The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-01
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY TICKET.
"COnsistency Thou Art Jewell"


few words in regard to the sheriff
question in addition to what has al
ready been said. The Democrat, last
week, gives what it calls "Oysters Po-
litical Record" Among other things
it says:
''Last year, owing to the absence,
by a detention of the mail of several
delegates who were opposed to MAX
ing nomination, he was falsely de-
clared the choice of his party, for AS
sembly. But his happiness was of
short duration. A large number of
his party repudiated his candidacy,
yet he clung to the ticket with per-
sistency born of desperation until the
eleventh hour, when he was literally
forced off by his party friends, and
then, instead of remaining at home
and eXerting his influence for Eearley,
he quietly crept away to Pittsburgh,
or some other point, and did not re-
turn until after election. Yet in the
face of this ungalant act in the chap
ter OF last years blunders, he has the
audacity to solicit Democratic votes on
the plea that he aCithdrc1D last wear
and elected Farley. Yes he did With
draw, but it was such withdrawal as
man makes when he is kicked into
the street,
Now look on the otherside of the pic
ture as given by the Democrat in its
issue of November 2nd 1876. Sreak-
ing of circulars issued by Mr.. VIM
mer it says:
The third and last circular refers
refers to the withdrawal of Mr.. Oyster.
ana p5,s is addressed more particularly to
The honorable" gentleman then in
Inmates that Oyster and a few of his
Ridgway Republican friends sold
themselves to Farley This intima.
ton is highly unjust. Mr.. Oyster
withdrew at the earnest solicitation of
is friends, they feeling satisfied that,
while his election was impossible. his
presence in the field jeopardized the
CHANCES of Farley whom they pre-
ferred to WINNER
Where is the little joker? AS the
late John Belgian used to say. zone
way5it was, and one way it wasn't.n
Last fall Oyster withdrew to help
Farley, now that withdrawal was be-
cause he was ''kickedn out and after
being so used he crept away and didn't
come up to the help of Farley against
the mighty.
"Lord. lord, how this world is given
to lying
1t makes large and constantly in
creasing difference with Eugene
whether it's his bull or our OK that is
gored. When Oyster sat the solicita-
tion of his friends" Withdrew from the
Assembly canvass in 1876, he was a
"bully boy" none better now that
"at the solicitation of his friends" he
is candidate for Sheriff, his with
drawal was not of his own motion but
he was 'klcked" out.
Bluff and brag go long way some
times, but the bluster of the few COM
posing the ring who are trying to
elect Kline will be of no avail this fall
Oyster is not forced to go to The other
end of the State for newspaper creden.
tlals as to his character every printer
knows how they are manufactured,
known him from infancy and amongst
whom he has obtained prominent
and substantial position. The ways
ofthe politician are known to all, and
if one word could have hcen said
against the character of Daniel C.
Oyster, or one dishonest or disrcputa-
BILE act shown it would have been
hawked around the county in every
form and the changes rung upon it
until people sickened at the sight of q
friend of Kline. They are reduced
entirely to lying and, so far, have been
unable to invent more than cne that
is likely to be of use. "Oyster is not
candidate.n Do not believe il (!
When any one tells you that, he lies,
and wilfully. Oyster is and will be a
candidate until he is, on the night of
the sixth of November next, shown to
be Sheriff elect. When Kime's friends
say he is sure to be elected, ask them
the reason for the faith that is in them?
Ask them where he is to get his votes?
They will meet you with assertions
only, or with figures that your own
knowlege will tell you are false.
The struggle of Kime's friends is
the desperate effort of clique fight
ing to retain power that is menaced
and tottering upon the verge of de-
struction. Under such circumstances
lies are to be expected from them and
only the most simple will be misled.
DO not be deceived. The result as
the canvass now is, lies between Burke
and Oyster, with the chances in favor
of the latter, but those chances should
be made certainties, and it can only
be by those citizens who desire good
and responsible men to fill offices re-
framing from throwing their votes
away upon men who, however good
they may be, have no chance of an
election, and concentrating upon the
best one remaining. That is Daniel G.
Oyster.
Make no mistake in the matter
OYSTER or Rurke will he tho nayt