Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-19
Emery i'm the Campaign. {

California to enter actively into the
Congressional campaign. For years
it has been Mr.. Emery's ambition
to reach d seat in Congress, but the
way has not appeared to be open
for entering into a contest with APP
parent possibilities of success until
the virulent outbreak against Mr..
Sibley promised the aid of an irreg-
ular contingent to the Democratic
nominee, says the Kane Repub-
lican. When Mr.. Sibley was
q candidate for congress two years
ago, he stated plainly upon the
stump that if elected he would be
the representative Of the whole
people 50 far as he should be able;
that no party consideration should
swerve him from what he should
consider his duty in relation to the
Office which he should hold. He
WAS elected by the combined vote
of Democrats and Republicans.
Yet certain Democratic politicians
considered him their special prop
erty. When, therefore, hepursued
the identical course in Congress
that he had indicated in his pledges
to the people the self-assumed di-
rectors of public officials charged
him with rank ingratitude and
party treachery.
1t is upon disaffected elements
that Mr.. Emery relies for his sue
cess in the coming campaign. The
district is nominally Republican
by about 5000 majority. The dis
affected forces in the Republican
party have made repeated attempts
to carry the primaries and have as
often failed. The only hope they
have of defeating the regular Re
! publican nominee lies in their
ability to carry a contingent Of votes
into the Democratic camp.
Money is necessary to make the
battle. The cooperation of DEM
ocratic and irregular forces can
only be secured by the lavish use
of campaign funds. Every Demo
crat on the several local tickets in
the district expects to gain votes
and avoid expenditures by the use
of funds contributed to aid the
Emery battle. There is no issue
involved except the success of the
movement to "down Sibley" for
his adhesion to his pledges to the
people instead of standing firmly
in the Democratic ranks in oppo-
sition to the policy OF the Mckinley
administration. The majority OF
the people of the district support
the Mckinley administration, and
Mr.. Sibley has not misrepresented
them in his support Of administra-
ton measures.
What is it that Mr.. Emery un-
dertakes to perform that renders
him preferable as II representative
of the people? Will he support the
Mckinley administration, or will
he go into the Bryan camp? Is the
money to be spent through his
managers to go to the support OF
anything specially favored by the
people of this district? Were he tc
be elected would his course satisfy
the Democratic leaders or would he
too, through fidelity to public duty
become supporter Of Republican
measures?
The sum of the matter is thai
, Emery wants to go to congress
Certain elements in the Democratic
and Republican parties are willing
to render him all the assistance
possible in return for the substan
tial contributions he is expected tc
furnish in their fight to down mar
whom they could not control. Mr.
, Sibley will go upon the stump ant
justify his position before the peo
pie. Let Mr. Emery go before the
5 people and explain what he expects
to accomplish for his disaffectet
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