Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-08-16
VERY SENSIBLY PUT.
A Conscientious Republican Deserts
Mr.. Emery.


induced to sign petition asking Hon.
Lewis Emery, of Bradford, to be can
didate for Congress in this district. |
was informed that Sibley was not Re-
publican. / was further informed that
Emery was consistent Republican,
always ready and willing to work for
the best interests of the party and that
he was not an office seeker. / have
since learned that Emery has been
persistent seeker after office and that
he is now willing to accept the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress in hopes
that he may defeat the regular Repub-
lican nominee and thus crafty his own
political aspirations. | had supposed
that Emery was seeking the office be-
cause he honestly believed that Sibley
was not fit to represent this district in
Congress. But this is all a mistake.
Emery believes in Sibley. He is for
Sibley as against every other person
except Emery If that is not so would
like to know how he reconciles his posi-
ton of the past two years.
Emery owns and CONTROLS a Repub-
lican paper published at Bradford
known as the Bradford Daily Record.
Two years ago this Emery paper sup
ported the Hon. J. G. Sibley for Con-
gress, as against the Hon. G. w. Stone,
of Warren, the regular nominee of the
Republican party, and later in the pri
maries this spring this same Emery
organ. supported Sibley for the nomina-
ton to Congress as against R. B. Stone,
his own townsman, who was a candidate
for Congress. Is this consistent? How
does he reconcile his position now in
accepting a Democratic nomination for
Congress against this same Sibley? If
Sibley was good enough for Republi-
can like Emery to support when he was
a Democrat and running for Congress
on the Democratic ticket he ought to be
good enough for the rest of us Republi-
cans to support after he has come over
into the Republican camp and received
the Republican nomination.
The trouble is Emery wants to 60 to
Congress and he is willing to distribute
big campaign fund, in this district,
that his ambition may be satisfied. He
claims to be Republican and yet he is
not willing to be governed by the rules
of the Republican party He would
defeat Republican nominee and de-
moralize the party for his own selfish
ends
have carefully read Emery's speech
ofacceptance delivered at Bradford and
that of itself is sufficient to change my
views in regard to the man. He is pos
tive about nothing except such matters
as every person is agreed upon. He
straddles every question on which the
two great parties divide. He makes a
bid for the Populist voter. He has no
word of encouragement or approval
for the Republican Administration.
The Republican platform is not good
enough for him to stand upon so he
makes a platform of his own, and he
has straddled so many issues on that
platform that / am afraid he will not be
able to keep his balance there.
BY his action he declares "Vote for
Sibley as against every other man but
Emery, when / am candidate vote for
me; am better than my party"
cannot vote for Emery after learn
ing these facts and have arrived at
this conclusion without fear or favor
and without solicitation from any one.
Other Republicans who have signed the
Emery petition express themselves in
the same manner.
When signed the Emery petition
had no reason for being dissatisfied
with Sibley, but it was hard to forgive
him for defeating the Republican can
| didate for Cngress two years ago.
However remember at that time he
told the voters of this district that he
was in accord with the Republican ad-
ministration in the crisis with Spain
and if elected he would give his hearty
done so with all his energy and ability.
When politicians attacked the admins.
tration in its policy of reconstruction
at the close of the war with Spain he
has always been found earnestly giving
it his support and when his party re-
fused to follow the leadership of our
President in his efforts to bring honor
able peace to our country, Sibley stood
by the President and in 50 odoing he has
been called a traitor by his party. If
putting country before party is traitor
Gus then it were we'll if we were all
traitors
When I further consider that Sibley
has been true friend to the men who
saved this country in 1861, that he has
always been a liberal supporter of
charitable institutions, that his honesty