The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-09-26
NO DODGING.

military movement, W seuu ueeaon
ment of men to the mountain top with
instructions to so place themselves that
catching the reflection OF the sunlight
upon the FURNISHED faces of their
shields they might cast it into the eyes
of the enemy, "marshalled on the
plains below" Thus the enemy,
while in endeavoring to discover the
meaning of the demonstration on the
mountain top, would have their atten-
on attracted away and their vigilence
relaxed in guarding the lower passes
that led to the gates of the citadal and
the first warning they had of the near
approach of the danger which threat
ened them was the thunder of the In
yaders battering ram upon the inner
defences.
The managers of the Republican
campaign Of Pennsylvania manifestly
adopted this same plan of operation
Ignoring entirely the issues which are
really existing between the parties in
Penns ylvania, the great issue ofhonesty
in the conduct of governmental affairs,
they are endeavoring to arouse the
preiadices of the people and to dazzle
their ewes with brilliant presentation
of tie national issues. Their journals
are filled with able editorials upon
questions which relate to national poll
tics alone, aud soon from the rostrum
in every part of of the State will be
heard the eloquent voices of the ora
tors of their party of best repute.in the
nation discussing the tariff, the condi-
ton of political afflirs in the south
and the various other matters which
are Intended to keep alive the preju-
dices and fire the zeal of the partisan
Republican. Their purpose is plain
they are endeavoring to dodge the is'
sues, but it is the mission of the Dem
ocratic organization in this state to
force this issue. When the charge il
made against the Republican Candi
date for Governor that he Is simply
the tool of an autocrat, til 1T he is sim
ply the m m)uth-piece that voices the ut
terauces of corrupt ''boss", that hi'
political record is that of monopolis'
and an autocrat, that he has nothing
in common with the masses of the
people of the State, then the answer
comes, not in specific denial of thes'
charges, not in any attempt whateve
to refute them, but in brilliant efforts
to arouse partisan feelings of the Re
publicans by eloquent dissertations up
on the fearful effects that will follow
the election of Democratic Governor
on the tariff and condition of politioa
affairs in the southern states. WheI
| it is charged that the Republican can
didate has been guilty of bribery o
voters, of perjury, of Justification o
records, when he is charged with beinI
guilty of misdemeanor under the stat
uLes of the State, in that he has as
member of its General Assembly, re
ceived at the hands of its treasure
funds belonging to the State to b
used and profted by in his own prl
vate business, the plea of confessio
aud avoidance is entered and the joul
nal, of the party and the campaig
, orators still continue to talk in flower
language of the dangers of interferin
with the policy of the Republics
party, of the great wrong that
| being done to the Republican votel
in the South, etc.
Stand up like men, Republicans, an
answer these charges. 1t will not d
a for Mr.. Dalamater simply to say
t am not guilty. the people demar
r more than this when the matter
!. bribery and perjury and falsldcat!o
e of public records is in question. Th,
n demand something more than this Il
j. puerile defense that his lawyer to
q him he might do it, when he is spec
t. ically charged with the violatio
y the statute of the Commonwealth
is using, as a State Senator, the funds
d the Commonwealth in his own priys
10 business. When it is charged that
d. is simply the tool of Quay and the c
ponent of Quayism in the politics
% Pennsylvania, it will not do for him
le merely privately deny his allegiau
at to the great Republican boss in qua
n. ers where he believes the knowled
ID of that allegiance is harming him. a
r. still profit by the assistance of Il
I'D boss and to depend for his election
IN on the machinery which is CONTROL
er in all its movements by that "a
power.
ry Do not dodge the issues, gentlen
", of the Republican party. Stop Ia
ing of the tariff and kindred subjs
wv and tell the people of Pennsylya
IN the truth about the matters in VIII
ne they are interested. Deny II you
to the charge that the controlling :
as pose of the power which backed ID
re- mater in the late Legislature of Pe
ell sylvania was directed against ev
ill measure presented which had for
mt object the betterment of the condi'
nd of the laboring and the farming
of the other bread winning elements