Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-15
SILLY STORY ABOUT STONE.

ollls1 SlOh1 AbOJ oIOINE
The insurgents literary bureau has
now begun to circulate the most un-
warranted and ridiculous stories about
The governor. hoping to prejudice the
people against him. They have started
report throughout the state that Gov
ernor Stone has painted the coat of
arms of the commonwealth upon his
private carriage.
1t. is almost impossible to realize
that there are persons in this suppos-
edly, intelligent community with such
little common sense at their disposal
as to believe such an absurd story, put
out, as it is, with all those furbelows
and fringes that are so characteristic
of the insurgent literary bureau And
yet Democratic convention in But
Ter county. taking the matter seriously,
actually denounced Governor Stone in
set terms for placing the coat of arms
of Pennsylvania on the panels of his
carriage
1t is presumed that in the midst of
this continued hot weather certain
degree of lunacy is permissible, but
lunacy that reaches beyond certain
degree is apt to drive the victim to
the insane asylum. These Butler Dem
ocrats are dangerously near the divid--
ing line. Lest they may have imita-
tors elsewhere, lest others may make
themselves equally ridiculous, 1t may
be we'll to overtake the lie and smash
it with the truth and save we'll mean
ing Democrats from exciting their
brains while the sun is still powerful.
Away back in the time of Governor
Beaver the state provided a carriage
for the Use of the executive. 1t was
tho pf "a CT OF n
executive mansion at Harrisburg, and
d. very properly it bore the coat of arms,
for it was an official carriage 1t was
used by Governor Beaver, it was used
by Governor Pattison. it was used by
Governor Hastings. During three adj
ministrations of four years each it
was in use, therefore, and the same
carriage is still in existence. This is
the story, and this is all there is in it.
Governor Stones private carriage
bears simple monogram, just as do
all private carriages in the land. con-
tanning the simple initials of his name.
TOO MUCH FOR MCCLURE.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure. in the Phila-
delphia Times. which has persistently
opposed Senator Quay and published
many of the insurgents attacks upon
the stalwart Republicans. declined to
print this carriage story.
Governor Stone' he frankly says
in a leading editorial, "has provoked
much criticism for his Official political
acts and they are fairly open to dis
pute. but he is1t fool nor is he Il
swell pretender. He is straightfo.
ward, every day governor, who regaros
his political duties as paramount and
performs them with the courage that
commands the respect OF even those
who differ from him.
THE statement that he has taken
swell departure by having the coat.
Ofarms of the state emblaZoned on his
carriage is too silly to be worthy even
of contradiction. but when q convcn-
tion of one of the western counties
iammed the coat of arms carriage into
a series of partisan resolutions i, b
comes a necessity to stop such political
tomfoolery by telling the truth.
Governor Stone has the use of an
official carriage that belongs to the
state. just the same as that used b"
his predecessors for many years, and
he has made no more display in tn
carriage line than is due to his pos
tion and to the people of the state
He may be criticized for many political
acts connected with his administration.
but political earpers would do well TO
leave the carriage business out mtil
some fool happens to he tumbled into
the executive chair"
This carriage story is but a sample
of the many despicable reports that ara
put afloat to hurt the governor
ASIIBRIDGE ALSO A MARK.
The same tactics that have been dis
played in their treatment of the SOW
ernor have been exhibited in this city
within the last few weeks by the iu-
surgent newspapers in their raid upon
Mayor Ashbridge's administration.
Every Philadelphia paper carrying the
full page Wanamaker advertisement
has swung around in its political
course in a startling manner Every
important change of an office holder
under the old Warwick regime calls
forth a howl of protests from these
newspaper organs. Attempts to reor-
ganize the various bureaus and bring
about reductions in the force in line
with Mr. Ashbridges policy OF econ
omy, provokes criticism and charges
that the mayor or his subordinates who
recommend the changes are actuated
by political considerations Meanwhile
Ashbridge proceeds to carry out the
plans outlined for his administration
and while the politicians of the Mar
tin school and their newspaper allies
roundly denounce him daily the mayor
calmly pushes his work ahead and
like Governor Stone, commands the
respect and confidence Of the people,
who recognize the motives cf mis- tri
ducers.