Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-14
The result of tn election is by no


didates upon the Democratic side,
two were elected with good MAORI
ties. The defeat of Mr.. Walsh was
due to two causes, namely; the
treachery of Democratic sOre-heads
in Cherry township, and company
bOssism at Lopez and Rickets, were
capital seems to control the situation.
In the Western part of the county
where the people act Of their own
volition, untramelled by the power
of a master, the ballot spoke in
thunderous tones denouncing present
rule and oppression. Their actions
bears abundant evidence of their in
telligence, fairness and sense of just
ice. Undaunted by the little cloud,
we should unite more closely for fu-
ture action, intent upon an over
throw of the gang who seek nothing
less than ruin.-Scouten's Herald.
The official returns elsewhere in
this issue furnishes figures that shows
plainly the reverse of the above state
ments, and further shows how wide
spread is the revolt against Scouten-
ism in this county.
He states that two causes defeated
his man Walsh. What were the
causes that brought Reeser's defeat
within 19 votes, he having but 36
plurality, when it is seen that he re-
ceived upwards of 225 democratic
votes while the nominal democratic
majority is but $50? The popular
vote against Walsh was offset by
only two districts, Elkland and Fox,
which formerly gave large Republi-
can majorities. Had it not been for
the votes Of misguided Republicans
Walsh's oWn party would have de-
nounced him in overwhelming de-
feat. Had Walsh received his o,rn
party vote together with the 125 or
more Republican support he got, his
majority would have been nearly
500 over Mr.. Reeser. 1t was un-
that loyal Democrats could
have acted otherwise than they did.
They knew the work of ScOuten and
his sardonic opposition to everything
that is honest and reputable in poll
tics. They knew that Walsh would
be nothing less than a tool for Scout
en-. They realized that such a man
is an enemy to any party or COM
munity, and following the policy of
supporting only good men and clean
methods must have of necessity done
as they did. democratic sore
heads in Cherry as Scouten calls
them, were no more in evidence in
that locality than in nearly all other
Democratic districts, where we
see Walsh's vote shows shrinkage
from that of other Democratic can
didates. The vote in Lopez shows
only normal Republican vote,
which is Indicative that it fought
temptation with heroism that casts
undying lustre upon its manhood
and citizenship. Had all Republi-
can districts done as well, liberty
loving Democrats would look upon
our party with much more credit.
Little short of a revolutionary sem
timent was required to counterbal-
ance the forces working against Mr..
Reeser. With persistency that
has no parallel in politics and with
a personal interest that has faltered
at no expense, none but Scouten
himself will ever know what "capi-
tai it took to control the situation"
The responsibility for the reduced
democratic vote for Walsh rests
with the one who controlled the NOM
ination in this instance. The chair
man must share in the responsibility
for the contraction of democratic
votes for Walsh in every township
that can always be put down as
strongly democratic when the ticket
is inspiring and representative in
stead of personal and depressing. l
is little wonder now that ScOuten
cunningly seeks to shift the blame
upon those self respecting democrats
who refused to yield to his demands.
The defeat Of Walsh was the ex.
preston of an independent citizen
ship that rose in revolt against one
man rule through the influence OF
money, and overthrew 1t by the