The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
How a Distinguished Friend Of
the President Views
the Campaign.
OLD FEUDs ON THE SHELF.
While All Kinds Of Republicans
Vote With the Flag.
no OFF YEARS IN WAR TINE.
Unique Illustration of One Anti-ouay
Republican who says He win Leave
1.-THE Old Man'' In the, Hands OF Prov
idence TIL the War Is over-No
Room For DIckering With the De-
mocracy This Year.
Especial Correspondence)

Washington, July 81 am glad to
see that the Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania have not forgotten Andy John
son, nor the terrible warning OF his
career in the White House" said enc
OF the few members OF the house ways
and means committee who still tarries
here in the summer smell of the hot
asphalt street pavements.
He says it is to clear up some odds
and ends of departmental business. He
is known, however. 10 have the conf
dence Of President Mckinley 10 an
unusual degree, and it is more likely
that he fOreswears the delights and
comforts OF seashore and mountain at
the presidents request. in order that
his advice may be had in any critical
situation which may arise out OF the
present war. They were old associates
in congress. and have been close TO
each other for many years
Under the present circumstances"
he continued. with much earneStness.
the election proclamations in the var
lous states ought TO appeal to the
party spirit Of Republicans as the
presidents call to arms appealed to
the patriotism of the country. IL
should meet with like response. This
is especially true of Pennsylvania.
whose magnificent and answering Re
publicanism has so often stood the
keynote Of party success. We of other
states do not forget that Pennsylvania
was the state Of Curtin. nor fail to re-
member how Lincoln leaned upon your
great war governor IN all the darkest
hours OF the rebellion. and 1t is among
the most gratifying signs OF the times
to observe by the press reports from
what under other circumstances might
be discontented sections of your state.
that your leaders are patriotically lay
ing their rivalries on the shelf until
this war and its problems are settled"
But with Santiago surrendered,
Manila under Dewey's guns. and the
Spanish navy either under water or
hunting a hiding place uD the creek.
do you seriously think the war will last
past election day."
Il sincerely hope not. so far as
actual fighting goes. but war Ike
measles or diDhtheria- The dregs II
leaves are often harder to deal with
than the disease itself. The greatest
and gravest problems OF this war viii
only begin TO be set for the statesman
ship OF this country when the last gun
is fred. It was so after the last war.
1t will be doubly so after this one.
| Some OF these problems We have upon
| US already: some We cannot even yet
| predict. They have come without ex-
pectation or warning. and they viii
likely continue TO come that way. Ad-
miral Dewey's guns, in couple OF
hours Of a Sunday morning. changed
the map of the world for generations
10 come. and the few modest lines in
which he announced. in effect, that he
had an island empire as large as New
England and Pennsylvania ready for
the American flag. brought with Ii
questions OF international and enduring
moment. such as have not confronted
us for hundred years. Is this time
to swap horses, or to bubble over local
| grievances and differences? Is il a
time for Republicans in states like
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio, Illinois. OF in any
Republican states. TO speak with any
thing but overwhelming majorities?''
You speak warmly"
Every Republican who is close to
national affairs feels warmly upon this
subject / value above anything else
| that has come 10 me in my life the es-
TEEN Of my neighbors. and the unfail-
ing confidence with which they have
returned me year after year to con-
gress. but If it seemed to me tomorrow
| that some other Republican. my bitter
est enemy even. could be elected next
November more certainly than I. or
that his election would be more signif-
cant of the loyalty Of my district TO the
president and the party. would tele-
| graph my resignation from the ticket.
and urge his nomination with all my
might. I am by no means alone in this
feeling. Shortly after the war began
I received call here in Washington
from a distinguished gentleman in my
district who made a vigorous cam
paign against my nomination two years
ago. chiefly urging that I had been in
congress so lon= that l had become
negligent OF local interests. He had
been openly pointed out as likely to run
on an independent ticket against me
this year with Democratic support. He
Travelled all the way to Washington
to notify me that the war had changed
the situation. He offered to go into
the convention as one OF the delegates.
IL desired IL. saying frankly at the
Bame time that he made no pledges be-
yond this year. Said he:
rather Sagas;a is throwing away for
mel my best chance. The next election
will be in a presidential year. and with
your well known closeness TO McRin-
ley you win be hard 10 beat. had
been thinking that as this was natural
ly an of year we might make the land
ing. But there are no of years in war
times"
And you think similar feeling is
developing in Pennsylvania ?"
Il know It," he replied. and so they
20 up at the other end of the avenue"
erking his thumb in the direction OF
he White House
You know" he continued, we took
unusual interest in your affairs this
year, because two OF the most dis
tinguished Republicans in your delega-
ton in the house were rival candidates
for the nomination Those OF us who
had served longest with them and
knew their worth were in somewhat a
Quandary. We wanted both of them
10 get their desires. and yet we didn't
want to lose either OF them from the
house ! am glad. by the way, that
Charley Stone has been renominated
for congress. Ills people have honored
themselves in showing their apprecia-
tion of his distinguished party services.
So far as the colonel is concerned, IL
he Is as untiringly faithful to the in
terests Of his state at Harrisburg as
he has been in Washington. you will
have governor 70 be proud OF.
have known him in congress ever since
he came here. and so far as she party is
concerned feel confident that when he
goes out OF Office he will leave the
party more free from faction and
stronger before the people than it has
been for years
After the convention" he added, It
talked with all OF the Republican MEM
bers of the Pennsylvania delegation,
and some Democrats. At the request
OF a friend who is deeply concerned TO
see a wholesale Republican victory /
wrote 10 a number OF business men Tn
your state with whom / had become
intimate in the course of tariff legisIa-
ton My Information. coming from
one and ALL Is the same. although many
of them had been in favor OF another
candidate for governor. and some OF
them were rather timber heeled in their
Republicanism. except in presidential
years. Here. for instance. is letter
I got from one of the \ only q few