The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-05-18
The eubernatOrial Canvass.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Public interest is so lacking in the
Blankenburg kaufman Van yalken-
berg movement that the Inquirer has not
been following it very closely. Some OF
the Martin Magee Combine papers report
that Mr.. kaufman, of late a State Sena-
tor from Lancaster county. has been talk
/ ing again, and from these reports we
learn that his speech was partially devot-
| ed to the ..Belshazzars'i OF the Republi-
can party, the "Babylonian autocrats," I"
and SC on, whatever this may mean. His
language is much better understood when
he says that ''the time has come to estab-
lish the government in all its details in
the hands, not of cabals, but of those
who represent the people'-meauing, we
presume, Senator Kaufman, Mr.. Blank
enburg, the Van Valkenbergs and their
friends.
Backed by Mr.. Martin and Mr. Magee.
who most certainly represent the Bel
shazzars and the Babolonian autocrats. if
there are such persons in Pennsylvania,
it is a little difficult to understand how
the Blankenburg Kauffman-yan Walk
enberg pretenders could escape just criti-
cism as forming a cabal in their own
right. II is certain that the Republican
voters of Pennsylvania hold this view,
and the fellow-citizens Of Mr. kaufman
have risen in their might and smitten
him hip and thigh and have defeated him
by an overwhelming majority for renom-
ination for the Legislature. The Kauff-
man campaign in Lancaster county was
a long and bitter one, and most expen-
sive one to Mr. Kaufman and his friends.
He used thousands of dollars in his can
vass in spite of the fact that ostensibly he
deplores money in politics lie was on
the stump in every section Of his district,
but somehow his fellOw-citizsns decided
that, after all. the Republican party was
pretty good party 10 tie to, and when they
overhauled his legislative record they
found that in spite of his denunciations
Of the Legislature his pretensions were
more in theory than in practice. Is it
not little 100 much to hope that Repub-
licans Of other counties will listen 10 him
when the Republicans OF his own county
have repudiated him at the polls?
But there is one thing which Mr..
kaufman says with which we heartily
agree. II is this:
The way to make party strong in pop
ular support i 20 make il strong in pub
lie confidence. The Republican party is
mistress and needs no master.
This is true. and to-day there is a can
vass on hand for the Gnbcrnatorial nom
ination which proves how free the Re
publican party is from the dictaiion or
control Of a master" William A.
Stone, Of Allegheny county; Charles W.
Stone. OF Warren; William Connell, OF
Laekawanna, and John Leisenring, Of
Luzerne, are all candidates, and each one
of them is a candidate in his own right,
and not one OF them can say that be is
supported by or interfered with in any
way by master" William A. Stone
is fortunate in having the active opposi-
ZION Of David Martin and Chris Magee,
two boss politicians. but beyond this op-
position no political master is taking
a hand
The people are making the nomination
in their own way st the primaries. aud a
nomination which they make cannot be
beaten on election day. Itis altogether
probable that William A. Stone, who, as
a boy OF is, fought in the ranks and won
his promotion by heroic work upon the
battlefield, will be the nominee Of the
convention. II 50, his majority Will be
something tremendous at the polls.
The party Of Mckinley is intact in
Pennsylvania this year. and the soldier
boy Of eighteen, now a man wise in
craftsmanship, aud with a national repH-
tation, would seem 10 be proper person
10 lead il 10 glorious victory.