The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1882-11-03
The Real Republican Battle.

The battle on part of the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania is no longer one
for the election of General Beaver, for
that is impossible; but il is battle for
numerical superiority on the side of the
Republican Bosses or on the side of
the Republican people. All the pro.
claimed confidence of the machine
eaders in the election of General Bea-
yer is simply shallow pretense to re-
duce Stewards vote below that cast for
Beaver They know that Beaver must
be tens of thousands short of an cleo
ton under the most favorable circum-
stances, and the Cameron Bosses are
now battling desperately to secure n
majority of the Republican vote and
thus be able to maintain their claim to
the future control of the party organi-
zation. 1t is possible that Geneal Bea-
yer believes in his own election. He
says so in all his speeches, and one Of
his limited experience in political cam
paigns, meeting only iatterers and re-
ceiving the ovations of lis party, may
he pardoned for the delusion that he is
within reach of success; but outside of
Beaver there is not one of the machine
leaders who doesn't know that the en-
tire Cameron ticket is now hopelessly
beaten. They now have only one OBJ
iective point in the campaign, and that
is to poll more votes for Beaver than
the Independents can poll for Stewart
and they know that Stewart would
largely lead Beaver if the Republican
people of the State regarded Beavers
election as utterly hopeless. They
count on holding from fifty to one
hundred thousand Republicans to Bea-
yer solely because there may be pos
sibility of Beavers election, rs many
would reluctantly vote for Beaver as a
choice between Beaver and Demo
crat.
The Cameron machine could have
had Republican Governor by accept
ing Senator Stewart; but they have
declined to have any Republican vic
tory unless it shall be Cameron vic
tory. Cameron, Beaver and all the
jealous supporters of the machine sys-
TEN, don't conceal their preference for
Pattison over Stewart, and it Cameron
and Beaver cant win, tn y mean that
Pattison shall be TIE next Governor.
In short, the one obstacle to Republi-
can success in Pennsylvania is the
Cameron Boss system and its State
ticket, and it is now as certain as the
rising of the sun on election day, that
Beaver will be beaten largely. The
Bosses obstinately refuse to have
purer and better Republican authority,
preferring Democratic Governor and
Democratic control of the State to an
honest Republican, victory, and the sin
gle issue that remains for Republicans
to battle for is the supremacy of Boss
or Independent rule in the party.
The certainty of machine defeat alb
solves every Republican from all con
siderations of party expediency in cast
ing his vote, and all can freely vote
their own sincere convictions. If thai
shall be done, Stewards vote vii
greatly exceed the machine vote fol
Beaver, and the Republican organiza
ton will thus be transferred to the hon
est and fearless men who are now bat
Ting for Republican integrity and man
hood. A Boss victory is no Longer
possible in Pennsylvania, but substan
tial triumph for an elevated and purl
fed Republicanism can be achieved by
polling two hundred thousand or mor'
votes for John Stewart. Philadelphia
Times