The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-07
NATIONAL PHASE
OF STATE FIGHT
Congress and Next Presidency
Involved in Result.

The campaign now being waged
throughout Pennsylvania and in every
congressional district in the Union, is
of national scope.
1t leads directly up to the presi
dency. Two years from now we shall
be electing a president. This struggle
is preliminary. This fact should not
be overlooked.
All over the country the Democrats
are aroused. They are claiming that
in November they will elect a ma
jority in the national house of repre-
sentatives. They have figured-and
they are right in their figures-that If
they can but gain thirteen senators
they will also control the senate. They
already have carried the state of
Maine, which means the gain of two
representatives and one United States
senator. They believe that they can
win in New York, in Massachusetts
in Ohio, in Indiana, in a dozen states
now aligned with the Republican
party
They are cock sure of the house.
They are cock sure that they will
reduce the Republican majority in the
senate to beggarly majority, even If
they do not wipe out that majority
entirely.
But they are certain, if they fail in
getting rid of that majority this time
that, two years hence they will sweep
that majority out of existence. Two
years hence they expect to elect their
president and give him Democratic
congress.
That is the object at which they are
aiming, and they have brought the
chairman of the Democratic national
congressional committee into Pennsyl-
vania to help them to do 1t.
For they rely upon Pennsylvania to
help along the Democratic cause.
1t is up to the Republicans of Penn.
sylvania to say whether they shall
receive aid in this great Republican
state.
There are two sets of Democrats in
| Pennsylvania. There are the Berry
Democrats, who are running after Will
]
| lower the disciple of William Jen,
nings Bryan. Mr.. Berry wants to be
elected governor, but at the same time
! he asks you to vote for him on the
| Keystone Party ticket, which carries
numerous Democratic candidates for
congress and for the Legislature.
Vote for Berry on the Keystone
ticket and you vote not only for the
Reputation of President Taft, for the
reputation of former President Roose-
welt, but yoI vote for Democratic con.
gressmen and for Democratic or as
sistant Democratic members of the
legislature.
And If you vote for Democratic
members of the legislature you vote
in turn for a Democratic United
States senator, and you vote for a
combination which will reapportion
the state in the congressional districts
| that additional Democratic congress.
men will be elected for years to come
Mr.. Berry heads one set of Demo
crats-the Bryan contingent. Webster
| Grim, the leader of the other set OF
! Democrats-the regular" set-also
asks you to elect Democratic congress.
men and Democratic members of the
legislature. The two Democratic can,
didates are for themselves when II
comes to the governorship. They are
for the Democratic party In all other
respects.
If you want Democrat in the ex
ecutive mansion, and If you want q
Democratic congress, and If you want
a Democratic legislature, which means
in turn a Democratic United States
senator and a reapportionment of the
congressional districts on a Demo
cratic basis, why by all means vote fol
Berry or Grim.