National Republican., 1881-10-28
n. w. PhlIIips. of New Castle.

MT T. W. Phillips, OF New Castle, Pa, has
written long and very forcihle letter to the Pitts
burg Dispatch, in which, while eloquently ex-
tolling the principles OF the Republican party,
he is equally eloquent in his denunciation
OF " Boss rule, not alone IN Pennsylvania,
but wherever Il prevails. In fact, he predicates
the continued existence OF the Republican party
as n dominant organization in American poll
tics upon the utter overthrow aud coufu-
sion Of Bossism" in oil its shapesA Therefore
he declares himself uuequivocolly In favor OF the
election Of Charles 8. Wolfe, the independent can
didate for State treasurer, as a fitting rebuke
and final extinction Of the stalwsrt influ-
cnccs which combined to secure the nomi-
nation Of Baily, the ring candidate lie
calls upon the Republicans OF Pennsylvania, a
large majority Of whom he claims to be ut heart
opposed to Stalwartsm-a name that has been
forever polluted by assassination ITO join him
in this protest against nisrule. In no other way
can they hope for dclivernnce from the odious
captivity TO which they are now subjected. Mr.
Phillips speaks in this matter for the late Presi-
dent lie is said 10 have been the closest personal
md political friend whom Mr.. Garfield had in
Western Pennsylvania as Mr. Wharton Barker
was In the eastern part Of the State His voice is
really the surviving voice Of an administration
that fell when Garfield fell; and there is every
reason to believe that thousands of Republicans
who hold the memory ofthe dead in honor will
election Washington Poa,
Mr.. Phillips was very industrious in the
presidential campaign, spending most of
his time in the State of Indiana. When
ever he was introduced TO anybody it
was always announced that he was the
great standard oil man of Pennsylvania"
The impression prevailed that he was bent
upon spending few hundred thousand
dollars in behalf of the Republican candi-
date, and that his means were rs bound
less as his liberalty. He figured subsc-
quently on different scale and not us an
eXtravagant contributor.
Mr.. Phillips was Mt Harrisburg last
winter, washing his hands with invisible
soap in invisible water us he mingled
with the crowds at the hotels. He de-
clared that as it was already evident that
| Oliver could not be elected, he had rea-
son to know that if he could be substi-
tuted as the candidate il would be most
pleasing TO the Prcsident.elect. He had
tramped all the way to Mentor, which
fact gave plausibility to his tale that Gen
eral Garfield wanted him. The President
elect was written to and informed that
Phillips was endeavoring to insert him
sclfinto the senatorial contest in his name.
He replied by saying that no one had
any authority to use his name in any
such connection.
And so ended the relation of Phillips
to politics. President Garfield did not
appear to require 81 the great standard oil
man in his administration, and he sub.
sided. He had played u brief and moi
over brilliant engagement as the stage
manager of so much of the drama Of the
last campaign as introduced upon the
stage the church of which he is member
He had organized " and had "disbursed' ,
He had rubbed his hands and whccdled
in his (standard) oiiest terms to he made
a compromise candidate for the Senate
and all to no purpose.
Upon the principle that worm will
turn if trodden upon, the great standard
oil man now proposes to make il lively
for the Bossism" which he vainly en-
deavored to share. He hasfhrown of
the patient shrug which is the badge o
all his tribe in their more cringng mood
and with vengeance in his heart he de
clares war. lie travels like buzzarC
with dead flesh in his beak. He is fo
revenge in the name of the dead Presi
dent He is perfect representative o
his class. His rage at the Stalwarts o
whom last winter he begged the Sen
atorsldp finds expression in the ticndisl
malignity with which he hisse
out the declaration that the nam,
has been forever "pollutcd by as
sassination." He would rob the toml
of the mouldering remains of its illustri
ous tenant, and make the coflin-plate hi
orihamme of war, if with them he coul,
make more sure of the defeat of those III
hates, He is no representative of TIN
dead President. He merely uses hi
wounds as trademark under which tt
sell his own cheap political wares, an,
only regrets that he cannot paint Thereon
the martyrs dying groans in order t.
make infringements more difficult. Hi
letter should be scattered broadras
throughout Pennsylvania. 1t cannot fJi
to weaken the Wolfe's cause.