Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-10-24

ANeaiy hHuepenuehl hepuDllCan
Paper Has TO Saw Upon the Subiect and
pacorai,o. A. C,,
'-'' 0"N'e' III 'ne "uOelna-
torlal Contest-How Independent Voters
Can Make Their votes Count Eor pofox,.,
VI A>''0'ni'
The Pittsburg Dispatch is the leading
Independent Republican paper of west
ern Pennsylvania. 1t is independent in
fact, and not alone by profession. IT is
owned and edited by men who have
convictions, are not afraid or ashamed
to express them, and it labors diligently
and effectively for reform-within its
party lines when possible; outside them
when duty to the state and people de-
mands. The following editorial article
appeared in the Dispatch of oct. 70:
The citizen who desires in this cleo
tion to cast his vote for clean govern
ment, irrespective of the ordinary ties
of party will naturally ask. How can
! make my vote most effective to secura
that end?" He has two candidates 10
choose from, jerks and Swallow. Roth
men are sincere and conscientious. encb
stands for honest government. and Ell
ther one, If elected, will faithfully do
his best, according to his ability, to hen
eft the whole people and not corpora-
tions or political machines. How shall
the voter choose between them?
The intelligent voter carefully studvine
this question, will make his decision nv
the answers to the two following oues-
tions: First, which of these two ,andi-
dates is likely to receive the largest
vote, and, therefore, which is nv vote
most likely to help in electing; and, sec
ond, which of the two is the best
equipped to serve in public affairs, and,
therefore, will be most efficient in carry-
Ing out the public work of reform? Take
the facts, and there is little doubt as to
the answer to either question
First. Mr.. jerks has the united Demo-
cratic vote of Pennsylvania for a nu-
cleus. At the last election for governor,
with an apathy that was Overwhelming,
the vote was 1873 ,4O4; at the election for
governor before that it was AGA. 200: at
the national election of 1896 it was 427.-
1885, at the national election of 1892 IT
was 2,264. The average of these votes
is 42O, 1000
On the other hand. DIR. Swallow
has the Prohibition vote for nucleus
This vote in 1890 was 161Os and in
1894 1t was 23,4S3. Last wear. when
except for Mr.. Thompson's candidacv
DR.. Swallow was the candidate dis.
100000 votes: in the presidential elec-
ton of 1896 the Prohibition ticket re-
ceived 1924 votes. If we take tho NV
erage of the Prohibition vote as in tbe
Democratic case II has baen Ak mn rrba
average Republican vote for tho sor,a
elections has been 52o n0o II will tai,a
+ha cbanpa Of hrt 5e oon in1o,a,, 49,
Republicans to overcome tbe aI,aros-s
RenubIica, nIura1itv tt would ,o,,,,i,,c,
n change Of 242 5Oo votae 10 hrirsr 49,
average probibitiop ,,ota IN te ~
average RepubIican. or If we e',nrosa
Dr s,ya11ov, +o start ,,,i+b I,tr ~.
1os+ ,,eor tho cbonga ra,,,,i,a3 ,',,,1 "
oOe mn Tn ott,er ,,,ord, a., i,,1aro.L5o,,t IA
penubIica vote ci,,a,, 70 ra,,I. ,,li,, ~
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ai,Jor 70 su,oIlny, 90 0ii'
eoao,,d ,rha i,,io,,,,,.,
,ba ret eoninr,ad 49,, a. ""N'
conscient,ons v6ter viii saiaot 't'se ~ "A
,,,tn h,, troIrine and a,,,,a.is,,e,, '4ie ot,-
+ba hest vorl, for refnr,,, VII. Ietli uo ls
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