The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

are forming alliances n MANY - r-7
counties wifh a view to The election of
Democrats % the leSisisture Whiie
In the last legislature some Of the Dem
ocrztic senator's. and number of the
Democratic memhers Of Sne lower
house. led by the incorruptibie Greasy
ef Columbia count. we're aiwa-s found
upon the side of the people others and
generally the majority. gave Their sup
port 70 fhe various vici5us bills whicn Z
was sought 10 enact. ana which the re-
cent Democratic state convention 50
vigorously assailed-
In a word Il IS strikinEly unjust %
charge all that vas vicious IN the iaSt
legislature 20 either party. or 70 eiinef
lection of the dominant party II Wls
simply case OF some corrupt men g~f-
ting into the lesislature-as they haE-
gotten into every legislature since
ReuublIcan form oessoveTnnent Was de-
yised-vEho sought to further their oNn
interests Al the expense Of the reorle'a
TTc,~ suprsmefy i5iofic. therefore. o
hold any one party. Or any faction * a
parsv. responsible for the perversify q
IrdivISuaI human nature How infn-
IteIv more sdiotfe and unsust % hold
you Responsible for such condition be-
yond the fact that you ought % have
prevented. in my judgment. corrupt
or selfish men from obtziE,ng and ex-
ercisine control OF legislative proceed
tngs. even though you should have
found it necessary 10 resort 10 more
vigorous exhibition Of .'Dossism" than
any your opponents have a-ssailsd-
When the legislature Of 1857 adjourn
ed Immediately took steps with a view
4
publican primaries. of TT representa-
tive men as candidates for the iegisla-
ture- For SIX OF eight months I made
every endeavOr 10 arouse those promi-
nent in what was known as the anti
machine movement. 70 the end that
comprehensive. systematic. energetic
organization might be effected. - carry
out at the primaries the program had
in view. An extraordinary amount Of
work vas involved. a. was also no
small amount Of money. for the legit-
innate expenses OF education and organ Z
izatiOn. 1 kept up this sndeavcr for T.
months. but received only nneager en- I
couragement: and finally. on the ist OF /
March last discovering only a purpose
70 go outside OF party lines. through /
the medium Of Democratic alliance. l I
Withdrew. not being able conscientious Z
" TO enter into any such program. I
That experiment was tried in 1852. /
when PattisOn was elected governor, I
together with Democ;afic house The 7
character Of reform which emanated Z
from that body waF malodor0us and I
maiodious. and l ten resolved that /
would never agaisf aid such move !
rneDt. Surely no legislative reform win ]
come in Pennsylvania through Demo- |
cratic channels And that Is the inher- /
ent weakness Of the present so-calied {
reform movement for honest leeis- 1
tors. For every Independent Repubil- 4
can who VIII be elected as the result 4 4
the movement SIX OF eight Democrats /
VIII be chosen. and with a Democratic !
legislature the advocates of legislative /
reform had better take 20 the woods /
Had a proper effort been made az the 4
Republican primaries. as ! had urg 4 /
for months. II would have succeeded /
The result in Bradford count demon
srrates that There a thorough organ
lzatio1 was effected. and two honest /
legislators were renominatec. and thu 1
third member. who had misrepresenr-1 I
his constituents. was very properly i-ft 4
al home. There Is scarcely a county n 4
the state where this could not haze
been done. with the same expenditure 4
OF energy. Under the circumstances the
present movement 10 elect a nom Re
publican legislature IS absolur-.y unfus-
justIfiea and without excuse. II should 4
not be encouraged BY any true Repu-
lican.
In this connection let me say that /
am satisfied. by observation ana H.
quiry. that this coalition with she d.
- rr.a ef4l.. I
result OF a general. thoroughly organ
lzed movement throughout the country
20 turn both houses of congress over
to Democratic control. Such e move
nent has certainly been inaugurated |
by the national leaders OF the Democ-
raey, and, counting upon Republican
dissensiors in Pennsylvania. they hope
20 gain a senator from this state,
Their candidate is Colonel ]. 81. Guf-
FEY the free silver member Of the DEM
ocratie national committee and he is
secretly at work. endeavoring 10 effect
combinations in every county OF thn
state, hoping 70 elect a Democratic
legislature. basing his hopes upon the
result in 1889. when a Democratic house
was chosen as the result OF the
independent movement Of that year IN
Il
ate the Republicans lack three Of
majority out OF a membership OF 90.
fail to see how any one claiming 10 De-
a Republican can identify himself with
a movement the only result OF which,
II in any degreee successful. would be
the election Of a free silver Democrat
to the United States senate and the
probability OF turning that body over
10 the Democratic-P -Populistic combina-
ton At this juneture. with such vast
interests al stake. and such momen-
tOus questions TO be disposed Of. il is
Of the highest importance that in the
Fifty-sixth congress President Me-
Kinley and his administration should
be sustained by an emphatic Republi-
can majority in both senate and house.
Before closing want 10 utter a word
Of protest against the methods pursued
by some OF your friends IN assailing the
characters OF those conspicuous IN ths
opposition / refer more especially TO
Secretary OF the Commonwealth David
Martin and ex-Postmaster General
Wanamaker. Mr.. Martin Is one OF the
most manly. STRAIGHTFORWARD men
have encountered in the realm OF prac-
tical politics. Ordinary political criti-
cism ne naturally expects. but personal
viliflcation is not only unjust. but II Is
bad politics. and cannot fail 10 react
upon those resorting TO H. So far as
yeur influence extends trust you vii
prevent a continuance of such guerilla
warfare.
Nor can anything be gained by per
sonal attacks u1On Air. Wanamaher.
All the miserable ISLANDERS affecting his
personal character and business me h
DDS were exploited during his first sen
atorial campaign in 1886. and l know
how absolutely devoid OF truth they
ere. They should net be resOrted TO in
this campaign Naturally he cannot
complain Of attacks OF a distinctive po-
litical character. for these are the or
dinary incidents Of ones eandidature
for Office. The primary and ultimate
purpose Of this movement for a re
form" legislature is Mr.. Wanamaker's
election 10 the United States senate.
through a combination Of disanfected
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1888. TENTH.