Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-08-01
NOW AND THEN.

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"Those who imagine that ex-
Governor Pattison can be elected
over Senator Delamater, should re-
fleet upon the condition of politics
now compared with 1882. For sew
eral years previous to the memor-
able contest there had been growing
discomfort and disaffettion in the
Republican ranks, which culmiuat-
ed in the formidable split and nom-
ination of John Stewart as an inde-
pendent candidate. In the same
campaign Thomas A. Armstrong
one of the most popular labor lead
ers in the state, Greenback- Labor
party, and polled 1896 votes while
Stewart received total of 43,743.
Pattison beat Beaver 10000 votes,
because the Stewart vote was made
up almost wholly of Republicans.
The conditions are essentially diff
ferent now. There is no split in
the Republican party-no orgauiz-
ed opposition to the ticket, nor will
there he any. 1t will be straight
contest between the Republican and
Democratic parties, with a plurality
of 10000 in favor of Delamater.
With legislature and members Of
congress to elect, the result cannot
be doubtful. 1t may be possible for
few active kickers in Allegheny
county and elsewhere to reduce the
average majority somewhat, but to
talk of defeating Delamater is to
talk nonsense.
1t is exceedingly silly to talk
about the possible election of Patti
son. What on earth is there in the
political composition Of his ex-excel-
lepcy to inspire Republican or even
straight Democratic support? A
Democratic mugwump, neither fish
or flesh, man so cold as to refuse
to attach his signature to bill pro-
viding for the burial of INDECENT vet
erans Of the great rebellion; a man
so stubborn th at he squandered half
a million of the taxpayers money in
vain effort to bulldoze the legisla.
ture into doing his bidding when it
was plain, to even one of the dullest
comprehension that the members
would not follow his lead. He is
not brilliant or even safe man
he was elected at time when the
opportunity for revolt was ripe, but
this year the conditions are far from
the same and he will realize the force
of this assertion on the morning of
November 5th when he reads the
figures of Senator Delamater's
triumph.
Senator Delamater is man of
and for the peple; he is in sympa-
thy with every great and important
movement for the improvement of
his fellowmen he is man who has
ever kept open doors to hear the
complaints Of the poor and lowly
and if he were king of the universe
he would still remain the plain, mod
est, whole-souled gentleman that he
rs to-day he is prominently man
in his own right, ,and if elected he
will prove the Peoples Governor ir.
respective of party, race or creed.
He is a man of rare executive abili-
ty strict integrity ; an indefatigable
workers man never afraid to do
right and not afraid to say no when
occasion requires. Possessing all
these qualifications, both sure and
steadfast. is it any wonder that those
who have known him longest and
best predict his election by a phe-
nomenal majority Uontrasted
with his opponent he is giant in
his sympathy with the interests of
Pennsylvania, and no man can be
his companion five minutes without
being impressed with the idea that
he is constructed, meQtsly. ON the!