Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
A CHANGED PROGRAM.

cratic committee of this city he
pointed out that the small vote for
Greasy in Philadelphia was proportion
ately no worse than the returns from
Colonel Guffey's own county OF Ale
gheny showed, and that Lancaster and
ether counties of the state were quite
as emphatic in turning down the Dem
ocratic candidate for state treasurer,
who thought he could be elected be-
cause he was smiled upon by the Wan
amakers, the Films, the Martins and
the others who have gone outside OF
the Republican organization, either
to get Office or seek revenge upon the
men who have been chosen by the Re-
publican voters Of the state to manage
their organization.
The executive committee of the
Democratic state committee will ac-
cordingly appoint committee to IN
vestigate the causes Of the falling off
of the Democratic vote in certain
counties of the state"
And it will be found that Democrats
as we'll as Republicans were disgusted
with the "unholy alliance" Of the Dem
ocratic leaders with the repudlated Re-
publican insurgents.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The insincerity Of the political
preachings of the F'linn-Martins and
their Democratic allies in Pennsylvania
politics is again exposed in the wild
rantings Of the Democratic organ Of
Mr.. Creasy's hSme county over the
crushing rebuke administered by the
people to the men at the head Of the
campaign of pharlseeism from which
this state has just emerged. Mr.. Greasy,
Bryanite Democrat, went up and
down the state calling upon Republi-
cans to desert their party candidate
and vote for him. In this canvass he
was assisted by all the Flinn-Martins
of the so-called Republican insurgent
combine. These Republican boilers.
while still protesting to be Republi-
cans, contributed time and money to
the cause of the Democratic nominee
for state treasurer. They were indig-
nant when they were accused of treach-
cry and disloyalty to the Republican
party. Mr.. Creasy's champions, with
an assumed possession of all the vir-
tues, sought to make the people believe
that it was no act of party disloyalty
for a Republican to vote for Mr.. Greasy
and cut Colonel Barnett. because. al
though they admitted that Colonel
Barnett was nominated by the Republi-
can state convention without single
vote being cast against him, they said
he was the candidate for "the ma
chine" For this alleged reason Col
onel Barnett was not entitled to the
support of the Republican voters, de-
spite the fact that their duly chosen
representatives in convention assem-
bled had nominated him unanimously
This preaching of Greasy and the
combination of Finn Martins does not
seem to have borne much fruit in the
Republican party. OF course, many
politicians attached to the old combine
cut Barnett and voted for Greasy, but
considering the character of the cam
paign waged for many weeks and the
immense sums of money spent to de-
feat Colonel Barnett, the cutting done
was quite immaterial.
DEMOCRATIC INSURGENTS DE-
NOUNCED
But the hypocrisy of the men who
were working up this boom for Greasy
is revealed by the outburst of indigna-
ton that has come from the Demo-
cratic organ in Creasy's own county.
of which he was at one time editor, the
Democratic Sentinel. of Bloomsbury 1t
appears that some of the Democrats
among his neighbors took Mr. Greasy
and his insurgent allies at their word,
and concluded that II it was not trea-
sonable for Republicans to cut their
regularly nominated candidate for
state treasurer. 1t could not be wrong
for Democrats to go outside of their
party and vote for Colonel Barnett
This many of them seem to have done.
for the Greasy organ is frantic with
rage over their having taken Greasy
seriously and cut their ticket.
GOOD READING FOR REPUBLICANS
The Sentinel boldly charges that
men who hold Office through Demo-
cratic votes were disloyal to Greasy a.
the recent election.
Among other things, The Sentinel
says:
DUTY and common honesty de-
mand that we speak plainly. About
the first duty the Democracy of CO.
lubia county has to perform is to
weed out the traitors. and the
sooner the wedding out process be-
gins the better for the party and
! the people. Talk about ingrati-
tude. Men holding high official po-
sitions have actually combined
with the Republicans or quietly
stabbed the party in the back. 1t
may be that men who so far forget
themselves are happy over their cf-
forts - disorganize, but an honest
and straightforward men will place
the proper standard upon their
principles and honor.
"It don't pay to be dishonest in
politics. II a Democrat can't be
square with his party while in Of
nee he should be man enough to
60 squarely over to the Republi-
cans, 80 the public may know
where to find him"
1t is suggested that at the next meet
ing of the Finn Martins Mr.. Greasy
be invited to be present in order that
he may read the above editorial COM
ment for the benefit of the Republican
oficeholders, Finn and Martin, and
the other boiling members of the lexis-