The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-13
A COUNTY
SEAT LETTER
An Alarm Sounded For the Benefit
Of the Republicans.
MORE VIGOROUS ACTION 1!
Too Much Indifference Seems to Exist
Among the Young Republicans
of the County.
MORE VIGOROUS ACTION /!
spee.aI u eaAlD coI respopaeeee.

Special II ERALD COZ respoudeoce.
POTTsvlLLE, Oct IL have been
prompted to ask what the Republicans OF
this county are doing 1t strikes me that
there is an air of treachery in the ranks
that there is something wrong somewhere.
Shortly after the county convention
hope for success seemed to find place in
the breast of every man in the party, but
where is that hope now l must confess
that see very little of it,
We may as well look the facts square
in the face now and prepare to meet the
situation. And the first thing to consider
is the cause for this feeling of suspicion |
and distrust which has supplanted the |
spirit of hopefulness which seemed 50 /
general about two months ago. 1t goes
back for many years and is the result of |
the defeat of Republican candidates by |
Republican voters who sought to appease |
their jealousy. There are many wrecks |
on the wayside, and from these the cry |
for revenge comes.
If this were not So why is it all of our
young and able Republicans are not in
the ranks and actively at work They
find themselves too busy elsewhere and,
outside the election of the state ticket,
they seem to have no interest in the cam
paign.
If the Republicans are to win in this
county heroic measures must be adopted,
and very soon, too. The party has some
of the ablest young men in the state iv
ing in this county, and were they to get
together and work earnestly there would
be no reason to fear for the result of the
campaign.
This sentiment was expressed the other
day by one of the most prominent and in.
fiuential politicians of the county and he
suggested that conference be called at
once to ascertain, if possible, the cause of
the indifference which has become so ap
parent of late, and at the same time take
precaution against sell outs and the per
nicious complimentary voting system
| The county executive committee cannot
be counted on to do this. There is not
enough enthusiasm in its make up to elect
even the tail end of the ticket, if its cleo
tion was not fixed by law
1t isn't pleasant to some you address to
be outspoken aud truthful, but / consider
that in this case sentiment and propriety
should be discounted to some extent in
order to awaken the Republicans to a
realization of the danger confronting
! them.
| The Democrats, evidently aware of the
condition Of affairs in the Republican
ranks, are all smiles. Mr.. Reilly is one
of the most confident men on the Demo
cratic ticket.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY AFFAIRS.
| By next summer this city will have one
of the best and most complete systems of
electric railways in the state. By that
time almost every town of any import
ance in the county will be connected with
the city by electric railways, and the in
creased travelling facilities through all
the outlying districts is bound to give the
city building boom it never before ex-
perienced. 1 would not be the least sur
prised if the next census should give us a
population of $4,000. Every citizen
| in our city should enrol himself
in the movement for greater
| Pottsville, and those who stand in front
OF the wheels of progress ought to be run
| down. We have a few back number
Councilmen who use the old saw, ave
don't want to give anything away for
nothing" and in nine cases out of ten
they haven't got in sight even the 6x2
plot of ground which is man's heritage
when he shakes off the mortal coil The
present electric railway fight will end,
(and mark the prediction) in the humilia.
tion of those who are embarrassing the
present successful company. They will
crawl and hide their heads. They are
not earnest in their efforts to secure rights
of way. Their scheme savors of a game
of squeeze.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The meeting of the County Commission
ers their solicitors and prominent bridge
builders from all parts of the state this
week was very successful event, and the
deliberations will no doubt result in great
benefit to those who took part in them as
well as those who were represented. If the
measures they contemplate introducing
before the Legislature become laws the
benefit the state will derive will be i'm
measurable, 1t is through such meetings
that thorough understanding of the
wants and requirements of the people is
obtained and from the information thus
CLEANED uniform laws can be better
framed