Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-10-22
DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Especial Oorrespondence.l


The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
a glorious opportunity this fall to Sc
cure the State aud redeem it from Rad
ical misrule, which under the guse of
protection (rather the disguise of rob-
bery) has for many years held the peo-
pie in thraldOm, which has increased
until the power of monopoly has quite
outridden the will of the people. Tne
taxation of the people has been so un-
lust that although largely Republican,
on two occasions the honest aud brave
Robert Pattison has been chosen Gov
ernor.
The farmers in the Grange in Penn
sylvania have led the revolt against
corporate rule, and have been the
means of educating the people as to
the need of tax reform.
The able management of the present
campaign is due principally to the in
defatigable work of Hon. James Kerr,
whois booked for the clerkship ofthe
next House of representatives.
Mr.. Kerr is one of these untiring
workers, who knows no such word as
fail, and the outlook at present is most
encouraging for the Democrats-but
there is no chance for letting up in the
work, and every honest reformer must
do his whole duty to secure victory in
November.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania have
been handicapped by the Wanamaker-
Quay school of patriots whose every
idea was the G. 0. P, and the dollars
they could secure for their own use and
that of their friends and cIackers.
1t is dislhterested kind of patriot
ism that. leads men to give money to
buy votes and control elections, and
accept in return high official positions
and neglect their Sunday schools.
1t is curious fact in this connection
| that last month there was more arrests
made in the Postoffice Department
than in any year previous, can it be
possible that this is due to the Wana-
maker Sunday school snivel service
plan of appointments made by this
highly moral representative of the
great party of advanced mora ideas,
and dollars contribuIedto to secure blocks
of-five.
The election of Pattison was due
doubtless to the untiring energy of that
indefatigable worker Leonard RhOne,
of Centre, who is the Master of the
State Grange, but at the same time a
Democrat from centre to circumference
or rather from Centre county t. the
borders of Pennsylvania, where his in
fluence is felt, as he is well-knOwn
leader of the farmers and leader who
fights without gloves.
The contest this fall is an important
one and if the friends of the party and
of the gallant Pattison will carry the
State there is little doubt of two things;
first the election of Kerr rs clerk and
second the placing Pattison in the lead
for the Presidential nomination next
year.
The Pennsylvania farmers are open
ing their eyes and begin to realize that
they have been paying the piper while
the corporations and manufacturers of
the State have been dancing. The
school ol-master has been abroad in the
land ,and these people like their fellow
agriculturists in the South and West
are feeling the yoke of monopoly tina t
is bearing them to the ground. There
is little doubt that the time is at hand
when they will throw off the oppres-
sion of their taxmasters and redeem
themselves, land bring the Old Keystone
State into full line with the Democrat
ic party to which it SO long was faith
full.