Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-09-28
WILL Do HER DUTY
So Says the Veteran "Tom" Cooper
OF the Old keystone State.
NO COMFORT FOR INSURGENTS

Pennsylvania Republicans Should
Heed the Words of the "sage Of
Media"
The veteran and ever hopeful Tom"
Cooper, OF Media-editor, statesman,
politician and former state chairman
of the Republican state committee
comes into the lime light with a timely
warning to Republicans of the Key
stone State of the danger that turks in
the insurgcnt political movement back
of the Berry candidacy for state treas
urer.
In his old established newspaper, the
Delaware County American, he says;
"The American has no thought OF
attacking the character OF Mayor Berry,
the Democratic Fusion Prohibition
nominee for state treasurer. That his
character is open and manly goes with
out saying in Delaware county. What
we desire most of all other things is
to discuss the future, and Berry's pre-
diction that he will be elected. If we
unite all elements opposed to the Re-
pubIicans in an off-year, he is partly
justified in his hopes. If he succeeds,
as he has in Delaware county, in MAX
ing fusion between the Lincoln Re
publieans and Democrats, and this fu
sion extends throughout the state, then
it is time for Republicans to pause and
inquire as to the future.
Berry Is Eryan's Leader.
pennsylvania is justly regarded all
over the union as the banner Republi
can state If ii should go Democratic
this year the credit will go entirely to
the Democracy-the Bryan Democracy,
for Berry is Bryan's leader in
Pennsylvania. He is our states chief
advocate of Bryan's silver views, and
of his semi -Socialistic thoughts
This is the plain truth The bitter
ness of faction cannot hide it, and with
Berry on top in Pennsylvania, 1t will
mean Bryan once again in full control
OF the Democratic party, and its presi-
dental nominee
This is politics, free from person
therefore IL is that the American asks
all good citizens, all Lincoln Republi-
cans, all Gold Democrats, to pause and
contemplate the political waves rs they
come in.
Not Question of Men.
This struggle is not a question OF
men. Plummer, the Republican candi-
date for state treasurer is as upright
as Mayor Berry. We know it. Six
years of recent service in the house
with a prominent member thereof en-
ables us to estimate and we say, despite
all factional abuse, that J. Lee Plum
mer is an honest man
let us contemplate the future, and
govern our votes accordingly.
Roosevelt will not again be q can.
didate. If our state rushes into trou-
bed waters other states will follow
and confusion will come as 1t came
when Dolamater was defeated for gov
ernor and Cleveland elected for presi-
dent The Delamater incident looked
small the Cleveland panic was large
This is simply politics, as to the future
The American believes in every sen
sble advance. but in reaching better
things IT weuld not tear out the eyes
of those whose help is very essential
we have been throuch two political
revolutions we know their meaning;
we have learned to anticipate their re.
salts.
Look at what the Republican party
has done. Il has met reform In Siy
great states ~ Ia Wisconsin. Illinois
Indiana. OREGON. New Jersey. New YorE
and Massao husetts In these states ii
has passed great measures, hoe2st
measures for personal regi8ratiOa, uni
form primaries and safe election laws
As the waves come iu for reform on
otherwise let us inquire II we ceonot
promote better things vitAiu aUg-oEea
GAS sure as We liva Penn MA
will Do has dusty aad throush Iae Ae-
publican puIy."