The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-03
JosEPH J. STUTzMAS.

Ed. HEEALD:-The correspondent from
here to the Somerset Democrat, who signs
himself Rip Van winkle. made quite az
Illustration Of himself by his violent attack
upon the Republican voters Of this town.
ship. He says in tins weeks issue of that
paper. Republicans. here is lesson Tor
YOU read. ponder and consider. Remsn-
oerit. Don't forget that this is an aggres-
sive Democratic district. ruled and presided
over by Democratic officers. And yet you
attempt by bribery and dishonesty to form
: fusion for the purpose Of thrusting some
Of your men into the petty township Offices.
But how did you succeed Last Tuesday
should be a standing witness and a lasting
memorial. Take our advice please. To
save yourself from further infamy, refrain
from calling conventions; cease from coax
ing the Democrats to cooperate with you !;
for when You ask Democrat to aid you
politically, you are asking him to do some
thing unjust, wrong, decidedly wrong
Stay away from the polls, and # you wish,
be versed in modern Republicanism spend
your leisure moments in perusing Blsine's
Twenty Years in Congress and John
Roach's Memoirs
This shows the dirty. low, vile. and wick
ed feeling the average Democrat Of Addison
entertains for hIs Republican neighbor. We
are asked 70 desist rom nominating candi-
dates for township Offices, simply because
the township is slightly Democratic, and
controlled and presided over by Democrat
ic officers" Old rip says, ITO save
yourself from further iEfaIDy. refrain from
calling conventions" Good heavens The
Democrats of this township had their nomi-
nation aud old Rip" was present and no
Republican objected to his presence. much
less denounced his action as infamous. The
ruth of the matter seems TO be that the Re-
puhlicans placed better ticket in the field
than the Democrats. and Old RIP knows
it, He says of Republicans who ask Demo-
crais to vote for them, Cease from coaxing
the Democrats to cooperate with you; for
when YOU ask Democrat to aid you polit-
ically you are asking him to DO something
unjust, wrong. decidedly wrong" He not
only refuses 10 recognize the right Of the
Republicans of Addison township TO place
candidates in the field to be voted for by
their neighbors, but says, Stay away from
the polls etc rip" has either not vet
recovered from his twenty years Of unbrok-
en- sluniber or is fool
Addison township is slightly Democratic,
but not on -ceount Of superior intelligence
on the part of the Democrats The portion
: of this township lying along the You-hio-
gheny river and about Petersburg and vicin-
liy represents more than one half Of the
wealth of the entire township. and this por
( tion j. handsomely Republican This town
ship extends far into the mountains, ard il
+ is along those mountain ranges where DEM
ocrats grow and prosper. There is settle.
ment Of good, wealthy, honest and industri
Gus farmers along the Elk Lick line known
as the Peek Corner" bat here the people
are all Republicans with one or two excep-
tons.
{ The Republicans OF Addison represen-
fully three-fogrths of the wealth and seven,
;enthS Of the business of ;he township. NJ
msricaliy they are in The minority, bat in
( paint Of voath, business and intelligence
tEev are largely in the majority.
ny accuses some Of his Democratic
brethreu Of issuing contraband whiskey tu
( save their candidate This is bad eommen-
3 H..
TO stay away from the polls There seem;
/ to be g little fuss in the family about ihi:
time. The man who pulled through by /:
Yates feels good oyer it. Helhinks he has
broken some ofthe ribs ofthe poodle crowd
Now, Nh. EDITOR, after the Democrats
I held their nomination there was some dis.
satisfaction in the party and the mountains
AZ once went into labor and the old ground
hogs that had crepi back into winter quar-.
ters came out long before the allotted time
and began w0rk for the spawn that was Il
be born on the day Of the election Accord
ing 10 Ky, rip" gossiped at III,
bedside with eager eyes. 20 see whether tn,
dwarf would be poodle o. mouse Th,
delivery came on the night OF the 10Th inst
and the product was a dwarf Of diminutiv,
size and necessarily short life, but there wa
joy in the camp ANYHOW. A tar barrel va
burned in honor of the dwarf and to kee,
il breathing as long as possible
! Xxx says that the township used to b
Republican but changed to Democratic II
seems 10 regard this as a wonderful thing
He shonld remember however that in Iss
PENNSYLVANIA was Democratic. and in Iss
intensely Republican Mississippi, Mis-
sour. etc, were Republican States before Al
} the rebels were allowed to vote. The.
would be Republican still, only for rebe
votes. REFrBLIcAS VoTER-
Addison Township, Feb. "a, 1856.