Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-16
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BY the Ex-Committecman

| With the epidemic of influenza
sweeping the state and the unusual
war activities at this time the po-
litical campaign is cutting a mighty
little figure. However, the senti-
ment in Pennsylvania is strong for
the election of a complete Republi-
can delegation to the House of Rep
/ resentatives at Washington. 1t is
believed in Republican and Demo-
cratic circles that the time has come
to unhorse the narrow Southern men
who are in control of Congress.
Under any other circumstances
many of the things which have hap
pened during the last year would
have been little short of scandalous
but the disposition of the people
generally to accept anything that
looks like supporting the adminis-
tration in its war measures has kept
down popular protest. Just the same
Pennsylvania is going to have some
thing to say about the organization
of the next House and it will be up
to the voters on the 5th of Novem-
ber to express their choice for can
didates for Congress and we shall
not be surprised to see a solid dele
CATION on the Republican side.
Says the Johnstown Tribune:
THE spectacle of the candidate for
governor of "a part of the Demo-
cratic party running around cam |
paigning for votes and camouf1ag-
ing as Liberty Loan worker, is not |
pleasant one. Judge Bonniwelrs |
campaign is not creditable to any
self-respecting political party.
The members of the Democratic |
party are not such partisans as to
permit reflection upon themselves
and their party through the mis-
guided actions of Judge Bonniwell. |
There is more at issue in this coun-
try than the one idea upon which
Judge Bonniwell bases his candi-
dacy. The people, Democrats and
Republicans, will not approve of the
spectacle of a candidate racing
around, in the present emergency, |
pleading for votes on an issue which
affects the profits of only a few
persons"
Colonel George Harvey is mani |
testify concerned about the where |
abouts of the National Chairman,
Vance c. Mccormick. In the cur
rent issue of the War Weekly
the Colonel asks: What has be-
come of Ounce Mccormick" The
cartoon In the same issue shows
President Wilson as a school master
Furnishing Postmaster General Bur-
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interested witnesses and Mccormick
occupying a Ounce stool concealed
under a Ounce cap.
The situation in York county
where a Prohibition candidate for
the State Senate declines to get out
of the way for the Republican can
didate who is pledged to the sup
port of the Prohibition amendment
and all temperance legislation is an
illustration of the general attitude
of party Prohibitionists. Instead of
supporting the dry Republican can
didate against a wet Democratic
candidate for the Senate the short
visioned Prohibition bosses prefer to
take the chance of possible de-
feat of the Republican by diverting
votes to the Prohibition nominee.
There is a strong Prohibition senti-
ment in York county as throughout
all Central Pennsylvania and the
refusal of the Prohibition candi-
date for the Senate to withdraw in
favor of the Republican candidate
will probably have little effect in
the result.
Charles r. Michael, formerly
legislative correspondent for the
Hi Isa1 al lNta L.
interesting signed articles on Wash
ington in war time in which he tells
about the way the cabinet officers
and high army officials receive the
newspapermen. AS never before
have the newspapers been recog-
nized as agencies of the govern
ment in the titanic world struggle
to keep the people informed of
what is doing in a reliable way, of
maintaining morale and securing
support for such great propositions
as the Loans, the draft and the Red
Cross. Mr.. Michael tells of the
formality which surrounds Secre-
| tary Lansing, of the approachable-
ness of Secretaries McAdoo, Daniels
and Lane and in discussing Secre-
tary Baker and General March and
their frank ways with accredited
newspapermen draws a pattern for
some men who hold state positions
and who have an exalted idea of
their own Importance and very
poor comprehension of the interest
the people have in what they do.
The open door and readiness to see
newspapermen at Washington is
based upon a realization of what
is due to the people which used to
be the rule here for time, but has
| been forgotten by some officials.
In all probability one of the radical
changes the incoming administration
will make will be in regard to ac-
feasibility, even in time of stress.
The resignation of President
Judge Way, of the Allegheny county
court, makes a second judicial va
cancy for Governor Brumbaugh to
fill. The other is in Westmoreland
county. The governor has given no
sign of his intentions.
NEIGHBORS NO LONGER
The management sincerely regrets
to announce that all direct commun-
| ication by rail between GERMANY
and Turkey has been interrupted on
account of the war. Such a con-
ltinpenCV of co1lrSa waa not foro