Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-10-27
PUT BERRY UNDER
The SEARCHL|GH1
Democrats and ProhIbltIuntsts
Charge Him With Hypocrisy.
HIS VER.CI1Y IS QUESTIONED
And Hls Administration ss state
Treasurer 10 Made the subject 81 .
Sharp Attack.

And Me Administration as state
Treasurer 10 Made the Subject sf .
Sharp Attack.
Without the Republicans being call
ed upon to fire shot. william II.
Berry. the Keystone Party nominee
for governor. has been fairly rddled
by the oratorical batteries Of the Pro
hibitionists and the faction of the De-
was defeated in the AllsAtowz conven-
ton.
Trsm every side. Bsrry's reputation
for veracity has been attacked. He Is
accused Of falsehood. OF breaking his
solemn promises and Of hypocrisy Of
the rankest kind.
Not only Is his word questioned. but
serious allegations regarding his con-
duct while holding the ofice of state
treasurer are being boldly made by
some of the most prominent leaders in
the Democratic party.
Hot Democratic Declaration.
Berry's refusal to withdraw from the
A9A3s A1IGk 0kAAAs bAS AS4OSA6 ASA6-
iHee for governor. had expressed . will
lngnsss 20 comply with the request Of
prominent Democrats and independ-
snts. that both Berry and Grim retire
10 permit of fusion On former Mayor
Guthrie. Of Pittsburg. called forth fur
tier bitter d0nunsiations Of the Key
stone candidate, who was accused Of
sslAshnsss and being lacking In pa
txiotism.
In an address to the voters Of Penn
sylvanla the Democratic state exscu-
tive committee has denounced Berry
as insincere. BerTy's refusal to com
ply with the request of the representa-
to permit of fusion, they say els con
vincing evidence of the fact that his
only object is to defeat Mr.. Grim and
not Mr.. Tener."
Tho address refers to Mr.. Berry as
"one whose record In financial transac-
tions is, to say the least, not above
suspicion" and asks whether the peo-
pie shall expect good government from
Senator Grim or from 'one who has
been accused in the public press Of de-
posting pubic funds whilst In an i'm
portant official position to financial In
stitutioRs for the promotion of his own
sntsrprises?"
At . mass meeting held in Philadel-
phia last week, W. X. Meyers. of Har
risburg. in a speech declared that
when Berry was elected treasurer
number Of prominent Democrats went
to him and offered to 80 On his bond.
but he declined the prefer and &C
csptsd the services Of the president
of a Harrisburg trust company. This
Is the company through which Berry,
while he was state treasure, noated a
big loan for the Berry brick yard. and
It has been a subject of comment that
while Berry was state treasurer the
state deposits in this trust company
were increased enormously.
Prohibition Nominee on Berry.
In q speech delivered = few nights
ago. Madison F. Larkin. Prohibition
nominee for governor, paid his re-
spects to Mr.. Berry.
THE Keystone Party" said Mr..
Larkin. with w. II. Berry ct It's head.
10 nothing more than let Of dts
gruntled offico-seskers kicked out of
other parties. It Is nominations and
onices they want They don't want re,
form! Berry is for temperance today.
whisky tomorrow and LEGAL option the
Asxt day. The Keystone Forty people
doH't kaow what they want"
Votes for Berry will come from
where his In net kAown." he declared.
His nslsAbors will act support him
because they say he Ii too tricky.
Berry has had his arms up for years.
like nghtzins rods waiting to be struck
By all the party conventions In the
state. He comes now with his boss
ridden keystone Party claiming 1t Is
an anti-liquor party. which 10 oAly
big biuK He Is not sincere. He has
no high principles for the good OF the
whole people. but he aims to satisfy a
personal ambition and to satisfy q
grudgs against his political enemies.
Berry got the nomination Of the
Prohibition party before. but he de-
serted ut the most critical moment and
went over to support whisky cAndi-
date and he stumped the state for him
Just before election. Then he was dis.
gruntied because the Prohibitionists
did not honor him with the nomination
this year"
Bsrry's Democratic ALLIES.