The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-11-09
A COUNTY
SEAT LETTER
Our Special Correspondent on the
Recent Election.
ADVICE TO THE VICTORS /!
BY Good Government the Republicans
Can Win the Confidence of the People
and Hold the County.
ADVICE TO THE VICTORS /!
specIal HnRA1p corresnonderce.


PoTTsyuLE, Nov. 9.-The election cam
paign that closed last Tuesday was one, |
on the whole to which the candidates of |
both sides may point with pride. 1t was
the cleanest within my recollection. The
almost total absence of indulgence in per- |
sonalities made it creditable and both the |
successful and defeated candidates are de-
serving of commendation for the good |
Judgment they displayed.
l am told that less money was spent |
this year than during any campaign for !
years past, and it has been intimated that
but few fthe candidates paid their assess
ments in full. doubt that this is correct,
but l haven't the slightest doubt that
some of the candidates hesitated about
putting up the "ready John" During
my political career l have always found
some candidates who did not feel disposed
to pay his assessment in the absence of a
guarantee of an election; but in almost
every case these candidates have been
brought face to face with the cashiers
desk after being convinced that no
guarantee of an election went with a
nomination, outside of the bulldozad
Southern states election districts and in
few years believe that guarantees will
be up at a premium even down there
There was considerable betting talk
this year, but the actual betting was not
as brisk as the campaign warranted. That
was not a discreditable feature of the
campaign, however, but rathe, very
creditable. Gambling is not creditable
in any sphere
AS predicted in one of my recent let
ters Pottsville gave the Republican ticket
one of her old-time majorities. I was not
led into making the prediction by any
wildcat notion, but by seeing the host of
old timers failing into line. Some men
who had not voted for years went to the
polls last Tuesday. And now that we got
there let us stay. 1t strikes me that the
hatchet is pretty deeply buried and that
by judicious management the Republican
party will be able to keep the Democratic
tiger pretty well at bay in the future.
The last campaign has shown pretty
conclusively that with the Republican
party united Schuylkill county can be
kept within the ranks of that party. It
is only when the Republicans are divided
that the county gives Democratic maiori-
ties, and it is for that reason thet the
Democrats are constantly trying to create
strive among their opponents, Schuylkill
is Republican on defined issues. It is
true that the Democrats have carried it
repeatedly during recent years, as we'll as
way back in the sixties and seventies,
but the successes during the last named
periods were only brought about by
gross frauds, especially in the townships
By these frauds the Democrats gradually
secured control of all the county offices
and patronage and these they used as
bulwarks for their political fields. The
, Republicans now have control of thu
county offices and patronage and if they
! are judicious they can so thoroughly en-
, trench themselves as to retain control o.
, the political situation indefinitely. b.
/ this it is not intended to insinuate thai
the Republicans shall follow the cours
of their Democratic predecessors by using
the advantage referred to in a Doodle sense
I mean that by giving good, clean admin
3 istration and make wise and efficient ap
pointments in the distribution of patron
t age they will win the confidence of tn
: people, and that will be of great service tt
5 them in future campaigns.