Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-02-02
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
Ever day or two the public hears of

Q petition, several thousand strong
against reform of fariff signed by the
dependent workingmen of the chief ben
efciaries of AIcKinlcyism. Since when
have petitions been permitted to reverse
elections? The voters of the country
in two general elections, each time by
more than 100, 900 majority. No per-
functory and interested petitions can
cancel those commands.-Worid."
We take the above clipping from
the Dushore Gazette. Streby takes
it from the N. Y. World. Notwith-
standing the fact that the saying
has had the approval of these two
great papers, it is very slim "crawl
out" for our neighbor Democrats.
They do not deny the first paragraph,
however, which is quite honorable
OF them, that, petitions are being
sent to Congress signed by several
thousand workingmen who oppose
reform tariff" This credit belongs
to the World, however, for, had the
World contradicted it, and said the
petitions never were sent, the Du-
shore Gazette would have also accept
ed it as the truth.
The next paragraph, viz Since
when have petitions been permitted
to reverse elections p This is whole
some gall. When were the Repubh-
cans given a majority in the House
at the capital of New York ? Last
November. Was not this q rebuke
of tree trade ? Further, there were
nine states that voted last Novem-
ber and judging from the manifest
sentiment of the people, expressed
at the polls, the tariff was an issue in
every one of them. In 1892 New
York and New Jersey went Demo-
cratic. They were among the num-
Der of states that wanted a change,
but in 1893 both of these states,
humiliated and in tears delivered
themselves to the Republicans, glad
to escape the infamy brought upon
them by their mistaken judgment.
Or course, were Streby possessed Of
a critic brain, he would deny this
and claim that the issue in these
states ware purely local. That the
public will observe, We will confess
to certain extent, it was = local
fight in both Of these states. May.
nardism in N. Y. and race track
gamblers in the other, stirred the
people, but those issues were insig-
nifcant compared With the great
issue and the real issue. New York
gave Republican majority of about
$4,000, while Maynard was defeated
by over $4,000. The difference be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 expressed
Enthusiastically the extent of the local
feeling against the nomination of
Judge Maynard. Under the circum-
stances it is reasonable to claim
leaving Maynard out entirely-that
New York's Republican majority,
resulting from the state of the times
brough ON by the Democratic policy
OF destruction, WAS not less than
10000. In New jersey the popular
feeling had much to do with giving
the state to the Republicans, while
in Ohio, Massachusetts, Virginia
and all the other states that voted !,
the largely increased Republican
vote furnished Indispensable evidence
Of free trade rebuke. With this
open confession Of the people at the
polls strengthened by petitions being
addressed to Congress by the work.
ing class, ought to at least be motto.
ed BY the muldoons in Congress, rs
we'll as by the Democratic editors of
the "rural districts"
A SEVERE REBUKE TO FREE