The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-14
The NEWSPAPERS


rom the South Pittsburger lPlttsburgl.


Senatorsiiip.
DishonorabIe Methods.
From the South Pittsburger (Pittsburg).
The candidacy Of Mr.. John Wanamnker,
of Philadelphia, has succeeded in making
conspicuous feature of American poll.
tics which is disgrace to American man.
hood. The fact that MIR. Wanamaker is a
candidate for one Of the most important
and Mt the same time one of the most dig.
nified offices within the gift of the Amer
lean people serves in no manner to either
restrain or modify the methods employed
by him in its attainment. One would
have supposed that the elevated position
Mr.. Wanamaker is accredited with in re.
ligious circles would have exercised an in.
auence on his actions politically as would
have protected him from assault as 60
dirty or contemplate political methods.
in this the people have been doomed TO
disappointment. Mr.. WanamalSer, so far
as the conducting of a fair, manly, open
and dignihed mode of warfare is con.
cerned, is a fallen idol.
He has proven himself to be an ordinary
political mortal, one of the most ordinary,
every day kind of political clay at that.
No one questions Mr.. Wanamakers right
TO aspire TO the office of senator-that is q
right common to every American citizen
who possesses the necessary intellectual
qualifications; nor does any person deny
or seek TO restrain Mr. Wanamaler's
right TO the use of every Legitimate method
by which his many virtues his numerous
qualifications and boundless ability may
be made known to those who are un.
familiar with his history. This would be
legitimate and honest politics. but there
are those, and we are content to be classi-
fled among the number, that do protest
against his use of that ponderons weapon,
his yearly advertising, as means by
which he compels the newspapers of his
city TO suppress their honest convictions.
This is n system of political warfare
which Is as disgraceful to him as it is de,
grading TO his weabkneed victims
Mr.. Wanamaker's patronage to the
newspapers of Philadelphia, by way of adj
| vertising, is a matter Of considerable con-
sequence, and it is not surprising that the
| newspapers in which his alluring and Sc
ductive invitations to the people appear
feel kindly to him for his patronage, but
| that Mr.. w. should presume on this and
use as threat his withdrawal of that
| patronage unless the patronized paper
sounds forth his praises and particular
! claims TO office, is despiceble and cowardly.
| 1t is the denial of the right of individual
| Judgment on part of the papers and proves
that Mr. Wanamaker dare not permit an
honest expression from them as to his flt
ness for the high Office to which he has
| plumed his political wings. The motives
underlying actions of this kind are un-
! worthy Of any fair minded man, much less
one who poses before the people as an ap'
| plicant for public favor, and still less OF
one who seeks a place in the halls of the
highest legislative body of great nation.
| If warfare of this sort COMFORTS Itself
with Mr. Wanamakers idea of rectitudC
and conscience, we can only say that Mr.
| w, s conscience is in no immediate danger
| of disturbance by any of the ordinary
lapses OF practical life
Mr.. Wanamaker justly deserves the CEN
sure Of every fair minded citizen, and as
to what effect conduct of this character
may have, or will have, on his position in
society as man claiming more than or
dinary sanctity reputation he has been
seeking to earn in the past, we commit to
the future to make answer.
Notwithstanding the solid front pre-
sented by n subsidized press, in spite OF
Mr., Wanamaker's millions and the por
cine combine, Mr.. Wanamaker will never
warm seat IN the United States senate
Opposed to him is one of the most dashinl
and brilliant of Pennsylvania 6 sons, whC
has entered the fight determined to win
A man who is not deferred by the seem
ingly solid ranks of his adversary, but, OF
the contrary, whose aggressiveness is in
tensified by opposition. Hon. Boes Pen
rose, with a record in the state senate o.
which he has just reason to be proud, lik,
''plumed knight has thunderod forth
his note Of defiance to this muzzler of the
Philadelphia press, and dashing into the
fray enoased in the armor of truth, hon
esty and right, will level to the dust the
doughty champion Of the porcine com bine