Daily Republican., 1881-09-12
w Glfe's Wreck.


We like independence in politics bu,
not that independence that pulls down
and never builds up. There are times
when Independence is needed and
when it does the good contemplated.
AS general rule party car re-
form its own abuses better within
itself than by coalitions and straight
out movements that result in destruc-
tion. Therefore the course pursued by
Charles S. Wolfe of Union county,
Pennsylvania, has no justiiabe cause
to proclaim himself an independent
candidate for Treasurer of Pennsylvania
In opposition to General Bailey the reg.
ular Republican nominee. MIR. Wolfe
IS determined, bold leader, but like
many others of his class he has alread
shown that he isa very unsafe one.
Had he remained in the Republican
party, he could have compelled tha.
party to keep up with the spirit of the
umes and to have adopted mapy
needed reforms, but by his announced
candidacy for the only State elective
Office in Pennsy lvania he has virtually
destroyed the bridge that has always
borne him safely over and he could NOT
havemore e1ectually allied himselfto his
Nrlher political enemies to accomplish
the destruction of the Republi,an
party OF that State. Mr.. Wolfe will -
not attain his object. His course has
peeh SC unjustifable that the Iudepen.
oeht Repub leans of the Stat. that
formerly worked shoulder to sboulJ.r
WIN Nun Will not vote for him nor o'
couhtenance his candidacy, and be "
Will only have the Illumination in the "e
end OF seeing his rival General Bai1av III
trlumphanrly elected and bimse)f out. )"
Side the Republican party. The India. vi
pendent Republicans Of Pennsylvania ~
made their fight against tile machine 'h
last winter and were successful in, lect. ca
ing Senator Mitchell in place Of Oliver oi
'ne machine candidate ami the machine 'n
men all submit. .d nel
w W lllt NtCrtt.
No' one o' them kicked in the Eepub W."
lcan traces and deserted to the ena,nr '4h
VI account of defeat. Then wa. Mr. "n'
" o'fe's day of exultation and he ELL I'M -.
'yeu II. Now that lie has been disan- 'Hs
'oln'ed lie should have pocketed tbe ~"
lsappointment like the StaIwart, 'hFe
nd bava ,;o,,,,, /. =. To "n' ther
nu lave picked his flint for anuslcr
'ial within the party lines. The lat. "''
'a'e convention was he'd in the usuai Wv
lanner and tho ao,o,a, "'""' spen
ec'eo III the usual way. So far as we
III near there We're no charges of in. ~ '
or underhandtdness Every -"
linp was ono,, f,;u whit
al Bailey and Mr.. Davies were the "A
my cand dates for the Office Of Stat. 'N
feasurer. General Bailey sot two votes
one that Davies got and of conrs. CIV
AS ,ien1ara1 I y. 'o"i>e able
40 '''ciareo the nominee. Nothing
sc could haze been done under rbe ,''''
rcumstances The majority was so "-''
eat 1has to do anything else than No. pioP'
,iesce was cn;.;,a, 'A4''n ''' Thes,
=, "' '"i'i"aI' IL was triumph ,-,
the S'al"art wing but il had a rigbt i'''
'he victory because it had twotbjrds w va
the votes of ,ha ' 'NI'"S years
oiie , ac'1on II justified IGNORES all An,
')0rltles and sets at defiance all party 500 ~
les be may have been right and we rho W
rather inclined to think thar ha u.a
on he struck boldly agains. machine ar,iI,.
e whl'e he was in the party, bur naka
Gil he steps outside to do it ne is wrs,,J
will hoa,.,', ''i'''"o VI succeeding only
VIII become but political wreck ,,roras
like Mcclure and Forney will be dis,. =
d shadow Of his past greatness. and :