The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-08
SIMON CAMERON'S ALLIES.
THE MOLLY MAO UIREs TO DE SUP
PORTED IN THEIR GRIMES.


The Oath-Bound Oraanization that II Under
Obliantion TO the Republican Party-A Veto
for Hayes TO be the Price Of Liberty.
HARRISBURG Pa, July 6.--Tbe utter rot.
tenness Of the Republican party In Penutylva-
MIA Ia 80 notorious as scarcely to need any fur
Their exposure vet the unwritten part OF Its his
tory OF corruption and profigacy Far exceeds in
extent and Nervousness that already published.
Cametonistn, Kembleism, the Treasury Ring. all
the great subsidy swindles, and Its afilidtion
with the Molly Maguires, would long have
crushed party less dexterous In MANIPULATING
the loose votes and opposition leaders, and
more scrupulous about using the pubhc's money
for purposes OF corruption. Tots combination
Of jobs has used thousands u honest men to
unite against the party IN all sections OF the
state. Still II has continued to hold the reins
with apparently as firm a grasp as ever. Cameron
IL the generallssimo. From nim all orders issue,
and &C lICely anything IA done without MS sane
ton. He has his miniOns, relatives, and others,
In every localti, VINO keep hun advised. M 80
fdr-reacning Is bis pow. that every county Gun
vention In he state moves ty his orders. WI u.
ever ANY one Is 10 tie btiued, The friendship 81
Cameron is heId out as an inducement To cave
IN, white hts emit, AID ITS damaging cOnse-
quences form II CONVENIENT threat. Every lime
tnat any Of the other asuirants for the sul rcui-
acy have me. sured 81. ngtn with hun they have
beeo iOsers. as they were at Cincinnati. Under
hi suid snoe all tue mean elements were uratt-
ed into the ranks to Nil the places OF the us
gusted Republicans wno icll on. IL Is big
tning to tDat polite / party cOnapired with
80 terrible and mufd eruus a society a. the Molly
Maguires, even 10 tbe snieldinR OF Its mem bers
from Just punishment FOR their numerous bloody
| deeds.
When, several years ago, the Labor Reform
| thru party movem mt was In It's prime the re.
publican r Us were AZ once Laid for IL. and
| as tneie were In tnIs movement q large mum,
OF tue KIND vi men VINO needed to be reformed
| As uucu those wuOm they designed u re-
| generate, the whole arrangement fen into Boss
CdmerOu's hands easily Hut mn Nv tue lew
innuceut souls VINO mad joined THIS move uent
| from honest motives, anu under the impress siOn
that II mo.nt real reform, began To see their
mist Ike, ana their kicking in the traces led To
| exposure Of the dUd-e and consequent dis
| bandiuent OF tue ORGANIZATION. This side ar
rauxement with the LIuot IteiOrmcrs had, how =
| ev Z, ieft upon the Ropuohcans ST. oug i'm
pre- sslOu oil the lesir .bility Of ALI noe OF
| soms KIND as means to make up Tor losses.
| Meantime the Molly M.guiIes nad risen TO Oe u
| tween thirty aud turty Thousand III tne state.
| ney mad already demonstrated their power Ia
| local niirS IN various places where ney Cal RED
election after election. lneir o'isin'd strong
| atthcnment to tue Democr tic party gave way
| to desire for more useful association as they
! grew deepe auu deeper s.ceped IA CO, me. Ohiy
| the brains Of u.et wnQ drama dec oI the spirt
| OF Gr.ntsm could conc I'VE OF joining an aili-
Ance win sucn element. n kepuUlic n
| emisslr, w.s soon found Ia the persVn Of an
| lrisn lawyer, wuo was cminenIv quulliied fOt
| amy Kind oil uitty work. iue Aioiuos beng b,
| secret aud OATH bound organize tiOn, under 40
| soiute control VI few bad In-D, cVuid Do mo u
easily manased than al opeh tnlrd party move
| turned iuto voting mJchiuts aud plug uglS "
| eIvctioneering uruinmers soon suA gested theni-
| selves to the hCpublican lelCCTs, and were
| eageriy seized.
| the nuides nad hero and t"ere gpt mo the
| clutches tue law. lneir COufederdies at
! once eagerly set to work 10 get ! can out TneS
were "tlua 10 do .nNtnin- tor tnis purpose
10 AID tueul III II was - place the wuOie organ
izattOn under OJlisad rus. lus courts were
dealing QUE Justice so,newn { scantilS, owing "a
tuvir icing nauipe.ed On all siLvs. ihs pardon
% VS. a lie . HE ~ ms, and
was made Elective for J. nenent Uf tne party
Tbis SURPRISED ann sDoeKcd tbs people at hrs
but as tiIne spvu on II came 10 We looked upon
As useless expenditure % time aDu money "
try anu convict Moils Mcguire murderer, a. q
pardon was sLre 10 follow. h r inans ears pas
to uunDer Of paTdons 1ran, ed for tue Goa re-
Rions a4ons-mOslv dOiies-anuuai, excecded
toe total utrnoe grained IN the state Of New
York. Last fail, "a though TO adj insu
to injury, most ol the leading IL pubhc't
tapers. especially Ia the cod Regions. moi
only opeued tueir columns " nOLortVu,
hoiiv MaguiIes, tn At they lnignt abuse Judge
Persning Tor his fearless and Impartial eop9uct
as well as all otner good meu VINO excited tnci
anger, but tnev eveu lie fond a them ditJnally
On various OCCASIONS men we're set up as hendo
lican iIdates Ior Bisn AID respousiOie one ?.
because heir close connert"n with tue AIuil,
| Magui otgaIiz Iion wound nave the effect Z,
cement the WI ~ portion OF tnat ood' OF cut
thTOals to tue Rrpu 1,ican party. Last fail tncr'
was not hOuy Magulre IA Penusl ivuiia VII
was not active w. rAer In ocnaif OF iiaf,r .nIt
parry nave b EN- friends 10 wuen W. Deodet
fieuds." Their pI. torness toward Persnlnx Wa
| Increased Oy luat ol lem III ntue-t III thhcF ~
de ling Win criminals Of ali classes. Iuv siui
pie f-c. of uis having sen.enosu tue deiaultinl
Couu.y ComuiiaslOnefs, one oI whon "as
molly Maguire, excited the anlmOsi,y of h
wnoie OF Hnik ton.
NV, these are facts drawn out after clos
ob,erV ton ana Investigation. Hone, II Il SAT-
70 assert tuat tue Re .uDlcan y ,reV, inSiddttiol
to tue numoeri~ss outr4xes laid al rs door
must be neld res 9on-iUle tOr tns MOLLY Maguir'
outTages OF the llst seNeft years. Tue poop
throughout tue country nave fignt to know
this, 40 well AS toe .ct that, although the ~
are nlied wi It's members. TINS same neiisl
orr. ni1atipn is AGAIN 70 ne used to win the ec
ton T tie kopuOlicdn party thls fail. Repub
Mcan rriormvrs ever, where may 80 well lax
ne Il Of tnls. Cameron mas not De"n silica
ectasor OF all TINS. he wAN la winch he h.
given countenance to representa- ives OF IN
Molites, and permitted tiem 10 inh encs slice
OF tue puOhc patronage, shows tnat toe con
surrey n,is mis- ssncti ~. Certainly tue prnspec
OF thls society OF ass. ssins, tnues, and mo nua
RES, PLAYING a cons iSuOus part with all IN
otner neuials Ia a possible future kepu lilo Z,
Admins iation, l. not dt all encouraging 70 peu
pie VINO desire genuine reform. DISCUS" II a
you viii al Iyess Election wall resuit In "A cou
! Lnuatiuu OF the rule OF tine CimerODs aud a
the other bid elements noldiug swAy, inciudin
the notorious Molly acquires.