The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-10-22
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tor in this district, composed OF the
f, counties of Cambria and Blair, and
SAMUEL. HENsHEY is his Democratic
] opponent. They are both citizens OF
! Blair county. Mr.. HENsHEY has never
! held any public position, nor did MI.
/ LEMON until he was elected to the
=! Senate three years ago in a strong Re-
/ publican district. That district, how
, ever was not Cambria and Blair, but
was composed Of other counties, OF
| which Blair was one. This, therefore,
J is the first time when Senator VIII
be elected in this district as 1t now eX-
| ists. and on that account alone 1t Is
! invested with some political impOr-
tauce. We have known Mr. LEMON
long and we'll and we know nothing
to his pnblic discredit. Even if we
did, we wouLl scorn to use or attempt
TO use it against him. That is not
oar mode Of conducting a political
campaign, unless we are reluctantly
forced to assume an aggressive posi-
ton. We will on all such unsought
occasions, however, d" fight the devil
with fire. We concedc therefore that
n
man OF pure personal integrity, and
while we willingly do this, we claim
with entire confidence in it's truth, that
in both tlresc high attributes of private
worth SAMUEL HENsHEY stands on he
same platform, with JOHN "A. LEMON.
Mr. LEMON is not an orator, neither Is
Mr. HERSHEY, and when he is elected
he will not "dare to rush in where an
gels fear to tread" nor will he under
take to play part which is entirely
inconsistent with his nature and with
his own good sense of propriety-we
mean the disgusting and offensive part
of political trimmer in the State Sem
ate. That body has greater supply
Of that sort of material nOaO than the
best interests of the State demand.
We disclaim making any insinuation
that Mr. LEMON has ever in his con-
duct in the Senate done anything Of
the kind SO that in that respect we
have nothing ut all to urge against him.
These two candidates therefore, and we
take pleasure in saving so, are both
gentlemen and both fair representa-
tives of their respective parties. But
there is wide difference between them
III a political sense. What is it? JOHN
A. LEMON supports JOHN +. HAIR
TRANFT, and HARTRANFT represents
MACKEY and the corrupt treasury ring.
The taxpayers of the State demand
that the money which they may be
compelled to pay into the State treas
ury shall not be used by the treasurer
for his own personal profit and the
benefit of his political friends, but that
it shall be applied to its legitimate
purpose. UENsHEY's vote in the Sem
ate will count one in favor of treasury
reform and an honest State government
under CYRUS l.. PERsHING. john a.
LEMON represents all that is odiOus in
Grantism, and his election will aid and
strengthen the government at Wash
ington, with all its sins of omission
and commission HENsHEY's election
will be a blow aimed at plundering
and corrupt administration, the defeat
of which by the voters Of the country
is only a question of time. Besides
all this, it will nerve and strengthen
the determined and vigorous efforts of
Judge PERsHING, when elected, in ia.
vor of wholesale rctrenchment and re-
form in State affairs. What Demo
crat therefore in Cambria county, or
elsewhere in the district, will refuse to
vote for SAMUEL HENsHEY? No Dem
ocrat who deserves that name and sim
cerely desires the success of his party
will refuse to sustain him. He deserves
the hearty and enthusiastic support of
the Democracy of the district, and if
elected, will surrender up his trust to
his constituents with clean hands and
an untarnishcd reputation.