Sewickley Herald

              Special Election Edition.
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Vol. VI
SEWICKLEY, PA.,  TUESDAY,   FEBRUARY 16,   1909
No. 25
WHY ?
Reprinted from Saturday's Edition.
' Why did "William Dickson, the
defeated candidate for burgess at1
the recent primary election launch >
his independent ticket and place,
himself at the head thereof in opposition to Mr. W. Kennedy
Brown, the nominee of the regular Republican party?
Why are Mr. Dickson's lieutenants crying reform?
Why did Mr. Dickson endorse
the so-called ''ring" which he.
would reform, and_ place every
^candidate of the regular Republican party on his '/independent
, ticket,'' doing this without getting
the consent of a single candidate?
Probably the "independent"
ticket is the right one for Mr.
Dickson's name to be on. We do
not know whether he can claim
kinship to the regular Republican
party. He did not vote at the
primary election when votes were
badly needed by his faction.
Why?
Mr. Dickson wants to be burgess.
He is ambitious and must have a
platform. He tried to make an
issue of the trolley cars, then he
took up the reform cry, and lastly, would disfranchise the commuter, claiming that the business
of the local government is transacted in the city instead of at
home. He would condescend to
let the commuter pay taxes in the
borough; spend his money here
and vote (which is a constitutional
right of suffrage beyond Mr. Dickson's power), but he would not
permit the commuter to hold office.
It is only necessary for the intelligent voter to refer to the personnel of our Council, School Board,
Water Commission and Board of
Health to discover the fact that
the town is fairly and equitably
represented by men who are in the
village 24 hours each day.
Mr. Dickson longs for his old-
time pol i I . stige, when he
was a full-fledged Democrat. That
is why.
With the reins of government in
his hands and a favorable Council
Mr. Dickson could command thei
$600 salary as burgess that his
henchmen speak about. He might;
also persuade HIS Council to
bring within the borough limits,
at the expense of the taxpayers,
for improvements, his hillside plan
of lots. It has long been a desire
of Mr. Dickson's to have this property annexed to the borough, and
The Herald was approached more
than a year ago by a relative of
the owner to create public sentiment in favor of annexing the
Water Works park and adjacent
territory.    That is another WHY.
It does not 'appeal to the honorable voter as being just and fair
that Mr. Brown should be compelled to go into another political
■fight in order to defend his position on the ticket at the regular
election next Tuesday, and many
of Mr. Dickson's adherents in the
former contest are deserting him
because he did not abide by the
decision rendered on the 23rd ult.
at the primary election.
Mr. Brown did not seek to have
his name placed before the people.'
He only consented after solicitous
friends made earnest appeals for
the privilege of using his name,
but now that he has been plunged
into a second campaign, he is
showing the right spirit by taking
an active part in the defense of
his candidacy and should have the
support of the voters ■ on Tuesday
next.
The election of Mr. Brown to
the office of burgess will be a fitting endorsement of what is fair
and honorable in local politics. He
is a man who is in every way qualified for the position, and the people will be taken into his. confi
dence before important matters
pertaining to the interests of the
borough will be passed upon.
Don't fail to vote early—and
cast your ballot for W. Kennedy
Brown.
THEDICKSON LETTER
"Sewickley, Pa.,
Saturday, Feb. 13, 1909.
"Dear Sir:—It has been suggested to me by many friends that
some reply to the articles published
in the 'Herald' and the circulars
which have been spread broadcast
over the town, is due my fellow-
townsmen, as well as myself.
"In regard to the editor of the
'Herald' would say that it is the
almost universal opinion in the
town that corporation printing
rather than the welfare of the community, induced this cultnred,
high-toned, intellectaul editor to
allow his paper to be used by an
esteemed legal friend of mine to
insult his neighbors. Verily 'the
|"ox knoweth his owner and the ass
his master's crib.'
"In regard to the assertion that
'I was fairly defeated' I would
sta/te that my opponent for the office of burgess is personally aware
of the 'fair' methods used in a
former election by the very people
who are now supporting him, and
I am prepared to prove to him
that the same 'fair''methods gave
him his plurality of five votes at the
late primaries.
"Mr. Brown is quoted by the
'Pittsburg Gazette' as saying in regard to the trolley question that
'Personally I think we are doing
very well as it is, and I believe
Be it known that neither Mr. W. K. Brown, the regular Republican candidate for burgess, or any other candidate on the ticket or any
person or persons other than the subscribe   h • -ote, dictated or
,     horized any of the local political articles     ■• fa    . recently
in the columns of the "Herald," or even had an intimation that the
articles, referred to were to appear in print.
JAMES M. STINSON,
Editor "The Herald."
Sworn and subscribed to before me, a notary public for and in the
County of Allegheny, State of Penns i    ni      his 15th day of February, 1909. [seal] E. P. DOLAN,
Notary Public.
the majority of the people would
be better pleased without the trolley.' I therefore ask the voters if
they believe that a candidate, so
ignorant of the true wishes of the
majority of the voters could successfully   represent them  as bur-
'' Mr. Brown says in his letter to
the public, that if elected he will
give us an 'Independent administration,' but the men who 'fairly'
defeated me at the primaries expect to see that he does not adopt
such an 'unprecedented course.'
''I have lived.in Sewickley almost fifty-nine years. I believe I
know how the majority of the voters feel on the questions at issue,
and can assure 'them that if I am
elected, I will strive to work for
the best interests of the borough,
uncontrolled by any man or group
of men.
"Yours respectfully,
' < WILLIAM DICKSON.''
S LETTER.
"Sewickley, Pa.,
January 30th, 1909.
"Dear Sir:-^-
"At the earnest request of numerous voters in both wards I consented, last December, to become a
candidate for the office of burgess
of our borough, at the primary election, held on the 23rd of January
last, whereat, after what I had
sincerely hoped would be a friendly
contest, I was chosen the nominee
for the Republican party.
"I have just learned, that nomination papers for an 'Independent' ticket were filed in the county commissioners' office on January
28th showing that a defeated contestant a.t the recent primary intends to run again for the office of
burgess, at the general election, occurring February 16th, 1909, From
my OAvn knowledge, and from inquiries, as far as I can learn, no
defeated candidate at a primary
has ever before run a
at the succeeding general election,
and. as to whether such an unp
cedented course commends itself to
your fair judgment, is a matte
you and the other voters to decide.
During the campaign for the pri-*
(Continued on page 4.)