The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-20
Concerning Complimentary Votes,

4 In a strictly local election having alb
solutely no bearing on national issues
IL Is not uncommon for large num-
Der of ballots to be cast as personal
compliments. Smith is a Democrat and
Jones a Republican on national issues,
but the two are personally good friends
and when Smith runs for local office
Jones thinks. "Well, he's a good fell
low, and l guess it would be a neigh
borly thing to do to give him my vote.
1t won't hurt my party" The Demo-
cratic candidates are fishing assiduous-
~ for Republican complimentary votes
this fall and bringing every possible
pressure to bear on Republicans whom
they think can he captured in this
way: hence we desire to emphasize
that this is not a fight from which ma
tional issues can he subtracted.
Foremost and distinctly, the present
Democratic campaign is campaign 10
resusctate Organism. The Democratic
state ticket was set up notoriously as
Bryan ticket. Its nomination was
dictated by John NJ. Garman, Bryan's
most radical and uncompromising
Pennsylvania lieutenant; and as if that
fact were not clear enough, Garman
ordered another blow in the face to be
administered TO the sound money ele-
ment in his party by forcing through
g. resolution declaring vacant William
F. Harritys seat on the Democratic
national committee because Harrity
would not swallow his convictions by
an abject and unconditional surrender
10 Bryanism. So bitter and deter
mined were the Bryanites at Reading
to dominate the situation that to their
other resources they added brutal
physical violence and had tp be held in
check by the police else blood would
have been shed.
But not less true is it that the Demo-
cratic county ticket is besmeared with
the same odium. In the platform
adopted by the Bailey, Boland and
Schadt county convention the first two
planks comprise a fulsome and eX-
travagant eulogy of the apostle of So
oialism and reputation, William j.
Bryan. together with an Endorsement,
SERVE" of the obnoxious and incen-
diary Chicago platform. AS II this
were not sufficient notice of the city
hall gangs purpose to make Bryanism
in future the cardinal test of Demo-
cratic loyalty, the chairman chosen by
them to manage their campaign,
Colonel FitzsimmOns, was picked
% Ii, Al.
tification with the cause of the gal
liant son of Nebraska and because he
could he depended upon to shape things
SO as to facilitate the candidacy next
year of a Bryanite aspirant for con-
gress.
1t is true that Schadt. scared at the
ominous attitude of the sound money
Democracy, afterward issued orders to
retire Brvanism into the background
and thereby. we are informed, brought
himself into sharp collision with the
chairman of his campaign. But nc
cowardly evasion at this late moment
in the canvass can conceal the fact
that a vote for Schadt Horn, ct al.
will be a vote to build up a rule-or.
ruin Bryanite dynasty in Lackawanna
county, for the making of future mis-.
chief not less to sound money Demo,
Gratis than to Republicans. Therefore
the Republican who cares for his party
and would see its position strength
ened and its faithful leadership upheld
cannot this year permit even persona
friendship for Democratic candidate.
to betray him into lending aid to g
dangerous enemy.
The fight of a year ago is still on
Then Bryanism was scotched. A weel
from Tuesday it must be killed.
l-All that John r. Jones needs TO max.