The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-10-22


ner not to be misunderstood
TO the Republicans Of Psnasylelsia:
The Pennsylvania campaign Of 1890 will
pass into history as one wholly devoted on
the part Of the Democratic candidates and
leaders TO personal abuse Of Republican can
didates and leaders. This plan Of campaign
was deliberately adopted 10 New York, and
il is to this hour under the direction of New
York leaders and almost wholly in The inter-
est Of Cleveland. His faction dominates the
councils Of bis party, aud every effort is bent
in the direction Of another nomination of
himself aud an 1ther crusade in favor of Free
Trade That element OF the Democracy
which, under the leadership OF Randall, be-
lieved in a tariff for revenue with incidental
protection, was attacked by the Cleveland
Administration. The State Chairman, in the
person Of Dallas Sanders. was defeated by
the use Of the money of the millionaire,
William L. Scott, and liberal promises of
Offices by Cleveland, and since then the en-
tire organization has been directed in the line
of studied assault upon the American sys-
TEN of Protection aud constant advances
toward Free Trade.
TALE OF TREAcuERY.
Recall the faction of strife which brought
this result How Mr.. Harrity, one Of the
bosses of the Democratic party in Pennsyl-
vanis, betrayed his friend r Randall and turn
ed all the machinery Of the post t-ofiice at
Philadelphia against his political patrons;
how Cadwalader did the same with the Gus
tom House; how only Col. Gerker and Mr.
Fox remained true To the interests and views
of Mr.. Randall. Three heads were too noble
for the ak, but thousands of others fell be-
cause they blockei Cleveland's pathway to
Free Trade. The leaders of the Cleveland
faction in Philadelphia were Pattison, Cassi-
day, and Singerly, and it was at the bidding
of this trio of bosses that all who opposed the
Free Trade plan were sacrificed. The va
.cancy occasioned by the death of one Of the
leaders has been filled by Harrity, who is far
less able, and we ought to say less reliable,
because of his betrayal of his patron, Mr..
Randall This trio, who accepted and is
carrying out the New York plan,' intended
to capture Pennsylvania in 1890, upon per-
sonal abuse, 50 all the world may point to
the fact that the mother Of the Tariff has
rejected her offspring.
If the Republican majorities are reduced
this will be the cry, starting with the Phila-
delphia Record, passing through all of the
Democratic Free Trade journals Of New York
and in the land, and closing with the APP
proving smile of the London Times. The
recent great battle in Congress had its mean
ing, and it should be made so plain by all
Republicans that none may misunderstood
ii.
BATTLES FOR PROTECTION.
The first protective battle was for the Ad
ministrative bill, which prevents all frauds
upon the customs; the second, for the Nc
Kinley bill, which shows more complete
adoption of the system of Protection thaD
any measure ever before conceived. Every
Free Trade influence was arrsyed agaist it,
and so desperate did its enemies become
that they invited and received the protests of
foreign nations. Unable to deceive Ameri
can sentiment they aroused the bostilities of
foreign rivals in our home markets. More
than this, the Democratic minority deliber-
ate.y planned a scheme to filibuster the
measure TO death, if possible, and, failing
that, to cause such a prolonged delay that
their friends, the importers, could be ena-
bled to forstall for months the market for
American manufactures. They did this TO
the extent of 100000 worth of goods,
and, in this way, through their greed for
money and their hatred of anything, how
ever patriotic, which interfered with their
getting il, gave the lie TO their own profes-
sions. The enemies of the Mckinley bill
confessed in advance that ii would protect
American industry. Then they FASTENED TO
import all they possibly could, and they did
this to an extent which will prevent ali Of
lis benefcent effects from being realized
until the elections of this fall shall have
passed. We see first every effort TO prevent
Protection; next, every effort TO flank it,
finally, every effort to vitiate for such length
Of time as will enable the advocates of Free
Trade to prepare for renewed agitation of
the subject, and for new assaults and appeals
for modification or repeal. Herein all can
plainly see the national bent Of the struggle
to capture Pennsylvania in 1890. 1t is the
hope of importers everywhere, and they are
contributing liberally to the personal cam
paign inaugurated by the local trio of slander
srA~nrprps ~ naru.u
There is a New York organization oflike
character, and its organs are the New York
World the Post and the Tunes The special
object of its assault is Senator Quay, simply
because he is ore of the acknowledged Re-
publican leaders. Every charge against him
is false and no man living will rise and say
that he has personal knowledge of their
truth. Men are hired TO circulate these
bitter scandals and the pharissical part Of
the Pennsylvania outfit is busy searching
for men and literally paying them for giving
circulation and countenance to statements,
the truth of which they have no personal
knowledge Of whatever. Men who do this
dishonor American manhood.
luc Otdtc TITO Vi DciDOCTdliC DOSceS re-
serves for its special work assaults upon the
character of Senator Deamater, and has in
vited the aid of few men who have been
notoriously disappointed in aspirations far
too high for their desert. The slime of SIAN
der has been spread over the State in the
hope Of shaking the confidence of Republi-
cans in their candidate for Governor He
has met every charge, but as rapidly as he
meets them new ones are invented, and they
will be invented until the end c aracier-
less men have been suborned, and they will
try to earn the money of importers contrib
uted for this purpose. The truth was never
yet able to travel as fast as the lie and the
lie which has gold at its heels surpasses its
usual speed. The time for defence and de-
nial should pass. That they have been made
complete aud conspicuous are the natural
result of Pattison's invitation to his party to
make this campaign personal one, and to
thus obscure every National and State issue
In no other way could be get even the vote
of his own party, and there are grave doubts
of bis getting it as il is
POINTS OF OPPOSITION.
Few Of the many Democratic soldiers of
the Union will vote for him after bis veto of
the Soldiers Burial bill and his constant
veioes Of the measures projected by Repub-
lican Legislature for their benefit. Benevo-
lent men who see in our States charities