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NOT BEATEN, BUT BETRAYED-WHO
DEFEATED GOV TOMBSTONE
a FEW CALM WORDS To THE WINGS OF PENNsYL


DEFEATED GOV TOMBSTONE
a FEW CALM WORDS To rHE WINGS OF pENNsYL-
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| The result of Tuesdays election-wil greatly
surprise the honest Wings OF Pennsylvania
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the issues of the campaign were in our favor.
We had leader whose previous Administra-
| ton had been fautless That leader worked
faithfully in the canvass, was well received by
the people and made a good impression upon
the people. The true friends of Governor
Johnston were active, and all that men could
honestly do was done to procure his election.
In they were sustained by many of the other
party who were satisfied with his stewardship
and We're opposed to a change Why, then
was he defeated? This is an important ques-
ton, to which the attention of the Wing party
may well be invited. Why, with such leader,
with such issues, with such arguments, with
such efforts and such an organization, was
Governor Johnston defeated The answer is
plain. Governor Johnston was overthrown in
| this contest not by the efforts Of the LocofOco
party but by the secret though effective treach-
cry of protested Whigs-men, too in the inter
est and favor of the present National Admins
tration This is the truth, and we mean that
the people shall know it.
The Pennsylvania of October 9TH, in an
nouncing the result of the election, uses the fol-
lowing significant language:
aided by a number Of National Wigs, who
would not be whipped in, in this locality, we
of our most brilliant and most unfading honors"
This exposes the game which was played.
"National Wings as they are called, have
| ,;JoJ Tho 4 ncofncos and dofnotnd tho ,rraot
Wing party of the State And who are these
" National Whigs!" They are men who wish
to introduce new test to party fdety--to for.
get all old principles, and to sacrifice all mer
who will not agree to surrender the freedom o.
speech Mt the tyranncal bidding of neighbor
In 1913 the Wing National Convention
nominated Zachary Taylor and Willard Fillmor
as the standard bearers of the Whigpartyn tina
contest The nomination of Gen Taylor wa
effected after a severe struggle. VIM +. John
ston was a member of that Convention. II ica
at his suggestion that Me Pennsylvania Dciegd
ton cast their uotes for Willard Fillmore In
consequence of that nomination, Mr. Fillmore
was elected Vice President and in consequence
of that election he is now the President of the
United States After the Convention adjourned
in 1913, VIM. F. Johnston became the Wing
candidate for Governor of this State He can.
vassed the State with untiring industry, and il
was due 10 his efforts mainly that Pennsylvania
voted for Gen. Taylor and Willard Fillmore,
and therein made them the President and Vioe
President of the United States. How does Mr.
Fillmore requite these Efforts We will tell the
public. Mr.. Fillmore, we believe IL not per-
sonally hostile to Gov Johnston. We believe
he is too honest u man utterly to forsake and
seek to ruin the men and party 10 whom he
owes his present place But We do know that
| he retains i'm his Cabinet man who has public
| ". and Tithin The HmitS 0t oar Own State
expressed an earnest hope that Governor John
sion rouM be defeated This is an undoubtled
fact, and is within the knowledge Of many of
| the best citizens of Pennsylvania. Daniel Heb
sfer is the man tcho has thus deserted the Wig
partu of The State, and plotted 10 secure The defeat
| of its nominee. We say this with regret but
| we KNOW il to be true and we wish the people
of the State to understand that through the hos
tility of men like Mr. Webster the Wing party
of Pennsylvania is now in minority. Mr. FIJI
| more is and ras drdre Of Mis hostility How
far, therefore he il responsible for the result of
these schemes, we leave n candid public TO
Judge.
MIR. Webster has had his agents and wire
workers in different parts Of the State They
were generally men Of but little character, who
could never have accomplished their object had
they not taken the precaution TO conceal their
bitter hatred under the garb Of extreme friend
ship They were hypocritical IA well ~ treach-
erous. We will leave these men to their reilec-
tons and to the sure and just punishment
which certainly awaits them We trust that
Mr. Cooper and his numerous and tricky con
federates will feel amply rewarded if our defeat
now should defeat the party throughout the
Union in the Presidential contest next year, and
paralyze US in this State for long time to come.
The vote Of Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Northamp-
ton and other counties where these assassins re-
side shows their fidelity to the men honored
with the confidence Of the Wing party Of the
State In one ward in Harrisburg, where
most of the traitors lived and have sympathi-
zers, fifteen Wing tickets were voted in which
Gov Johnston's name was erased, and Mr..
Bigler's substituted In another ward and an
adjoining township, the same course was pur-
sued And elsewhere in the State, where the
same influence reached, the same result follow
ed
We therefore wish the Wings Of Pennsyl-
vania TO understand that this State has fallen
into the hands Of the Opposition, because the
National Administration, and most Of its spe-
cial friends, determined that Governor John
ston must be defeated and the Wing party
sacrificed that large numbers Of LocOiocos-
there being nineteen in one ward Of Harris
burg-yoted for Governor Johnston that this
vote was more than oycrbalanced by detection
in the Wing ranks; that this detection was
owing TO the intrgues Of certain members Of
the Cabinet and their assistants in this State
that Governor Johnston, IL the entire Wing
party had been true, would have been elected
by an overwhelming majority and that Gov
crnor Johnston was defeated by the most shame
less and infamous trcachery.
We make these remarks because the occasion
demands they should be made. While every
friend Of the State Administration will cherish
in his heart Of hearts those trusty and honest
Wings who were true ~ steel 10 their standard
bearer, every honest man will IN heartily detest
the ignoble and dastardy traitors who were
afraid Of an open field aud fair fight and who
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