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ORD GA
ANT INDEPENDENT
Criticises Action of a Few Who
Have Declared for Sheatz
on Insufficient Grounds.
Shows That the Machine Republican
Candidate Was Always Servile and
Obedient,~—Heo Was Against Boose
velt at a Crucial Time and Against
Good Government Legislation All
BT i gg
fetter signed by Mahlon N. Kline,
Becretary:
Catawissa, Pa., Oct. 88.
Mr. Mahlon N. Kline, Chairman,
delphia, Pa
Dear 8ir:—L beg to aeicnowleage the re- |
ceipt of your letter of October ISth, con. |
taining reasons why the cause of good |
goverument would be conserved oT th
election of John QO, Bheats to the office ©
Blute Treasurer, against John G. Harman,
ant
» doubt you have pasted me to Join
u in an mp to independent Repub-
ng in £ of that proposition,
se 1 was one of your candidates for
office last Leos and for the reason of
2 wg past, In and out of the
gislature, with movements in the inter-
of those reforms which you profess to
advocate,
You say that at the last two general
elections thousands of publicans op-
posed the candidates of thelr party be-
it was controlled hy a grou oor-
politicians for their own selfish ends; |
t the result led to the election of Mr. |
/, the nomination of Btuart, inspired |
pital investigation, the arpest and |
wnt of the copspimmtors and final- |
, the nomination of Jalm 0. Bheats for
Treazury. 1 have pot quoted liter |
Myr. Derry Alone Achieved Results.
the Time.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct.
is an element among
independent Republicans of Penn- |
well doing.” This was to be expeot- |
ed. In the history of time there has |
never been a movement involving 2
considerable number of men
did not develope some
Even the church frequently
recreants, |
is em- |
Such incidents do not per-
of
fanity.
manently
Church,
$y x |
the work
The
retard
however.
Christiapizing processes go on.
Recently there has been
promising movement in th
of civic improvement than that which
coln Party in this State. It was com- |
posed, the main, of strong and
&y
dd
the spirit
by
a fore
of progress and directed
conscience and atriotism,. Such
sé could not fall to command |
popular respect and draw public fav
or. That was probably its greatest |
It attracted the support of |
& lot of seif-seeking politicians who |
canger.
to ride
wave of
cedents and considerable means who |
®ould crack a sate it they imagined |
there
public
was a commission for
They
insatiable thirst for office. Some of
that
and
ot into the lincoln party |
their expectation
Oflice was
hurrying
few
in decided
they Sheats.
imagine that such action will please
and
not realized,
back to the mach
of them repently held a
Philadelphia
would support
and
Roosevelt get them something.
False Promises and Wrong
clusions.
These
bave issued a
fellows, or
letter add
independent Republicans in
nomination
Bheatz concession to decent
Rep “the
the State will be best promoted” by
his of
the vote “will promote the overthrow
of that it wil be
“endorsement of the Roosevelt poli-
cles.” It would be dpm stilt
ine anything more absurd
ection
tial to the success of
that the
‘
was ‘a
they say
ublicanism;” that good of
1 { » +1 1
election; result
that such a
Penrose” and
to imag-
The el!
of Sheatz
is absolutely
egsen-
Penrose's plans
for next year.
How could it be otherwise? Sheats
ab-
The
was nominated by a convention
solutely controlled by Penrose
fact that it was
Harry ¥. Walton of Philadelphia is
ample proof of that fact. But It
doesn't depend on that evidence
alone. ‘The Bmportant thing to Pen-
rose was control of the organization.
Appreciation of this fact was shown
last year in the demand for the re-
tirement from the Chalrmanship of
the State Committee of Mr. Pen-
rose’s Private Secretary. The con-
vention which nominated Sheatz un-
animously reelected Wesley R. An-
drows.
The action of these
dependent Republicans
of the worst type. Pat it wasn't the
greatest blunder they made. The
sending of a copy of their absurd
letter to Hon. William T. Creasy en- |
joys that distinction. It gave Creasy |
an opportunity to expose thelr stu- |
pidity and hypocrisy. They have be-
trayed their associates in the move
ment of the last two years, they
have misrepresented facts with re-
spect to the movement and in rela-
tion to Sheatz and they have written
themselves down as political mercen-
aries and adventurers,
Mr. Oreasy's Proper Reply.
Here is Mr, Creasy's reply to the
presided over
so-called In’
is recreancy
will pardon me if I am unable te
» either with your premises or con-
i. The election of Mr, Berry alone |
t* about the special session, un- |
«1 the gigantic capital frauds and Md
sd not bean retarded by an unfriend- |
stration, the grafters would have
ecuted long ago. The pomina-
Stuart was certainly no re-
emant, for it was notoriously
i Senator Penrose; while his
sotion has resulted in the retention in |
q¢ of all the gangsters of the old Quay
ime, Even Blott, who as Beoretary of
Board of Public Grounds and Balld-
, covered up the grafting operations,
“il a clerk in the ofilce of the Auditor
I, and in the enjoyment of the oon-
{ the machine leaders. Is it not
the same corrupt politicians
wntirol of the party, and us- |
for thelr own selfish
wat
fore,
“the policies of Fresident
ix stration have the en-
u wt of all lndependent Re-
and pledge to him ‘for the
! Our heariy sup-
probably recall the fact
en President Hooseveil's
was in its crucial
1 pledging bim the moral
Jivania was Introduced
ire, and Mr, Bheatzs voted
5 a few days ago he de-
+ speech atl Pittsburg that he ia
Oo ul sympathy with the movement |
minate Senator Knox for President, |
ot cnly doesn’t reflect the Roose- |
yb Wad consplonous among |
he Benate who were denounc
ident Roveevell as raliroad law-
an, who was a member of
ths time voted for the
(Hee Legisiallve Record, ses- |
page 34.) |
& Dast
i PRSEL,
PON ICY
Fhe System Rather Than Men.
Hoise Penrose |
3 nd mainspring of the group |
of oo ting, contracting and corporate |
ne bave so long dominated |
ws State.” In my opinion |
not more the |
contre of tl rate than was HAY or |
t Y sin. The evil is not |
The citadel
uf the system is the Blale |
¥ ¢ have been asiriving for
years to destroy ® systemu and by the |
€le n of Mr, Derry two years ago tem- |
$ Your prop-
o
t
“We regard
thal result,
Mr, Sheats will restore |
patrench il, because be |
the pachdne aod |
t for his lection. On
10 election of Mr. Har |
nue the policies of Mr.
y perpetual the trimmph of |
Lh his election se. |
ow bd BOD On 10
ired
¥ that the noqnination of John QO. |
i Hepublionn Stale conven. |
noession forced Ly decent |
unavoidably and bitterly |
the management that sought |
Vv Wer :
prose conirolied the conven- |
sinated Mr. Sheats as abso
party boss ever controlied
J dictated the platform, se-
presiging officer, censosed the
and what is of the greatest aig-
, he held the organization In his
the of his pri-
to the office of Chairman
mm ttes,
at Mr. Bheatls is as truly one |
f we had given the votes that
pa han
AL
iu
& Ca
re-election
6 own fact that Mr. Bheals
ng both sides
coulidentily 3 is
Fm You say he Is against them
is be silent? A man's sition
defined by himself, Let Mr.
ne public into bis confidetics
announce whether he is for
me for Benator
ter, in short, conveys the idea
Kiy
si Pens
wain concern la to re-enter the
rganization. Hecent SEPErInGe
25% ed that minority rep
Siatls administration
gs. Plain business prin-
woks of this sort, and the
GG. Harman will acoom~
: it will destroy the sys-
y and save the people of the
Ff A
State m is of dollars
Sheats’'sa Hecord Revealed.
gay that in IK, prior to the reform
ment of that pear, Sheatz stood
the State legislature in urgin
sgn of ballot reform and persona
res ration acts. The only Naor
: 's cod] during the season of 1
place by Representative
t was supported by all the
and by a few Republicans.
8 introduced a personal registration
fi with ye apologetic "by req tT at.
i in the Legisiature during
ne of Mr. Sheatd's membership
¢ and am familiar with his
voted for a few meritorious
nd against viclous legislation
But he was not a tant
a long way. On con~
sted with the mg<hine
it the exceptions only prov
{f his servility to e machine,
against the hiladelphia
t served the machine by vot-
nat an amendment which would
royed its evil effects,
concur in your opinion that the
the State will be sw ed b
th lection of Mr. Bhea or that suc
a resuit of the election hh romote the
overthrow of Penrose. On the trary,
to my mind, it will entrench Mr. Penrose
i reguably in his tion as party boss,
few of thess facts {| am comstrained
to support John OG. Harman for State
Treasurer, and beileve that his election
will guarantee (he results which you pre-
terd to alm for
Very truly yours,
W. T. Onzany.
t of
TOCALSR,
All praise to the weatherman,
On account of the illness of Mra,
Daniel Rossman, of York, her parents,
Mr. and John €. Bible went to that
place Thursday of last week, Mr. Bi-
ble retarned Monday, leaving his wife
to take care of the daughter,
The Willard Bazanr is advertised in
this lssue. This is the up-to-date store
in Bellefonte, and it will be to the
reader's advantage lo carefully read
the Willard Bazaar advertisement,
and then go to the store and reap the
profits,
Commissioner J. L, Dunlap drove to
Coburn the other day to consult with
| Oommisiones J. CO. Weaver on busi-
ness that came before the board, Mr.
Weaver, who had not been able to be
st the court house on account of ill
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home, Lut at this writing has not
risked going to the county neat, fear
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