Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-10
HOT SHOT FOR THE OPPOSITION

OHton Party scored ana REASONS
Given Why Republicans Should
Stand BY the Partys coIors This
Fall.
Two Republican editors, one from
the northwestern section of the state
and the other from the east have just
expressed themselves forcibly on the
present political situation.
The voters throughout the state
who have kept themselves posted
upon political affairs of Pennsylva-
MIA" says The North East Breeze Of
Erie county, cannot be hoodwinked
or misled by this high sounding and
misleading title of The Union Party
Voters that have kept in touch with
the political movements for the past
few years are aware of the fact that a
band of disappointed office-seekers,
headed by John Wanamaker, of Phila-
delphia, have resorted to every means
within the reach of Doodle and yellow
journal falsehoods to bring discredit
upon the Republican party of this
state.
himself political soreheads that have
been cast off from the rank and file
of both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties. Defeated in every ef
fort to procure Office, they instigated
movement to besmirch and throw dis
credit upon each of the old parties,
and their leaders, by using the col
umns of their yellow journals, owned
and controlled by their s leader, John
Wanamaker.
HISTORY OF THE CONSPIRACY.
The history of this conspiracy
dates back to the memorable cam
paign when John Wanamaker an
nounced himself as candidate for
the United States senatorship. Up
TO this time it was supposed that
Wanamaker was Republican,: but be-
ing outgeneraled and out-voted by
Boise Penrose, he took his defeat in
a manner that soon developed the fact
that at heart he was factionist, and
had never been a Republican In
reality.
From that time up to the present
he and his followers of the worst po-
litical element in the state have car
ried on a political war of the rule or
ruin policy, and with record that
will present itself to them through all
time as disgrace to honest politics
and the fair name of the common
wealth of Pennsylvania
REPUBLICANS WILL TRIUMPH.
I'VE are confident in the belief that
all Of the candidates of the Republican
party, regularly and unanimously nom
mated y the recent state convention"
declares the Lebanon Courier, will be
elected in November by splendid ma
jorities, despite all the efforts of re-
creant Republicans to bring about their
defeat.
During the course of the campaign
the Courier will earnestly and Loyalty
extend it's editorial support to the full
Republican tikcet. The Courier de-
fines its position thus Enthusiastically
because its owes to it's Republcanism
to it's large circle of readers and to
itself manly and straightforward ex-
preston Of it's policy. We have moth
ing but contempt for the trimmers, the
sneaking, smock faced. livered
Bob Acres of journalism, who fear to
speak their dwelling thoughts be-
cause, forsooth their opinions might
in some quarters meet disapprobation.
The Courier has always believed, and
believes now, that the only course open
to self-respecting, patriotic American
citizen and to an honest reputable
American newspaper. is to bear an
open and courageous part in all ques-
tions of public interests-an obligation
and one Of the very first obligation
of American citizenship
FOR STALWART REPUBLICANIsM
In the course of the next few
months we will give frequent utterance
to our views OF the political struggle
which will engage the attention of the
people Of this state, and will not hesi-
tate to speak its judgment without
mincing any words in the expression
of its firm convictions. There are tnose
probably not in great numbers
locally-who will be in open antago.
nsm to the position we have thua
plainly assumed-and they will surely
be exercising only their unquestionable
right. This paper will abuse no ona
because Of any possible party affilia-
ton. If we speak of the motives Of