Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-19

! N papers OF the state are IN line
4Vx with the Telegraph in urging
| the two wings of the party to
get together against their common
enemy-the Democracy. During the
decided back-to -the-party movement
all over Pennsylvania, and those lead
ers of both factions who still persist,
for their own ambitious purposes, in
| fomenting discord and in the refusal
| to concede. anything for the sake of
harmony are rapidly losing the con-
! fidence of the rank and file of both
wings.
AS illustrating the trend of this SEN
timent, the Altoona Tribune calls upon
the Republicans of both camps to cast
aside their differences and unite in the
support of proper candidate for Con-
gress in the Blair district. On this
subject it says:
! Democratic Congressman was
| elected from this district in No
| vember, 1912, because the enemies
of Democratic policies were divided.
The vote was almost equally di-
the Democrat having a few more
| votes than either the Republican or
| the progressive. But on the total
over 10000.
While we do not think the same
| thing Is going to happen in 1914,
direction. At the present moment
there seems TO be disposition
among Republican citizens to for
get their differences and get to-
/ of hn1, iI1nl
one that ought to be encouraged.
| The fact that the voters are priv
| ileged to make the nominations as
well as elect the Congressman
ought to do something toward pro-
| noting union. ...
The Tribune is inclined TO be-
| Congressional district-and by Re-
| publicans we mean the progress
sives as well as the regulars-will
be seriously at fault unless they do
candidate for Congress who will
he acceptable to both factions.
The Tribune does not have any
| particular person in view when 1t
| makes these remarks. 1t has no
candidate and will gladly support
any gentleman of fine iibre and pro-
grressire IDEAS if the rank and file
of the district will simply find such
man and nominate him. either
| as the Republican OF. the Progress
|
! far better, as the nominee of the
united factions. What sense is
there in quarreling and perpetual
ing Democratic dominance when
district, the State and the nation
are agreed upon the substantial
principles Of government? Why
| perpetuate Republican divisions for
| the sake of gratifying personal am
| bitions or to the end that the
! Democratic party may continue TO
mismanase the Government?
| In this attitude our esteemed Al
toona contemporary is representine
the better sentiment of both factions
of the Republican party. Most of the
Republican newspapers are losing pa
tience over the stubborn and indiffer-
ent position assumed by the rantank-
erous individuals who assume leader
ship in both camps without any re.
gard whatever for the welfare of the
party as a whole.
This newspaper believes that there
is ample material of the right sort in
the Republican party for the makins
Of a ticket which will be entirely ac-
ceptable to the great majority of the
voters in both factions 1t need not
surprise those who are persisting in
a suicidal political course for their
own ambitious purposes to see the
great body Of Republican voters
stalwarts and ogressives-marchin
down one road while these leaders
pursue their fatuous course in an op-
posite direction. Leaders without fol.
lowers do not cut particularly inter
esting figure. and the time has about
come for all Republicans to. forget
their differences and their petty per-
sonal feelings in broad, generous
and sensible movement for the re.
Mobilization of the party in Pennsyl-
vania.