The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-14

his own. Men above the average
in courage, Intelligence and 1nde-
pendence stand by their convictions
Of duty and do not permit any sup
erstitious feeling for their party to
sway them into voting against their
common sense But the average
man is too much of coward, too
much of a party slave to rise aDove
party prejudice and vote as judg-
ment, decelcy and conscience die
tates when the machine demands
that he shall 40 otherwise. 1t was
this cowardly element in the Re-
publican party, aided by those Dem
ocrats who need an earthquake to
arouse them sufficiently to know
that election day is at hand, who
defeated the fusion ticket. If the
Democrats and the disguised Re
publicans had gone to the polls the
machine candidates would have
been showed under by more than
$50, 900 votes.
CANDIDATES AT THEIR HOMES.
We had all the advantage not
only as to the character Of the can-
didates but in the issue involved.
Nothing could more plainly illus.
trate the superiority of Our candi-
dates than the vote they received at
their respe ctive homes where. their
private lives as we'll as their public
acts are known. Judge Yerkes
clrried his county of Bucks by a
majority of 900 while the Repub-
lican county ticket was elected by
majorities Of from 500 to 1890.
Mr.. Coray carried his county by
IA, ooo though it has been giving
large majority for the Republican
ticket. On the other hand Potter
ran 1900 behind in his county
while Harris was defeated in his
own town and county though both
are Republican. We had the only
side of the issue. too, that any
honest man should take; the side
that proposed to rebuke political
deviltry of all sorts. On the whole
there is much consolation to be
found in the result. The majority
has been reduced to three -sevenths
of what it was two years ago
Judge Stevenson, of Philadelphia,
the machine Democrat appointed by
Stone, was defeated by man who
will MAKE a model judge. Ma
chine judges were defeated also in
Cambria, Lackawanna, Lycoming,
Northumberland and Luzerne.
The Donnelly-Ryan Quay Demo
cratic side show in Philadelphia
has also been wiped out, something
that will please every honest Dem
ocrat in the state. The friends of
good government have no reasons
to feel disheartened but they should
pick their fints and get ready for
the contest next year. The saying
that a faint heart never won a fair
lady is equally true when applied
to political victories. Every friend
of good government will enter the
next contest with renewed courage,
! feeling that his cause is just, and
though justice may travel with a
leaden heel she will finally over
take the rascals who are disgracing
state and city and deal with them
as they deserve
CREDIT DUE PARTY LEADERS.
Great credit is due Chairman
Greasy for his untiring industry in
looking after the Democratic side o.
the recent contest. The uncertainty
regarding the personnel Of the
ticket until few weeks before the
election made the time too short tc
form thorough organization
throughout the state, but the resul
shows that he made the most o
his opportunities. He justly de
served the confidence that tie peo
pie, regardless Of party, have il
his integrity.
Too much credit cannot be giver
National Committeeman Col. Jane
M. Guffey for the keen Interes
which he manifested in the fight 70
honest government. Without an,
attempt to control the party eithe
in the choice of its candidates or OF
the question Of fusion he hearth,
acquiesced in its action and con
tributed literally both of his tim
and means in the hope of securin,
a verdict in favor of honest govern
ment. Scrupulously upright il
, all his immense business trans
actions, he detests any man or an,
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