Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1906-08-30
BRYAN AND EMERY
They Are Linked Together In the
Pennsylvania Campaign.
PLAYING NATIONAL POLITICS
Republicans Are Prepared TO Meet
the Issue With Roosevelt and Stuart
AS Their Leaders.
al Correspondence
Philadelphia. Aug. rs

over the country and especially in
Pennsylvania, where the democratic
state convention which named Emery
for governor in it's platform declared
Bryan the certain successor to Roose.
velt
There is now clean-cut issue
whether Roosevelt or Bryan shall be
indorsed by the voters of Pennsylya.
MIA this fall
Republicans For Reform.
1t is the argument of the democrats
and of the so-called Lincoln Party
which has been swallowed by the Dem
ocrats, that only local issues are in.
volved. They claim-the Democrats
and the Lincolnites-that they alone
can give good government Yet, il
we take into consideration the work oil
the recent session Of the special legis.
latuTe we find that every reform de.
manded by rne most drastic reformel
was adopted In other words, the Re.
publican party gave direct proof that
il was not only willing but anxious to
lead the movement for political re-
form and political regeneration.
The platform OF the Republican party
and the candidates in person stand for
the purest and the most advanced
ideas. The Republican state platform
is linked with that OF the Republican
party Of the nation. To separate the
Two is impossible. When you vote for
Stuart you vote for the Endorsement OF
the policies Of Theodore Roosevelt
When you vote for Emery you give aid
and sustenance to the supporters oi
William j. Bryan.
In plain words, we are going TO de,
eide in November whether we are
Roosevelt Republicans or Bryan Demo.
Gratis.
There will be those who will declare
| Endorsement OF Bryan But it will be
just the same
The situation is one Of deep interest
and it is useless to deny that it is also
one OF concern. Two years before the
nominating convention will be held,
Bryan is as good as nominated al.
ready. State after state has declared
for him through Democratic state con.
yentions. During the past week two
more states fell into line. Wisconsin
went wild over his name and indorsed
him outright as the standard bearer
OF 1908 Pennsylvania Democrats went
on record in practically the same man.
ner, for they hailed him as the great
Democratic commoner, who is now
regarded as the certain successor OF
Theodore Roosevelt"
To drive the wedge in Pennsylvania
the Bryan leadership has Joined hands
with the Lincolnites by taking the
candidate of the latter for governor.
Opening Mass Meeting.
Philadelphia Republicans are deeply
interested in what will probably be
the initial meeting of the state cam.
paign. 1t will be given in the Acad.
emy of Music in this city on Wednes.
day evening. September IL. The meet.
ing Is to be held in connection with
an immense demonstration to be given
under the auspices of friends and
neighbo.'s of Mr.. Stuart in the south.
ern section Of the city. Leading bust.
nessmen and manufacturers are work.
ing with the Republican clubmen to
make this occasion grand success
1t Is predicted that there will be the
largest turnout of Republican clubs
ever made in that section of the city.
and that the Academy of Music will
not be large enough to hold the thou.
m nj in tr;lN 30
one of the most popular Philadelphans
ever named for public office
Stuart's Personal Strenqth.
There are new evidences given daily
of the admitted strenth of the Repuh.
lican nominee for governor
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
an Independent newspaper which sup
ported Berry and the entire fusion
ticket last fall, says:
"The nomination of Edwin S. Stuart
for governor places at the head of the
Republican state ticket a clean, up
right and respected member of the
party. 1t would not have been pos
sible to find among the regular Re-
publicans any other man of reputation
who enjoys rSore or the good will of
the people of Philadelphia than the
ex-mayor, and this good will extends
in large measure into the state
Throughout his career he has been
associated with no scandals or abuses
of his making or his sanction either in
official life or in party management
his personal character is high, and his
instincts as citizen and as q party
man are in the direction of honest poll
tics and good government His ad-
ministration as mayor of Philadelphia
was one Of the two best under the Bull
litt act, and in every public or semi
public post to which he has been sum-
moned, his tact sense and integrity
have enabled him to be useful and sue
cessful.