Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-05-04
A RINGING CALL.
FROM The INDEPENDENT INDEPEN
DENTS.

FROM The INDEPENDENT 1NDEPEN-
DENTS.
Against tho Nomination OF "slated'' Can
Gidates.
The following call, addressed to the In
dependent Republicans of Pennsylvania,
has been issued by the executive commit
tee Of the Citizens Republican associa-
ton of Pennsylvania
At the conference of Independent Re-
publicans held in Philadelphia on January
IL, 1892, the following resolution was
adopted, to wit Res0lred, That a con-
vention be held on tho Oath day of May.
1882, for the purpose Of placing in nomi-
nation full Independent Republican ticket
for the offices to be filed at the general
election next November.
In pursuance and by the authority
of the above resolution, the state execu-
tive committee appointed at the said con-
ference request the Independent Republi-
cans of each county of the commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to send delegates to the
Independent convention of May Gath, the
basis of representation to be the same as
that fixed for senators and representatives
of the general assembly of Pennsylvania.
Should the convention of May 10th fail
to nominate as it's candidates men, who,
in their character, antecedents and affilia-
tiOns, arc embodiments of the principles
of true Republicanism, free from tho in-
iquities OF bossism and of all honest ad-
ministration of public affairs, free from
the evils of the spoils system-such nomi-
natiOns-Or any one such nomination.
should be empiatically repudiated by the
Independent Republicans of Pennsylvania
in November next.
The simple adoption, by the Harrisburg
convention of May 10th, of resolutions OF
plausible platitudes, while confessing the
existence OF the evils which we have strcnu-
ously opposed, and admitting the justice
of our position in opposing them, will not
satisfy the Independent Republicans OF
this commonwealth. We are not battling
for the construction of platforms, but
for the overthrow Of bossism and the evils
of the spoils system, which animated a
despicabie assassin to deprive our loved
President Garfield of his life ard Cul
country of it's friend and peacemakcr.
The nomination of slated candidates by
machine methods, thereby tending to the
perpetuation of boss domination in OIL
commonwealth should never be ratified by
the Independent Republicans in conven-
tion assembled or at the polls. Upon this
very vital point thcrc should be no mistake
in tho mind of any citizen Of this state.
The path of duty in this emergency leads
forward and not backward; and forward I'M
til bossism and machineism, and Stalwart.
ism-aye, and CamerOnism-are made to
give way to pure Republicanism. The pco
pie will not submit to tempOriZing or com.
promising.
We appeal to the Independent Republi
cans of Pennsylvania to take immediate
steps toward perfecting their operations in
each county and completing The selection
Of delegates to the Independent state con.
vention. Use euery erertion to secure the
choice as delegates of Representative, cour,
age0us men, who will not falter when the
time arrives to act, who will not desert
into the ranks of tho enemy when the
final time of testing comes. Especially
see to it that there shall not be chosen as
delegates any Pharisaical Independents,
who preach reform, yet blindly follow
boss leadership at the crack of the master S
whip. Act quickly and act discreetly
A state campaign committee of fifty,
comprising one member from each sena.
torial district, has been formed, and any
one desiring to co operate with us in this
movement against the enemies of the
integrity of our state, who shall communi-
cate with us, will be Immediately referred
to the committeeman representing the
district in which he lives We urgently
invite q correspondence from tho friends
of political Independence from all sections
of the state.
Again we say to the Independent Re.
publicans of Pennsylvania, in tho interest
of justice and the commemorative honor
leave no stone unturncd to vindicate tho
rights of the people.
l. D. Mckee, Ii. S. McNair,
Chairman. Charles w. Miller,
Warton Barker, Frank Willing Leach,
John ]. Pinkerton, Secretary.
George E. Mapes,
Executive Committee.