The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-01
Look The Situation
Fairly in The Face.


From the Philadelphia lnQuil or.
n Ell every Republican, lock the situl-
III ton in the face. 1t does not re-
III quirc very much political knowi-
IL edge to understand that the can
- VaSs has dwirGlcd down to
square fight between the Republican par
~ and that of the Democrats The DEM
ocratic leaders have made superhuman
efforts to get their votes together. and
they have succeeded very well in calling
in many of the gold Democrats who got
away from Bryan. The fact that this is
so leaves the Democratic leaders ful! of
enthusiasm, and with the knowledge that
Dr. Swallow is no longer a gubernatorial
possibility they have concentrated every
force to batter against the walls of Re
publicanlsm. DR.. swallow has made a
long and arduouS campaign, but he is out
of the race. William y. stone or George
"A. jerks will he elected governor of Penn
sylvania on Tuesday of next week.
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DO the Republicans of Pennsylvania
realize what enormous power and pres
tige they would be giving to the foes OF
Mckinley should they permit PcnnSyl-
Nania to go Democratic? They have only
to look at other states to know that this
campaign is Of National Importance. IN
New York the Democrats are doing their
utmost to win the state on what they call
state issues. They want to put Van
WYCk i'm the executive mansion, and they
are counting upon Republican divisions
to give them control of several congress
sional districts and the legislature, which
in turn elects "a United States senator.
In New Jersey there is a desperate fight
for control. Here in Pennsylvania the
party is unfortunate in having interne-
cine strife. Men who have been Repub-
Leans are cXertinE themselves to over
throw the Republican ticket, hoping that
in the midst of the confusion that would
enSuc their personal ambitions for 20
NCnge may be satisfied. 1t is impossible
tor a contest like this to go on without
cndangering various congressional dis
trcts ana the legislature.
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Suppose New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania go Democratic. Is there
Republican in Pennsylvania who cannot
understand the dire results of such vic
tory? These states cannot be lost with
out giving the house of representatives
and possibly the senate of the United
States to tn Democrats. Place Il hostile
ma ior,ty in congress, turn Pennsylvania,
New York and New Jersey over to the
Democrats. and We cannot possibly eS-
cape lighting all over again in 1900 the
battles which Republicans won In 1895.
Such Democratic victories would give
| courage to every Democrat in the coun-
try. 1t would bring Bryan to the front
tree trade debates. We should open up
all the distrust, unrest and anxiety under
which the country has labored so long
ana from under the cloud of which it has
passed with the advent of Mckinley.
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State issues can take care of themselves,
or at least the Republican Iarty can take
care Of them much better than can the
Democrats. There Is not a dishonest
man or the Republican state ticket, ana
Colonel Stone himself time and time again
| i'm his speeches has declared his hostility
to the very legislation Of which the Re
publican party wreokers have been COM
planning. Reforms in the management
of the state funds have been brought
about by law. There Is no state issue
| that needs reforming that cannot be
and will not be attended to under Stone.
| The whole future policy Of the president
Is concerned i'm these state elections. 1t
| Is simply impossible to escape these ma
| tional issues, and If Pennsylvania Repub-
| licans turn their magnificent state over %
jerks and Bryan they will reap the whirl-
wind.
-:O:-
There Is but one way to stamp out Bry-
! anism, and that is not 10 permit it To re-
| gain its fOOthold. The one way moi to
| permit it to regain this foothold is TO keep
Pennsylvania in the Republican column.