The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-02
BIG DEMONSTRATION
AT THE LYCEUM
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gotten that so soon? You will remem-
Der that General James A. Beaver was
the Republican nominee for governor
OF TINS commonwealth, and that the
Democratic party had up as their can
didatc Robert r.. Pattison And they
told the same old story then as they
do now. They did not mean TO do any
thing with the tariff, or money; they
simply wanted to reform the Recuhli-
can party and to turn out the thieves.
You never turn out the thieves, cN-
cert Just before election Oaughtcr).
You remember that lesson? You re-"
member how many Republicans for
sock their better judgment and elect
ed Robert l.. Pattison governor of this
commonwealth? That was in 1882,
right in the middle of Arthur's admin
istration. How about 1884, Just two
years afterwards: you remember they
elected Democratic president of the
United States.
CAMPAIGN OF 1890.
And 1890. Have you all forgotten
! 1880? We had campaign in Pennsyl-
Nania, The Democrats stated again:
There is no national politics in this
| This is not tariff, this is simply state.
! We have been out i'm the cold for some
! time, and we will be good We list
ened to the voice of the Democrats
! again and we elected a Democratic
! governor. In 1890 that was. And two
years afterwards, 1892. we elected a
! Democratic president of this country.
| Do you suppose that we live in a lit
| tie three c-Cornerod state with only one
representative in congress? Why. the
state of Pennsylvania contains more
| than One-tenth of the men, women and
| children of the whole United states.
and when PENNSYLVANIA goes on the
wrong sid" of tho fence. politically,
there is stampede in the whole Re-
publican army of the United states,
and that man who says that pennsyl-
| vania can b" Democratic and the Unit
ed states be Republican has not learned
! the first letter in the alphabet of poll
! tics.
Now, there is n great misunderstand-
| ing about politics. Politics is so close
| ly allied to business in this country
! that everything is governed by it. 1t
| affects prices, the clothes you wear.
| the food you eat and it is the duty
/ of everyone to know something about
| politics. and ] hold that it is the great
| study of the future to understand the
politics of this country. 4 man may
| be a politician without being states
! man. hut he could never be a states
! man without knowing something about
| politics.
Here YOU are. And this year, 1895
| Won go into another Just such a con-
! dition as we have had twice before
! Just so surely as we elect n Democratic
! ticket in PENNSYLVANIA. just SO surely
| will YOU repeat the performance of
! 1890 in 1900. I do not care what your
! intention is. You cannot escape II any
! more than YOU can cscanc the crop Of
| tareS and thistles and thOrrs that YOU
! SOW, and as YOU SOW. so shall YOU reap
| II is not a question between these other
! estimab'e gentlemen and myself nor
| is it a question between the other Re
! publican candidates and their oppon-
! ents. 1t is the old question. 1t is your
| business, it is your affair more than
! mine.
THE DIFFERENCE.
! There is a Presbyterian church who
! wants a pastor, the old one having
| recently moved away. There are plenty
of pastors lying about, of other de-
! nominations. Is that Presbyterian
| church going to call to it's pulpit a
! Baptist minister. who viii teach the
/ doctrine of total immersion? Is the
, Baptist congregation going to call to
| its pulpit a minister who will preach
| the doctrine of eternal punishment?
! No, men never make fools of them
! selves, except in politics. The PrcG-
! byterlan congregation will call a Pres
| hyteran minister to preach the creed
! of the Presbyterian church and the
Baptist congregation will call a Bap-
! Baptist church
Here is brother jerks He win preach
| the creed of the Democratic party
! free trade and free silver coined Is to
l. If I am elected governor of Penn
| sylvanio, | will preach the creed Of the
| Republican party, sound money, pro-
| teCtiNe tariff (applause).
| That il tho great question. 1t is not
! whether he is 4 better looking man
than | am, but the creed which he
| represents. ! know men have grieV-
anCes. | have had them myself. We
all get there. Just now ! am having
"a serious trouble with the postoflcr
question. And that is one thing ] blame
| the Republican party for. There is
only one poStotIiCe in a town. There
| should be a good many. As it is there
are not enough 10 go around. We
should have fifteen postof1ces i'm each
of the fifteen towns of my district.
Nh Fleit2 has just remarked that
| last evening a the meeting held AT the
armory Mr.. Wanamalier remarked that
| If | was elected governor | would not
! pass certain bills. Well. 7 don't kno,v
just what bills Mr.. Wanamaker wants
passed. But all this stuff as To- what
7 will do or what 7 won't do is simnlv
! the imagination Of people who are on
posed 10 the Republican party. 7 have
! been i'm politics some wears, ANA I have
held number Of offices. ANA I tell
YOU i'm this campaign | have not prom
| Used to sign anything, except the pay
! roll. I told my wife there would he
| salary enough 10 keep the hOus, and
| feed the children.
HIS RECORD
| do not lili" 10 talk about myself.
| ana | Won't tall, about my opponents.
All / can do is simply To- say that there
| is nothing in my record from the time
| was first elected as district attorney
| of TiuGd county, and afterwards ap-
| pointed United States district attorney
for six years and i'm congress for eight
| years t. justify any man who has any
| regard for the truth in making these
| charges.
/ know he said ! belong t. the ma
| chine. l do nut know what machine he
! refers to. / am not a macEnist |
! have promised the people Of prnnSVl-
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