Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
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To the Republican Voters.

| dressed to us, have appeared In the news
| papers, although the originals have never
reached us. These communications have
emanated from various quarters, and last
| of all came Magnus Phaum. As these COM
munications have never really been sent to
us, but have been simply published, we
presume that they were intended for you,
| and to you we address our communication.
The campaign which is now closing has
been conducted by our opponents with un-
usual bitterness They have contented
themselves with simply attempting to
blacken the private character of the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor. There was
nothing unusual or surprising in this, for
| such has been the favorite policy OF the
Democratic party and its allies in all previ-
GUS campaigns.
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Blaine, Sher-
man and Hartranft were each in turn ma
ligned and abused without measure, and
the slanders against them were by the peo-
pie reiuted at the polls In the present
campaign the Democratic committee OF this
county have apparently put forth but little
effort, but they have in fact fought the
battle under cover of q so-called 1nde-
pendent Republican organization.
An address has been issued signed BY the
Executive Committee of that organization.
The names OF some OF the gentlemen signed
to that address have not for long time
| been connected with any measure looking
| TO the interests of the Republican party or
promoting the principles which that party
maintains; some of them were declared
opponents of Mr.. Blaine in 1884;
some of them were well-known ad-
mirers, and have been active supporters Of
Grover Cleveland for the Presidency. One
of them, Mr.. Peter Shields, has been a we'll
! known and consistent Democrat until the
present campaign; still another of the gen.
| tlemen is we'll known as free trade Repub-
lican, if there can be sucn thing as a free
trade Republican. How such body can
CLAIM to represent the Republican party,
straight or independent, regular or irregular,
it is difficult 10 understand. They ask us to
defeat the party for the good of the party;
they say that this is not party contest, and
that no party issues are involved. You are
asked to elect Robert E. Pattison Governor
of Pennsylvania in order to promote Repub-
lican principles. Before doing this, we ask
you to consider these facts. Robert E. Pat
tison was nominated as a candidate for
Governor by the Democratic Convention of
the State OF Pennsylvania. That same con-
vention made formal declaration of prin-
! ciples, which contain the following clear and
explicit statement OF the position upon the
most vital economic question fthe day:
''The Democracyo OF Pennsylvania, by their
bled, declare: That tariff reform is neces-
sary, in order that both producers and con-
sumers may be relieved from the burdens of
unnecessary taxation. We arraign the Re-
publican party for its passage through the
House of Representatives of a tariff bill
which increases the taxes on necessaries, re-
duces those only laid upon luxuries, and is
calculated to promote and foster trusts
That tariff bill was what is now known as
the Mckinley bill; that Democratic Con-
vention made it the issue of the campaign.
Robert E. Pattiso1, in accepting the nom-
tnation for Governor, approved that plat
form, and became the champion of the prin-
| ciples therein declared. II he desires to
| retract his Endorsement of those principles,
| 1t is his duty as an honest man to withdraw
| from the Democratic ticket. If Mr.. Pat
tison does approve OF those principles then
he is guilty of false pretense upon
| the people of Pennsylvania, when he says
| that those principles are not involved in
this contest. But Mr.. Pattison is Demo
crat and when Governor of Pennsylvania
he did everything in his power to further
the interests of that party. He is not much
of civil service reformer, for he removed
from office without cause one of the best
| court Interpreters that Allegheny county
ever had. and appointed in his place Dem
ocrat from the Seventh ward, Allegheny,
who, because OF legal difficulties, had to run
away from the city before he could take the
oath OF Office. Mr.. Pattison subsequently,
found another Democrat or the Office.
When Coroner Peter Dressler died a peti-
ton was prepared by his many German
friends, asking for the appointment of
Deputy Coroner Hennesy to the vacant
| Coronership, Mr. Heunesy agreeing to pay
the salary to the widow of Mr.. Dressler.
This petition was signed by the Judges OF
the Court, all the officials of Allegheny
county and 10000 citizens. The petition
was presented to Governor Pattison, but
Mr.. Hennesy was Republican. Governor
Pattison disrecarded the petition, the ex-
perience and fitness of the applicant and
appointed Robert Patterson, a lifelong
Democrat. This is not an important mat
ter, but ii shows that Mr.. Pattison is true
to sound Jacksonian Democratic principles.
Republicans, the triumph of the princi-
Piles OF the party is paramount to any minor
consideration. The election of Robert +.
Pattison would be hailed with delight by
every Democrat and free trader in New
York or elsewhere in this broad land. Can
you afford, because of any temporary dis
satisfaction or because you believe you could
manage the affairs of the party better than
they have been managed, to join with the
common enemy in bringing defeat and dis
organization upon the party in Pennsylva-
MIA? We can afford, as individuals, to see
our favorIte candidates defeated for nom-
| inatiou; we cannot nominate all who are
| candidates; we cannot even nominate all
good and great men who are candidates, but
we cannot afford to trail the Republican
banner in the dust Choose for yourselves,
but choose on principle. Is Republican
Allegheny county ready to play the jackal
| to the Democratic lion? The Re-
publican majority in Congress, after
many hard-fought battles has suc-
! ceeded in enacting legislation highly
beneficial to every interest of this Common
wealth. Upon the issues growing out of this
legislation the Republican and Democratic
parties have gone to trial before the country;
the Democratic State Convention recognized
that fact, although their candidate seeks to
eyade the question. Was Congress right or
wrong? To this question, Allegheny county
| cannot afford to give doubtful answer.
The answer that would have most weight
with the nation at large will be your vote
for Governor. Look we'll to your tickets
State, Congressional, Senatorial, Legisla-
tive and county, see to it that the names there
are those OF Republican candidates in your
respective districts, and be careful not to vote
tor candidates running in some other dis
| trict.
The county has been flooded with tickets
with the evident purpose of deceiving the
Republican voters. Many of these packages
of tickets have been found to contain the
straight Democratic State ticket, an irregu-
lar Democratic State ticket, aud a county
ticket, upon which some OF the candidates
for the Legislature are Democrats, and the