The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-07-06
SIWON-pURE
DEMOCRATSI |
A CORRESPONDENT SAYS THEY ARE A
SCARCE COMMODITY.
West Mahanoy Township Democrat Talks
Right out in Meeting and Says There
Are MANY Party Traitors.

! EDITOR HERALD: There is considerable
talk in the newspapers about nominating only
simon-pIre Democrats ut the convention to
be held on Monday next at POttsville. That
brand Of Democrats is scarce article in
Schuylkill county and he that is without
sin let him cast the first stone. The Demo-
crat now seeking Office who has never cut his
ticket, let him como before the convention
and say so None will come none will dare
say to his party associates that he never cut
the Democratic ticket. The writer knows
| them all | have their records in my vest
pocket
What prate have they Amt it well
known fact that the very men who have
| lived on the Democratic party for years, and
are always looking for office-these are the
fellows who have always betrayed their party
and cut the ticket at nearly all the important
elections in this county.
The great and only James B. Reilly, the
high munk-a-munk of the party was OF is
there greater traitor to the Democratic
party in this county2 Did he ever vote
straight ticket; did he ever go out TO help
elect ticket unless he was himself candi-
date at the timer Isn't it a fact that he
conveniently left the county during i'm
portant campaigns, and wasn't home to vote {?
paign, and didn't his pOstmasters do the
same thing2 When George J. Wadlinger
was the party nominee for Judge, didn't
! Reilly leave the county in that campaign,
and didn't he do the same thing when Judge
Dunn was seeking the suffrage of the people?
| Didn't he refuse to go out and say word
when Dunn was a candidate for District At
torney?
Was Judge Mari, the immaculate William
Mari, Of Ashland, always consistent Demo-
crat? Did he vote for Bryan and did he
rarely vote a straight ticket?
What prate have they anyway, about
simon-pure Democrats. Is little Jack Toole,
the present Sheriff, simon pure Democrat ?
Who said he was, with his John Wauamaker
quarter Will the great chairman, Joseph
Meyer, lay claim to any such title? Will
the present secretary, John E. Doyle, of
Cass township. lay claim to simon pare Demo
cracy? If he does some of the boys from
Cass are likely to call him down, Can the
giant of Tamaqua, John o. Ulrch the great
silver oracle, lay claim to the title?
Can the sO-styled Democratic Evening
Chronicle of Pottsville, or the DeamateI
News of Shenandoah either claim the title
What prate have they about their Democracy
and putting true Democrats on guard. Where
viii they find them2 None have been herein
mentioned and none of them are fit to be
chosen as guards.
The Judgeship being the issue, let the
workingmen have a fair chance. The proper
thing to do is for the Democrats and the Re
publicans to put up good men, and the
workingmen of the county will select theil
choice. What is the use of the Democrats
giving Reilly the nomination. The work
ingmen don't want him, as they defeated
him twice when candidate for Judge He
has always todied to the corporations ant
arstOcracy, and would continue to do so i
elected Judge. Let both parties nominal,
clean and able men aud give the working
men a chance, and they will choose the best
No more prate about their simon-pure De
mocracy. Give the workingmen a chance.
WoRKINGNrAN AND DEMOCRAT.
Lost Creek Pa July s. 1899