Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-21
"GET TOGETHER" IS
GROWING MOVEMENT
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vantage There has been entirely too
much factionaliSm and dissension in
the party in Pennsylvania in the past
few years and instead of trying to
improve conditions those who are
apparently in control of the party
machinery seem determined to keep
up the strife. This course can have
only one result-a victory for the
enemy.
"As The New Era has previously
stated, the Republican party is big
enough to heal it's internal strifes
which, we are sorry to say, seem to
increase in bitterness with each re-
curing fight, and the time is now
here when the healing process must
be administered. The rank and file
of the party has long been disgusted
with the manner in which the Phila-
delphia and Pittsburgh politicians
have used the party for their own
personal gains, and they are demand
ing that these so-called leaders either
get together for party harmony or
step aside and let men who have the
future welfare of the great Repub-
lican organization at heart take the
helm and steer the good old Repub-
lican ship into the right channels
From Washington
John l.. Stewart, editor of the
Washington Observer, writes:
Il have your letter of recent date
asking me for my views upon the
Republican situation in the state,
especially as it affects the guberha-
torial contest next year.
81 quite agree with all you say in
your letter as to the necessity of
stamping out factionalism and dis
IL. xWrff \, In
a few days l will send you something
expressive of my sentiments.
II am enclosing you herewith an
editorial which 1 wrote for The OBJ
server a few days since which simply
touches upon the issue in a general
way.
IT am, very sincerely yours,
JOHN L. STEWART"
Along this line, the Washington
Observer in the course of the editor
ial mentioned had this to say:
"What is needed within the Re-
publican party to-day is II getting to-
gether of men of the state, who are
Interested in the Republican party
from principle, who to-day place 10y
atty to country above loyalty to party
and loyalty to party above loyalty to
factions or any factional leader.
1T would be a great pity If at the
very time when this country should
be united in thought and action for
the success of the war, that this state
should be involved in factional polit-
ical warfare which would determine
only what set of political contractors
should dominate the party politics or
what set of men should have the
distribution of political patronage.
IF this is all that Republicanism
means in the state of Pennsylvania
then it does not mean very much to
the average voter and he is likely to
say so at the election in November,
1918, especially so when he himself
is doing his part either in the field
or at home for his country as a loyal
citizen and patriot"
A letter of similar import comes
from the Wilkes Barre = Evening
News, in which John A. Hourigan,
the publisher, says;
The pressure of other business
prevented my replying to your letter
of December /, 1917, more promptly
"In answer thereto 1 beg leave to
inform you that 1 agree thoroughly
with the thought expressed in your
letter
"I am ready and willing to join in
a movement to bring about united
party. 1 believe the Republican party
is for Republicans and not for fac
tions. The sooner we rid the party
of factionists and put in their stead
Republicans, the better for nation
and state.
Very truly yours,
JOHN A. HOURIGAN."