Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-11-03
From Laboring nan's Standpoint.

! As this campaign proceeds il seems
to me absurd for thoughtful Iaboring
man to vote the Democratic ticket.
| Why? There never was a time in the
history ofany country when prosperity
was SO prominent as in this grand old
| Republic to-day. Now fellow labor
or do not allow your partisan politics to
influence your best reason. You must
coRcedo that a Republican administra-
ton is responsible for these prosperous
times.
Now, my fellow laborers, you
will admit that you will vote for Presi
dent Roosevelt, but some of you cannot
vote for Mr.. Josiah Howard for Rep
resentative. What Inconsistency! This
seems to me like a father killing his
own child. Do you know that the
only way you can assist President
Roosevelt is in electing men to the
legislature who will vote for United
States Senator who will work in har-
mony with the Presidents administra.
ton. | have read the controversy be
tween the PRESS and Independent re
of me cannot refrain from making
some comment on the Independents
drastic appeal in behalf of Mr.. Blumle's
election. Mr., Hockley's effort seems
like the wall of one who is in personal
danger of some great bodily or finan-
cial calamity. You ask why? Because
it appeals to the revengeful spirit of
the voter, and not to his intelligence.
Their only argument is that Mr..
Blumle was unseated in the last elec,
ton. Had not Mr.. Blumle conducted
a questionable campaign there would
never have been any room for con-
troversy in the premises. Not being
part or parcel to that unfortunate epi-
sode, | can speak with unbiased mind
In fact my sympathies were rather in
Mr.. Blumle's favor until / saw and
heard his own SlUorn evidence during
the investigation, and if any moral, in
telligent voter in Cameron county can
read that testimony and vote for Mr..
Blumle, then | regret to say morality
is declining. On page 126 of the official
testimony as reported to the House,
read one part of Mr.. Blumle's sUorn
testimony:
''BY MR.. SMITH: Q-I wish you to
state to this Committee the fact as to
your having sent liquors orintoxicants
of any kind, or money to either Grove,
Lumber, Gibson, Emporium Borough,
or Shippen township for the election
of 1902"
Ar did not, Sir"
Q-"Mention these precincts in your
answer" Ar did not for election
purposes, send any beer or money to
Cameron, Sterling Run, Driftwood,
Sinnamahoning, Sizerville, Howard
Siding or other Places"
Is there a man, woman or child
within the confines of Cameron county
who endorses this testimony? No,
they cannot.
The boastful claim that Mr.. Bumle
built all the churches, on the eve of an
election, when personal interests are at
stake, seems to me like the boasted
Pharisee whom Christ condemned
Do you not know, brother laborer, that
Mr.. Howard gave more money to Just
one church than his opponent gave in
all his life, and nothing is said about
it by Mr. Howard or his friends. | per.
sonally know of one church, not of Mr.
Howard's creed, to whom he gave
| more than Mr.. Blumle ever gave to all
the churches, and that church is locat
ed outside of Cameron county, where
it could never possibly do him any
good, politically or otherwise. Pray
brother, which one goes down justified?
1t is not in our premises to question
any mans actions, but when such
things are done on the eve of every
election, and that is about every
year, for the past fifteen years. he
leaves himself open to criticism, which
any honest man should guard as he
would his morality. Throw away the
| good-fellow business and be honest with
yourself Can you honestly and intel
ligently say that Mr.. Howard is not
better qualified to represent us at
Harrisburg than Mr.. Blumle? He is
fortified in the first place by represent
ing those grand principles taught by
your ideal, that grand specimen of
American manhood, Theodore Roose.
velt, who has relieved you and me at
every opportunity. Can you be so un-
grateful as to condemn his policies by
voting for one who is in dire ct opposi-
tion?
The only appeal of the Independent
and Mr.. Blumle's managers, is re-
! Venge. spite. vindication "Vindioa-