Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-29
A RED HOT CIRCULAR
Issued by the Democratic County
School District Committee.
HONEST OFFICIALS ARE DEMANDED
The Numerous Tickets Nay Confuse Voters
on Election Day.
GOSSIP AROUND THE HEADQUARTERS

County Executive OOmmlUJee mas SeGIlcu
the discord that existed in its membership,
and yesterday afternoon the Executive
Committee, at meeting held in the Office
of Secretary F. H. Gutfey, decided upon a
circular that will be scattered broadcast
throughout the county, strictly in the inter
ests of the Democratic State ticket.
Hon. Morrison Foster, Chairman of the
organization, has named the committees, as
he was authorized at last Saturday nights
meeting. The Executive Committee is COM
posed of John Guffey, Chairman; w. H.
Cullers, James NJ. Gufey, S. A. Duncan,
F. j. Weixel, J. E. O'Donnell, Captain
Thomas NJ Kerr William Eberhardt, John
w. Snee, George S. Fleming, Henry
Never, Samuel w. Black, DIR. Evans, Law
renceville: II. T. Morris, Herman Kunkel,
G. T. Rafferty,, John Marion, d. o. Barr,
Frank Fertig, James G. Vilsack.
On the Finance Committe are Messrs. T.
D. Casey, Herman Obernauer, Lawrence
NJ Pagan, Lewis +. Hoffman, Joseph A.
Langftt.
When the Executive Committee met yes
terday afternoon the first business on hand
was a discussion of the differences that had
caused the trouble Saturday night, and then
harmony was secured and sweet peace pre-
vailed. 1t was decided that during the
campaign the organization should act only
as an auxiliary of the State Central Com
mittee, secure the election of the State
ticket, and should not antagonize the
county ticket. The circular or address to
the voters was sfterward taken up, and it
was agreed to send out 40, 900 copies of the
document.
A RED HOT CIRCULAR LETTER.
The circular is headed, in large, bold let
tiers, ''Offeial Virtue and Public Honor"
and is addressed, over the signatures of F.
H. Guffey and Morrison Foster, ''To the
Voters of Allegheny County" on the sub
ject of ''The Honor of the Commonwealth
and the Necessity of Rebuking Dishonest
Men and Methods" 1t then proceeds in
substantially the following language:
The School District Democratic organiza-
ing the party in this county TO poll every
Democratic vote and to appeal to the earn
est, thoughtful voters of all parties to join
in effort hoG to the OF
men, who for years have played with the
people, squandered and stolen the public
money, overburdened the weary taxpayer,
prostituted the good of the many to the en-
richment of the few and Joined hands with
crime to fatten at the peoples expense.
They have used the power given them in
promote base and nefarious enterprises that
bring the blush of shame to the cheeks of
those who have advanced them The defeat
of one of them for Governor last year and
the conviction of another in the Criminal
Courts with the informa tion gained thereby,
have made it possible for our Governor to
lift the lid of official corruption, the odor of
which is a stencil in the nOStrilS of all men
and all parties.
The same "clique" who sought your votes
for these corruptionists. who guaranteed
their honor, honesty and purity" are now
giving the same guarantee for two more of
their nominees, Morrison and Gregg. These
candidates, however personally respecta-
BILE, owe their nominations tn the conspira-
tors against the public veal. They will be
compelled to obey their masters and ask no
questions.
They have bent the knee to Baal. They
must stand by their masters. Whoever is
them is to vote to endorse a policy of
knavery, fraud and theft and impliedly to
approve Of a general policy in which cor
and darkness.
OFFICIAL HONESTY THE ISSUE.
There is only one issue in this campaign
and that is official honesty.
The silver question, or a 'swar record" can
not be considered when the honor of Penn
sylvania is at stake. Wholesale immortality
and debasement in public affairs must be
pulled up like weeds by the root and the
Republican candidates are, in the very
nature of thing, wholly incompetent for the
task.
The safety and hope of the taxpayer to-
day lies in the election of Wright and
Tilden, the Democratic nominees. The good
of the State requires their election as it re-
quired that of Pattison last year. They
wear no collar They are pure, able, honest
men.
The voters, irrespective of party, are
then urged to go to the polls on November
8 and use every endeavor to get out full
vote for the Democratic candidates, wind
ing up with this appeal: "Let US all be
equal to it and the result, we doubt not,
will be the means of relegating this coali-
tion for fair words and foul deeds to de-
served obscurity or to prison and will
please and crafty every believer in official
fidelity, honor and rectitude"
In addition to the above circular, State
Chairman Kerr has sent out personal clr-
cular letters to 200 well-known Democrats
in this county, in which he appoints them
"school district committeeman and
charges them with the responsibility of get
ting out the full Democratic vote, and as
many from other parties as possible, to vote
the ticket on election day. "Grave scan
dals," he says, surround the fiscal and
revenue departments of the State: If the
Democracy of Pennsylvania do their duty
they will accomplish great results for honest
government and honest political methods |
within this Commonwealth in the future"
He then concludes: "The interests, the
hopes of the party are in your hands. 1 |
will scan, on the day of election, the re-
turns from your precinct and see how we'll |
you have accomplished your work.
At yesterdays meeting of the Election |
Committee it was decided to increase the |
number of "school district committee men"
to 5000.
MANY TICKETS TO VOTE