The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-02
THE WAY TO PARTY DIVISION.
From the Philadelphia Press.


Senator William II. Andrews. recently
of Crawford county, but now of Alle-
ghcny not satisfied with his unfortunate
management of the Delamatcr affair sew
cral years ago, has undertaken to noml-
nate another candidate for governor next
year. The methods adopted seem to be
very much the same az those which char-
aCtcrizcd the DClamatcr blunder-aDllSe
and vllfcation of every conspicuous ke-
publican in the state who may DC sus-
pCctcd of possible eligibility
Something should have hceu learned
from experience. When In the campaign
for the nomination of Mr.. Andrews cam
tiidate in 1890 the mud batteries were
opened upon every other Republican Wno
was suggested or supported for the noinI-
nation it created Il decentralization IN inc
party which prCcluded entire harmony
and no doubt contributed TO the ultimate
disaster That canvass was conducted
for personal benefit openly and shame
lessly. and needless of party interests CT
the welfare of the state. Senator An
drcws and his aids are getting the presclt
canvass in the same shape. To dctamc
and abuse Republicans of distinction ana
integrity who have done much to give
character to the party is an insult TO Re-
publiCanism. 1t is party wrecklng ana Is
possible only to those who prefer 10
wreck the chance of party success II me
result cannot be made to serve their own
individual and selfish ends. 1t is precise
ly the course that tas led to defeat in
the past and only those who arc willfnlly
blind fail to see that it must mean defeat
i'm the future if persisted in.
o
There are many hundreds Of Rcpubli-
cans iii Pennsylvania any one of whom
would be an honor to the party and to
the commonwealth in the executive OIL
flee. There are plenty of men with self
respect enough to be no mans tool. Any
member of the party has a right to be a
candidate for governor and to seek the
support of the people for his candidacy.
The nomination is no mans exclusive
privilege, and experience has shown that
when it has been made by unfair means
and by indecent and unjust treatment ut
competitors it has been nomination not
worth having, because the people have
refused to ratfy it.
There is no reason to suppose the tenn
per of the people is different now from
what it has been in the past. Among the
masses there is an inherent and Commend-
able love of dcCcncy and fair play. The
| Republican people Of Pennsylvania are
not low-minded and degraded, and will bc
certain to resent i'm the future as they
| have in the past, the contemplate black
| guarlism employed to injure Republicans
of distinguished ability and of the high
| est character who have rendered the
| party and the state elCVating services.
! The history of some recent campaigns
must have been forgotten by those who
are following this disreputable course.
| The candidate nominated by such moth
| DDS has never had any chance of election.
| Those who pursue that kind of cam
paign are planning party defeat. Abuse
| and calumination will not hurt those they
| are aimed it, but they will recOil upor
| those in whose behalf they are employed
Such methods ere destructive of party
harmony; they prepare the way for party
division and party defeat.