The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-02
THE kiCKERS REJECT THE OF
FERS OF COMPROMISES MADE
BY THE REGULAR REPUB-
LICAN COMMITTEE.

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ositions for compromise made by
the Republican Committee were all
rejected, and the following answer
was adopted and forwarded to Chair
man Cooper:
Thomas 7. Cooper, Esq, Gaisanen
Republican State Committee:
DEAR SIR: | am instructed to ad-
wise you that the Independent Re
publican State Committee have con-
sidered the iour suggestions contain
ed in the minutes of the proceedings
of your committee, forwarded to ne
by you on the 18th instant.
| am directed to say that this
committee find that none OF the four
are methods fitted t. obtain Il har-
monious and honorable unity OF the
Republican voters of Pennsylvania.
All of them are inadequate TO that
end, for the reason that they afford
no guarantee that, being accepted,
the principles upon which the indie
pendent Republicans have taken their
stand would be treated with respect
or put into action. All Of them
contain the probability that an AZ
tempt 10 unite the Republicans of
the State bv their means would eth
er result in reviving and strengthen
ing the political dictatorship which
We condemn Or would permanently
distract the Republican body and
insure the future and continued tri
umph OF our common opponent, the
Democratic party.
OF the tour suggestions, the first,
second and fourth are So inadequate
A. 10 need no separate discussion i
The third which alone NAV demand
attention mas the fatal defect Of not
nc.uding the Withdrawal of that
"slated" ticket which wa, made up
many months ago, and long III ad-
vance of the Harrisburg Convention
to represent and to maintain thev very
evils of control and abuses OF meth
cd to which we stand opposed.
This proposition, like the Others,
suppnslng it to have been sincerely
put forward, clearly shows that you
misconceive the causes the OF inde-
pendent Republican movement, a.
well rs its aims and purposes. louas-
same that We desire to measure the
respective numbers of those who
support the Harrisburg ticket and
those VINO find their principles eX-
pressed by the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. This is a complete and fatal mis-
apprehension. We are organized to
promote certain reforms, and not 10
abandon them in pursuit OF votes |
Our object is the overthrow of the
boss system and OF the "spoils |
system. -
In behalf OF this We are willing
and anxious 70 Join hands with YOU
whenever 1t Is assured that the un-
ion will be honestly and earnestly |
Tor that purpose. But we cannot
make alliances or agree 10 conpro-
misses that on their face threaten
the very object Of the movement III
which We have engaged. Whether
your ticket has the support Of many
or few, of a majority or Il minority |
Of Republican voters, does not az
feet in the smallest degree the duty |
of every citizen to record himselfI
against the abuses which it repre-
>ents Had the gentlemen who
compose it been willing 10 withdraw
from the field, as they
were invited to join in doing, for
the common good, by the !ndepend-
ent Republican candidates. this act
would have encouraged the hope
that a new convention, freely chosen
by the people ana urembarrassed
by claims of existing candidates,
might have brought forth the need
ed guarantee of party emancipation
and public reform.
This service, they have declined to
render their party /; they not only
claim and receive your repeated as
surances of support, but they permit
themselves TO be put forward to Sc
cure the use of Independent Repub-
lican votes at the same time that
tl'ey represent the ''bossisln." the
"spoils" methods and the machine
management which we aredetermin-
ed no longer to tolerate. The man
ner IN which their candidacy was
decreed, the means employed to give
it convention formaliiy, the obliga-
tons which they incur by il, the
political methods with which IL iden-
tifes them and the political and per
sonal plans for which their official
influence would be required all join
to make it the mos; imperative pub
lie duty not TO give them support at
this election under any circumstan-
ces.
In closing this note this committee
must express its regret that, having
considered it desirable to make
overtures TO the Independent Repu6-
lleans, you should haye 20 far ms
the facts of the s;tna-
ton. 1t is our desire to unite the
Republican party on the sure ground |
Of principle, in the confidence that
we are thus serving IL with the high
est fidelity and preserving for the
future service OF the Commonwealth
that vitality of RepublicaaisIn which
alone coniers upon it now the right
Of continued existence. The only
which promised this result
In the approaching election is that
proposed by the independent Repub-
Iiean candidates in their letter ofJulv
IL, 1852. which WAS positively reject
ed 10y your committee. I
On behal; Of the lndepeaden,
Republican subcommittee q, Penn.
sylvania.
l. d. MCKEE, Chairman.