The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-06
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TRUTH AND WISDOM.
Editor Smith Endorses Chairman
Biesecker's Position.

Biesecker's Position.
From the Meyers iale Commercial.
The address Chairman Biesecker issues
above was rendered necessary by the attempt
to force the candidacy Of aspirsnt for Con
gressional honors, J. d. Hicks, of Blair
county, in the Somerset county Primaries.
Il was further rendered necessary by the
flooding of the county with the late issue Of
the Somerset STANDARD, which contains
statement Of the occurrence at Chairman
Biesecker's Office on Saturday night. 10, the
last day candidates could offer for the nom
inaiion, which statement differs widely from
that above given. We do not intend to dis
cuss that event There is a question Of fact
that rests between Captain Harrison and
Chairman BieseckeT alone and thst is theirs
only TO settle. With that the party at large
has neihing to do and it does not propose TO
be inperlinen;, by neddling into private al
fairs
But with his refusal TO accept the card Of
the citizen Of another county for nomination
in this county, the party has al. everything,
10 DO and it most emphatically indorses the
stand Chairman Biesclzer has taken. The
Rules Of the Party were drawn by chosen
delegates and adopted a. the Primaries by
the Republicans Of the entire county. Trey
differ in form and method from those of the
Republicans Of Bedford, Blair and Cambria
(the other couL;ies in the district radically
and essentially. They were made by the
Republicans of Somerset county for their
own guidance and their own party law.
Under them any Republican who has q
home and a vote in the county can offer for
Office, under certain conditions, and no one
dare say him nay. But they were not made
for residents Of another county, for non-res-
idenis be the Office whas il may. Garry
this idea further. Suppose that Somerset
county Republicans felt like rewarding a
faithful official in Blair, and made up their
minds to have no candidate to oppose him.
Suppose again that Bedford county had an
aspirsnt f0T the same offise, who could con-
troll his own county, but whom our people
abhOrred now this Bedford county man
AlG4lf A-ltA tic hA4c AAtAAulc SuSA u lIt0t-
dent would establish, come 10 this county
Al the last hOUr, announce his name, choose
his conierecs and vote the county in confer
ence dead against its convictions every bal
lot. This is the precedent Captain Harrison
and TIE Standard desire TO establish, but are
the Republicans willing to accept thisg We
trow not We now have good system, an
honest and fair one and DO not intend to
abandon it
Somerset town can get mp q political tenn
pest in a teapot on less material and in a
shorter time than any other spot ia this
wide country. With The personal feeling
that permits this-for it is purely personal
not pOlitical-the Republicans Of the coun-
iy do not intend to interfere The body of
them doubtless regret the intense general
aninosity between the few, as we do, but so
long as it Is this Kilkenny fight they but
look on with amused interest. When, how
ever, they Try TO let down the political tars
50 any esttle can Craze in their own rich
pasiurages then they CRY halt For this
reason they heartily indorse the stand
Chairman Bieseoker has taken, for it is the
only legal and Just stand possible under the
circumstances, and il has made him immezs-
urably stronger with Republicans for not
proving recreAni TO his high trust when dan
ger threatened.