The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-14
A Letter From an Occasional
Correspondent.
HOPEFUL
Some Very Sensible Advice Embodied in
Terse Paragraphs-How the Hopeful
Ones Can Win and now They May Mas
a Golden Opportunity.
special HERALD correspondence.

Special HERALD correspondence.
PoTTsvILLE, April a.
what would you rather do than go
fishing ?" will for awhile be the question
most often propounded amongth devotes
of Izaak Waltons popular sport, but
throwing fly for speckled trout is not in
it with angling for nominations and poll
cal preferment now at its heighth7 all
over this county and. especially in the
Legislative districts. Candidates are
more numerous among Republicans than
Democrats this year, owing to the pre-
vailing belief that the Democratic party
has been disrupted unto death and chat
there is nothing to prevent repetition of
the successes Of last fall and spring if no
very bad breaks are made by the. various
nominating conventions
BLUNDERs POSSIBLE AND PROBABLE. ".
Just in the same degree tn at it is easierto
pull down than build up, so it is easier to
make poor selections of candidates than
good ones, and this year, when every out
look is so favorable to Republican victory
there will be whole CoXey army of
mediocre men clamoring at the conven
tion doors for an entrance, some of whom
one or other of the tickets to be named.
Metaphorically speaking, many of these
unworthies are political tramps who
should be given wide berth by the con
yention magnates, but it is too often the
rule that too-designing politicians control
our nominations and the Ragson Tatters
element of both parties are preferred to
the solid citizens who would grace and do
honor to the offices to be filed Let the
dear people have their say and tickets
will be graced by good men and true, who
do not make otfice-seeking a profession
and in whose hands the trusts reposed
would be safe.
One possible blunder Republicans can
make this year is in not nominating their
strongest man for Congress against Mr..
Reilly, who is not so easily defeated as
some of our wiseacres would have us
believe Mr.. Reilly has not been in Con
Rress all these years for nothing-Uhat is
it is not possible that so shrewd polite
ian as he has not done much to make his
position invulnerable during all his Con-
gressional life and particularly recently.
That he has a certain following among
the Republicans is too well known to
admit of argument and it will require
the party of protection to put its best
man to the front this time and then to go
in to win with all its might in order to
drive Mr.. Reilly from his entreRched posi-
tion. Yes, it is possible and probable that
Olunder may be made IN naming a can
didate to defeat MIR. Reilly this fall. Now
mark my words.
"BE NOT WEARY OF WELL DoMG,"
Should be the watchword of Republi-
cans this year and forever. Without dis
paraging any others who were chosen last
year TO important positions, it must be
agreed that in the nomination and cleo
tion of such a man as Commissioner
Frank Rentz the Republican party did
itself honor. He is regarded by the multi
tude, including your humble scribe, as
the broadest-guaged man in Office on the
hill. he has sense, courage and great
executive ability, and l only wish could
indite the same truths about all the
others to whom have been entrusted inn
portant county business. There are too
many in Office who take their inspiration
and counsel from broken down and
tricky politicians. Do not let these
blunders be repeated this year il they can
be avoided and there is no doubt they can.
The Republican party has another inning
this year, but it can easily be bowled out
| by disregarding the injunction which
sub-heads this paragraph.
There are many good men in both polit-
ical parties who would accept office il
| they are groomed properly and by the
right people They will not seek Office
for the sake of having it, but they would
acceptit if an effort, earnest and honest, is
made to bring them out. Try it on once
and find out