The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-09-17
THE OPENING GUN.
The Republican State Cam
paign Brilliantly Opened at
Pittsburgh
Senator Ingalls, Great Speech,

The Republican State campaign Ezs ior-
mally opened in the Grand Opera House
in fiasburg, saturday evening. Senator In
gals. Of kansas, was present snd INSIDE the
speech Of the evening he was followed ~
Senator Delamsfer, General Hastings, Sena-
tor Watres and Colonel Thomas j. Stewart
The Opera House was crowded 10 over
flowing. Previous TO the meeting there was
q aRepublican parade IN which the American
aud Tariff Clubs took par.
Harry " Oliver, Jr-, was elected Psesi-
dent. and without many preliminaries in
iroduced Senator Ingalls,, VINO said
Believe me, Mr.. President. ladies and gen
tenen of Pitsourg that I am not uncon-
scsoas OF the honor Of your attendance here
ia such numbers this evening, r0r insensi-
ble 20 the corciaiiry Of your greeting and
your sslutaiion. Il is, am sure, unnecessa-
~ and supesiluous for mt 10 say that am
not here for she purpose OF interfering Win,
giving advice coneeNing OF commenting
upon the local affairs Of Allegheny county
or the Sgate Of Penasyigania. There are
moments when the stranger intermeddleih
not And feel iaai u would be inappro-
pirate. unjust and unJeserviug % me and
ihg occasion were ~ assume 10 give advice
= counsel 70 the Republicans OF Allegheny
county as 10 their duty in the contest that Is
before them. Aud YET 1 may be allowed 10
sav that am not on this occasion wholly an
intruder a volunteer or sn unbidden guest.
have come al the invitation and reques;
and al The instance Of the Executive CON-
aiitfee Of this country and Of my friend, Sen.
ator Cameron, whom, / hope, viii be return.
esi by the people Of Pennsylvania this win
ter 10 the seas which be adorns, and 70 my
distinguished friend,
TIE TAciTURN SENATOR quay,
he who says little but does great deai--to
appear before sou fer The purpose aud for
tie soul purpose OF saying IN such ways as
NAV and with such arguments snd reasons
a. may present, Why II l. that the Kepue-
Gcan party Is emitted 10 the continued con-
ndence OF tie Republicans Of Allegheny
county, and why is Escendency and supre-
macy should be maintained in the Stale o.
Pennsylvania and IN the nation.
Fellow citizens Of Allegheny county, in
p8pular representative form OF government
political Dariies are an indispensable necessl'
". When there IS no dynasty, no reignine
/ family. no hereditary nobility, 10 prrroga
tive nor class distinction, the Government I.
/ The in power, and hence il is tlateverl
! American citizen should be q politician
| Not in the sense Of being a candidate 10
Office. bul in the larger. in The wider and il
/ the nobler sense Of iaSiuS an Intelligent IN
terest in public affairs. lAppiause.l
/ And from the spectacle / see before me
I should be inclined 10 think that IN the sens
1 which / describe. the Republicans of Ale
/ eheny county need no further instruction
D from me. And not only should every citi
zen he a politician. bui partisan politician
] | never have learned the lesson Oi voting 70
the candidate upon the Republican tcke
! occasionally A man ought 10 be pollti
clan as in everything else. partisan politl
ciap. He oug!i, TO believe thar his wife i
the best. his children the most attractive, hi
CITY. his state, and his country, the mobiles
and most deserving Of his devotion, or be
not worthy Of having a wife, children, CITY
State OF country.
FEAIsE FOB PARTIsANs-
There is certain class Of politicians som
times belonging to one party and sometime
10 the other who are so extraordinarily pei
pendicular that they lean over little back
ward.
Who are never quite sure that they are b,
longing 20 a party unless they are voting f.
the candidates of the other. aud giving al
and comfort 10 their adyersaries. Tuert
fore. Mr.. President aad fellow citizens {
Pittsburgh, l confess 20 beiug a partisa
politician, and ] have no sympathy wit
those who roll up their eyes until you CO
see nothing but the whites and hold up the
hands in holy horror, aud enlarge the bol
ders Of their philactories, and stand on th
streets. nagnifying their own virtues, an
thanking God tina; they are not as o.her me
and not a. other Republicans. III man Is
Democrat in Gods name let him be Den
ocras. He that is filthy let him be Hlth.
And If lie Is a Republican IN Gods Dame, I
him be q Republ can IN Oh years as well /
in Presidential years. Fellow citizens, al
often awkward, being what Is commoni
e called Republican Republican, and that
as we say in the west. ~ Republican fr0i
the head OF the creek. IN whom their Is =
variableness ncr shadow OF turning. ! Al
: asked what is the difference between a r
= publican and Democrat, or the diiiefen'
between the Democratic and Republican pa
tv? What odds does il make except that o.
or the other shall have tie otiiges ! ha'
= one observation 10 make on thar p0iPi, <
= low citizens have one slight difference
suggest Is 70 the difference between the Den
ocratic and Republican party in the of yea
a. well IS in the Presidential year, and th
i. that upon every issue. upon every que
:. ton affecting The honor. the welfare, and Il
prosperity and the existence Of this natiC
for the last 80 years the Republican part
has always been right and the Democrat
I party
HAS ALWAYS BEES WRONG.
And It is Just exactly as wrong at this pa
ticular moment Of time as il was IN 1861
any time since 1851 Slavery, seccssio
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