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" Pear no man, and do justice to all men."
Vol.111
SEWICKLEY, PA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1905
No. 8
Contest For
Controilerstiip.
Some Pertinent Reasons Why Present
Incumbent is Entitled to Another Term.
INDORSEMENT OP CIVIC LEAGUE.
Until the election of Mr. Cunningham to office three years, ago,
the Sewickley Valley had not been
given any prominence in county
politics. The holding of one of the
most prominent offices in the
county by our fellow-townsman
should be a matter of local pride.
Mr. Gunningham has, during the
past three years, filled the office
with credit to himself, his fellow-
townsmen, and the citizens of the
county at large.
Nothing more commendatory
could be said of his ability, and the
manner in which he has conducted
the affairs of his office than the
editorial indorsement given him by
the Pittsburg "Gazette," which is
as follows:
''In the strife and bitterness
which have attended all political
campaigns in this county during the
last four years, it is refreshing to
refer to one official whose conduct
in office entitles him to the respect
and approbation of all good citizens
of whatever party. We refer to
Mr. Robert J. Cunningham, the
County Controller. Mr. Cunningham was elected three years ago
on the Gitizens' ticket, and still
holds allegiance to that party; but
in the administration of his office
he has been fair, discreet and courteous in the highest degree, and
has earned the commendation of
all with whom he has come in
contact. It would be a graceful
act, and one which would meet with
is
ROBERT J. GUNNINGHAM.
Candidate for Re-election as County Controller; Election Tuesday,
November 7, 1905.
proper approval, for the Republican county convention to tender a
unanimous renomination to this
faithful, public servant. We venture to tender this advice to the
delegates, and sincerely hope they
will find it the part of wisdom to
follow it."
Mr. Gunningham's record aside
from holding office should commend him favorably to all voters of
the valley. He has been a resident
here for more than 34 years, and
his standing in the community in
every respect has been of the highest degree. It would be a courteous act for every voter in our community, of whatever political faith,
to cast a ballot on November 7 in
favor of Mr, Gunningham's re-election to the office.
ClViC LEAGUE INDORSEMENT.
Mr, Gunningham is well known
throughout the county and is personally very popular. He is an
honest, intelligent man of independent ideas and thorouh ability. He
was elected controller three years
ago on the Gitizens'-Democratic
ticket and his administration has
been clean, progressive, economical and businesslike.
Mr. Gunningham has inaugurated
a number of reforms, which have
largely increased the revenues of
the county. He took the position
that all fees for the collection of
state taxes belonged to the county
rather than to the official, and by
enforcing the law in this respect he
procured the return of a large percentage of the fees collected during the past 20 years by former
county officers, He has also largely
increased county revenues from the
offices of justices of the peace and
aldermen. Mr. Gunningham successful demanded that all bids for
county contracts be opened publicly
and had them tabulated in his office.
The county has since been getting
many or its contracts at noticeably
lower prices. He is ^now testing
the right of the register of wills to
retain the fees for the collection of
the collateral inheritance tax, a
contention which, if decided in
favor of the county, will add a large
sum to the county revenue.
Mr. Gunningham's character, record and experience have demonstrated his eminent fitness for the
office for which he is a candidate
for re-election.
JOTTINGS.
Will not some local ward heeler
"put Sheriff Dickson wise" to the
fact that the elections in the First
Ward, Sewickley, are not held in the
store room of G. Kaufman on. Thorn
street, but in the "public safety
building" on Ghestnut street.
Three men disabled in the football "fuss" on Saturday afternoon
wasn't a bad record, for the time
they were at it.
Attorney General Garson, in his~
address at the Republican meeting
in .Turner Hall, made a forcible
argument for men to withhold their
judgment on the Enterprise bank
scandal. That's right. "Garse," it
might make the gang feel bad to
show them up before election.
If the Penrose ring carries the
election, wonder if they will have
the legislature pass a bill to erect a
monument to the Enterprise bank
looters? If they do, it would be
well to inscribe the names of the
widows and orphans whofell victims
to the looters. They are entitled
to some consideration.
The weather man did the community a favor on Tuesday evening
when he checked the depredations
of the Halloweeners with a downpour of rain.
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