The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-30

~ 1ne 81. Adams Messenger criti-
cises some remarks concerning bossism
In Pennsylvania which recently an.
peared In these columns, and character.
lies such talk as "absurd." The Mes.
senger says:
We stated In recent article. and we
stu nave good reason to believe that II
senator Mitchell OF Pennsylvania could
nave dictated the federal anrn!i!s.atsr1tfnt::
" nadE&S coveted, there would have
been no "independent movement" of
any magnitude in Pennsylvania this
year"
Far be it from us to dispute anything
which the Messenger has "stated In a
recent article" We would only ven.
tnre to inquire if the fact of Wolfe'o
large vote two years ago and tho grow
'-s "s.oustu vi the Independent move.
ment this year is ascribed by the Mes
senger to the efforts of few would-be
"bosses," or to feeling of dissatisfac-
mon at the condition of politics widely
spread among the voters? We pre.
sumo the Messenger would admit that
formidable Independent movements
are not initiated and carried on nv
ponucians with nothing on which TO
Dsse them, and that a hundred tbons.
ana free voters are not led astray bv
hungry bosses without any sufficient
reason. II this lie tho oa.e, Il ,uums
hardly worthy Of the intellect of the
messenger to say, as 1t does In the
above extract, that without Mitchell or
"oi'e there would be no Independent
movement In Pennsylvania. The or.
sanizstion OF the Independent vote go
as TO give 1t a distinctive party stand
Ing may be due TO skillfuI politicians
but independentism has been growing
for years in the Keystone State, and
was sure In time either TO overthrow the
evils that have fastered upon the Rs.
publican party, or else sink the Renub.
iican party itself out Of sight. And we
arc satisfied to give the Independent
republicans Of Pennsylvania credit for
common sense and honesty when thew |
claim that tho influences which govern |
the Republican party In their state de-. |
mand reform.
The Messenger INDUCES at some
length In the silly talk affected BY the
"ssalwsrt" papers to the effect that m
senator Mitchell succeeds In displac;nv
cameron In the control of Penusyi.
vania Republican politics It will be-
merely an exchange of one boss for
another. The assumption is, of course.
that nothing is gained by such ex.
enange, that Senator Mitchell will be
another despotic dictator holding the
Republican party by the throat, and
using It simply as q tool to carry ont
MS private whims and ambitions
ms assumption is based upon another
assumption, that the Independent Re.
'ubiicans OF Pennsylvania are a set Of .
oois, Idiots aud slaves, who are unable /
o Judge OF the men whom they have
''Aeed at their head, and only seek for
new dictator out of mere wanton
okieuess. We prefer to think they
70 sighting real evils In the party, and
ave saepsed the meu and the means
? nake their fight most effective.
ne whole tone Of the Messenger
bows that 1t considers the contest
asss'y one OF the leaders OF two fac. n
80, intssd Of being, as II is, a formid. Z
pc organised revolt of large section :
ne party against an overgrown per- s
'nsl dsspotism. liz
The Messengers quibbling talk about o
" necessity Of leaders cor bossesp y
'onld be worth notice IL all party II
aders were necessarily men of the
me stamp % the Camerons. But to /.
~ OF webster, Clay, Jackson, Greeley, W
lnooin' Wilson, ETC., as party "bos- W