Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-09-17

spacious library in almost as pretentious
and elegant home as there is in Towan-
ola as he welcomed me. Neither Of us
lost any time in approaching the allah.
sorbng subject. Our talk lasted for q
long time and Mr.. Davies spoke with
great freedom and frankncSS.
81 am unequivOcally opposed to the
course Mr.. Wolfe has taken" said he
6 No single individual. no matter what
his position, after acting with others in
II great cause, should, without consulta.
| ton with his associates, take a step cal.
culated to bring reproach upon it. Much
less has he a right to run counter to the
expressed wish Of, | might say, every
other man in it. / regret sincerely that
he should have thought differently"
viii his candidacy have much effect
or get much support in this section?"
"Our people are Republicans, sir
There is great deal Of feeling here
against the action of the Harrisburg Con-
vention. Our people thought and still
think that when man has created fol-
lowing and become known throughout
the State, there is no reason for his being
set aside for one unknown simply because
he does not suit Il few leaders, but that
feeling will find expression. in some other
way than by rebellion against the Repub-
lican party. Mr.. Wolfe will, no doubt,
get some votes in this section if he per-
Sists in his candidacy, but not many un-
less he can have some active, well-known
Republicans to take hold of his canvass.
which | do not think at all probable"
"Will you support General Baily?'
"Most assuredly Shall. | shall take
active part in the canvass here ut home
and do what | can to secure his election.
cannot possibly see what Mr.. Wolfe
expects to gain by a different course.
Suppose he should succeed in defeat
ing General Baily, see what he has done
to the party. He will widen the BREACH
already too great, and above all will
bring into ridicule, the movement he pro-
fesScs to have so much at heart. The
vote he will get will not represent hun
dredth part of the strength of the reform
element and yet it will stand before the
world to Il greater or less extent as the
power of the opposition to the machine
1t will almost make 1T ridiculous, when
in reality it represents q great majority
of the party"
"Was there Il chance for it to find ex-
preston within the party?'
"Ccrtainly there was. 1t was growing
stronger every day and by making the
fight this year inside the party and quiet
ly instructing the people we wohld have
gained strength enough to have made n
ticket next year which would have been
acceptable to every element OF the Re
publican party. We want unity and
faith in the party and these can only be
found in fidelity to the party. Leaders
we must have. Organization Is necessa-
ry. The wrong to be corrected is the ar
bitrary and unjust use of power by our
leaders, and this can only be accomplish
ed by steady contest within party lines.
| is not leaders that are Objectionable,
but their methods. Mr. Wolfe himself,
| believe acknowledges this
"Will he defeat General Raily?"
That cannot be told now But sup
pose he does, what has been gained? II
the defeat of the ticket had been desira-
bic there, was no trouble about that If
the delegates to the Convention who did
not favor General Baily had remained
sullen he could not have been elected.
If the word had been passed that it was
necessary to correct the abuses OF which
the people coniplaln, that he be stricken
down, he could not have been carried
through with all the power now in the
hands or the leaders. The movement Is
just that strong when there is uniform
action and expression, but no single in
dividua can set up his judgment against
all the rest, go outside the party, and
carry any considerable strength with
him. But insist that the loss Of the
ticket this year by a revolt is only not
essential 10 the effort to correct the abuS-
es complained Of but will have the effect
of retarding if not defeating, the move
ment. We want party unity upon plane
honorable and just to all Republicans.
We want and must have party harmony
to insure party success, and it cannot be
obtained by destroying tho party organi-