The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-23
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There j. this year even les originality
than usual shown by some of The leaders Of
the Democracy in their efforts to annoy the
Republicans Of Pennsylvania by the estab-
Iishmeui and support Of side-shOws. For a
time they toyed.Tn fear and trembling, with
Mr.. Powderly. and were even more relieved
than the Republicans when informed that ne
would not permit himselfor his organization
TO commit haukiri by running a political
muck. Local efforts were also made 10
tempt the knights OF labor into the political
arena. but they were likewise unsuccessful
and the Democrats now console themselves
with the thought thar, after all, a Labor
sidc-show might invite the entrance If more
Democrats than Republicans, and then there
would be- a pretty how-dye-doi
1t is the Prolibitoy >ide-show, however,
which best clings to Democratic tlncies.
From long use, they think they now know
how 20 handle Til, one. II l. 50 far from
their owu party that it, direction usually
cxcite> less suspicion. and 80 far.from their
principles that there is less than the usual
danger of constructing q boomerang. Aud
yet there are times when even Prohibiiory
movements. aided and abettei by the Dem
ocracy, return To plague them. \ noted eN-
ample is that Of Ohio last year. when toy.
Foraker. who had been u~nju>tly defeated in
q previous canvass, was again a candidatc.m
a race analogous 10 that which Gcul Beaver
viii make TIL. fall in Pennsylvania. 1t was
known from the first that Foraker would
make the race. and Hoadly knew that the
strength of his own State administration was
more than offset by the weakness of Cleve-
lands. lie therefore made all preparations
Ia have Prohibition aeitatcd more generally
than beiorc. in the hope oftakiug more than
the usual 5000 yotcr, from the Republican
party. counting OF course thar every addi-
tioual vote thus diverted would pc a loss 10
the Republicans and a corresponding gain To
the Democrats.
All men who closely watch politics can
recall the interest with which They watched
this struggle. The Prohibitioni>t> were en-
c1ura-cd Co place the best ln>~ihlc talent on
their State ticket, and 80 great an enthusiasm
was promoted that even the ladies were en-
listed iu many parts Ut the State. The Re
publican ~Strnnghulds were a~>ailcd not by
Democratic. but 10y Prohibition spcakcr>.and
as,ailci with such evident malice. before the
polls closed. that it was apparent to all OBJ
server, that At least some of the members of
tine Democratic and Prohibition state Com
mittc,> were conducting the campaign with
an understanding, ifnot .n complete harmo-
This fingered the more conservative
liquor elements. who saw their interests
were ~ciulou>ly threatened by Il Democratic
trick, the too free practice Of which hrd be
earnest Republican Prahibitioni>t~, who did
mot want 10 pull the chcStnut- from the fire
for all forms of discomfort. These returned
to their party while the more reputable rep
rcsentative> of the liquor interests organized
quietly tn rchukc what they saw was the
plaine,i jusincerity and domagoguei,m. Be
fore the canvass cls>cd Hoadly had left only
the believers IN unlicensed and free rum, and
the Northumberland Democracy, and he was
whipped worse than any man in Ohio since
the fall ofthc traitor Yallandigham,
The analysis Of Obi os vote shows results
which the safer Democratic leaders will scan
with dismay. fla similar campaign is this
fall inauguratcdagaiu Gcnl Beaver. Ohio's
previous Prohibitory vote had been 1900,
mostly from the Republicans of course: i'm