Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-07
CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.

CAMPAIGN NEWS AND COMMENT.
TODAY and tomorrow are the closing
days for the payment of the taxes required
Tor voting in Pennsylvania. There has been
quite protest throughout the state this
year against the practice OF political COM
mittees buying blank receipts in bulk and
furnishing them to careless or venal voters.
and the method has been stigmatized as
"petty bribery" In Philadelphia the Pro-
hibitionists have carried the question into
the courts. In Blair county plan worthy
OF emulation hns been adopted by the Re-
publican and Democratic organizations. The
following affidavit has been signed by both
County Chairmen: PERSONALLY appeared be-
fore me, notary public in the city of AL
toona, county of Blair, State OF Pennsyl-
van1a, Charles H. Manlove and Frank 2.
Molloy, Chairmen of the Republican and
Democratic Committees of Blair county. re-
spectively, who being duly sworn depose
and say that during the continuance of the
present Presidential campaign they will pay
the taxes, State or county, of no person
other than themselves" The Phtladel-
pE1a Public Ledger concludes lengthy
discussion of the same subject
thus: "Pay your own poll tax. Be selfre-
spectfng. Obey the letter and spirit of the
Consttulon. Then cast your ballot accord
ing to your conscience and you will have no
twinges because some lamplighter or de-
partment clerk who has paid the money for
ih ~ nus morGsage on your taA recelpt. Al.
an unusually large number of voters are
Sowa r6t .od SnenseiSes , ills ys ysm,, az ~ nto
witnomt ' uone SO anu @ WHO =, sIS 10 t4te I've
morrow october sSt IL the % last III daw to attend
to the matter.
THIS is the season when the organs on
botb sidcs r.ooud =. =, .hatr artS 70 .a1,
,,,,'a.sS.. 49, 80 esaIu ~ rs 'nen uu'S W 'eAi
""oppois aoouI the noppers'
DEMOCRATIC rainbow-chasers have been
sion OF Gresham tn Cleveland and tariff re.
,o. " .. eah IS.A W o,uveiano T,,. 1nu va go,
~. u II ihuiaha anu LIMOS ohl'eu oea.es
treasurer Nebeker, an authority on Hoosier
State politics, is not alarmed Dy the Judges
Greek He saws: 1--WE have always had
more or less of tbis hind of wortr in the can,-
,,o;r, T., Ina;aa oI,,,o,,ah 80 49,, -,
paieh IN ihalana' ai'hougn theFe mas Deen
less of 1t this year than ever before. A some-
from the Republican party was manifested
in 1872, when Isaac p. Gray and George W.
oullan le1t the kepuollcan party ana went
gentlemen also joined hands with our friends
the enemy, and it was the usual thing for us
when we picked up the paper in the morn
ing to look to see who had during the night
e.s,l uecitIeu ms lntenCIons. but when tne eIec,
almost evervbodv except the few who had
declared that the party they had left was
not good enough for them. We never did
beat the Democrats so badly as we did that
Sear. In olscusslns tne same subJect,
saifl. .sSo faras the Gresham inf,rence is
concerned 1 know very little. Indiana is
usually Il Democratic State except in Presi-
dental years, although believe the Demo-
crars nave once IN While carried 1t even.
fN Id; .no @ LIZ y, 'ne tesiuenI
to tell him the exact Situation .ev that Se
is sure to carry it. The Republicans will
carry both New York and Connecticut, and
WIN tile.l,, 1n COURSE tne nlaloriIy OF tne
ne;ebbnring n sno Sta,e rhaoS Ioe T d dnuiana
"IIiinois. beyond donbt., il Rennblican and
will give the electoral ticket at least 20, 600
majority to Harrison and Reid. There will
s!, uouo'igss @ pc a eiose nGnG on tne Governor
Fifer will carry the STATE hu fro,, < oSo eo
10 OOo ~ Aioii ''''' W
EVEN tne noaters would decline to ac-
cept Wild cat banknotes in payment for
their votes.
TUT Tor,n,a,u +;oor : ,,,;
h Aa"ny 'isei Is making Wig orous
Pro1es1atiohs OF lts IeaieV 70 CleVela nd. A
Westerner who was curious upon the SUBJ
iect made an Investigation in New York
Citv ano I'm narticn,ar ca,,ad 80, IN
aT IL "a. pui Ia, oa,eu upon .he
famous Dry Dollar sullivan" He describes
the interview as follows: "Dry Dollar Sulli-
van is very candid. He admitted that he was
not particularly stuck on Cleveland. But
said he, the honor of Tamma1fv ia involved.
ond we,re ,oino to snow +ho oo,,n.r-, -
80 SIS W o"o" 'no o"un.ry Deno-
crats tnat were loyal ana true My district
is going to give 2,700 more votes than we gave
Because I've counted them,' said he. Mr..
Sullivan then told me about a kicker in his
district who had been talking rather ex-
Croker, the leader OF Tammany Hall, heard
OF IT, ana lie sent wofd TO sullivan to bring
'ie kioher peiore MN. 1hey were saluted
oy n tne Kicker.
%. sun "' ' "ao sons " Jake OH
lie 80 60 "A oa.nos''y anu as
~. 10 nc eso, uiu lUr 'no local ticket.
sen f puasidnn nm, "h3lh ne was gong
not vote for Cleveland, All W right; e Toaid said
Croker; you have right to vote for whom
ever you please, but the test Of loyalty to
IAN aniinany ian ~ ar, aS hHe neAI eieGtIon Will De
ITnited states Iet me see sid mr Sro,.au o
taking q little book from his drawer and
turning over few leaves, 'So-and-so and So
and-so lnaming number OF mem have been
n W rennes+ o,, ta .e lily govern
out Tor Something else to do. Ever one of
their heads will fall off within a week.
And MIR. Croker closed his little book and
ciosea tne interview. Two hours later, as
Mr.. Dry Dollar Sullivan informs me, the
kicker called OH Mr.. Croker and was
among the most enthusiastic men in New
YORK All of which indicates that Mr..
Cleveland should endeayor to inculcate his
civil service reform 1oeas IN MS home city,