The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-12-12
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party for purely selfish reasons, or ror
the purpose of satisfying their desire
for revenge upon a political leader or
other public man.
"The Insurgents and their newspaper
allies are telling us day after day that
they have Col. Quay defeated for re-
election. They do this despite the fact
that after a thorough canvass at the
Republican primaries, and after nearly
two years campaigning before the peo-
pie, Col. Quay's friends have elected a
large majority of the Republican mem
bers of the state senate and house OF
representatives.
''Yes. they are employing columns
and columns of space in certain news
papers to these insurgent predictions
and declarations. When | was q can
didate for the Republican nomination
for representative | was bitterly op-
posed by the insurgents. They pitted
Representative John F. Keator against
me. He had been in the legislature,
and although an estimable gentleman
personally, his record as Republican
did not appeal to the Republican voters
of this district Mr.. Ke7tor, although
elected as a Republican, bolted the Re-
publican caucus and acted with the
Democrats throughout the last session
of the legislature. When he came up
for denomination the Republicans Of
the district naturally said they wanted
a Republican in the legislature, and he
was overwhelmingly defeated at the pr!-
maries. II was q clean cut fight. |
was known to favor the reelection OF
Col. Quay, and he was known as rep
resentative who, when the majority OF
the Republican representatives. did not
agree with him, would bolt his party
and cooperate with the Democracy.
THE PEOPLE VOTED.
"Now. under these circumstances. |
believe that ! know the sentiments OF
the Republicans of the district in
which | live. In this district reside
some of the most bitter opponents Of
Col. Quay Senator j. Daysrd Henry,
who has stumped many counties against
Col. Cslay, and who has voted with the
insurgents from the outset, is also q
resident of this representative district.
In view of the election returns, he can
not claim that he is voicing the sem
| timents Of the Republicans of his i'm
mediate neighborhood in opposing Col.
| Quays reelection. Others quite as
prominent in the insurgent movement
| live In this district, but they were
turned down by the Republican voters
| with the issue presented in clean cut
and positive manner.
"If these so-called insurgents want
ever to be classed as Republicans let
them pick ont candidate for United
States senator in opposition to Col.
Quay. Let him be good Republican,
and submit both names TO the Rapubll-
cans elected to the legislature. Let
these senator's and representatives then
go home to their constituents and in
quire as to the wishes Of TIE voters Of
their respective districts and return to
Harrisburg prepared to make a choice
between the candidates placed In nom
ination.
"If we are to have q Republican party
in Pennsylvania 1t should he ruled by
Republicans. II should not have to go
to the Democracy to help name its rep
resentatives in the United States SEN
ate, with our vast manufacturing, COM
mercial and industrial interests de-
pending upon legislation at the ma
tional capital. | am a manufacturer,
and l know what the Republican party
has done for the industry with which
/ am identified. We cannot expect the
Democracy to further any scheme or
to advance the interests Of any candi-
date that will strengthen the Republi-
can party.
FIGHT IN THE OPEN.
Republicans are not asleep. They
read these stories in the insuTgent and
Democratic and assistant Democratic
newspapers, and they can see that
without the Democratic vote at Har-
risburg the opposition TO Col Quay
means but small element in the mem
bership in the legislature.
az have absolute confidence IN the
reelection of Col. Quay, bat ] shall hail
with delight an announcement Of the
selection OF any Republican fer United
States senator who will have the sup
port of the so-calied insurgant members
of the legislature.
Let them come ont into the open
and let there be a free and fair dis
cussion of the relative merits ot the
Republicans proposed FOR the senator
ship, and let the Republican party no,
be placed in position in stalVart Re
publican Pennsylvania OF having tbs
Democracy interfere with the protec
tion of our industries and business in.
terests through any alliance Vith dis.
appointed. dlsgruntled or ambitious
Republicans.
Let the sO-called insurgents speal
out"