Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-30

more than Il. 600, to give him q plurality over
. the regular Republican candidate. 1t makes
no difference in these figures if the Demo
vote of 1900 he cannot be elected unless
the ''straightouts" poll more than Is 900, for
If they poll less than this number then the
regular Republican candidate will have that
difference more than 1900, which would be
his plurality over the Democratic candidate,
who received but I7UOO.
In view of these figures and conditions, it
argues mathematical idiocy, and is equal to
saying that the lesser is greater than the
whole, to say that a Democratic candidate
can be elected.
1t is not true, as alleged, nor is it intended,
or was II ever understood or thought OF that
the names of the Republican candidates,
either regular Republican or "straight-out,"
for District Attorney or Prothonotary,
would be printed upon the Democraticc
ticket, ana the charge that these names VIII
honestly.
The Democratic ticket to be voted Novem-
Der 3, 1891, will contain no names except the
names of those who were nominated at the
last Democratic State and County Conven-
tion, and at the Constitutional Convention,
and will be as follows:
State ticket, containing the names of the
Democratic candidates for Treasurer and
Auditor General and the l3 Democrats for
members of the Constitutional Convention:
Orphans Court, and judges of the Court of
Common Pleas No. 3; the county ticket, con-
tanning a Jury Commissioner and candi-
dates for the Constitutional Convention
BIT OF TELLTALE HISTORY.
In view of the fact that the organizers
and leaders of the "straightout" movement
have heretofore been repudiated by the
people-we refer to the defeat of Mr.. Fetter-
man by Judge Bailey and of Arch II. Row.
and by r. III. Johnston; that their ticket is
protest against non-partisan Judiciary and
Democratic representation in the courts
(see Leader of September 7, 1911; that the
regular Republicans, recognizing and ap-
preciating the principle of Il non-partisan
Judiciary, and the further fact of
the regular Republicans nominating
provoking revolt among @ the in
tolerant partisans of the Republican
party, the Democratic party is asked to
place itself in position of hostility TO the
principle of q non-partisan judiciary, the
long settled policy of the party in this coun-
try, and renominate candidates to oppose
the regular Republicans and assist the
"straighto1ts" in defeating this principle
and the Democratic nominee for Judge,
thereby to stultify themselves and afford an
excuse for Republicans to vote against
Judge Kennedy and for Charles S. Fetter-
man.
1t is to argue that the leaders of the regu-
lar Republicans are not human: that they
would stand by and see a revolt i'll their
party because they had placed u Democrat
vi IlCkct, uHueT tHc anu
policy urged and advocated by the Democ-
racy to q man, and then see that same Dem
ocratic party abandon the principe of
non-partisan judiciary, and enter into a con-
test and ally themselves with the opponents
of this principle in a fruitless effort to
elect District Attorney, and not say to
their committeeman on election day:
If the Democrats will not contend
for the principle of a non-partisan judici-
ary, and the appointments of Democratic
Governor, we will not ask Republicans to
do so bnt give orders to substitute Fetter-
man for Judge Kennedy on the Republican
ticket, and then, when the polls close on
election night, the result must necessarily
be that Judges McClung and Porter, having
the regular Republican vote. aud Charles S.
Fetterman having the regular Republican
and 'straight-out' vote, will be the three
elected, ana the Democratic candidate, hav-
ing only the Democratic vote, and such
struggling Republicans as may vote indie
pendently, will be beaten in the house of his
friends.