Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
ToMoRRow,s ELECTIONS

OTERS on the eve of another
" election are being regaled with
the same old CUFF from the Of
fees of the millionaire boss of the
Democratic party in Harrisburg and
Dauphin county. They are being told
that all Republicans are "gangsters''
and all Democrats are patriots. Che
Republican city and county COM
mittees, according to the subsidized
newspaper of the Democrats. are
controlled by the Gang" while the
Democratic committee activities are
being directed by the patriotic
leaders" of the spotless "Democra-
tic organization"
That kind of political argument
is worn out in this district. Voters
will recall that when Judges Kunkel
and McCarrell ran for office first
time this same crowd called them all
the hard names under the sun, ac-
cused them of being unfit for the
Judgeship and went even so far as to
attack their personal characters in a
most vicious manner. Yet we have
seen Judge Kunkel reelected with
out opposition and Judge McCarrell
with such an excellent record. also
that tomorrow he will be the choice
of all the voters for reelection, the
only candidate on the ticket.
This is the same crowd which told
us that with Judges Kunkel and Nc
Carroll on the bench there would be
no such thing as fair play in cleo
ton contests in Pennsylvania. and
which charged that on the bench
they would be the creatures Of the
machine" whatever that may mean,
Yet these are the same judges, who
in the Philadelphia North American
OF Saturday, were held up as the
champions of fair play in Pennsyl-
vania politics, upon whose decisions
the Supreme Court has been able to
make 1t possible for independent
political elements in the State to base
their winning fights.
This is the same crowd which at-
tackled Mayor Bowman, a man OF
spotless reputation, before he had
taken the oath of office as chic,
executive of the city. This is The
same crowd which tried to mako +bs
people believe him opposed to every.
thing that is decent in public or pri.
vate life-a libel so gross that an
indignant public rallied to his sun.
port and protested so violently thai
his assailants had to take to their
holes and give up their vicious Of.
forts to blacken his character. This
is the same crowd that has dis.
couraged many good men from run.
ming for office in Harrisburg for fea,
of assault upon their character.
No wonder thinking men no longer
regard these tricksters seriously, Nc
wonder their assaults have come &c
be more valuable to the campaigne1
than their favor. The people have
come to know them for what the,
are.
These same Democratic dictator:
have no regard for the success ol
their own candidates this fall from q
personal standpoint. The customar,
barrel" is missing. They are inter.
ested in a Democratic victory only
that they may build upon it an or.
ganization which would be useful tc
them in next falls gubernatoria
campaign. That is the sole purpose
of the assaults now being made upon
Republican candidates and Republi
cans in general-that anything anC
everything Republican may be dis
credited in the eyes of the people.
Man for man, Republican candi
dates who will be voted for to-mor.
row are the peers of their opponent,
on the Democratic ticket. A vote il
their behalf will mean a vote fol
men who will give the county gooC
government, but more than that I
will be q vote against the kind O.
politics the foundation of which rest!
in slime and the strength of which
is character-assassina and un
limited money. A vote in behalf o
Republican candidates will be a yot.
against autocracy in Dauphin count,
politics; against Prussianism in party
leadership.