Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-03
NATl0N'S EYES
GNpENESTLvANIA
GIbTaItaT Of RepublCanIsa VIII
BE LOyaI Relt Tuesday.
VITAL ISSUES At STAKE
Disaster That Followed Former Demo.
cratic Victories In This state Re.
called.

cratic Victories In This state Re.
called.
Pennsylvania occupies unique po.
sitirn in the national political sltua
ton
Next Tuesdays election h. of more
than passing interest Should by any
chance either Grim or Berry be elect
ed governor. it would be hailed IA q
triumph for the Democracy. as they
are both Democrats; Grim of the Guf.
icy school @: conservatives, and Berry.
% rampant Rryanite
The Democrats are booking ahead.
They are after IT,. national house Of
congress, and trDy also expect to
make gains In -he United States sen.
ate
While they would not ordinarily ex-
reot l1 make inru.d- into the Republi.
can congressional delegation from this
state, with the protective tIrin a vital
issue in the contest. the Democrats
sec an opportunity 10 defeat some Re.
publican congressional candidates
through the fac, that the keystone
leaders. with Berry nj the head OF their
ticket have placed the names of a
number of Democratic nominees for
congress in their column.
Every misguided Republican who
votes for Berry on the keystone ticket
may be unwittiusIy contributing to.
ward the defeat of a Republican candi'
date for congress.
Senatorship Involved.
It must also be remembered that the
keystone ticket contains the names
of number of Democrats for the
legislature and that the general as
semhly which meets in Harrisburg
next January will be called upon to
elect a successor to United States Sen
ator Oliver
There are reports OF possible disas'
ter to the Republican gubernatorial
candidates in several states generally
counted on as reliably Republican and
should Pennsylvania fail to stand true
to her Republican colors next week, a
great impetus would be given the ma.
tional Democracy for the coming pres
idential election.
These facts should not be overlook,
ed:
In 1882 Robert Pattison Democrat.
was elected governor Of Pennsylvania.
In 1884 Grover Cleveland was elect.
ed president of the United States.
In 1890 Pattison was again chosen
governor
In 1892 Cleveland returned to the
White House.
Then followed the Wilson tariff bill,
which closed the mills of Pennsylvania
and sent thousands upon thousands of
wage workers to the streets begging
for daily bread.
There is little difference between
Grim and Berry.
Both are hide-bound Democrats;
either would use the power of the gov
ernor's office to promote the cause of
Democracy, no matter If they do be-
long to different factions OF the party.
Grim's ridiculous assaults upon Gov
ernor Stuart's administration and
Berrys erratic course in politics and
finance stamp them both as undesir-
Democrats on Lookout.
THE Democratic congressional COM
init ee is counting upon a Democratic
sweep by the aid OF Grim or Berry
sufficient to overturn the Republican
party, to gain a dozen members of
congress. to capture the legislature
and send a Democrat to the United
States senate" says the editor OF the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
And let it be confessed right here.
that if they could succeed in so do
ing Pennsylvania might beg in vain
for any quarter. Her immense manu-
featuring and industrial industries
would be sacrificed on the altar of
Democratic theories and her mills and
business houses would meet the same
fate that they did when, under the last
Democratic administration, the Wilson
tariff brought destitution and bank.
ruptcy.
This is the condition which all Re
publicans must face
But we do not believe that Penn.
sylvania Republicans can be coaxed
under any pretense whatever into the
Grim or Berry Democratic organiza-
tions in sufficient numbers to affect the
general result 1t is true that in these
closing days a vicious onslaught has
been made upon the Republican tick.
ct, and especially upon Tener. But
Pennsylvania has become accustomed
TO vicious onslaughts. Four years ago
the most despicable kind of a cam.
paign was made against Edwin S.
Stuart, but a very great many of his
opponents have lived to bless the day
when, in spite of their votes against
him, he was elected The Republican
administration has been above re-
proach.
I'VE have no doubt whatever of the
perfect safety of Pennsylvania insttu.
tions under the administration of Gov.
ernor Tener, and we believe that Penn
sylvania Republicans by a large ma.
jority think with u.s."
Republicans of Pennsylvania should
go to the polls and vote the full Re,
publican ticket to insure a magnificent
Taft-Tener triumph on Tuesday next.
a TrIbute of Affention