Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1892-08-12

The Democratic County Conver

VI. ]. Lull. Mr. Lnll at present re-
sides Mt Bernice, where he has been
for few years. He is gentleman
OF pleasant manner and address and
is we'll known to the people ofSulli'
van county as he was a candidate for
this office he is now seeking in 1888,
when he was defeated by Hon. Wm
Waddell of Dushore.
Mr.. Lull came to Bernice from
Towanda and to Towanda from
Tunkhannock. He is about 40 years
of age and he's always (or at least
for many years) been in the employ
of the l.. V. r. r as passenger con-
ductor.
We regret for several reasons that
| Mr.. Lull is candidate for the office
of Representative. Partly for his
own sake. as he would spoil an ex-
cellent conductor to make an un-
satisfactory legislator and partly be-
cause his nomination will cause a
stuggle again between the people
and the great corporation he repre-
sents-in these Struggles the people
work to disadvantage--they have
no money, no concentrated organiza-
ton and are lacking in the personal
interest which animates their op-
ponents. In 1888 the corporations
were defeated, but by a very narrow
majority and rs this year is the
Presidential year the friends of Mr..
Lull confidently expect to elect him.
Indeed, he would not have been
thought of as candidate in any
other year. The people of Sullivan
county do not want their law maker
to sympathize with corporate inter
ests, they do not want to send any
one to make I stake at Harrisburg.
The Democrats of Sullivan are just
as much in earnest about this as the
Republicans, but the party managers
(who do not always represent the
party) think that this is a Presiden-
tial year and the Democratic voters
can be whipped into line to support
any one for this important office.
Mr.. Karns, who certainly voted
right on all labor questions and who
was praised for being one of the
friends of labor, was ushered out and
Mr.. Lull was chosen as our law
maker and the man who is to
watch over the interest of the farm
ers and laboring men of Sullivan
county at Harrisburg. We believe,
however, that voters of this county,
the thinking Democrats MS well as
Republicans and Peoples Party,
will not elect Mr.. Lull in November.
The reasons we have for thinking
this are in the first place that Mr..
Lull is not in sympathy with farmers
and laborers. During the past
twelve or fifteen years he has not
only been constantly employed by
great corporation, but he has held
sway with the head men and is
trusted friend as an employee. This
is to his credit that man knows that
he is popular and useful to his
employers, but, it also shows that he
is not proper man for the people
to send to Harrisburg. The more
able and popular he is the more
damage he can do us. If the Rail
Road Company would put forward
a dull dummy all the damage he
could do would be with his vote, but
Mr.. Lull is no dummy and he can hurt
labor interests great deal more by |
his ability than by his vote alone.
Mr.. Lull aud his friends may and no
doubt will deny that he is a friend of
corporations, but that kind of talk
may he pleasant for lew people to
listen to, but will not do tor the
voters of this county. IL
Mr.. Lull Is elected he will be
friend and servant OF the
interest, nothing else
would be expected of him, nor would
il be honorable for him to 90 back
on his old friends aud employers.
The above is the chief reason why
we think Mr., Lull will be defeated,
but in addition We may say that We
think IL would be more wise To elect
a real Sullivan eseetv man To this
Office. Even "a nr. 4. was hot dan.
gerous 10 lahoring and farming in,
tercsts. We believe he should not
force himself on the people of this
county, at least until he owned
small niece of SalliVan countv