Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1894-03-02
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The small majority Of 40 in Sulll-
van county for Mr.. Hancock the
Democratic nominee for Congress
man-at- Large, is reminder that
SULLIVAN too, is on the fence
politically and the most conservative
of our people can not say on which
side it will fall ON the coming No
vember election. No figures could
be mole important as meaning some
thing, and they undoubtedly mean
that a goodly number of the people
of Sullivan county are not an ex-
ception to the rule all over Pennsyl-
vania, but have concluded that they
have all of the free trade or tariff re-
form they care to mix with. A few
Democratic reformers and office seek
ers in this vicinity claim that the re-
suit don't mean anything, that there
was no campaign, and all that kind
of rot but they can hardly fool
themselves by that talk and will GER
tainly fool none of the sensible
people who voted for the policy OF
protection on Tuesday Feb. goth.
While there was no general cam>
paign. however, it is far from the
truth that the people did not serious
lv consider what they were about
before they vote. The plea that the
voters made mistakes in marking
their tickets, goes for nothing.
This plea is uncomplimentiary Of
our people and will be resented by
them. We admit that there we've
no speech making on either side,
hence we must call this draw and
give the voter the credit of thinking
for himself. 1t was a serious thought
and a good thought. Such as men
are apt to think when they have but
| little to eat and no money and no
work to earn money with which TO
/ buy what he has been in the habit of
using for the wants OF life, all
brought about by these CD good
Democratic times. 1t was a con-
dition and not Il theory with them
on this occasion. They coutrasted
the present with the past. They
brought their thoughts nearer home
than they had ever brought them
before, and when sensible men do
that under such circumstances as
they found confronting them at the
recent election, is most apt aud will
bring about good results. The free
traders or tariff retormers or what
ever else they may conclude TO call
themselves take all of their satistac-
ton at present in the hope that this
thing will not continue. But they
are mistaken. 1t will grow on the
people and they will not go back in
to that line of march that leads them
into obstruction. This is not human
nature. The people have been fool
cd once by the leaders Of the Demo
! cratic party aud it will be hard TO catch
them ia the SAINT trap again. The sui
, ering brought about under the pres
! ent administration, is an every day &c
minder that the country Is going Ia
destruction and they seek a change.
The people want uo more Qf the
! Democratic times, and right here Ne
viii stop auh ask lhe most bitter
! Democrat iuthe county Why should
the working Democrat ask &c
continuation ot these timest Nhal
. has the nemoemile party done Ia
Congress to gain thclr confidence
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