Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-11-16
A BOLD Def.
FROM THE GOVERNOR OF PENN
SYLVANIA.
He Casts his lot With the Independent
Movement,
'Leaving to Villains and Retainers
Their Badge of SerVitude to the
Intruding Feudal System"

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Nov. 4.-Gover-
nor Hoyts letter, announcing his formal
desertion from the Cameron clan, and en-
listment under the Independent banner
would have excited even greater surprise
had it not been anticipated. 1t has been
anticipated. 1t has been a matter of
common knowledge for weeks that he
had no sympathy with the Republican
leaders, but few persons had any idea
that in announcing his intention to CO.
operate with the Independent Republi-
cans he would SO forcibly emphasize his
action, openly acknowledge the heavy
burden of the common yoke, and an
nounce his emancipation in such unmeas-
ured terms. His action has been feared
for weeks and the Cameronians have
openly said that he dared not deny him.
His action has been carefully weighed,
and his letter comes at the time suggested
by his best friends, for the henchmen of
the bosses will have only three days in
which to hound him. To say that the
letter sounds the death knell of Gamer
onism is to speak far within bounds.
Governor Hoyt's letter is addressed to
Wharton Barker, leading Independent
Republican. He declines to preside at a
Stewart meeting simply on the ground
that to do so would be violation of ira,
dition, his office being non partisan. He,
however, does not hesitate to express his
sympathy with the anti-machine move
ment He says:
when standing-room is no longer al
lowed to the memb bers of political party
with margin self-respect; when it's linee
become simply so terminus with this
limits of some usurplng dynasty; when
in all the space between abject submiss-
ion and rebellion, no place is given for
appeal, argument or protest, revolution
is an appropriate remedy. ALI proud and
generous minds will resist the imposition
of serfdom, and will leave to Williams and
retainers their badge of servitude to the
intruding feudal sy stem. Any charac-
terization of those engaged in this move
ment which flippantly classes them as
'soreheads' and 'kickers' mistakes the
voting power of Pennsylvania manhood.
There is an undeniable justification for
your uprising. Its grounds are open and
plain to the people, whether accepted or
not. This the tens of thousands of the
best instructed, most conscientious and
spirited citizens who have joined in this
method of uprooting palpable public
wrongs attest. Other tens of thousands
of such citizens sympathize with YOU,
and only doubt whether your heroic sur
gerry is the best treatment.
"For myself, had not seen my way
clear to act with you. I had expected to
drift along, giving the Republican ticket
a formal support, and have done so.
have, to friends here, maintained that
attitude till now. At this late day am
fully advised of the methods of vengence
being contrived for those now considered
in revolt. Some of these rebels, nav,
most of them, are among the most cour-
ageous spirits in the State. They know
the humiliation it costs proud men tc
have masters; their moral power crushed
out in repeated calls to surrender to the
gross demands of those who only see in
party success the means of patronage dis
tribution, and that made in the interest
Of personal power.
"When Irefect upon the humiliation
put upon myself as chief magistrate fol-
resisting some Of the purposes of the ma
chine, which puts politics above admin
istrative property; and when I reflect
upon the Force Of the insulting methods
applied to myself by means Of threats
intrigue and bad faith, realize some Of
Cardinal Wolsey's regrets that he hat
not served his God with half the zeal he