Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
ONE MORE APPEAL
TO VOTERS, MADE BY THE LOCAL INDIE.
pENDENTS

The Issues of the Campaign Reviewed-Pat-
tison Considered Better Candidate
Than He Was in 1SS2-History of the
Past Eight Years.
The local Independent Republican organ
ization last evening issued the following as
Its final appeal to voters:
To the Voters of Allegheny County:
On the eve of the election we beg to review
briefly the history of the campaign.
The issue rendered by the platform of the
Republican party, of the ratification Of the
character of Mr.. Quay, has been abandoned,
and no attempt has been made to answer or ex-
plain the grave charges against bin.
Mr.. Delamater. while denying in general
terms the Emery charges has furnished no sat-
Isfactory reply to them. nor accepted the offer
publicly made by his responsible accusers to
judicially investigate the truth of their charges
As 10 the fact of his use of State moneys in his
bank. moneys realized from the sale of Govern
ment bonds in which the sinking fund had been
invested under Governor Pattison's direction,
he has made only the answer that the provi'
sions of the Constitution prohibiting him as
State Senator from making profit out of the
public moneys had never been carried into
effect by Legislative action.
There has been no attempc to fairly meet the
questions involved in the fitness, ability and
integrity of the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. Instead, you have been hurried past
these questions to a discussion of the tariff.
Every effort has been made to trick the public
into false issue and different issue than that
really presented.
The consistency and fairness of the followers
of the National Chairman in thus endeavoring
to inject national issue into local politics may
be tested by rejecting that the machine organs
are bitter opponents of some of our ablest and
most distinguished Republican Congressman.
The giving of a Congressional place to one of
the Democracy far more endangers the tariff
than the electing of an honorable and clean
man as Governor OF the State.
We ask you to consider the history of the
past eight years. The same objections were
urged against Mr.. Pattison eight years ago that
are urged now. The tariff was said to be en-
dangered then, just as the same statement is
made to-day. You decided to try the expert
ment of putting him into the Governors chair.
Is there any question that that experiment re-
suited well in our State government? Is there
any question that IL had no evil influence on
the tariff OF on the ascendency OF the party in
national politics?
You are mes with the same. question to-day,
with the difference that you have tried Mr..
Tattison and his record speaks for Itself. Not
withstanding, vigorous attempts have been
made to hesmirch his character. those attempts
have recoied his detractors and you are
met with a spectacle of bossism, of corruption,
of defiant refusal to answer the demands of
| those interested in fair government. which was
unequaied by anything presented for your con-
If the pardoner of Kemhe is to be vindi-
| Gated, if the gentleman who made profit at
the States loss out of the public funds Is to be
| rewarded by the position OF highest officer of
| the state, we ask you whether the example
| thus set will not rise up TO curse US IN after
| years; and whether we can ever hope. with any
| show of success. to demand that public off ce
| is public trust, and should be administered
in the interest of all the people alike, the poor
man as well as the rich; the individual as well
as the corporation.
With the bosses there is the party name, the
threats of party vengeance and the unlimited
| use of money With us, there is but the prin.
ciDle of just and fair government by the peO-
| ple's agents. for the peoples good.
Let no tariff talk mislead you Let the party
whip fall where it may. Our part is to do our
| duty as freemen. Let the same spirit which
made this country free land animate the
voters on Tuesday and the issue is in no doubt
WILLIAM II. BLAIR,
| THOMAS PATTERSON Chairman.
Secretary.