The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-12

-sucus BY an almost two-thirds vots. A
beautiful scheme. indeed.
A CRUSADE or MIsREPREsENTA-
TON.
And how did 1t develop? The pro-
gram was followed to the very letter.
From the opening OF the legislature. in
Jenuary, 1897, until its close. in July,
every act or omission of the legislature
was made the subject Of attack, mis-
representation being the chief weapon
Of offense. Every feature which could
possibly he assailed was distorted and
twisted, and the result Of such analysis
spread broadcast through the columns
Of personal organs controlled by Mr.
Wanamaker's store advertisements. or
through the medium OF Democratic
newspapers Insiduously the poison was
spread throughout the commonwealth
in the effort to.deceive the people. Nor
did they discontinue their work when
the legislature adjourned. From that
das till now they have kept up their
crusade. through favored organs, by
mems Of literature. and on the stump,
rot a stone being left uDturned in the
.ffort to hoodwink the people and Sc
cure the defeat Of Republican legisla-
tive nominees.
But the work of the consplratOrs did
completes in order to make anything
iiAe = respectable showing of strength
They made some effort 10 secure the
nomination Of their henchmen at the
various county primaries. but were
almost uniformly defeated. They next
turned to their natural allies, the
Democrats. They first concluded TO
support the Democratic candidate for
governor. provided he was a man they
could deal with. They would give him
their votes and influence at the polls.
upon the condition that he would use
his good offices in getting Democratic
legislators TO support Mr.. Wsnamaker
for the senate.
CONFERENCES AT MIDNIGHT.
Mr.. wanamaker held many confer
ences. generally at night, at his mag
nificent country seat near Philadelphia,
with Democratic leaders. and the de-
tails were discussed. Judge Gordon
was TO be their candidate for governor.
But the Democratic bosses interfered
with this program by nominating Mr..
jerks instead Of Judge Gordon. The
conspirators were not daunted, how
ever. Some OF them dickered with the
jerks Democrats: others dickered with
the Swallow Prohibitionists; Mr.. Wan
amaker dic5sred with both, his country
palace being the favorite meeting place,
far away from the public gaze
WHAT has been the result Of this plot
ting and counter plotting? In num-
ber Of counties combination legislative
tickets have been nominated. the nOmi-
nees being Democrats, Prohibitionists
and so-eaIled Republicans. the latter
being very much in the minority. This
program has been carried out in Ches-
ter. Blair, Dauphin. Huntingdon and
several other counties. But in most
cases no actual combination has been
effected. the purpose of the eonspirators
being to throw the weight Of their in
fiuence In behalf Of the Democratic
candidates for the legislature.
FOR THE OVERTHROW OF REPUB-
LICANISM.
And this is the situation as it stands
today. In order TO wreak his ven
seance upon those whom he holds re-
sponsible for his repeated defeats. and
In order to advance his ambitious pur-
poses, Mr.. Wanamaker has entered into
a base conspiracy for the overthrow
| Of Republicanism in Pennsylvania.
Acting through his high salaried hench-
men and his personal organs in Phiia-
delphia. to each one of which he pays
annually on an average forty thousand
dollars ($4O. .000) for advertising. he is
seeking to defeat regularly nominated
Republican candidates for the legisla-
ture, thus securing the election OF the
Democratic nominees. He personally
is traversing the state. speaking in be-
half OF his infamous program wherever
a crowd Of people can be induced 10
gather TO listen to his TRADE.
This is the man as he is. stripped OF
! his false mantle Of reform and honesty
of purpose. The mask is off. and We
| discover, not a high minded statesman
or genuine reformer. but one who. hav-
ing met defeat in the arena of practical
politics. now, in furtherance of his un-
auenchable ambition and his desire for
personal vengeance. envelops himself
/ in the livery Of political purity and
stalks before the people prOclaiming:
1T is I. the only Simon pure political
Moses. who viii lead you out of the
wildernessi"
All those Republicans Of Pennsylva-
MIA who believe in fair dealing. who
object TO being hoodwinked, who de-
spise hypocrisy. who adhere to the
right, are cautioned against listening
To the speciOus arguments and mis-
| representations Of Mr.. Wanamaker and
his satellites. BY voting for the Re-
publican nominees for the Legislature.
put the seal Of your disapproval upon
the base political conspiracy which
seeks to throw the old Republican
commonwealth of Pennsylvania into
the hands of Democrats. Prohibition
lists and mongrel Republicans.