The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-10-08
WOLFE OPENS FIRE.


Considerable curiosity was manifested
by the large crowd which gathered at
the Assembly Building, Philadelphia,
Tuesday night, to see as well as TO hear
Mr.. Charles S. Wclfe. This was mani
Tested when the indignant candidate for
State Treasurer picked his way into the
room. The audience arose and each in
divldual eraned his neck to get glimpse
of the hero of the night They SAW a
little man with black hair and mustache,
and a pair of EYEGLASSES. The rest of
his remains was concealed beneath a
long plaid duster. As he went upon the
stage he was rouudly applauded. There
was not much flourish. Mr.. Thomas w.
Barlow called the gathering to order,
and DR.. Thomas G.. Morton was named
as President. There was quite mixed
audience before and around the Chair
man, including Wharton Barker, E. Dun
bar Lockwood, Edward Law, 1. D. Nc
Kee, Rudolph BlAckenburg, Godfrey
Keebler, Charles s. Harrah, Jr.. Charles
H. Pennypacker, of West Chester, Ellis
D. Williams, John II, West, Dauphin
county; William E. Lockwood, Chester
county; COuncilmen Charles Henry,
Twenty second wa:d; John Carpenter,
Fifth ward; George s, Bull, Chairman
Democratic City Committee; Adam Ca
tanach, Thomas Webster, Jere Walker,
Charles Spering, I. B. NJ. Adds, and
Edward Davis, ex-clerk in City Solici-
tor'r oihce.
81 thar k you for the honor, and will
now proceed to business, was Chairman
Mortun's brief but pointed speech to
his fellow citizens. He then introduced
Hon. Charles S. w life, who stepped to
the front OF the platform, and was greet
ed with cheers.
MR.. wOLFE's REMARKS.
The candidate for State Treasurer began
by telling that be was unanimously nomi-
mated by Convention of one (Wolfe,) held
The Convention was composed of the inde-
pendent Of the Independents. The Conven-
venlion, platform and candidate declared
war ceaseless. unrelenting war-upon the
enemies of true and pure Republicanism.
After thus making himself solid as a
nominee, Mr.. Wolfe delved into the cause
which led to his candidacy. He spoke oi
the vain and numerous efforts which had
been made to secure reform within the par
ty, and brought forth ringing applause by
this proclamation; al now advocate reform
within the party lines but outside the party
organizations Some of my friends differ
from me as To the necessity of such remedy
and its effect In my judgment their differ
erence is more one of the patients willing
ness to accept the cure To you the patient
Republicans OF Pennsylvania-I come to
| recommend it,"
Likening the party to "a patient and the
Independents to physicians, he declared that
the only method to secure reform was by
heroic treatment. He instanced as examp-
les of this the breasing of the unit rule at
Cincinnati n 1875, and Chicago in 1880,
the breaking of the Senatorial deadlock last t
Spring, and the work of the Committee of
One Hundred in this city. He justified his
revolt at the present time because of the
manner of General Baily's nomination, and
then revertng to the question Of party re-
| form said that it had always failed, and
that 1t was impossible to dIsodge the men
who control the organization. In Mr..
Wolle's Judgment the first duty OF Republi-
cans was to overthrow these enemies of the
| party at any cost, because it was necessary
to the perpetui.y Of the party. Speaking OF
organization, he held that when it speaks
the voice OF the party he who heeds 1t not
renounces his Repubicanism, but when the
organization speaks the voice of the ma
chine he who madly follows it may consid-
er we'll whether he is not an enemy of true
RepublIcGnism. Mr.. Wolfe held that the
important thing tn be considered, was
whether the organization, as at present con-
stituted, was faithfully chewing the will Of
the party, and in such an event whether the
nomination of General Baily was in accord
with the popular demand. Upon the ans
wers, he sand, depended the Justification OF
his candidacy.
Mr.. Wolfe made an incsive thrust at the
machine when lie reciied how il caused tine
State Conventions of 1875 aud 1880 TO de-
clare for the uuit rule, to defeat the aspira-
tions of candidates other than those in
whom the bosses were Interested, and how
the leaders called upon the party men to
stand firm; and vet, upon the other hand
when suitable to the purpose Of the ma
chlEe. it turned in for the Democratic can
didates, and defeated good men, as was the
fate of Captain William B. Hart, the can
didate for State Treasurer four years ago.
He justified boiling by citing the fact Of
Simon Cameron leaving the Democratic
party in lS45, so as to secure his election Ia
the United States Senate, aud by stating
that J. Donald Cameron had used his infiu
| ha naunAarattu dat In
the Union county district against the speak
er. Ia sarcastic vein Mr., Wolfe added
k''Thus do we demonstrate that reform with
in the machine is SIMPLY impossible"
Alter the applause bad subsidized upon
these points, Mr.. Wolfe proceeded 70 give
the inside reasons for General Bailys nom
ination. He said that Senator Stewart had
!. offended Senator Cameron in 1876, and
when Mr.. Stewart announced bis candid
acy General Baily was Immediately tele
graphed TO come TO Harrisburg for an inter
view. Upon returning 10 his home Gener'
al Baily announced himself as a candidate
for State Treasurer. Upon this same point
the speaker held that Henry W. Oliver wat
not candidate for United States Senator
until it was found that Genersl Moorehead
} had secured a good foothold among the del
( egates ia the western part Of the State. In
both cases Mr.. Wolfe eontended that tn,
candidates had only been brought forth fol
the purpose Of killing off men in the same
section who had disObeyed the orders o
Cameron at some time or other.
, The history Of the State Treasury contes
was gone over at length, and il was stated
that early last spring the Regulars had de-
3 cided to allow the Administration wing I,
5 name the candidate for State Treasurer and
had raised the white flag Of peace. When
> General Baily's candidacy was announced
E this was hauled down, and the black hal
quickly run up in its place, with the cry o
"no quarter to bolters."
Mr.. Wolfe then referred 10 the display o
power held by the bosses when they sa
down upon the Independents In the Har
, risburg Convention of last month and theI
rubbed in good dose Of bossism. In de
scribing the scene the speaker said; "Ther
! was painful gagging at the feast of bitte
/ herbs prepared for the independent and Re
form Republicans, and relief was found II
fierce denunciation in the private confer
4 ence."
The speaker graphically described hi
feelings after the defeat Of the Independent
aud how he came to be a candidate: "Anx
ious, heart-sick, crushed, hastened 10 my
home. l saw the danger lurking in th'