The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-31
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN STATE COM,

the flood of foreign importations.
On this question the Republican
colors are nailed to the masthead.
They are plain. No man misunder-
stands them. The Democratic Free
Trade organs in other States rail at
Pennsylvania, because she fearlessly
the policy of Protection.
Let usshow once more by our steady
front that we understand what's alike
our interest and our duty, and that
we are not to be deceived by the meth
ods of coercion and double-dealing
which characterize Democratic decla-
rations and actions on the Tariff
question.
Before the returns of the election
can be known to our people, the
present extra session of the Legisla-
ture will have cost the State the
sum of FIVE hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t is continued with the sole
view of compelling an endorsement
of the Democratic State Administra-
ton, the head of which is committed
TO the scheme Of electing Hon. Lew
is c. Cassidy to the United States
Senate. The present Democratic
State ticket was nominated pursuant
to this leading idea, and its election
will be a direct endorsement ofit by
the people-at least by such ofthem
as vote in that way. Such result
will de proclaimed as a direct vindi-
cation Of the State Administration
and its extra session policy, and that
session will continue indefinitely.
1t is madness to expect the Repub-
licans to yield to Executive coer-
cion.
The basic principle of our govern
ment Is that It's three chief depart.
ments--the Judicial, Legislative and
Executive-shall be independent of
each other. The Legislative makes
the law, the Judicial construes, the
Executive enforces. None can safely
encroach upon, or threaten the pre-
negatives of another; and if the pres
ent administrative purpose were a
thousand times as strong as it is, ii
could not compel Republican Rep
resentatives or Senators to surrender
the leading principle of Republican
government, much less to promote
to the United States Senate one who
is not wholly approved by his own
party, and who has no feeling in
common with our party's interest
or purposes.
A most extensive correspondence
by the Republican State Committee,
with the people in all sections, re-
veals their desire for a final adjourn
ment of the extra session. They
would have it go, without standing
upon the order of its going. They
see in its deliberations no promise OF
good, and in its cotinuance, only the
most woful waste of the moneys Of
the people. 1t is in your power to
bid it go. The election of the Re-
publican State ticket will be a COM
mand from the people. and the only
one they haye the opportunity to
give.
The apportlonment bills offered
the Democrats by the Republican
majority in the senate, are the most
liberal ever presented by the party
practically in control of the question
Had the uniform policy of the Dem.
ocratic party, when in power in Penn.
svlvania for more than a quarter
of century been accepted, the Re-
publicans would have demanded
extreme partisan gerrymandering
but the fairness of the Republican
bills is confessed bv the Demo
cratic Senators all voting for
the Republican Legislative
bill, and by disputing over a single
member of Congress.
Fortunately, we have this year a
united and harmonious party
There are no dissensions to distract
our counsels or divide our ranks
Whatever differences have separa-
ted Republicans in some past year;
have now, happily disappeared, and
all members of the party stand in
full and hearty accord upon the is
sues of the present canvass, and up
on the obligations of the future. i
any, Republicans have felt aggrieved
the grounds of complaint have beer
removed. The spirit and action o
the State Convention were cordially
accepted on all sides as fully meet
ing the proadest requirements anC
one of the most auspicious and graf
flying signs of the canvass is th'
fact that those who last year felt con
strained to mark out a different path
are now among the most earnest in
their labors for the ticket, which al
Republicans adopt and support.
With this hearty union there ar,
no seams to heal, and it is only nee
essary to bring all our forces into ac
ton to secure a signal victory. Th,
united Republican party IS now, al
it has been through the matches.
history of the last quarter of cen
tury, a clear majority of the people
of Pennsylvania and it falls to oul
lot to stop the tide of Democratic
advance, to rebuke the perversions
of trust which have followed tempo
rary Democratic success, to sound {
warning against the threatened as
sault on the Protective Tariff, and tc
prepare the way for Republican sue
cess in the great struggle of mex
year.
Republicans of Pennsylvania! The
only appeal which your State Com
mittee has TO make is for increased
and continued effort from now until
election day, to the end that the full
party vote may be cast. This done
and the result will be its own best
story.
By order of the Rep. State Com.
THOMAS V. COOPER, Chm.