Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-14
PATTISON'S TOUR.

PATTIS0N'S TOUR.
UP IN TIE NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES
Enthusiastic Greeting Everywhere-Speechea
by tho Wayside- Monster Meetings In
Towanda-PAttIs0n's Ringing De-
Special Disp itch to the Press.
The second day Of Mr.. Pattison's cam.
paign has been in an entirely different
section of the state, and among an entirely
different class Of people. His course has
been northward through the beautiful
valley of the Susquehanna, among a
people who are as strict in thought and
strong in purpose as they are prosper
GUS and enterprising politicians. The
majority of these are against Mr.. Patti
son, and they will SO vote in November.
This sort Of campaign is new in this
state. There is comparatively little ex-
citement visible in the towns, and the
modern paraphernalia for changing
the politics Of men on the great
questions Of the day are entirely absent.
Hardly torch light has been seen, bands
are scarce, and the enthusiasm, whore en-
thusiasm exists, is not of the noisy kind.
At all tho stations there arc great crowds,
who, on arrival of the cars, exhibit good
deal Of curiosity to see Pattison. The
people crane their necks until he appears,
candidate. PattisOn's measured tones and
clear-cut sentences at once change the ex-
preston of the crowd to that of close at.
H.
cheer. The Republicans of Wyoming and
Bradford were quite as cordial in their
greeting of the Democratic candidate rs
tho Democrats of Lehigh and Luzerne.
The party left Scranton early in the
morning and made the first stop at Tunk-
hammock, the county seat of Wyoming,
where Eckley 3. Coke was compelled to
leave the party ON ac,ount Of business eu-
gagements.
A Pleasant Compliment
At Tunkhanuock, after thanking TIC
people for their cordial reception. Patti
son made = pleasing allusiOn to the saga
city Of the people in choosing so beautiful
a country for their settlement-just as Lot
choose the best and richest land when he
parted with Abraham. He concluded
with the following thought, which was
loudly applauded
"Wealth and material success arc not
the only things to be chosen, and would
not Of themselves bring contentmcnt.
More than these are necessary. Your
property will be lasting. You have Sc.
cured your own liberties aud made them
permanent by the education of your chill
dren in the fear of God, and to the faith.
full and fearless discharge of all public and
private duty
At Meshoppcn there was q very large
crowd and considerable cheering on the
candidates appearance, and here he said
to the gathered crowd
Citizenship not only confers privi.
leges, but imposes duties and obligations
In tho tranquility and repose that charac-
terize an agricultural community like this
is found the opportunity for that deliber-
alton upon public questions which will re.
suit in sound judgment and safe conclu-
sions. With your friends and in the calm
of your HON es you can contemplate those
grave public issues which are to-day the
subject of SO much interest to the people
of our state. In this beautiful country,
and in tho quiet of these hills now clothed
in the g0rgerous garments of autumn, you
have the facilities for that deliberation
necessary for the best discharge of tho
high duties of citizenship
At Laceyville there was short stop,
during which the candidate for governor
was personally introduced to the crowd by
Colonel Piollett. At Wyalusing the largest
assemblage of the day turned out, and
there was great cheering. Ono old gentle
man, said to he a converted Republican,
carried a large flag. Robert A. Packer
introduced Mr.. PattisOn, who spoke rs fol
lows:
Careful DeliberatiOn acquired.
81 wish to suggest two thoughts that
your ballot concerns, not only your own
local interests, but those OF the people of
the state at large. Your representa-
tives in the Legislature vote not only upon
questions affecting the welfare of the few
thousand people Of the country, but also
the interests of the 4, ,0OO, 900 people of the
commonwealth. therefore say to you
that the demand of the hour is that care
full thought and deliberation he given to
tho individual exercise of the right of
franchise" Then facing the surrounding
hills, Mr.. Pattison said "YOu zee all
around you these slopes covered with the
brilliant colors of autumn it is all very
BEAUTIFUL, but it represents no life and
visOr, but death and decay. The quiet
green of u few months ago. though less
ornamental, told that the fields were full
of quickeniug vegetation, or rich with the
growing harvest. Like the fertile fields is
the campaign of the Democrats, but the
campaign of tho bosses represents not tho
quick and living issues iu which the peo-
pie are interested, but the decay and dis
solution of the power of arrogant leaders"
On to Towauda
Times Report.
This ended the preliminary speechmak-
ing, and the train soon moved out and
speedily reached Towanla. A very large
crowd awaited it's coming and cheered tie
Decentralization. Colonel II. r. Mexican.
chairman OF the Democratic county COM
mittee, had the arrangements in charge
and the visiting party were transferred to
carriages and conveyed to the hotel. Ar
irving there an imprOmptu as we'll as in
formal reception was inaugurated, which
excited great interest. For an hour the
sturdy Democrats came and, introduced
by Joseph Powell, cordially shook hands
with the candidate and departed satisfied.
" have seen him and will risk him."
one labor-begrimed. earnest
citizen, as he walked off contented.
" That man has always been a Republi-
can," said Democrat worker to mo !:
" and there are plenty more like him."
At two o'clock the meeting. which from
the beginning was designed to be the
event Of this journey, was called to order
iS Mercur hall. Long before that time
every seat was occupied and when tho
speakers and officers had assembled in