Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-12-27

Auc commonwealth. t1la lNoIGuNn ieNhi
training leaves nothing to be desired
on the score Of his entire fitness for
the important Office OF chief magis
trate Of the commonwealth.
Nothing is more certain that the
statement Of Congressman Palmer
that existing conditions in the poll
tics of Pennsylvania make It neces
sary for the Republicans to nominate
candidate whose public record will
be accepted By the people Of the state
as an evidence Of what he may do
should he be placed in control Of the
executive department" The passage
Of the notorious ripper" bill in the
late legislature, and the prohigate
character Of the entire session. which
welcomed all manner Of corrupt and
Ubiquitous schemes, from the ripper"
to the trolley grab" and acted upon
them with alacrity. while measures
devised for the public good wee
neglected or ignored, show the inn
p0rtance Of having an executive whose
unshaken integrity, as proved by his
record, could be relied upon to halt
dishonesty at the state capital.
with Governor Watres in the ex-
ecutive chair the interests Of the state
would be safeguarded, and the people
might rest assured that no crooked
project would meet with his approval.
There Is a pronounced feeling through
out the state to the effect that any
body who had aught to do with shap-
ing the work Of the legislature Of 1901
need not expect to return to Harris
burg, and party managers will prove
short-sighted if they fail to recognize
this fact Not only this, but the men
and influences by which that legisla-
ture was controlled are discredit ID
and it will be the height of folly il
they or any Of them are put forward
for promotion in a popular election.
A REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATE.
Republicans everywhere are anxious
for party success, but they demand
candidates who will command support
on their merits Above all, there is
an earnest demand for a representa-
tive candidate for governor, one who
will not imperil the chances of all
the other party candidates. If an un-
desirable factional OF machine man is
put forward for governor next year
he will influence the result in every
district and every county in the state.
AS already stated, this will AFFECT
congressman, Legislators and United
States senator. It will do more than
this. 1t will place in jeopardy the
election of Republican county com
missioners, district attorneys, treas
urers and other county officers. For
this reason there is a substantial de-
mand in every county in the state in
favor of such a candidate as Colonel
Watres, whose party regularity is un-
challenged, and whose public record
is untarnished That he would unite
the party in next years fight is as GER
tain as that he would lead 1t to vic
tory.
SENATOR CAMERoN's FRIENDS.
] have already mentioned, in this
correspondence, the friendship exist
ing between ex-senator Cameron and
Colonel Watres. 1t is interesting, in
view Of the frequency with which the
name of Mr.. Cameron has been men,
toned for governor That veteran OF
Republican veterans, Hon. Thomas v.
Cooper, of Delaware county, who is
widely known as editor, statesman
and stalwart, has kept the Cameron
flag flying for some time with unfal-
tering devotion, and is, understand.
still ready to do battle for his old
time chief, provided the latter says
the word. This week another inter
esting phase Of the Cameron candidacy
was presented in the statement made
on the subject by Congressman
George F. Hun, of Greensburg. Mr..
Hun is quoted as saying: Il am for
Don Cameron. l do not know that he
will run, but il he can be induced to
be a candidate / will support him.
do you care to say in what respect
the candidacy OF Cameron would ap-
peal to your" was asked.
HE is a Republican" promptly re-
piled Congressman Hun, "oRe the
people Of the state know and in whom
they repose the fullest confidence.
Cameron ia a man Of distinctive type,
of affairs. Of unquestioned honor,
whose integrity has never been Ques.
toned He would not be a party to
the disgraceful ehieaneEy, the thor.
oughly detestable methods which in
the past few years have disrupted the
Republican party and scandalized Il
in the eyes Of the people Of the com
monwealth. Such a man must be
nominated if the next governor OF
Pennsylvania is to be a Republican,
and what have said Of Cameron s
eligibility holds equally good as to
Mr. Watres."
The opinions Of Congressman Pal
mer and Congressman Hun, repre-
senting as they do northeastern and
western Pennsylvania, are significant
They show that Republican sentiment
is strongly In favor Of a representative
candidate for governor. man like
Colonel Waues. whose nomination
would insure success for tbs party in
the state and in every county and