Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-08-29
HICKS DECLARES
FOR PATTISON
Stalwart Republican Tells Why He
Will Not Support Machine Ticket.
NO REFORMS ARE PROMISED

Pennsylvania Has Had No Effect on
National Elections.
In ringing and manly arraignment
of the Republican machine that holds
| Philadelphia and commonwealth in it's
merciless grasp Thomas l.. Hicks, post
master of the city of Philadelphia, un-
der the late President Mckinley, life
| long Republican of the stalwart type,
and one of the most influential polite
ians of that, gives cogent reasons why
he has decided to throw the weight of
his vote and influence in favor of ex-
Governor Robert E. Pattison, and tells
why he thinks the welfare of the state
can best be conserved by the election
of the Democratic Gubernatorial can
ddate. In his interview Mr.. Hicks
says:
81 cannot support Judge Pennypacker
after his open declaration that Penn
sylvania has no ills that are worthy of
mention.
E. l.. TUSTIN'S INCONSISTENCY.
Ernest l.. Tustin, vice chairman of
the Union party City Committee, in an
interview recently published, is quoted
as saying:
l know both Judge Pennypacker and
| Mr.. Pattison. When it comes to
choice between them, speaking for my
self, / am Republican and shall vote
for the judge. | believe that Judge
Pennypacker, as governor, will main
! tain and insist upon the same high
standard of efficiency as marked his
| administration as judge of the court or
common pleas for the last 13 years.
OTHER THINGS NOT EQUAL.
"Mr. Tustin assumes that, as Judge
Pennypacker and Mr. Pattson are men
of high character and standing in the
community, all other things are
it is his duty to support the Republican
candidate. If other things were equal
Mr.. Tustin's position would be sound,
and he would be right in his conclu-
sions, and should, as a Republican
support Judge Pennypacker. But
other things are not equal.
Last fall Mr.. Tustin and others
joined in the formation OF the Union
party and adopted the following plat
form of the Union party, city and
county of Philadelphia:
UNION PARTY PLATFORM.
The political party dominant in this
state and city has had complete con-
troll of the machinery of the state and
city government, in all departments
and branches, for many years.
Its power, prestige and leadership
have been assumed by combination
of men who command and use its or
ganization at will. They trample upon
all pledges and promises to give to the
people reforms, good government and
an honest administration of public at
fairs and control and manipulate the
organization and machinery to serve
only their selfish interests and per-
sonal ends.
Not only have they utterly failed in
their promises, but have recklessly vio-
lated every pledge, and have left a
record of steadily increasing and inso-
lent disregard of the rights of the peo-
pie.
The Union party has been called into
being for the single purpose of over
throwing evil combinations now in
control in the state and city and elect
ing men, without regard to party atfil-
iations, who will administer, with Sim
w.
which they are elected.
1t does not aim to sever citizens from
their afIiliation with the great parties
that are divided on questions or ma
tional politics.
Its struggle is for an honest ballot
and for the restoration of integrity and
capacity in state and municipal affairs.
STILL THE SAME MACHINE.
as not the Republican machine just
as powerful, INSCRIPTIONS and as
much the foe of good government and
opposed to an honest administration
of public affairs as it was when Mr..
Tustin subscribed to this declaration
packed subscribed to the Union party
platform? On the contrary, is he not
the candidate of the machine which
this platform condemns?
"Is he not even more? Is he not
the open apologist and the defender
of the machine and it's doings? Has
he not, in effect, declared that the of
fenses denounced by this platform dc
not constitute ills worthy of mention
The machine has not changed; its
candidate for governor sees nothing
in it that is evil.
CANNOT SUPPORT TPENNYPACKER
81 believe the Union party plat
form was an honest declaration when
it was made, and l believe that all
the statements therein contained are
as true today as they were last fall
and therefore cannot support Judge
Pennypacker after his open declara
ton that Pennsylvania has no ills
, worthy of MENTION
"Mr. Pattison has twice given tc
the people of Pennsylvania a clean
honest, businesslike administrator
of the Office of governor. He stands
pledged against machine methods ant
practices, and is also pledged to de
all in his power to aid the people o.
our state in correcting the evils de
nounced by the Union party platform
A DUTY TO VOTE FOR PATTISON
aTherefprp aS a Rnnub1ipau faith