Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-07

Drives Another Prominent Greenbacker
Out of the Party-Hon. +. = Dewess,
Candidate ior Judge Of the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania, Comes Over TO
Hancock.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. October c.
Hon. r. p. Dewess, National Greenback
Labor nominee for Judge Of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, to-day sent to
Chairman Watson, OF the State Com
mittee, a letter declining the nomina-
ton, on the ground that he does not pro-
pose to be sold out to the Republicans
bv General Weaver. Mr.. DeweSS will
start for Columbus tomorrow morning
to stump Ohio ior Hancock. His ex'
PLANTATION OF this step is given in the iuI-
lowing extracts from his letter to Chair
man Watson:
have recently come to the conclusion
that the original purposes OF the organ
ization have been perverted by General
Weaver and other National leaders who
by theirpolicy are reducing their party
tO the position OF Il dispersed ally OF the
Republicans,
Its Open and VIndctive Enemy,
and that in many instances the attempt
is now being made 10 locally use the
party as an instrument OF barter to sub
serve personal ambition alone. What
General Weaver attempted to do IN
Alabama and Arkansas with the Repub-
licans, the Greenbackers in Maine, on
their own responsibility, were dong
with the Democrats. To help them in
their canvass General Weaver went to
Maine, but at once gave aid and comfort
to the enemy by seeking to
Sow Disse nsion in the Ranks OF Their
Friends.
He may, in h opinion, be actuated
bv the best oi Intentions; but the ma.
ture Oi such intentions must ne Judged
by his acts. His acts are in the dir"c-
ton Of the election OF General Garfield,
the leader OF the opposition To the
Weaver resolutions on the Presidency.
His viniictivencSs is against that party
from which the resolutions derived their
main support. His policy, ss well ~
that OF the managers of the National
party, appears to be to
Further the Ends ofthe Republican Party
by making an especial attack upon the
Democratic party. This policy ! cannot
agree to. The Republican party are the
natural opponents OF the National
Grcenhack Labor party. They have
been the active wrong.docrs. The sins
of the Democrats have been rather OF
omission than OF commission, and there
is no Justice in Furnishing the party at
the expense Of rrwarding the principal.
IL don't concur in the present policy
adopted by the leaders ofthe party, and
| would not, therefore, be justified in re.
manning It's candidate. The Democratic
party has large following throughout
the North as well as in the South; and
in common with the National Green
back Labor party is earnest in its desire
TO
Establish FrIternal Feeling
between the several sections OF COM
mon country. Not only that-a Re.
public united by love as well as by law
they guarantee; but believe, also,
that the business interests OF the whole
country will he advanced by fostering
commercial relations and encouraging
generous rivalry between the sections.
For the purpose OF dividing the solid
South. the National Greenback Labor
party might justly and properly oppose
the Democratic party on either issues;
but, bv becoming an ally oil the Repub.
lcan party, il disorganizes its ranks and
abandons one OF the great objects OF its