The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-19
from the Philadelphia Press.


From the Philadelphia Press.
Major Everett Warren, president of the
Republican League clubs of Pennsylvania,
has issued an earnest call to the members
of the various Republican clubs through
out the state. He summons them to ag
grcssive activity in the work of securing
large majority in the state this year, as
a proper and encouraging beginning for
the great presidential campaign upon
which the country is about to enter. The
call ought to get into the hands OF every
young Republican. and particularly of
every club member, in the state. The best
usefulness of these club organizations Is
in their campaign work. II they are prop
erly directed the young men who consti-
tute their membership will accomplish
much that cannot well be done under any
other influences. and It Is far more SER
viceable than wranglng over party policy
or contesting for petty horors 1t needs
but an earnest effort on the part OF the
Republican clubs. united with the main
forces of the party organization, to get
out the nearly complete vote OF the party.
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This Is the year to exert little effort
In that direction. The great majority OF
last year Ia not unlikely to have n ten
dency to make some Republicans in a
measure indifferent: to make them feel
that the lesson which 1t carried with 1t Is
not In need OF repetition this year. That
Is a wrong view. 1t Is true there Will he
no Democratic congress sitting at WASH
ington the coming winter to menace the
country with lts vagaries and incapacity,
but there Is continued Democratic con-
troll OF the executive branch of the gov
eminent. This the people want to change
next year. and that change will be made
difficult or easy by the indications given
in the result of this years elections.
Pennsylvania has been for many years Mt
the head of the column OF Republican
states: 1t Will continue there only by keep
ing up those great matorites which
earned the distinction. The majorities
will not be maintained unless the party
vote IL polled. No Republican can afford
to neglect his duty In the belief that some
one else will make II up; there will not be
n big majority In Pennsylvania this year
unless every one does his full share. The
fact that there are few local contests to
create interest-such as Is always stirred
up when important county officers are TO
be chosen--inakes unusual effort all the
more necessary II there Is a falling off
In the vote there will be a falling or In
the majority.
No one should delude himself with the
idea that the opposition Is idle and in
hopeless confusion. u Is not IT has
made preparation 10 take every advantage
OF the least Republican indifference In any
quarter, and II will make more than an
ordinary effort to poll its fun vote. II
fully understands the import tnncc OF an ef-
fectIve denomination on the eve of
presidential election. No Republican
should fail to appreciate this fact and at
tend 10 II. so far as his individual duty Ia
concerned. that no indication OF future
Democratic success Is given In the result
Of the election to be held next month. Let
every Republican in Pennsylvania who
IL qualified to vote know the fact that any
considerable falling or In the atority In
this state will he used all over the coun-
try as an Indication Of returning conf
dence In tho Democratic party. whose FIRST
administration for more than thirty years
BROUGHT the country nothing but n panic.
Confidence was lerge'y restored by tho
Republican maioritIea Of last year. Lot
us continue that good work by getting out
all the votes now.