Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-09
WEAVER'S PERFIDY.
Additional Confirmation Furnished 6v +.
p. De,Oeea, Candidate for Judge Of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylcania.
Philadelphia Special, Oct. 8.

additional Confirmation Furnished by +.
p. Dei0eeS, Candidate for Judge of the
Supreme Court of PenmsylvanSa.
Philadelphia Special, Oct. 8.
Hon. F. P. Devices, National Greenback-
Labor nominee for judge of the supreme court
of Pennsylvania, to-day sent to Chairman
Watson, of the State committee, letter de-
clining the nomination, on the ground that he
does not propose to be sold ont to the Repub-
licans by Gen. Weaver. Mr.. Devices will start
for Columbus tomorrow morning to stump
Chic for Hancock. His explanation Of this
step is given Ia the following extracts from
his letter to Chairman Watson:
have recently come to the conclusion that
the original purposes OF the organization have
been perverted by Gen. Weaver and other
National leaders who, by their policy, are re-
ducing their party to the position of a dis
persed ally of the Republicans. its open
and vindictive enemy, and that In many In,
stances the attempt il now being made to
locally use the party as an instrument Of bar.
Ger to subserYe psrsonsl ambition alone
What Gen. Weaver attempted to
DO IN Alabama and Arkansas with the Bepub-
Icans, the Greenbackers in Maine, on their
own responsibility, were doing with the Dem
ocrats. To help them in their canvass Gen.
Weaver went to Maine, bat at once gave aid
and comfort to the enemy by seeking TO SOW
dissension in the ranks of their friends. He
may, in bis opinion, be actuated by the best
Of intentions; but the nature Of such intsu-
tions NUT be Judged by his acts. His acts are
in the direction or the election of Gen. Garfield,
the leader Of the opposition to the Weaver res
olutions on the Presidency. His vindictive-
ness lie against that party from which the reso-
lutions derived their main support. His poll
cy, as well as that of the managers of the Ma
tiCnai party, appears to be to further the ends
2f the Republican party by making an espec-
id attack upon the Democratic party. This
policy can not agree to. The Republican
party are the natural opponents of the National
Observation-Disclosures party. They have been the
active wrong doors. The sins Of the Demo.
Gratis have been rather of omission than of
commission, aud there is no justice in punish
ing the party at the expense of rewarding the
principal.
81 don't concur in the present policy ADOPT
sd by the leaders of the party, and would net,
therefore, be justified in remaining its csndi-
date. The Democratic party has large fol-
lowing throughout the North as well as in the
South; and III common with the National
Greenback.Labor party is earnest in the desire
to establish fraternal feeling between the sew
eral sessions of o common country. Not only
that-a republic united By love as we'll a. by
law they guarantee; but I believe, also, that
the business interests of the whole country will
be advanced by fostering commercial relations
and encouraging generous rivalry between the
sections. For the purpose OF dividing the
solid Isouth, the National Grsenbsck-t Labor
party might Justly and properly oppose the
Democratic party on other issues; but By be-
coming an ally of the Republican party, Il dis
aTgalisee its ranks and sbspdons one of the
great objects Of its existence"