Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-09-28
MR.. WoLFES PRoGRANME

In vigorous and well written letter
to the Philadelphia Press the Hon.
Charles S, Wolfe denies his polition
as u candidate for State Treasurer
He very clearly explains that he enters
into this contest for the purpose of re.
leasing the Republican party of Penn.
sylvania from ring that has so long
and so recklessly controlled its organ.
ization. 1t is not pretended by him
that any question Of political impor.
tancc or financial reform is involved in
this campaign. On the contrary he
admits that the election is Of little i'm.
portance, but claims that it affords the
independent Republicans most favor.
able opportunity to try conclusions
with the Cameron ring without doing
an injury to the Republican party.
He does not intimate that the office Of
State Treasurer would not bo faithfully
administered under Democratic auspi-
ces, and he frankly comedies that the
candidate of the ring, General Bailey,
is personally unobiectionable,' "but
his success means the triumph Of the
bosses aud the perpetuation of their
power" His own election, ON the
other hand, "means notice to the bosses
that their arrogant rule must cease
and that they must henceiorth be con.
tent to be with the rest Of us, obedient
and faithful servants, instead of the
imperious masters"
This is the entire issue as Mr.. Wolfe
defines it. 1t is one that solely con.
Germs the internal economy Of the
Republican party Of Pennsylvania,
which Is divided between two factions,
the one controlling its Conventions and
debating its nominations, the other in.
sisting on fair play, and each claiming
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to represent the masses Of the Repub.
lican voters Of the State. Mr.. Wolfe
as volunteer candidate of the inde.
pendcnts enters the field to try this
issue with the ring before the people
at the ballot box He reioices in this
opportunity of an "off year" to bring
the ring managers for the first time
face to face with their political mas.
ters for judgment. The election of
Democratic Treasurer he does not con
slider IA terrible disaster" but asks
whether, in an alternative Of continu.
cd submission or q Democratic success
when but an unimportant State office
is involved, "it would not be better to
take the risk Of temporary reverse
now, and thus rebuke these arrogant
masters of the machine by giving them
notice that the Republican masses in
battling for their sovereignty do not
intend to by longer guilty of the folly
of unavailingly fighting them behind
entrenchments and on lines Of battle
of their own selection with the Ger.
tainty OF defeat
Such is the position of the indcpen |
dent Republicans of the State as deiin.
ed in the letter of Mr. Wolfe to the
Press, and which that journal does not
very successfully combat. Manitestly
it would not be sound policy in the
Democratic party Of Pennsylvania to
interfere in this family quarrel. By
doing so it would only experience the
proverbial fate that attends such inter
ference. The moment the Democrats
should nominate Mr.. Wolfe he would
become merely the Democratic candi.
date, the Independents would fall back
within their own party lines, and the
issue upon which Mr.. Wolfo's candi
dacy is sjustifed would be lost Whether
Mr.. Wolfe should be elected or defeat.
cd as the candidate of the Democrats
the ring would remain master of the
situation. No true friend of Mr.. Wolfe |
within or without the Democratic par.
ty would advise a stop that would do
him no good but would greatly rejoice
the managers Of the machine. His
candidacy is the logical sequence of
the revolt against the machine caucus
for United States Senator last Winter.
Upon the square issue between the
two factions there is reason to believe
that Mr.. Wolfe will come out of the
contest with larger vote than Bailey
if the Republican masses are thor.
oughly aroused, and this would we
give him and the Independents more
substantial victory than his election to
a comparatively unimportant office
through Democratic support, for it
would be an end of the rule of the
Cameron machine. In 80 pretty
quarrel there is no room ior Dem.
ocratic interierenoe.-Hdrisbmg Pa.
triot.