIONER SCANDAL. The evidence is conclusive that the United States Commissioner at Vienna, Gen. Van Buren, and some few of his associates, have beep guilty of fraud and corruption in the management of the American department of the Vienna Exposi tion, and that in consequence of these irregularities and improprie ties, much severe criticism has been indulged in to the mortifica tion of our other representatives and citizens now there. It is said that the facts of this scandal are even worse than yet represented,but what is known is sufficiently humili ating, and ought to consign the guilty parties to political oblivion and eternal shame. The Govern ment has removed or suspended Van Buifen, and those implicated in his frauds, and we may yet hope that under honest management, confi dence in American integrity may |be restored and our part in the exposition made creditable to the nation. In such gigantic displays nations become rivals, and the part which each power enacts is illustra tive of its national life and progress, and must have great influence in shaping the course of events, and stimulating the energies of peace. Thus far the Vienna Exposition > has not equaled expectations, and j apprehensions are expressed that it j will never be a brilliant j but be a continual flow of visitors towards the Austri an capital who undoubtedly., will change the prospects for the better, and possibly transform the dismal croakings of those dissatisfied into shouts of joy and praise over the splendid final result. [ In the New York Legislature the j other day Mr. McGuire, a member from Schuyler county, in speaking on the bill known as “a bill to facil itate a settlement with Ezra Cor nell,” but which empowers him to sell the lands, amounting to some 990,000 acres, located in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kansas, at prices which would realize for the land $2,000,000, charged, in a very long and sharp speech, that Mr, Cornell had been acting apparently the part of a philanthropist, but in reality was a sordid wretch, intent on gain; that he was at the head of a ring organized to purchase the lands at $2,000,000, when they were really worth $24,000,000. The day after these charges were made Mr. Cor nell telegraphed immediately to Governor Dix, indignantly denying them, and calling for the appoint ment of a commission to thoroughly investigate them, and alleges that they were instigated by disap pointed schemers, enraged at his efforts to keep their hands out of the fond which he created for education. Both Mr. McGnire and Ezra Cornell are men of high character and spot less reputation, which fact only serves to make the charges more as tounding. It is said that public opin ion is suspended in New York in re gard to the trnth of the matter, but the case is cure to attract general at tention in the country. If] each a man as Mr. Cornell, who has been considered a public benefactor in donating #500,000 to Cornell Uni versity and 300 or 400 acres of ground on which the College build ings are built,land |in so managing the finances of the institution as to create an immense fund for the same, should now fall from this proud po sition, it would be a terrible calami- THE RADICAL: FR ty, and in connection with other frauds of recent date, would Ve sad evidence of the corruption of pub lic morals. We are, inclined* how ever, to believe Mr. Cornell.; that the charges against him are false in every particular, and that a rigid In vestigation will so prove. ! . dress be form. Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps read an essay upon dress reform, at a recent meeting of the Boston Woman's Club which 'is published in the New York liidependeni and abounds with sparkling wit, practi cal thought, and earnest feeling. Miss Phelps values time too highly to waste it in trimming dresses; she deprecates the prevalent mania, of excessive ornamentation and elabo ration which fashion requires of her votaries and advocates simplici ty and. comfort instead. Ldng skirts, tight waists and humps were denounced by the club as unseemly and abhorent, in the gefieral and animated discussion that followed the essayist, and it was proposed to cut them off from three to five inches. We think the ladies should give this subject serious attention for it is a reform much needed. Years ago it was attempted but failed: the movement was then but now when such womjn of unquestioned goodness and ability as Miss Phelps have taken up the lost cause, may we not hope that some good will come of it which will lead to less slavish following of fashion, and more simple, usefnl, and not less becom* ing styles. If the women of our country are allowed to enter on wider fields of labor and compete with men in the straggle of life on equal terms, the necessity of a sim pler and more convenient dress will certainly be felt, and then we may expect a reform, but as long as ladies are restricted in their sphere by laws and kept, for want of em ployment, idle, their time will most ly be devoted to the adornments of their person and other frivolous en tertainments, and fashion will have its way in spite of the excellent essays of such as Miss Phelps. . Some of our Democratic friends and the Argus are terribly opposed to thft l*»«aHge in otn — system. We have been using the so called popular vote plan for a number of years and it is significant that our of ficious Democratic friends have never j urged its adoption by their party. | Neither the Argus nor the Conserv - I alive has to our knowledge advocat- i ed the system for the special benefit of its party, except indirectly by fastening it upon the Republican party: Now we think that our op ponents either should adopt the system themselves, to prove the sin- I cerity of their counsels, or dry up. Sometimes it is well to seek wisdom ! of one’s adversaries,but not in poli tics, and the very fact that the Argus and Democrats are anxious that shall adhere to their present system, should be enough to convince any good Re publican that such adherence is un wise and dangerous. We are to receive from Great Britain next September the Alaba ma Indemnity in gold, and the re ception of such a large amount of gold in this country at one time has created some fears that it will un settle the money market, and cause considerable fluctuations in the price of gold; but the Secretary has so much power over the control of the gold market in this country that we do not anticipate any great change from the payment of the in demnity fund alone, unless other speculative causes are at work to force such a result. Such a huge transaction does not occur every day. Geobgb Francis Teain who was some days ago declared to be sane and responsible for his acts by a jury that had heard all the evidence on* the question of his supposed insani ty, has again been before the court on an indictment of sending obscene matter through the United States mails, and the jury after hearing the evidence was ordered -by the court to bring lit a verdict of nob guilty on the ground of ins*Dity,;and since his insaoityrcqßtipj;is Frapi cis Train, it Is said, wilLbe incar cerated in an insane asylum. DAY, MAY 23, 1873. POLITICAL. —The Beaver county Democratic com mittee will meet In Beaver on Thursday. June sii>. --A correspondent of the §t. Paul [Minn.) Press nominates Governor Dix Tor the Presidency, in view of his stability and firmness. —J. It. McMiller, of Somerset county, is announced as a candidate for the Re publican nomination for Assembly. —The Hon, Jonathan Allison, of Wash ington county, is announced as a candi date for re nominatipn for the Legisla ture. • —Besides Col. Wm. F. Wagonseller {already announced, Jeremiah Bogan, of Port Trevortop, Snyder county, is also a Republican candidate for nomination for State Senator. —The Hon. John Leisenring, of Carbon county, is suggested by a correspondent of the Mauch Chunk Gazette as a good man for the Republicans to nominate for Slate 'preararer. —The Springfield Republican thinks that the brief existance of the “combina tions” among the New York aldermen is due to the tact that there is "too much public opinion and newspaper around.” . —The Kennebec (Me.) Journal advo cates the nomination of the Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., as the Republican candidate fot Governor of Maine, and believes the selection will lie between him and ex- Judge Kent. —The Pittsburgh Post publishes a letter from Butler county alleging that the Hon. John Hippie Mitchell, the new United States Senator from Oregon, form erly resided in Butler under the name of John Hippie, and that his father and many of his relatives still live there. —The Tribune thinks the assertion that the Virginia Republicans are to run Hen ry A. Wise for Governor is a pretty good indication that party lines are badly demor alized. Old line Democrats will rub their eyes with astonishment to see Republicans voting for the man who refused to accept amnesty from the United States Govern ment, and who sentenced John Brown to be banged. —The Republican Legislature of New York has for the second time refused to pass any “charity bill,” such as Democrats always adopted, and it has cut down the canal appropriation between eight and nine hundred thousand dollars. “So that «t is not too much to say” remarks the Albany Journal , “that on these items alone, as Democratic rule, the Republi can saving for the people will be two millions of dollars.” , —The citizen of New York who has been owing the Governmen hall a nation dollars taxes for four years has at length paid up under protest. The interest meantime would amount to $150,000. If tllv - - - -—— le to dawdle in that way, what kind of gov* eminent would it be? Well, it would be just that is certain, which it isn’t, when it administers the law promptly on John Smith, laborer, and dilatorily on Vander bilt, millionaire. —The Pittsburgh Commercial says :It is a matter of just pride to Pennsylvani ans that as soon as the Secretary of Stale received a detailed report of the examina tion ordered into the alleged irregularities of the suspended American Commission ers at Vienna, he at once directed the restoration of Colonel Clayton McMi'chael, of Philadelphia, upon whom not even a shadow of suspicion rests, and whose course throughout has been of the most upright and honorable character. —A fruitful subject for investigation is thus suggested to the next Congress by the Chicago Tribune : “The case of Phelps, Dodge & Co. win come before the XLIIId Congress as Credit Mobilier did before the last session of the XLIld Congress. It will present a crime perpetrated under the forms of law more vile and degrading than the grand combination for defraud ing the Government in Union Pacific. It will involve officials who were engaged in a huge blackmailing transaction, and will develop the nefarious ways and means adopted by spies, informers, and vampires who operate under the protection of Gov ernment authority. The demand for in vestigation will come from the entire mercantile community of the country, which cannot afford to permit one of its members to be bled after the fashion in which Messrs. Phelps, Dodge & Co. ware plundered, since they may all be subject to the same process,” —The following names are announced in the Lawrence Guardian as Republican candidates for nomination at the primary meetings on June 14th.- Assembly—Hugh Flinn, 3d Ward, New Castle; E. 8. N. Morgan, Ist Ward. Sheriff— W. R. Gea ley, Plaingrove (p; Francis Gibson North Beaver tp.; Samuel C. Stickle, Slippery rock tp., late of Co, F. 100th P. V.; 8. J. Mcßride, of Hickory tp., a member of the 78th Reg. Pa. Vole, from ’Ol to ’O5; James McWilliams, Union tp.; Wm. Stewart. North Beaver tp. Treasurer—Forbes Holton, 2d Ward, New Castle; Caleb Jo sephs, of Big Beaver township, late of the 100th Pa. Vols.; John-Blevins, 2d Ward, New Castle. Register and Recorder— James J. Growl, let Ward, New Castle; W. W. Officer, of North Beaver township, late of Battery B. Ist Pa. Art’y.; James B. Roberts, of Scott township, late of Co. B, 184th Rest. P. V. Commissioner— Andrew Nelson, Scott township ; James Watson, Wilmington township; James D.’ Bryson, 2d Ward, New Cattle. Auditor— Lafayette Baldwin, Shenango township. —Frank Cowan’s paper publishes the fol lowing names as candidates for nomination, subject to the Democratic primary meetings of Westmoreland. county : Assembly— W. J. K. Kline, of Greensbutg; Dr. H. B. Piper, of Greensburg; Thompson McLain, of Rpstrayer Township ; James L.i Toner, of Derry Township; C. R* Painter, of Greensburg; W. J. Robertson, (Farmer.) of S. Huntingdon Township. —At the Jefferson County Republican Convention held at Steubenville on Thurs day, May 17, the delegates were instructed to vote for Gen. E. P. Noyes for Governor, A. T. for Lieutenant Governor, and W T\Wilson for Comptroller, Resolu tions were offered by Gen. A. G. McCook, and adopted, that the action of the major ity iU the'late Congress in passing the “back salary” bill, whereby, on the last day’s session, they voted themselves a gratuity of five thousand dollars each for services already performed, wasv a viola tion of trust reposed in them by their constituents and disgraceful plundering of the National Treasury, and the mem bers so voting justly forfeited the confi dent! of the people; that the thanks of the people of Jefferson county are due Jacob A. Ambler, late Representative in Cou gress, for faithful, honest discharge of offi cial duties, more especially for the man ner in which he opposed the salary grab at every stage of its progress. —The Pittsburgh Morning Mail says: There never was a truer adage than that politics make strange bedfellows. The latest illustration comes from Washington to the effect that leading Virginia politi cians state that ex-Governor Henty A. Wise is making an effort to get the Re publican nomination for Governor. Colo nel Hughs, who has heretofore been spok en of as the probable candidate of the Re publicans, can not. it is said, command the united support of the party, being strongly opposed by Senator Lewis and bis followers. Since the nomination of Horace Greeley by the Democratic Con vention at Baltimore, Henry A. Wise, like John 8. Mosby, has been seeking affiliation with the Republican parly of Virginia, and the proposition is to take bim up as a compromise candidate on the j ground that he would draw conservative j votes. The straightout Republicans of I the Hughs faction are. of coarse, against Wise, and will do all they-can to prevent his nomination. Altogether it is hardly probable that Wise can be nominated, but in view of bis antecedents, the idea of his seeking a nomination from the Repub licans is rather novel. FROM COLORADO. General Grant’s Visit to Colorado— Spring Snow Several feet deep—Crop Prospects— BallroadS) Ac. Correspondence ol the Radical. V almost, Boulder County. Col., ( May 12, 1873. S Tresfdeht Grant and family have lately Tistno TTOTorado. The great man has come and gone, printer’s ink has been freely shed in fat head lines, telling of receptions, processions, balls and din- : ners to bis honor; of how he suffered three hours martyrdom at the bands of a motley crowd of Denverites; who Miss Nellie danced with, and how Mrs. Grant was dressed; how they took a special train to the mountains, and how the par ty walked on a pavement of silver bricks from the carriage into the hotel at Central City. A growl comes up from those places not visited by the President, for want of lime. Pueblo cannot see why the Presi dent patronized Denver to their exclu sion, and Georgetown is pugalistic be cause Denver made out the programme, and omitted them from the line of travel. I believe the President has a larger per centage of friends among Coloradians than he has in the East—the administra tion is pretty generally upheld here, ex cept, perhaps, the Indian policy, and I suspect that Mr. Grant sustained a pretty severe pumping at the hands of the inde fatigable newspaper men, to find out what are the President’s views at the present juncture. From their silence I think they did not make; much. Colora dians are strongly in of extermina tion, and I expect that had some of the < most earnest advocates of the Peace Pol icy passed through some of the expe riences of the early settlers of Colorado, they would see the fallacy of their arguments. The elements favored the Presidential party, for they bit a gap in the stormy weather. The day after they left the worst storm of the season hurst over Den ver and Southern Colorado. Snow fell several feet deep. The winter up the middle of March was only in name, but since that lime we have had a succes ion of snow and rain storms, with chilly cloudy weather. It has been disagreeable, but not as bad as our Pennsylvania spring weather. In the absence of all mud we can walk out immediately after the heav iest raio- without soiling a shoe. It has now cleared up warm and bright, with a prospect of settled grod weather. Farm ing prospects are excellent. For a time, by a want of snow and raio in the mount ains, the outlook for farmers was poor, but a great breadth of wheat has been sown, one-half and three hundred acres per farm, which, under the influence of the fragrant rains and warm suns, is look ing well. The Golden & Julesburg Railroad are. running trains from Golden toLougmount, 41 miles, and will make* the connection through to Jalesburg, connecting with the Union Pacific as soon as the iron can be laid, thus giving the U. P. a through route over their own roadfj to the mouc, sins and Denver. The Kansas has held the monopoly and fleeced tV people long enough. Ten cents a mile fo passengers, and for freight from York they gobble more than one- half f* the last 600 miles over the K. P. Let 01 hope that competition will bring the charges. As a new road the 6 4 j are very accommodating. The flourish of a broom or mop stick stops them any where for passengers. An amusing i nc i dent occurred the other morning as th engine was laboring up one of the steep grades. A man was observed waving bis hat. To shut off s t eam to stop. On being asked what he wanted 3 said, he “wanted to see if oar Sal was on the train.’* The conductor told him to look and see, r but Sal was not aboard. Passing out he said, “M|r. Conductor, won’t yon look for Sal to-morrow morning, and if she is on stop and let me know,” and the train labored on. The mountains look grand in the clear sunlight; the font hills clothed with the dark foliage ot the pine, loom squarely up thousands of feet above the pi a j c gashed and seamed with dark canyons where the sun never shines. Bold and threatening they resemble giants guarding the threshold of another world, while above them and far beyond rise the peaks of eternal snow, glistening in the sun like burnished silver giants of the same race who have risen to the heights of glory while above all lies Abe blue ethereal without a cloud to mar the beauty.' The mind is lost in admiration of the magni tude of the works of the Almighty. To view such a scene, and to be thus inspir ed, is worth thousands of miles of travel C. W. Taylor. LOCAL ITEMS. Aoknts.—C. W. Taylor, Beaver Falls; Evan Rngh, New Brighton; J. Linnenhrinh, Rochester. TO ADVERTISE BS.-The Beaver Radical Is tbe most extensively circu lated Weekly Newspaper in Western Pennsylvania. Cleveland A Pittsburgh Railroad. Going ‘ West —Mail, 7,46 a. m ; Accommodation 5,40 p. m. Going East— Accommodation, '.*.19 a. m; Mail ,37 p. m; .Express, 7,07 p. m. The attention of the public is directed to the following new advertisements, which appear ic The Radical to-day: New Adv.—U. S. Piano Co Special Notice—J. H. Cunningham.. Special Notice—Mrs. Beacom Special Notice—F. A. McKinley... Special Notice—B. Mulhelm Special Notice—Robert Tallon Special Notice—Agricultural Society Sheriff's Salse-h-Camberlin White Arrival and Departure of Mails. Western mall leaves at 6.45 a.m.: arrives at 3 p.m. Eastern mail leaves at 2p. m.; arrives at Ba. m. JT. Moore, druggist, sells Indian Bitters and Pain Conqueror R, Calhoon, of Georgetown,^po tatoes in his garden in bloom and ten inches high. Two entire new two Horse Wagon?, for sale at Speyerer & Son's. feh2l-tf. The Ohioville Post Office has been moved to Fairview Ohio township, but the name, we understand, of the office re mains unchanged. Prices low for all kinds of boots, shoes, gaiters, low shoes and slippers, at Hertzog & Beam’s, The managers of the Beaver county. Agricultural Society are requested rneetf at the Fair grounds on Saturday May 24-. h at 10 a. m. J. IQoore, druggist, sells Quick Cough Cure and French Balm. aprlB-Jm. Stop at the New brick front. Corner of Broad way and Lock streets, New Brighton, for year clothing. aprll-lt The survivers ol the Eighty Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers will hold arc union at Uniontown, Pa., on the 29lbland 30th inst. .! Opera slippers at Hertzog & Beam’s, Ice Cold Sparkling Soda Water, flavored with Pure Fruit Syrup?,' always, fresh from Hugo An driessen's Marble Fountains. On Saturday the Charliers W>»oien Milis of Canonsburg were sold at Sheriff’s sale.and were bought by James Craighead at the low price of $9,550. As tbe purchase of a Sewing Machine is of may be an act for a life-time, care should be taken in selecting one that time and oee have proven to be, the besf. Time tries all things. “Use only furnishes the final teat.” Opinions of the skill ful may be outvalue, but time is needed to con firm them. While the Singer Sewing Machine Company has given the public the finest fruit? of inventive genins, they have guarded it from a multitude of traps. Attachments have been ad ded for various purnoses, bat it has kept free from all useless complications. Simplicity o( parte, and adaptation to the widest range of work has been the constant aim. Instead of boasting of a variety of nsojae* stitches and movements, it to make bnt One Kind of Stitch, and that with the Fewest Movements Possible. Hence the Machine pay ran constantly for twenty years, or a life-time, ! and work Jost as wall as when new. H. HraAW A Co , No. 10 Sixth Street, Pitts burgh, Pa iFe are indebted to Dr. W- W. Jones, Mayor of Toledo, for a copy of his An nual Message to the City Council and Report of Board of Improvements of said city for 1878. The message is an able, exceedingly well written and in structive-document, and proves Mayor Jones, although a Democratic Mayor in a Republican city, to be the right mao| in the right place. Early Rom Potato SeedH. C. * &i K - Patterson have for sale cheap at their store,: on Tank Street, Beaver Falls, one hundred fcnebels of choice Early Rose Potatoes for seed. Hprlftlm. B. M. Ewing Sec’y. apnl2s-3m .9111 21111 .10111 .1811! .27111 ,4253 t