Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-06
SWAPPING HORSES IN THE MIDDLE
THE STREAM.

Boss Cameron is now "diekering' for
another conference and another trade
with the Independents ito heal the di-
visions in the Republican ranks"
The Boss is expert at "healing divir-
sions."
The memory of the Independents
must be very short if they have forgot
fen that the Boss "healed the divir-
sions" only short time before the Har-
lisburg Convention.
The Boss called the kickers together
at Philadelphia just before the first Har-
risburg Convention, and invited them
TO state their grievances and name the
conditions of peace and harmony.
The Boss allowed them everything
that was claimed.
Henceforth the battle cry of the Penn
sylvania Republicans was to be civil
Service Reform and no BoSsing."
Don. had his Civil service reform
ticket" already cut and dried which he
presented to the Independents, and in
view of the Boss eoneiliatory spirit the
ticket was graeiously swallowed, and
everything was as mild and sunny as
midsummer day.
The Independents made their Civil
Serviee-anti-Boss platform which they
read at the convention while the Boss
and his strikers elongated their counte-
nauces and gave solemn, silent acquies-
cence thereto.
Thereupon he proceeded to nominate
his ticket, and the Convention adjourn
ed before ii got through the wool of the
reformers that they had simply traded
with the Boss for the privilege of read
ing few glittering reform resolutions,
and given him all he asGed-the offices
in exchange.
Yes, the Boss is an adept at "healing
divisions~
Like the owner of a country "crOw-
bait" the Boss is always ready for "a
rap"
Now, that he finds that the last "heal-
ing" did not heal, he is ready and anx-
ious for another trade. On the 18th
inst, the Boss committee will come to-
gether to fix up the terms for another
barter.
The Philadelphia Press is authority
for the statement that "Gen. BEAVER
and his associates on the Republican
ticket will join in paper which will
express their desire to contribute to-
wards satisfactory adjustment of the
differences that now divide the Repub-
licans, and will indicate their willing
ness to consider the measures essential
to that end. 1t is said that this paper
will contain several propositions, rang
ing from popular vote upon the two
tickets to the call for 4 new convention,
and it is asserted by those in position
to know that if the Independents will
compromise at all, there will be found
in the offer from the regulars almost
every sort of proposition that human
foresight and desire for party harmony
could devise"
All this is very gracious and conde-
seending on the part Of the Boss. But
if the Independents are sincere in their
professiOns--if their avOwed purpose
is to dispense with the CAMERON lead
ership and CAMERON methods in the
politics of the State, they have no bust
ness with Don CAMERON in the present
situation of affairs. They have nomi-
mated a ticket fairly and openly in the
usual way, by a regular convention of
the people, and the ticket is satisfactory
to the Independents. Besides there is
Democratic ticket in the field
that is regarded by all par
ties alike as the very persona
fication of reform. The reformers have
thus two sources of relief open to them
without trading with the Boss. They
are bOundtO have a change for the bet
ter if they choose either, andlet the Boss
alone. The thing for the Boss to do IS
to surrender and fall into line; it is not
for the refOrmers to make terms and go
10 swdPpingin the middle of the stream.