Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-23
Pattison to Face Warwick.

| Under the head of this article, the
Philadelphia. Inquirer Of the l7th
inst writes:-The Democrats have
named Ex-Governor Pattlson as their
candidate for Mayor. Why should
they have done sos What elements OF
sirsngth has he! True, he has given
us clean administration So did
Governor Bsaver. So did Governor
Hovt. So did Governor Harfranft,
all Republicans. every one OF them.
What particular clsim has Mr.. Pat
tison upon all the morality of politi-
cal parties? Where did he get the
monopolistic control of honesty OF
purposel Does anyone presume to
say that Governor Hastings will not
equal Governor Pattison in disn'sy
of integrity and uprightnesss Why
then should M Pattisou expect to
be elected over Republican candi-
date for Mayor in great Repu5ii
can city, a Republican candidate
who has been tried in effice and nsv-
er found wanting! Why should War
wick be defeated just to further Gov
ernor Pattisou's chances for n Presi
dental nomination on Il fres trade
platform?
As n matter of fact the nomination
made by the Democrat: Convention
is by no means strong. Mr.. Pattison
csrried Philadelphia for Controller
He has been in one Office or the other
for many wears, bat since his second
election as controller he has been uu
able to carry the city. Even Ia the
disastrous Deiamate- campaign,
when independent feeling ran high,
Pattison was badly beaten in Pnila-
delphia. What Gao he expect in a
year when Democrats are not wanted
in any Office under the sun, and
when the State an1 City have both
given for Republican candidate for
Governor the greatest majority IN
their history? Mr. Pattison has ut
terry failed to carry the city except
for Controller, and he will utterly
fail to carry it in February because he
is Democrat and because man of
equal integrity is running against
bin on the Mayoralty ticket.
But outside of this partisan feel
lug, which is strong, the nomination
NAV prove weak one For years
there has been a stroug faction of
the Democratic party opposed to the
organization WHICH supports him.
For years this faction has sought to
get rid Of the machine. 1t ID posi-
BILE that Mr.. Harrity. who engineer
I'd the nomination OF Mr.. Pat;ison,
is to be flowed to build up the ma
chine with four years Of Pattison at
the Ci.y Hall! Is ii ct oil likely that
the anti-admiristration Democrats
are going to submit tamelv to their
own destruction? For that Is what
this nomination means. DIVISION
rapresen tasion has been granted, but
what has been gained? As of yore,
the machine controlled the primaries
and dominated the convention, and
were Pattison to be elected there
would not be room for an anti ad-
Democrat on the face of
the earth. 1t must be apparent,
that no anti-ndministration
Democrat can support Mr.. Pattison,
and without united party how can
he hope to be elected.
This is not the year for free
trade Democrat to apply for any kind
of an Office in the gift of the people.
We have go. enough of Democrats
and their ways. The workingmen
have got enough of them. The Only
Industry that has thrived under them
is that of the soup house, and Phil
adelphia is just proud enough to pre-
fer something else. We do not be-
lieve that the Ex-Governor stands the
slightest chance of carrying the city.