The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-07-26
BEAVER AND PATTIsoN.

! only between beaver huu IdItlSou'
One of these two will be elected; ard
it behooves those who will coufine their
choice within practical bounds, to
leok at the points of difference between
the two, and decide according to their
best judgment which is best entitled
to their votes.
Briefly, then, Beaver is native Of
Pennsylvania, and PattisOn is a native
of Maryland. We do not say that
Maryland is not good State to be
born in, but it is much better State
to move from and it is not to be won-
dered at that Pattison availed himself
Of al early opportunity to get away
from its barren shores.
But, while it is no disgrace in itself
to have been born in Maryland, it is
natural that Pennsylvanians should
prefer to be governed by a native
Pennsylvania. In the century
or moro that she has been a
Commonwealth, Pennsylvania has
uniformly had son of her own in the
executive chair. We do not know of
a single instance to the contrary; and
if there is one, it will be an exception
that will merely serve to prove the
rule.
And it is but right that it should be
SO. The Office of Governor is Que that
specially calls for an intimate knowl.
edge on the part of its occupant, of the
people of the State, their peculiarities
and local idiosyncracies, their special
wants and desires, and of he,measures
necessary 70 promote their varied in.
terests. This is knowledge which
none but native can fully attain. A
man must grow up among the people
to understand them fully; and it is
the unwritten knowledge and expert
ence thus acquired and which only a
native Pennsylvania can acquire, that
is essential to the success Of any one in
the gubernatorial chair.
1t is no disparagement to the gener.
al qualifications of Mr.. Pattison TO say
that this is knowledge he has never
attained and in the nature ofthings he
never can. He may be good lawyer,
(but is not); he may be good clerk,
and as such capable Of performing the
merely clerical duties of CONTROLLER of
the city of Philadelphia; and he may
have the ordinary requirements which
most citizens attain; but he has not,
and cannot have, that feeling of State
pride aud devotion to Stale interests,
which the native. born Pennsylvania
is heir to. He is, even when the best
is said that can be said of him, alien
to her soil, and stranger to the home.
feeling which is felt by every one born
within her bounds, and by them alone.
Pennsylvania does not need to 90 to
Maryland for Governor. There is
no scarcity of fit material for the place
among her own sons and so long as
she has an abundance of home mate
rial, so long she will be justified in
comforting her chief homer only upon
one of her own children.
James A. Beaver is not only a
Pennsylvanian, bat the only Pennsyl.
vanian who stands chance of being
elected. He was born and educated
upon Pennsylvania ground, has grown
up with her people, khows all theil
various wants and nesds, is identified
with them in all their interests, aud il
peculiarly qualified for the place he
has been named. No true Peuusylva
nian will, we take it for granted, pas.
him by for the stranger born il
another State, and that, too, a State
which has and has had but little ir
common with us. Pattison is young
he came into our State as a mere ad
, venturer has been thrust forward
into notOriety by Fictitious local cir
cumstances, and has shown no capacity
for the high place to which he aims.
In every possible way Beaver is hi
f. superior; and We can safely, as vel
as with good reason, appeal to tn
native pride of Pennsylvanians I,
stand by the son of the soil, and refus
! emphatically to hand over the Stat
into the hands of stranger and al
/ adventurer.
Again, in the late contest for Ma
tional existence, the contest which Sc
: verely and thoroughly tried men
souls, Beaver, like true Pennsylva
9 nian, rallied to the support of hi
r country's flag, while Pattison, like
true son of Maryland, gave his sympa
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