Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-30
Masses of the Voters Not Ready to Be As
sociated With the Democracy OH The Eve
of Great Presidential Battle.
Especial Correspondence }

Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Nov. 2S.-During the last
week there have been number of
prominent Republicans here from diff
ferent sections of the state on both Of
fetal and private business, and an op-
portunity has been afforded for sound
ing them as to the sentiment In tho
Republican party in their respective
localities. The opinion was unanimous
that the stalwarts are everywhere in
q happy frame of mind as the result Of
the late election, and that the party
organization was never In a more
healthy condition to begin a presiden-
tial campaign. The success of so many
county tickets where the outcome Of
the last election had been regarded as
doubtful was most gratifying, and now
the closing up of the lines for the next
years fight with the Democracy indi-
Gates a better feeling among Republic
cans throughout the commonwealth.
The complete route of the Democrats
and their insurgent allies at the elec-
tion fairly daZed the leaders of the
have been trying ever since to reform
their lines and to get themselves to-
gether They have found that while
few disgruntled and disappointed ex-
officeholders, who still have aspira-
tions in the same direction, are getting
together in Philadelphia under the
Finn Martin leadership. with Wana-
maker money bags behind them, they
are woefully lacking in followers. Re-
publicans of the rank and file want to
stand by the party organization with
presidential campaign coming on, and
they have no idea of joining an insur-
gent outfit which must cooperate with
the Democracy if they hope to make
any showing at the polls whatever. This
Republicans of the interior counties
realize that the only road to prefer
ment is through their organization,
and they look over the long line of dis
tinguished party leaders and see that
they all found success through loyalty
to their party organization.
STONE STANDS BY DEWEY.
An incident of the week was the
emphatic manner in which Governor
Stone expressed himself in condemna-
tion Of the attempts of some of the yell
low journals of the country to create
n sentiment against Admiral Dewey on
account of his having transferred the
house with which he was presented. If
there is one striking characteristic in
the makeup of Pennsylvania's stall
wart and big hearted governor it is his
love of his home life. He is devoted
to his wife and children and is never
more pleased than when he is sur
rounded by members Of his family lie
is not given to running around to So
cial functions, and he avoids occasions
of this character, except where he feels
it his absolute duty as the representa-
tive of the state government to be
present.
When asked his opinion of the at
tacks upon Admiral Dewey Governor
Stone said:
81 am disappointed with the criticism
on Admiral Dewey for deciding the
house and lot given to him to his wife.
1 do not think the people understand
or appreciate the motive which led him
to make this deed. / believe that the
Admiral was entirely right In giving
the property to his wife, and I believe
that instead of condemning him he
should be sustained and approved.
II believe that the wife ought to own
the home where the family live and
that husbands and fathers ought to be
encouraged in deciding the homestead
to the wife. She is naturally the queen
of the home and should have title to
the possession.
"The unpatriotic act which some see
in the admiral's deed to his wife has
no foundation. A man 10 none the less
patriot and lover of his country be-
cause he makes the home where his
wife and children live secure In the
wife against his business enterprises
and too frequent improvident specula-
tions.