Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-10-07
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but the American flag is the symbol Of
patriotism, and no party has a greater
right 10 use that emblem of a united
country than the Republican party.
The Republican party saved the Union
intact. The Republican party made Il
possible TO unfurl the flag today with
out a star missing or a stripe erased
or polluted" and all this was accom-
pllshed by our party without the aid Of
Mr.. Wanamaker So far as history
gives us any account he took no part
in defending the flag when the life of a
nation was threatened. The only pa
triotic service performed by him, so far
as we have any knowledge, is that re-
lated by himself, when he stood on the
corner of Sixth and Market streets in
1851 and watched the boys in blue as
they marched by on their way to the
front in defense Of their country and
It's flag.
do not know whether Mr.. Wanna
maker is In the habit of carrying a
flag or not, but am prepared to agree
with him that he might carry a thou
sand flags and not be patriot"
THE PAYROLL.
note the malice of his remarks in
reference to what he calls a padded
payroll. While he has said much about
a padded payroll so far as ! know he
has not made any satisfactory explana-
tion of what he meant. The fact Is,
there was no padded payroll in the
sense he seeks to establish. There were
some extra employees in the last session
Of the legislature, just as there haze
been during the past 25 years. That the
legislature had the right to appoint ex-
ira employees was recognized by the
members, senators, the governor the
state treasurer. the auditor general and
other state officials. The members and
senators friendly to Mr.. Wanamaker
recognized this practice as well as all
| others. In the senate, as have before
stated, there were nine extra employees
agreed upon. Five Of these extra ap-
| pointments were given to senators who
supported Mr.. Wanamaker in his can
didacy for the United States senate
| His most enthusiastic admirer and al
| most constant companion in his tour
Of speechmaking, Senator Kaufman.
had one of these extra places. The
name of the extra employe on the list
credited to Senator Kaufman was B.
! w Weaver, as | am informed.
I am also informed by the chief clerk
of the senate that Senator Kaufman
did not object to this arrangement,
and that he had received and receipted
for part of the money due his extra en-
ploye. 1t would seem as though, il
Senator Kaufman was willing to have
his one appointee on the extra list and
receipted for part of the money due
him on his salary, that there could not
II.
in that transaction, else such an ardent
reformer would not have received and
receipted for part of the money advanc-
ed by the state treasurer.
NOT A DEMOCRATIC YEAR.
Again listen to the suggestion Of this
political reformer when he asks: "How
long, suppose you, win 1t be before this
state goes Democratic?" Let me an
swer. Not until the people are willing
to exchange comfortable homes for
public soup houses and until the labor
ing men prefer idleness and misery to
plenty of work and good wages. This
is a Republican state, and 1t will be
found in the Republican column when
the votes are polled and the ballots
counted on the evening of the Sth day
of November next. This is not a Dem
ocratic year. Pennsylvania Is not a
Democratic state. Our people will not
be fooled by the vaporlngs of a defeat
ed candidate for public office. / have
faith in the intelligent decision of the
great mass of the American voters
They know what is their best interests
They will not desert the party that has
restored prosperous business conditions
and increased the opportunities and
wages Of labor all over the land, in
order to help crafty the selfish ambi-
tions of defeated candidate.
So long as Mr.. Wanamaker was in ac-
cord with his party the people who be-
lieve In that party were willing TO lister
to his suggestions in reference to Its
welfare. but just as soon as he arrayed
himself against the party he lost the
confidence and respect of the people
who believe in its principles and poll
cies. He will learn when 1t is too late
that II is not within the power of any
man, no matter II he has the reputec
wealth of an oriental monarch, to pur.
chase the convictions of intelligent
, American citizens Conviction is mo-
purchasable commodity, and he whit
enters the political arena having moth
ing but immense wealth to commend
him to the suffrages of the voters, will
fall by the wayside a disappointed
I seeker for public office.
THE ATTACKS ON THE PARTY.
Fellow Republicans, fellow citizens
} for this is a matter which overleapl
, party lines and concerns the whole peo
pie Of Pennsylvania-when we read tn
reckless harangues of those who, II
one disguise or another, are attacking
the ticket representing the Republican
, party in Pennsylvania, and when VI
coolly consider them, who is there tha
, is not struck with amazement? If one
tenth-yes. II one-hundreth Of wha
they charge is true. and il they hav
evidence to supper. their assertions
only needs the offer of that evidence 4
, any court of quarter sessions to cOnvic
the guilty and deliver them over L
punishment 1t needs no elaborate ma
chinery of law. 1t requires no defamin
of the name of Pennsylvania in the eye
of the country. II calls for no such ex
pensive campaign as they ara wagine
S It demands no such sacrifice as de
hvering the state over to the Democ
racy. They need only 10 take their evi
dence TO the nearest justice OF tn
peace and make an Information agains
whomsoever has committed any o
Q these offenses.
II they have no evidence to offe
, which will survive cross-examinatio
on the witness stand how dare the
parade this great commonwealth @
ours before the country with the scarls
letter OF shame upon her breast2 HoV
do they dare to proclaim a yellow fia
, quarantine against Pennsylvania as
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