The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-10-12
Party Allegiance.


1'y nHesiAne'
The Atchison champion is very severe upon the
Independent Republicans Of PennsylVania and
New York, who refuse to support the tickets
nominated by the so-ealled Conventions IN those
States 1t says their action is senseless and IN
cxensabie, and that the iool-kllier Is oadiy heeai
ed there We would ike TO ask the Champ'oa
how much outrage the kepublesns Oh state
are required to submit to, and how much art
they are expected TO eat, IN order 10 take them
from the list of subjects Tor the footkliler' aho
bring them within the bonds oi party dlseipiinet
Our idea oil party "bhgation Is tnls tnat Nhsh
the members OF party nave iair ehahce 10
elect Their own delegates TO convention, ana
that Convention fairly nominates ticket, COM
posed OF average good men, and pledges itself
and Its candidates To MAINTAIN and carry out he
publican principles, there is no excuse fori any
Republican refusing to support the ticket. 10
carry Convention by outrageous fraud, or to
adopt a platform not recognized as Republican,
and then endeavOr to claim support for the tick
ct On the ground that the nominees are men Of
talent and good character, carries no obligation
whatever. There are many good men and men
Of talent in the Democratic party. IL nothing
else than good man is to be sought for. and
honesty and principle in the Convention are
thrown aside, Republicans could just as well
vote for Democrat. No Republican Is bound
in good faith or honor to support the so-called
regular ticket in Pennsylvania or New York
and, we will also add, Kansas.
In large number of Counties in Pennsylva-
MIA, the Republican voters were not even per-
mitted to vote for delegates to the State COnven-
tion. The Executive Committees in those Coun-
ties chosen in previous years, by the methods Of
Cameronism, refused to call primary elections,
but themselves appointed the County delegates
to the State Convention, and appointed only
such men as would vote as DON Cameron direct
ed. In this way, Counties overwhelmingly op-
posed to the Cameron Ring, were represented by
Cameron delegates, and the Convention did not
represent the Republicans of the State. Repub-
licans are now asked to vote for Gen. Beaver,
because he is n good man, and beause, as as said,
he would have been the nominee if the delegates
had been chosen as the independents wished. II
il was so certain that he would have been NOM
mated, why did they not allow the people 8
voice in the mstter' Beaver may be a good
man, but he is a tool, and was nominated be-
cause he betrayed the instructions Of his con-
stituents at the last Chicago Convention, to
obey the instructions OF Don. Cameron. The
nomination 10 not binding upon Republicans.
In New York, in addition to similar outrages
upon the Republican voters, the crime OF forgery
figured In the COnventiOn-forgery as infamous
as if it had involved millions of money. In the
city of New York, and perhaps one or two other
large cities, that have a large number Of dele
gates, and exercise n controlling influence, there
are organizations known as Republican Clubs.
These Clubs embrace but a very small proper
tiOn of the Republican voters. The mass of vo-
tiers not only do not belong, but are not permit
ted to belong, the membership is regulated
by sort of freemasOnry system, in which initia
tion fees and black-balls figure. These Clubs
choose the delegates, and Republicans who are
not members of the Clubs are not permitted to
vote. When the Convention met at Saratoga, it
wasvery closely divided between the "Stalwart"
and anti-stalwart wings. The State Executive
Committee took it upon itself TO name the tenn
porary organization, and to pass upon the Gre
dentials of delegates. full Committee would
have contained a majority Of one against the
Stalwarts. But two anti-Stalwart members
could not possibly be present, and had author-
lied men holding the same views to act as their
proxies. At the last moment, telegrams, signed
with the names Of those Committeeman, were
received, authorizing certain Stalwarts TO cast
their votes, and countermanding the proxies
previously given. These kilograms were base
forgeries. This gave the Stalwarts control of
the Committee, who ut once proceeded TO fix
up an organization TO suit themselves-not
only this, but they threw ont the anti-stalUart
Ielrpntps frDm RrOOk lyu. and nut a Stalwart