Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1910-11-18
TO THE VOTERS
OF PIKE COUNTY.

/ Wv ohot tho ctOuua OF nattle nav
cleared away and but few remains
OF the shattered are left. / wish I,
reiterate what have tried to EN-
phasize THAT the day of bosses and
bossism is about over" and the vot.
ers of Pike County are rapidly learn.
ing. that the word Democrat" and
the word "Repubicin," can dc
them no good in local politics stand.
ing alone, but, with someone behind
to do the work, and do it honestly,
much good can be accomplished.
To ny friends, and you are still in
the majority, drawn from both
great political parties, wish to
thank you for your continued conf
deDce in me and l will endeavor 10
my utmost to keep my faith with
you.
To those who opposed me honest
ly | can say that you are entitled to
your opinion as am 1, we both may
be right, we both may be wrong, but
we are honest in our opposition and
glory In your fair fight.
To those who opposed me dishon.
estly by circulating malicious false
hoods to catch the unthinking vote
and by their zealousness to win At
all hazards regardless of the truth,
feel a contempt, for l always hated
liar and an unfair man and an elec
tion story that isn't worth appearing
in print against a political opponent
is not worthy of belief, and as none
of such stories we're printed, they
are without foundation.
Had such stories been true, my op-
ponent was too shrewd a man to let
such an opportunity go by, as the
truth would have been presented
and which l could not have denied
publicly, consequently they were no
"grist" of my opponent personally.
Clean politics have always play.
ed and always will, for if l cannot
win by honest and clean methods, l
don't want the job and 1 know Mr..
Adams is that kind of a man too.
Primarily, ] fully expected to be
defeated on account of the keystone
Ticket. which as the returns show
drew 192 votes from me, these l
clfim we're voters of the most indie.
pendent type who two years ago,
when the issue was strictly drawn
between the two great political par
ties, supported me.
Then too, with the other tickets,
the returns show an additional loss
of 26 votes, aggregating to me to.
tai loss of 2l8 votes, which if added
to my majority of 3s, would have
given me comfortable total of 256.
1t is apparent then. that had there
been no Keystone party this year,
with majority of 3s in a total vote
of 1899 aud had the line been drawn
strictly as it was two years ago when
l received a majority of 322 out of
1904 votes polled that these 256 in
dependents would have supported
me and had the vote not fallen off
this year over 200 from two years
ago, my majority this year would
have exceeded that of two years
ago.
The result, therefore, is very graf.
flying to me, for l am confident
from tho above figures, that the vot-
els are thinking each year more and
more, "To whom they win sell their
potatoes.
This year too, was opposed by a
man, new TO the political field, a
sturdy, thrifty, energetic young
man, who is clean of of~character and
who personally fought clean fight
and to him extend the hand Of
good fellowship and say in all SINGER
ity, that he was a "Bully" good an
tagonist and 1 admire his personal
qualities.
No man should play the game and
expect to win always, and l would
have been as good a loser, as a win
ner.
l have made you certain promises /;
have pledged you no results but
only that 1 would make the effort
and will do my best to fulfill them.
If there is any individual who has
any suggestions to make, as to laws
that should be corrected or new leg
islation to be enacted, your Repre-
sentative elected to represent you, l
shall always be glad to hear from
him, and am ready for orders.
Out of three weeks trip through
the county, with but two exceptions,
(and they because l was Republl-
CAM my political friends and oppon.
ents treated me as one of their in.
vited guests and in good fellowship.
1t was the first vacation l had had
in two years and l look back ON
those three weeks with a great deal
of pleasure and shall recall the
many old acquaintsnces 1 renewed,