Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-11-17
THE INDEPENDENTS
VIII Not Surrender 20 the Machine
Bosses.

Bosses.
IN AJie address Setting Forth he Prl,ei
pies and Future Policy cf the AHh Ma
chine Republicans Of PenHSyirdnia-An
Immediate Organization Of them Requested.
HEADQUARTERS STATE COMMITTEE. CITI-
zENs' REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION, GIRARD
House., PHILADELPHIA, November ii,
1SSl.-To The Republicans Of PennSyIvaniG !:
The candidacy of Hon. Charles S.
Wolfe for the Office Of State Treasurer,
announced on the tenth OF September
last, has been endorsed by $4,000 cleo
tors Of this Commonwealth. Fifty thou.
sand citizens of Pennsylvania have pro-
claimed an emphatic condemnation OF
the arbitrary policies and methods pur.
sued by those manipulating the ma.
chinery Of the Republican party of the
State, and q resolute determination to
battle against the longer continuance
in power of those who persist employ.
ing the party organization for the &C.
complishment of selfish and unholy
purposes. Fifty thousand people have
said "Despotic bossism must not be
tolerated the pernicious spoils system
must be crushed the evils OF the civil
service must be remedied nominations
antagonistic TO public sentiment must
be rebuked; official proHigacy aud
malfeasance must end"
Mr.. Wolfe's candidacy had for its ob.
ject the utterance of an emphatic pro-
tect against those who, for personal az
grandizement. have prostituted the par
ty and its machinery. The emphasis Of
this warning cannot be questioned. and
will scarcely be ignored. Ar. Wolfe's
candidacy has achieved its original pur
pose, and has been. a marvellous success.
Silas =. Baily has been elected TO the
Office of State Treasurer. BY the EN-.
ployment of an army OF coerced office
holders and department employees; by
the use of large sums of money wrunR
by assessment from national. State and
municipal officials and laborers; by
bargaining with trading Democrats in
various localities, whereby Democratic
candidates for county offices received
support in return for votes for Baily /;
by the assistance OF certain purchasable
Democratic manipulstors and because
OF personal and local antagonisms to
the Democratic nominee. the chosen
candidate of the Republican bosses has
by an insignificaDt plurality seemingly
been elected.
The independent Republicans Of the
Commonwealth are to be congratulated
upon the large vote cast for Mr. Wolfe.
not simply out Of personal regard or
admiration for him, but O. an exponent
OF uncompromising hostility 10 bossism.
The movement il not ended, but he
who runs may plainly read the signs
which indicate the beginning of the end.
1t Is the purpose of the Citizens Re
publican Association OF Pennsylvania
90 labor for the maintenance of the
following principles and the attainment
OF the following objects The purifica-
tion and preservation Of the Republican
party; the overthrow of bossism the
right Of fairly chosen and unfettered
majority TO nominate the reform OF
the civil service the elevation Of the
intellectual and moral standard OF our
officials, national, State and municipal
and . ceaseless warfare against the
spoils system. that fruitful parent OF
the numberless political evils which
menace the perpetuation of our repub.
lican form OF government. and which
led 70 the co~ssdiy assassination of
the chief magistrate of our nation.
Guided by these principles, and aim.
ing at the accomplishment Of these
purposes, al Republicans Of indepeud
enoe all Republicans Of patriotism
nll Republicans who love the party for
the countFy's sake; all the Republicans
who wept for Lincoln, and who mourn
for Garfield, as exponents of true Re.
publicanism, are requested to organize
at once. The members Of all associa.
tions now in existence are urged to
make permanent such associations
and IN localities where no organizations
have - Jet been effected we advise
that immediate steps be taken toward
that end. We invite a continued cor.
respondence from all friends Of the
movement who have previously com.
municated with us, and ak in addition
information and cooperation from aIl
sections Of the State. Let us be pre-.
pared for any and every emergency that
may arise. I. d. McKEE, Chairman.
FnANR WILLING LEACH. Secretary.