The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-10-28
WHO is THE DECEIVER?


Pherson advertisement regarding the of Adams County
the primary election absolutely Conditions in the
Brodbeck Congressional election of 1914 altogether
different from those confronting Mr. Mcpherson and Mr. Butt
What the relative popularity of Mr. Mcpherson and Mr. Butt
against Mr. Beae has do with this campaign unable
to fahom This is campaign between Mr. Mcpherson and Mr.
Butt for the Judgesp and the question of popularity their
home town and county is solely between them previous eec
on in which neither of them candidate is as mmatera to
this issue as last years hay crop.
Mr. Butt deliberately hoodwink the people, he KNOWS
that to make reasonable comparison conditions must be similar
When Mr. Beaes for Congress in 1914 his opponent lived in
another county, intensely dsked and his recommendation of
Duncan for Postmaster Gettysburg something than
unpopular with the Democrats of the town. 1t would be just as
pertinent to cite the fact that the SAME ELECTION McCor
mick Democratic candidate for Governor carried the First Ward
of Gettysburg M Butts by a. and Gettysburg by SO plurality
In the campaign both Mr. Mcpherson and Mr. Butt
live In Gettysburg which is think it well to state in Adams
County.
Mr. Mcpherson is Republican, Mr. Butt is Democrat THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADER OF ADAMS COUNTY.
Adams County has normal Democratic majority of more than
6O Yet Mr. Mcpherson carried Adams County Mr. Butt by
I68 plurality.
The First Ward of Gettysburg Mr. Butts ward is Demo-
cratic by at least 80 votes yet Mr. Mcpherson carried Mr.
Butt by 26 plurality.
The normal majority Gettysburg First Ward $50 Democrat
c Second Ward 40 Republican, Third Ward Republican,
NAL majority of so in the town. Yet Mr. Mcpherson carried the
town Mr. Butt by 12S PLURALITY than double the
normal Republican majority.
Can there be any possible question estimate of the
two by their home community? That the tet and Mr.
Butt with the advantage of comfortable majority his ward
not only lost the town by double the normal adverse vo but also
lost his ward by 26 votes and his county (which his by
over 600 votes) by 6S votes.
BUTTS METHODS.
relative of Mr. Butt last week went to Harrisburg and
arranged with big brewer of that city Fulton County this
week and PUT THE DYNAMITE" there the interest of Mr.
Butt
Dynamite can in this case, only MONEY AND BOOZE
Will the voters of Fulton County stand for such methodist
Why You Should Vote For Mr. Mcpherson For Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas.
He identified as Director and Stakeholder with those
interests the manufacturing
the largest employers of labor in Gettysburg
lawyers record in the Supreme and Superior Courts the
final test of his ability AS LAWYER. In those Courts Mr. Nc
Pheson has been successful in all the six which he
counsel
His position the liquor question: lawyer evidenced
his the questions of the Inter County Temperance
League Those gave lawyers opinion to the law of
those questions He careful observe in concluding his
that every the duty of the Court patient
hearing careful investigation and fair and impartial Judgment and
that his function called the Bench would be to judge
Judge will administer the liquor law strictly fairly and
partially prescribed Statutes and decisions of the Appellate
Courts
The the home town and County of the two candidates
has deep significance what their home community thinks of
their respective merit for Judge Mr. McPheon-a Republican
carried his opponents DEMOCRATIC ward by 26 plurality
Mr. Butt and Gettysburg by DOUBLE the normal Republican
jority
He has the judicial temperament and pose to remarkable de-
he sudous he knows the law he JUST he has
PATIENCE he has the industry the capacity the ability the freedom
from prejudice the correctness of the of
ure Judgment moral chaacterwhch comprehends business
ntre wella ivinp.-POl.