The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-10-25
WHOLE NO. 1853.

her friend. | thank you for yourat-
tention and cheerfully give way to
your next Governor.
Senator Frye closed with wild
cheers ringing through the hall, and
as he sat down, General Beavers
crutches sounded on the stairs of the
stage and his form appeared in sight.
The band struck up Hail to the
Chief, and the cheering was renew
ed. When quiet was restored,
Chairman Slagle introduced Gen.
Beaver as the next Governor of
Pennsylvania, and he spoke as fol-
lows:
GENERAL BEAVERS REMARKS.
Fellow citizens: | come to you
from the.banner Republican ward of
Pittsburgh, and judging from the
outpourlng of the people whom
have just addressed, that ward
means to stand in the solid column
of the Republican party which is
marching to the glorious victory
which awaits it. Cheers. / came
here and find that Maine has joined
Pennsylvania in that grand march,
touching elbow to elbow, and the
magnificent standard bearer of the
victory won in Maine, comes with
inspiring voice and manner to beck
on us to like victory in Pennsyl-
vania. Men of Pittsburgh are you
ready for the victory? Men Of Penn
sylvania, do you know where your
duty lies? Are you ready to go in
the way that duty leads? l believe
you are. believe you are at least
endeavoring to find the path of duty
and to walk in it. | heard the clos
ing sentences of Senator Fry's adj
dress, and l heard his reference to
facts which jeopardize the interests
of Pennsylvania. He knows but
little of that family quarrel in Penn
sylvania, of which he spoke, and |
said but little about it. The little
| have to say on that subject is linn
tied by the position in which | stand |
tonight | am limited by the con-
fdential relations which exist, or
should exist, between the gentlemen
who are in Pennsylvania politics. /
cannot use the material | have OBJ |
tanned in this way or / could throw
light upon the course of some men
in this State. We must let the man.
tie of charity fall on some of the vul- |
garities and profanities of this cam
paign. [Applause.l If we are rea-
sonable men we must calmly, dis
passionately and earnestly discuss
the questions concerning the welfare !
of this Commonwealth.
A FAMILY DIFFICULTY.
This family difficulty is in nv
judgment, dishonest, or if not dis |
honest, illogical. If the object of
this quarrel is to put the State Gov
eminent, and thereby the National
Government into the hands of the |
Democratic party, then | say it is
dishonest, for it is misleading the
vast majority of the men who are
following under its banner. If the
object of this movement-for / call |
it a movement in politics, / assail no
man, indulge III no personalities, but
hold every man responsible for his |
action, even if that action should |
ruin the welfare of his State-if the |
object of this movement is to place !
the government of the State in the |
hands of our opponents, then it is
dishonest, for it is not the desire of
the men following that flag to be |
landed in the midst of the enemy's /
camp, and stripped of their rights
If the movement is honest, it is IL |
logical. If its object is to purify the
party II is illogical, for it leads to no
such result; to no such consumma-
ton. No man who can reason, no |
man who can think out a conclu-
sion, can persuade himself that by |
this division in the Republican party |
reform is to be assured or a Repub-
lican victory won. Let us reason it !
here. Let us take these facts, not as
they exist, but as they are laid be- |
fore us, giving the leaders of this
family difficulty the benefit of the
doubt.
"Boss government is bad and ought |
to be destroyed.
Simon Cameron is Boss and in
dulges in Boss government; there
fore"
Destroy-What?
The Republican party.
Not Simon Cameron; the Repub- /
lican party. Is this not illogical? |
Certainly it is. Another objection /
have to the movement is that it is
cowardly. [Applause.l / mean just /
what | say; cowardly. [Cheers 1t
is asserted that the movement has
100000 men in it; 100000 men in
Pennsylvania. What for? To de-
stroy the influence Of one man.
/ PERTINENT INQUIRIES.
Who are the Bosses? Ihave heard
some of them mentioned. 1t is said |
that Cameron is Boss; it is said |
that Secretary Quay is a Boss; it is |
said that Chairman Cooper is Boss;
it is said that Gov Hoyt is a Boss; |
and there are two or three others, a /
half dozen men at the outside. /
These are Pennsylvania Bosses, and |
a 100000 men turn their backs on
this paltry half dozen and run as if
a whole party was at their heels. !
| [Cheers.l Contemplate it, you grown |
men, laughter Think on it,
men of Pittsburgh. You men who
are not afraid of great enterprises;
who do not hesitate to tunnel hills,
build bridges and will undertake
any task without regarding its mag I,
nitude, when it comes to politics You
run away from half dozen men. |
If one-half the effort which has been
made dor this movement had been
put forth at the primaries to up the
great party on which your interests
depend, on which the welfare of this
Commonwealth depends, there would
be no reason for a fight to destroy
the great party which stood by you
and you by it for so man years
Another objection | have to the
movement 1t is egotistical. Do