The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-27
Pattison's Three DisSraces

Pattison's Three Disgraces
The homely old adage Birds of a
feather flock together" has about it
the odor OF unmistakable truth, and
is wickedly characteristic of the gang
upon whose shoulders Pattison is
lifted into public sight, even though
the young cormorant from Maryland
were an unabridged edition of all
the virtues with a preface by Tai
mage, the weight OF wickedness in
the lives of those surrounding him
would be sufficient 10 sink him
through to the Chinese side of crea-
tion, and raise a hill oyer the hole: "
in fact we can only regret that Dante
was not borne in Phi.adelphia in
stead of Italy, and he could then
give us an inferno far surprising his
immortal work. There is still too
much reverence even for the semb-
lance of political honor among Re
publicans TO allow OF even the least
intelligent aiding in the election of
a man whose most prominent sup
porters are Cassidy, McMullin and
Josephs, and as it is acknowledged
on all sides that Pattison cannot
hope for success unless assisted bv
Republican votes, his defeat Is abso-
lutely unGuestionabie from a moral
as well as a merely political stand
point. We have called Mr.. Pattison
a cOrmorant. first, because Of his ap-
petite and secondly, because he fish
es with a ring around his neck, like
those unfortunate birds used by the
Chinese. The three boatmen, who
are initiating Charon by rowing
the young Marylander across
the political styx-less classically
called up salt river" takes good
care that he shall not swallow any
fish he may miraculously catch.
Boatman Cassidy is after big fish,
called a SenatOrship, and no sooner
could our cormorant bring 1t to the
surface than it would be in his ca
gerly expectant hand, and boatmen
McMullen and Josephs know that
there are a great many choice fishes
in the legislative pool, and should
their well trained cormorant ever
get to fishing in that water, he would
undoubtedly not lack for fish for
breakfast, dinner and supper, but the
three bOatmen are much too well
known to allow OF their getting a
chance.
But it must not be supposed that
bad company has forced itself on
Pattison against his will he has
shown himself far from repugnant
to the association. In fact when he
had once broken with the crowd,
and might have kept aloof from
them forever. he mourned and pined
till he was taken back again into
their companionship. During the
phenonimally corrupt administra-
ton of Sheriff Wright, whose solic-
itOr bv the way, was Mr. Cassidy,
Pattison quarreled with the Sheriff
respecting some irregularities in the
office, and by So doing naturally ran
counter to the desires and interests
of Boss Cassidy. He soon found
this to be mistake, however. and
to-day he NAV be found in the very
closest companionship with the very
men he denounced. In fact he has
become 80 accustomed to the taint in
the atmosphere around him that he
could not live in purer air. His de-
pendence on these men Is too notO-
rious to be doubted, and should in
the opinion of all loyal Pennsylva-
mans perfectly disqualify him from
occupying the Chief Magistracy.
General Beaver on the other hand
comes before the people untrammel
ed and unhampered. His compan-
ions are men who have maintained
the nations honor on many a battle
field. and sustained the prestige OF
the State at home, and in him the
people of Pennsylvania will have a
Governor, sincere, Independent and
to the manner born.