The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
Stand by the Party.

While we believe that the number OF
Republicans who would, in presiden-
tial year, carry a war from the party
primaries to the polls is small, it is well
to emphasize the fact that vote cast
against the Republican city ticket
three weeks from tomorrow will be IN
its effect q vote for Democratic con-
gressman and for Democratic presi-
dent in the ensuing November cleo
tion. 1t Is to the interest OF the Demo-
cratic politicians and newspapers to
make light of this fact hoping thereby
to deceive disappointed but not deliber-
ately disloyal Republican supporters OF
Captain Moir into voting for Demo-
cratic restoration in this county.
But their very efforts to ridicule our
assertion proves. to thinking minds, its
entire truthfulness. What do the
Democrats care for Republican support
at this time only insofar as it will help
them to get in shape for next Fairs
battle? They know that most of the
Republicans who threaten to cut their
own ticket this spring, because of dis
satisfaction over the issue of the recent
primaries, will not be likely to remain
with the Democrats longer than this
one election. In fact, that Is as long
as the Democrats will have any use for
them. The argument of the Democratic
politicians is: Let us once get hold Of
the city government, and from that as
rallying point, and with liberal use
of the policemen and the various de-
partment employees in politics, We can
successfully resist Republlcanism next
fall. no matter whom it nominates
against u.s."
That such honest but misguided men
as Thomas d. Davies should fall into
this Democratic trap and work for the
party which will quickly throw them
over its shoulder when the immediate
occasion of their usefulness shall have
passed is unfortunate; but 1t affords
no reason why this bad example should
be followed by other Republicans bet
ter informed as to the. real situation.
If Mr.. Davies wants to follow the lead
Of John H. Fellows, the man who de-
feated him for county treasurer in 1894
and afterward boasted of it, into the
Democratic camp, Republicans. while
regretting that Mr.. Davies is blind to
his own deception, are certainly justi-
fled in refusing to join the suicidal pro-
cession. Especially is this true Of the
Republicans Of Hyde Park, who have.
in Daniel Williams, candidate in
every way worthy of their best support.
When these voters recollect that Fell
lows defeated Davies. we should think
that they would not care to let him and
his following of boilers achieve the
same kind of slaughter Of Mr.. Williams.
Loyalty to Republicanism means 10y
atty to Republican candidates. The
Republican ticket this spring is clean.
strong and able. Better candidates
have never before been placed before
the people. Whatever the wreckers
may say to the contrary thinking Re-
publicans' know that these candidates
were fairly nominated. and that they
today fairly represent the principles Of
the party. The question for individual
Republicans to consider is whether
they will permit a few malicious men,
with nothing Of their own to lose, to
deceive them into course Of recreancy
toward their party, the very anticipa-
zion Of which has set the mouth Of
every Democratic politician in Scran-
ton to watering for new taste Of pub
lie emolument.