The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-09-03
PRESS COMMENTS.

From the n. Y. Tribune.
In Major Mckinley the Republican party
has a leader Of rare ability, courage,
strength OF convection, aud breadth of states
manship. HIS viniication Of the course OF
Republicans in Congress will be read with
interest by millions OF his fellow citizens,
who will most keenly regret it If the fraudu-
lent superintendent by Democrats Of Ohio
shall end in his defeat.
From the Eric Dispatch,
Republicans having raised the point that
Pdt,ison's extra session OF the legislature was
a blunier, tho Democratic Pittsburgh Post
bess or by saying that this reads like going
back good wsys for an issue" Bat it
Paitison isn't making the run this year upon
his record when Governor. what under the
sun Is be basing his candidacy upon? And
if that is his strong point, Republicans must
necessarily 20 back good way to get a;
the issue.
From the Norristown Herald.
zone OF the most striking features Of the
Yetoes of Robert E. Pauison was his mani
fest antipathy to any and all measures de-
signed for the relief or benefit Of the veterans
Of the war II is astonishing how quickly
the discovery was made in all such cases
that the bill under consideration was clearly
unconstitutional in this respect. Pattison
was fully up to the Cleveland standard of
refusing all encouragement to survivors of
the war or their dependent relatives. 1t is
not remarkable that this class of voters
should look with little favor upon his can
didacy for another term in the office"
From the chambersburg Repository.
| The Democrats are just now talking 50
much about Pattison's economic admins.
tration Those who are influenced by it in
any way should not forget the extra session
PAttison called putting the tax payers of the
State TO a useless expense of half million
dollars, merely to crafty his personal desire
to kill of bis political enemy, Hon. Samuel
J. Randall. It will be remembered Randall
had a district in Philadelphia which was
Democratic, and so true was he to the pro
tectioL of our industries, that the Republi
cans rarely nominated any one sgainst him
Pattison fayoring free trade was anxious to
I have the state redistricted in such way as
to change RAndall's district in order that bis
seat in Congress might be filed by free
trade Democrat. The regular session Of the
Legislature adjourning without accomplish.
ing this, PEtisoa called the extra session
which continued for weeks, finally doing
nothing bat rolling upa state debt ofsJ0O. 600
which was paid by the farmers and other
taxpayers Of the State Ifany one can show
us wherein the administration Of Governor
Pattison was an economic ohe we would be
glad 20 bear from them.
From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
General Hancock, when a candidate for
President, put his foot in it, TO use homely
phrase, by saying tia, the tariff was local
subject interesting only to PennsyIvanisns,
and now Candidate Patiison has done the
same thing by declaring it national ques-
ton in which the Pennsylvania voter can
have no interest IN the coming election.
Candidate Pattison, we beg 10 say. does not
believe this, and neither does his party. In
the platform adopted at scranton, and on
which Candidate Pattison stands in this
campaign, and which be has endorsed in a
letter remarkable for its weakness, be and
his party are pledged for tariff reform, and
bis election, if such miracle should be
wrought, would be accounted a victory for
tariff reform. Considering, therefore, that
just at this time the two great political par
ties are struggling for and against this al
legged revenue reform. and that in conse-
quence thereof the session has been p-olong-
ed through all the heat Of summer. Candi-
date Pattison is not al all frank or fair in as
serting what nobody in the country believes.
If Candidate Pattison is 50 simple as to be-
lieye that Pennsylvania will overlook the
main point Of the political situation, patent
to everybody, he Is very much mistaken.
and II he is basing his hopes for November
on any such delusion he can BE- quite sure
of beng badly disappointed candidate
when the tioal round up comes off in the
tirst week of that month-the sadd.st of the
wear