Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-13
PARTIES UUNTRASTED
Republicans United and Aggressive;
Democrats Disorganized and
: Disguised.
pENRosE AND coRTELYoU TALK
The Bryanites Are 6oItIng Judge
Parker In Every County In the
Especial Correspondence ]
Philadelphia, Oct. IL

lSpeCldl correspondence
PHILADELPHIA, Oct II.
Chairman Cortelyou, of the Repub-
lican national committee. in discus
ing the political situation IN Pennsyl-
vania with Senator Penrose few days
ago, remarked: Senator, you say that
you, in Pennsylvania. are going to
break all records and give President
Roosevelt the largest majority ever
given to any candidate in your state.
Upon what do you base your predic-
ton?
81 make this prediction" replied
Senator PCnrosc, confidently, because
the Republican organization in Penn
sylyania was never more harmonious,
1t was never in better fighting trim,
and II was never more determined to
get out the full party vote than 1t is
today"
In the course of a lengthy confer
ence Senator Penrose went into de-
tail regarding the congressional dis
trict contestants and the plans Of the
leaders to carry every disputed con-
gressional district IN Pennsylvania In
order to insure the election of Re-
publican speaker of the next national
house of representatives. All Of the
members of the national committee
are delighted with the reports receiv-
ed from Pennsylvania and Cornelius
n. Bliss, the treasurer of the national
committee, has been especially COM
plimentary in his references to Sena-
tor Penrose's cooperation with the
representatives of the national COM
mittee in Pennsylvania in collecting
subscriptions to the campaign fund
for work In the doubtful states.
Earlier in the campaign there were
stories emanating from Democratic
sources that Chairman Penrose had
solicited money from the national COM
mittee for use in Pennsylvania Moth
ing could have been more absurd. Not
only has Pennsylvania not asked
penny from the national committee,
but. through Chairman Penrose and
others identified with the party or
gaization in this state, most generous
contributions have been made to the
national committee to help finance
the campaign In the contested states.
DR. Theodore l.. Flood, OF Crawford
county, a former congressman-at-large
from Pennsylvania, who was one of
the callers at the Republican national
committee headquarters, few days
ago. In an interview published IN the
New York Tribune, was quoted re-
garding the situation In Pennsylvania.
Upon the death of Senator Quay.
who had so long held the place of
acknowledged leadership" said DR..
Flood, the question naturally arose
as to who would succeed to his mantle.
The question Is fully answered in the
fact that the present senior senator,
Boies Penrose. is squarely In the sad
die, and the broad experience acquired,
first in the state senate and later in
the upper branch Of congress. coupled
with the fact that he is chairman of
the state committee. gives him a rare
equiTsnent for the leadership. He
heartily acquiesced In the choice of
Attorney General Philander c. Knox
as his colleague, and the Junior sena-
tor gives promise in his past achieve
ments of a brilliant career.
Senator Penrose is ably seconded
in the direction of the state organiZa-
ton by Colonel Wesley r. Andrews,
who is both private secretary to the
senator and secretary Of the state
committee. He has genius for or
gaization and work.
Unity of purpose prevails. and the
absence of all chickering's ives never
more complete. The result of the
happy and harmonious conditions that
now obtain will be plurality of more
than 100000 for Roosevelt and Fair
banks"
While the Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania are united and aggressive, the
Democrats are divided and disgusted.
They cannot get together to make a
move for their ticket The row among
the Philadelphia Democrats made 1T
necessary to call off the meeting In
the Academy of Music, where Bourke
Cochran was to have made a reply
to Senator Knox. The independence
party charge the Donnelly-Ryan men
with breaking up their plans. and the
Donnelly-Rya men accuse the Inde
pendence faction with trying to use
the national committee to further their
interests.
Meanwhile the Bryan men, the sill
verites, are working against Parker
and many OF them propose to vote the
full Republican ticket to get even with
the gold bugs" who, with the aid of
Wall street money. succeeded in cap
turing the st. Louis convention from
the free silver wing
The attitude of the Bryanites was
well expressed by Candidate Watson.
of the Socialists, when he said
THE Democratic party is a house
divided against itself. II has in it
all the elements of deluge and death.
1t is bound to go TO pieces, because
It represents nothing but a mere
greedy, persistent hunter for office.
When Bryan led 1t, II stood for some
thing. When Stephen A. Douglas led
1t, 1t stood for something, and when
Jackson and Jefferson led 1t, It stood
for something. With Parker. its nom
nal leader. 1t stands for nothing. Par
ker has no elements OF leadership. He
will not go before the people and speak
TO them. He will not write in plain
language which they can understand;
and in the end he must be a tremen-
dous failure"
The Wisdom of Fools.
Folly, in the abstract, has been de
nOnnced alikp by Scrlnturn and ancient