Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-10-28
Republicans Told Of Danger Of
OveT.ConfldencG.
DEMOCRATS ON STILL HUNT
Seeking Complimentary Votes For
Nominee For Supreme Bench and
Banking Upon Small Poll by Ma
Jority Party.

Colonel Wesley R. Andrews, chair.
man of the Republican state commit
tee, today sounded note Of warning
to the Republicans of Pennsylvania.
He made it clear that he expects
every Republican voter in this state
to do his duty on Nov. 2.
With election day only about one
week off the state chairman insists
hat there must be lining up Of the
Republican forces in every county ii
the Republican ticket is to be elected,
as it ought to be, by an overwhelming
majority. Since early In September
Chairman Andrews, from the head
quarters Of the Republican state COM
mittee in this city, has been directing
an aggressive campaign. Not that the
Republican ticket Is in danger; 1t Is
not. But many Republicans of Penn
sylvania frequently take Republican
success for granted and make no espe.
cial effort to go to the polls.
1t was this danger of over-conhdence
that Colonel Andrews had In mind to-
day.
Pennsylvania is the banner Repub-
lican state; we have the votes, and to
poll the right kind Of majority 1t is
only necessary for the voters to cast
their ballots" said the chairman
Many Republicans In an off-year like
this, when there is no particular ex-
citement, proceed upon the theory that
the rest of the party will vote and thus
insure the election of the ticket. Now
it Is an axiom of warfare that. AZ
army must constantly be on guard. l
want to warn the Republicans of this
state against the last card in politics.
They should see that Democratic ef-
fort does not threaten Republican sue.
cess.
THE Republican party has splen'
did ticket. A better one has never
been offered the people Of Pennsylva-
mia. A. e. Sisson and ]. A. Stober are
able and experienced men: they have
records that commend them to the
people. and they are public spirited
citizens They will contribute their
full share to continuance OF good
government in this commonwealth.
The Judicial Canvass.
Judge Robert Won MoschZisker will
make a great supreme court justice.
He has splendid record as a com.
mon pleas pudge: he is known to the
lawyers of the state as one OF the
ablest members Of the Pennsylvania
bar, and he has the confidence OF all
of the people. Not syllable has
been uttered against him since his
nomination. His qualifications for the
supreme bench are conceded by every.
body. He ought to be elected by q
tremendous majority. His Democratic
opponent, Mr.. Munson, is presenting
this state with a spectacle it has never
before witnessed. He Is the only can
didate for high judicial Office, who.
in his eagerness for election, has SO
far overlooked the propricties as to
make a personal and compromising
campaign Cor votes. He Is now on a
campaign tour. meeting the voters and
making what are nothing more nor
less than ordinary stump speeches. In
Williamsport he maintains a large lit
erary bureau. which has sent out
thousands of documents and letters
in which he asks the voters to sup
port him as a non-partisan candidate
He has adopted the endless chain sys
tenn of letter writing and by this
means hopes to reach every voter In
the state.
"The old-fashioned idea that Judi
cial office should seek the man and not
the man seek the Office manifestly has
| no place in the Democratic candidates
plan of politics. do not believe many
Republicans will entertain for mo
ment the proposition that they vote
| for Democratic candidate for the su
| preme court.
Mr. Munson's conduct in the cam
paign illustrates his conception of .th'
dignity of the highest judicial tribuna
in this commonwealth. Judge vor
Moschzisker has taken no part what
ever in the campaign. He has asked
no one to vote for him. He will takt
his seat on the supreme bench with
out having violated its sacred tradi
tions.
National and state Issues.
"As l have repeatedly said, th'
elections in Pennsylvania this year ar,
of national importance. A failure o
the Republicans of the Keystone Stat,
to score a handsome majority woul'
be accepted by the low tariff revision
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