The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-06-11

IT is well known 10 the leading Repub
licans of the county that in 1856 Mr..
Scull, though frequently solicited, declin-
ed to become q candidate for Congress,
and that during his absence from home
Sis name was announced without his
knowledge. On his return he was pre-
vailed upon by his friends and the we'll
wishers of the party to consent, for the
purpose Of preserving the Republican
organization from the wreckers who had
assisted to defeat General Beaver and
place the Democratic yoke upon our
necks. He won the nomination over
f. J. Kooser, Esq. There their sntsg-
onism ceased, Mr. Kooser afterwards
giving him his support. Not so with the
Koontz gang Of wreckers. They carried
their hot hostility into the district con-
ference proclaimed that Mr.. Sculls
nomination would not be ratified, that
he could not carry this county and the
district would be lost, and to make their
words good, If possible, they struck hands
with Mr.. Tate, the Democratic candidate,
and supported him at the polls. This
treachery TO a regularly nominated party
candidate, under the rules of the party,
debarred them from participating in the
next primary election but conciiiation
was deemed the best policy, and with
the hope of preserving the party intact
they were permitted 10 vote and enjoy
all the rights of regular and worthy
members Of the party. Since then their
sole vocation has been TO stir up strife
within the party ranks. Year after year
they antagonize men because of their
sterling Republicanism. They howl
"Ring" and "Ringster" at every member
Of the party who resents their treachery,
and while crying Boss" Boss" at
Others, are trying their level best TO boss
the party they basely betrayed. God
help the good old party, if ever these
men get into the control Of it, This is
the gang that is now behind d. ]. Horner
and is pushing him for Congress. They
have no lea of nominating him. They
know that if he could poll every Repub-
lican vote in the county he could not be
nominated. They would not nominate
him if they could, but they hope to
thiow the nomination into another coun-
", and thus ayenge themselves on the
man who helpe to defeat their treach-
cry 10 party in former campaigns, and
whom they tried to overcome by voting
for his Democratic competitor. Iftaey
could have had their way, this dis
trici would have been represented in
Congress for the past and the present
term by Democrat.
DO they impesch Mr.. scull's party in
tegrity or take exceptions TO his course
in Congress? Not bit Of Il HIS fealty
TO party and its principles are a standing
protest against their iniidelity TO both,
and they simply throw mud at him The
men who lead this gang Of party wreck
ers are mostly ex-oflicials who formerly
held the best offices in the county, ard
having received all, and more, than they
deserved, attempted to wreck the organi-
zation, with the hope that new deal
might again replace them in official po-
sitions. Like Lucifer, they have fallen
from their high places, never again to be
restored, but still they toll and sweat
like their great prototype, hoping to i'm
pose evil for good upon their fellow men.
They dare not put one of themselves for
ward as a candidate, but have attempted
toshield their design under Mr Horner's
former good party record. He has, wit
tingly or unwittingly, been made their
tool, and Notwithstanding his protest 10
the contrary. he will find the old saying,
"meu are judged by the company they
keep" is still true.