Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-22
THE SPROUL VICTORY

THE nomination of Senator Will
i liam C. sproul. for the Cover
norship of Pennsylvania, by a
vote so overwhelmingly large that
it approaches unanimity in many sec
tions of the State, is most encourag-
ing to lovers of good government
and to the great body of Republi-
cans who are tired of factional strife
and personal pickering. Senator
sproul, as the vote plainly indicates,
is the candidate of the whole party,
An analysis of the returns, shows that
he carried the very strongholds of
the opposition by majorities that can
mean only that Republicans look
upon him as the Moses who shall
lead them from the wilderness of
inter-party strife.
Senator Sproul is a big man in
every sense OF the word and is worthy
Of the great trust placed in him
by the voters of the State. His
platform is a scholarly, comprehen-
sive document, covering every prob
lem and phase of government likely
to come before the authorities of
the Commonwealth for consideration
in the next decade. His labor Leg
islation views and his pledge to
support the national prohibition
amendment and other liquor regu-
lations as they are presented in the
are highly pleasing to
the friends of both, and his promise
to keep the office of the, Governor
out of politics is equally gratifying.
Senator Sprouts message to the
following news that he had
been nominated. breathes the spirit
of the good Republican and the
statesman. The primaries are over,
he says in effect, by-gones are to be
by-gones and he starts his cam
paign with a clean page. He was
viciously attacked during the pri-
mary contest and bitterly assailed,
but he kept his temper through it all
and now stands ready to forgive and
forget, in the interest OF united
Republican party.
The, Tolly of dragging the COVER
norship into the prohibition fight is
now apparent. Republicans every
where resented the unfair attitude
of some of those who declined to ac-
cept Senator Sprouts declarations at
face value and showed how they felt
with regard to such tactics by
swamping the man in whose favor
Senator Sprouts candidacy was
frowned upon by misguided temper
ance enthusiasts.
The old day of political juggling,
of unjustified personal assaults, of
character assassination and un-
truthful charges is past. The voters
are no longer fooled by billings
gate or slander. Campaigning of
that kind is resented, andin this in
stance most emphatically and ef-
fectually.
The Telegraph congratuIates SEN
ator Sproul and predicts that he will
have majority in November far
surprising that OF any candidate for
Governor in the history of the State.
The weakness of the Democratic
candidate who will oppose him is ap-
parent both in the small Democratic
vote, a mere fraction of the tremend-
Gus Republican total, and by the fact
that Judge Bonniwell. a man of no
particular strength or backing, gave
the successful nominee a hard fight.
Notwithstanding that Mr.. Guffey
had the support of the Palmer-Mc-
Cormick machine, all of the federal
patronage and the endorsement of
the national administration. The
Democratic party in this State is ap-
.parently shot to pieces and stands
absolutely no show of success in No
vember.