Daily Republican., 1882-11-13
The BOsses Must GO.

on politics. The great ana gran" w
iect for which it was organized, was 70
nut down slavery; that accomphSneu'
the crack of the political slave driver
lash will be no more tolerated bhau Vno
crack of slave drivers lash over hu-
man cbattels. The bosses and machine
politics have had their day. They nave
both gone down in one common purlAl
blent before the indignation OF Po-
Iitically outraged people. Cameron IN
his time was popular with the people
and it would have been no trouble LOT
him to have retained that popularity
amongst a people indulgent to fault
and charitable to wonderful degree.
But Cam eron had to be boss IN poll
tics. He had to lead and dictate or do
nothing. If the reins OF political power
were not placed in his hands and ne
constituted driver, he sulked behind
a silent passenger. He Needed no warn
inps. The thunderings OF politlcal
wrath reverberated from Erie TO the
nelaware, Int his was deaf ear to 1t.
The lightning of political indignation
flashed, but his eyes were closed against
II The storm came at last and struck
the machine, overturning it from ltS
cobblo stone base with Cameron under
it. Il was easy for him to set up tlck-
elect them. He was the enemy OF all
Ranuhlicaps who dared TO express an
fndependent thought, and Joined Conk'
ling In his war upon President Garfield
the purest and best man that ever sat
in the Presidents chair. Garfield was
opposed to bosses and machines anu
Cameron opposed Garfield. The lstter
is In an honored grave today aud Gam
aron ia All unhorsed political rider. lie
could issue the fat from Washington
that General James A. Beaver should
be the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor of the great of Pennsylvania
and his lieutenants fell into line 10 put
the Job through. The people liked
Reaver but forbearance with them had
ceased to be virtue, and as they TOOK
astand against boss dictation, they OPP
Dospd Beaver because he WAS Cameron
man. RemoDstranCes were useless
With Cameron it was Beaver or nobody
There were plenty of other Republican
in the State who would have unltel
the party; but when conclIlatlon wa
proposed, the lash of the boss cracKe'
more fiercely and bid defiance to al
who would not submit to boss dicta
ton. Poor, gallant, brave Beaver. Th
people loved him, but they loved free
dom of political action and lndepend
ence better. While they would gladl
have hOnOred the MANNED veteran wit
their votes, they would rather sacrlhc
him than to be the creatures OF oos
The same is true of New York. Onl
two years ago Judge FOlger was electe
to the Supreme bench by majority
$4,000, when the majority for Carmel
Vas but q ,OCO. Where is Folger t.
day? 1t will require keen microscoI
10 single him out from the 2OO, 900 mi
jority of indignant voters, beneat
which he was buried last Tuesday. L
too is the victim of boss and machil
rule, Folger was not only the adml
istration candidate, but he was Con
ling's man. If nobody ever knew b
fore they know now how unpopul
both are. The man who made vi
upou the lamented Garfield has bet
the political boss of New York. VINE
Garfield was nominated for the Pres
de ncy without bis help lie did the ne
best thing for himself that he could
show that he was no less boss al
dictated the nomination of Arthur t
Vice President. Guiteau's murderer
bullet put him into the President
chair, The boss was at the head aga
with his man wabbling in the Pres
dents seat. Guiteau's murderous al
gave him the position he failed to rea
before he resigned his seat in the Sc
ate. There was no barrier between hi
self and his coveted control over
President. Never had a man such
opportunity TO immortalize himself a
to make himself his own undisput
auccessor than Chester A. Arthur hi
But he was not the man for the ocC
sion. He could not rise to the impo
ance of the occasion and grasp the v
tory which hung ready to fall into
hands. He chose rather to be begui
by the song of the political syren.
st cad of walking in the steps of his
lustrious predecessor, he chose rather
adopt the machine in political COVE
mert and to be advised by his old
litical boss. As a consequence the n
who held up the right arm of Galh
had to go. Blaine had to go, Move
had to go, Window had to go 9
James had to go. All the Cabinet
the Score etary of War had to 90, 8
men subservient to the machinein p
tics and obedient to boss dictation tt
their places. Nominations for Gov
nors for States, especially the gI
States of Pennsy lvania and New Y
were dictated from Washington.
the etime had come for the people to b
say. They wanted no machine to
their political work, no boss to sp
for them. They had submitted to IL
long already. Their great love for