Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-09-15
Boss Rule at Home.

Don Cameron has trained uis Lieuten-
ants most admirably. He has big Lieu
tenants and little Lieutenants When
he has a State Convention, he uses the
big Lieutenant. When it is only a
County Convention, a little one an
swers his purpose. Mr.. Quay is a
small man, yet he can run big con-
vention. Col. ID. Fl. Hastings is big
man and he has shown his ability to
run little convention. 1t, of course,
is a matter of indifference to Senator
Cameron as to the size of his men.
What he wants is to have fellows who
can do the work we'll. 1t must be ac-
akowledged Quay and Hastings have
done well. Quay nominated Baily;
Hastings nominated Rankin and made
himself Chairman of the County Com.
mittee. The beauty of the whole thing
was in the way it worked. Our genial
and good looking friend james 2. Co
burn, of Aaronsburg, (than whom there
is no better Republican in Centre coun-
ty,) welded the gavel and presided
over the deliberations of the Conven-
tion. The general personel of the del
egates was good. They appeared to be
representative men and evidently spoke
for the best element of the Republic.
can party in the county. But, while
these good fellows were filling the
comfortable chairs, in which the mem.
bers of the Centre county Bar are wont
TO loll, as their colleagues annoy the
Court and puzzle the jury, Boss" Has
tings set up the pins and informed the
good fellows how TO knock them down.
He kindly looked after the tally of the
Secretaries and saw that it came out
so that there would be no confusion.
After the announcement of each vote,
the Col, would smile confdingly into
Mr.. Coburn's face, aud the subsequent
proceedings were as smooth as possible.
A machine is a machine. When it is
real good machine it works well.
The Republicans of Centre county
have reason to congratulate themselves
upon having a good machine and a
competent engineer to run it. Col.
Hastings will see to all the cogs and
keep them well oiled. Pennsylvania
is panning out well. The State con-
venti0n makes the first score. Beau.
tifully; yes, artistically, the coun.
ty convention of Centre comes to its
support. Hastings, smiling like a
May morning, beams on Cameron.
Hat in hand, he says, "My good sir,
here is Centre county" The great
boss gently strokes his blonde mus.
tache as he says Thank You" Thus
does the game 60 on. Colonel Hast
ings showed commendable modesty
in not wanting a vote taken upon
his nomination for Chairman of the
County Committee. His modesty was
charming. He knew he had the Con-
vention in his coat tail pocket and his
coyness was just awfully nice. Now
If there are any thunderbolts to
hurl, let US have them. II Is the
boast of some of these wise men that
the ticket placed in nomination on
Tuesday will defeat the regular nom.
inees of the Democratic party. We
welcome the issue. The day of boss
ism has passed. The passage of a
pharisaical resolution of coincidence
with the President, does not disguise
the fact that the machine in Penn.
sylvania and Centre county Is in ard.
ent sympathy with what Is known as
the third-termers. Call q halt, Col.
Hastings. The machine Is powerless.
The people in their majesty are to the
front, and 50 long a outraged public
sentiment confronts the action Of bos-
ses, so long will bosses find that their
occupation l. gone. The doom of boss
ism has been decrecd. The long roll
has been sounded Wolfe has called
on the reserves and bossism must 90
the rear. To Col. Hastings, We will
say In that kindness the Colonel
knows we feel for him. that any effort
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