Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-10-13
REPUBLICAN SHRAPNEL
Hot Shot For the Democracy From
State Editorial Batteries.
OPPOSITION 10 AN EASY TARGET
The Press ef Pennsylvanla 0alIantiy
Fighting FeV Roosevelt and the
Whole Republican Ticket

The Press ef PennsyIvanla dalIantiy
Fighting For Roosevelt and the
Whole Republican Ticket
The staiwart Republican newspapers
Df Pennsylvania continue 70 be an i'm.
portant factor In the campaign In this
state They are letting no opportunity
pass them 20 score on the Democracy.
and their editorial pages are allied with
timely shots az the opposition. Here
are o few of the latest:
Educate the voter&
From this time forward, the political
meeting will be one OF the chief fea-
lures Of the campaign The Republican
marty has always been a nrm believer
In this kind Of popular education. IL
In A party OF principles and ideas and
On not afraid to go before the voters on
the Issues for which it stands. rea1ig-
Ing that the better they are understood
this more readily they will be adopted
by the man who is honestly dssiTous OF
doing his highest duty with the ballot
&c 10 his privilege 70 cast
The political MAS meeting IN one Of
ths u,aans tho Republican party adopts
20 give the voter an opportunity Of a.
certaining just what the party repre-
sents In each campaign and at the same
time brings him face 10 face with the
candidate he 10 asked 10 support, with
a view TO carrying out the party's prin-
ciples and policies. The voter can thus
get some idea Of the manner OF man
who Ia asking for his vote.-Scranton
Truth.
Cooperation Men 90 the Front
Regarding the action of the Demo
erauc party In choosing some Of the
woalthieat corporation men Of the
country 20 form It's executive board.
the Review Of Reviews for September
says: Thus. all OF q sudden. from
being the poor mans party tho Dem
ocracy has become the most daExling.
ly plutocratic organization any coun.
try has ever known" No wonder thou
sands OF Democrats In every state are
nockinG TO the Republican Standard
Crawford County Journal.
This Holds Good In Every District
With President Roosevelt In the
White House and n Republican major
ity In congress, of what earthly use will
A Democratic Congressman from this
81. ha 60 Il wl
sit there and draw his salary. cast his
vote Al his bosses dictate. which will
always be against the interests Of the
miner, laborer or mechanic. IL you
have no higher motive. self-intsrest
alone should prompt you 10 vote for
DIR. Ssmuel.-Coiumbia County Rspub-
lican.
Sound Advice From penrose.
Senator Penrose's advice In q New
York interview not 10 be over confident
but 10 work hard ia always good advice
in q political campaign. II Is the Penn
aylvania way. The Republican major
ity In this state 10 assured and large.
but work goes on all the tir1s Just the
same as IL 1t were not-Lewistown
Free Press.
Another Spike In Democratic Pesslmlsm
The Pennsylvania Nailroad Company
has awarded contracts for 800 steel
hopper coal cars. and in It's own shops
II will build clsh.y passenger coaches
and twenty-five locomotives. This In
dictes "a revival OF business In railroad
lines and Is one more spike in Demo-
cratic pessimiGm Chester Republican
"Big 9ticks" Of This Campaign.
The Democrats allude to this as the
big Stick" campaign. The only big
sticks" we know OF In this campaign
are Parker and Davis. In fact, they re-
mind US somewhat OF ten-pins. Set up
by the Democrats only to be bowled
over by the Republicans at the polls In
NoVem ber--Norristown Herald.
Humor In the Campaign.
I'VE have been wrong eight years.
and you have been right; therefore we
ought 10 be placed In power" is the
gist OF the Democratic argument Yet
some people say there Is no humor in
q political eampaign-Warren Mail
Parker Easily Pleased.
JHdge Parker is said to be satisfied
with the political situation. There Is
an opinion at Republican headquarters
that he is easily pleased.
Inquirer
Democrats Have Nothing TO OFFER.
The independent voter is a thinking
voter. What has the Democratic party
20 offer q thinker In this campaignf-