The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-05
lspecIal Correspondence.l }


/ promptly accepted this invitation. II
was my earnest hope that Mr.. Wana-
maker would have the courage of his
so-called convictions and meet me ON
the same platform to discuss these
questions. For purposes Of his own.
however. and in my opinion, because
he dared not have the faliacies and
falseness OF his statements exposed in
public, he refused TO accept that invi-
tation.
For this reason, II for no other. de-
sire here and now 10 reply to Mr..
Wanamaker in tone and language
about which it viii not be possible TO
have any misunderstanding. The po-
iitical disappointments suffered by Mr..
wanamaker have preyed rpon his sen
sitive mind 10 such an extent that he
has gone politically mad. Soiln Wana-
maker is the AguinaldO Of Pennsyl-
vania politics. The Republicans OF
our state stand in the position of Dew
ey at Manila. They have sailed over
mines of falsehood and torpedOes of
misrepresentation. They have con-
fronted and put to silence the most
formidable batteries OF their declared
enemies who openly display a hostile
flag. and they viii not hesitate now tO
make submarine feet Of the little fill;
clustering squadron. led by Mr.. Wana-
maker in the rear. and seeking to dis
guise its purposes under Republican
colors.
COMPARED WITH AGTINALDO.
As in the case of the insurgent leader
of the Filipinos. the Republican party
has made Mr.. Wanamaker all that he
is politically and. most of what he is
commercially. II has furnished his
arsenal. Its policy has been the means
OF equipping him with the vast wealth
which he is now layishly using to dis
rupt the party because the sovereign
wiz of the people decided adversely to
his ambitions for holding office. ID
until that event. ONLY a few months
ago. II he was not satisfied with the
conduct of the party he made no sign
of dissent. During all his last term
OF Office, holding one Of the most in
huentiaI in the gift Of the president
he willingly. eagerly. followed the ad-
vice and guidance OF the very same Re
publican leadership which he now de-
nounces as unspeakably bad and SO
dangerous TO the welfare Of the COM
monwealth that the party must be
broken down and the state handed
over to the Democrats rather than ii
should be continued.
He goes further even than AguinaldO
The latter onlv threatens 20 betray
those who have made him powerful in
order that he shall have absolute in
dependence for himself and his follow
ers Mr.. Wanamaker demands not only
independence. but domination. After
being fairly and declsively defeated in
open convention. with every contested
question generously decided in his IA
vor. after free and open primaries. he
challenges the verdict OF the majority
and offers his alliance and the final
weapons with which the Republican
party has equipped him 10 the Demo-
Gratis, the Swallowites, to any and ev-
cry political organization which prom
ises him a chance 10 prove his ingrati-
tude and take revenge for his disap-
pointed ambition to rule the party
councils and have his choice OF its Of
fees.
Listen to what Mr.. wanamaker says
Almost two generations of our peopl,
corrupt public life and they have be.
come accustomed 10 believe that 1t /.
not worth while to try to change IL
Strange as IL may seem. colleges
clergymen, teachers, doctors and rail,
road presidents, all interested in places
privileges or appropriations. have be.
come mixed up In it.
That is to say. according TO his ideas
the colleges. churches. clergymen
teachers. doctors and railroad presi
dents have become mixed up in a cor.
rupted public life. A more outrageous
unjust, untruthful assertion has never
been printed as coming from the lip.
OF any Pennsylvanian. What a darl
and dismal hope there Is for our rsSpii,
il. as Mr. Wanas=aker says. two gener-
atoms Of the citizens OF this great com.
monwealth have grown up in a corrupt
public life.
CORRUPT PUBLIC LIFE.
1t is an insult TO the Intelligence and
moral standing Of more than six mil
lions Of as high minded and honorabl,
citizens as ever lived on the face OF tbs
szrth to say that they have been mixed
up in corrupt public life. He charges
IN express terms that the colleges.
churches, clergymen. teachers. doctors
and railroad presidents have become
mixed up in what he alleges TO be a
corrupt public life. This z fair sample
OF the charges he is making against the
Republican party. I challenge him to
name a college in Pennsylvania that is
mixed up in corruption of any kind.
What must the University OF Penpsyl-
vania. old Lafayette, Lehigh university,
BuckneIl. State College. Washington
and Jefferson, Grove City, Gettysburg.
Franklin and Marshall and hosts OF
other institutions Of learning. which are
The proud boast OF our people. think
when they read that the colleges Of
Pennsylvania are charged with being
mixed up in public corruption? That
statement Is too malicious TO need re-
futation.
What viii the youth and young men
OF this state think when they read that
the colleges in which they are receiv-
ing their education are charged with
being mixed up with public corruption.
II is a reflection on every college presi-
dent and college professor and college
student in the state. He also charges
that the churches have become mixed
up in public corruption. ! defy him TO
name a church from the New Jersey
boundary to the Ohio line that has be-
come mixed up in a corrupted public
life. BE cannot and dare not name a
single instance that win be a justifica-
tion OF this charge. He also makes the
same charge against the clergymen Of
the state VIII he name a single clergy
man who has become so mixed up? OF
course he cannot name a single In
stance OF this character. He makes the
same charge against the teachers, the
doctors and the railroad presidents of
Pennsylvania I ask him 10 name a
teacher, a doctor or a railroad president
that has become implicated in any PUB
lie corruption. Unless he names one his
assertion should arouse the indigna-
tion Of every citizen OF the common
wealth
MR. WANAMAKER'S VOTE
What was AR. Wanamaker doing
during the past two generations when
he alleges this corruption was growing
up in our public life2 A generation Of
nan Is said to be about % years. and