Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-24
NO. THANKS.

NO, THANKS.
The invitation the Cameron gang ex-
tended the Independent fly, John Wana-
maker, to come into their parlors and
enter the lists for congressman at large,
has been very discreetly, but peremptorily
declined. The fact, however, should not
be lost sight of that this act of self-de-
NAL on the part of Mr.. Wanamaker is to
be credited to his keen appreciation of the
dangers that now threaten the destruc-
ton of the Stalwart machine, rather than
to motives looking to the conservation of
the public interests. While there is no
direct evidence that the declination in
wolves the re- convenipg of the Stalwart
state convention, yet there is little room
left to doubt that such is the case. The
nomination of Brosius to the place de-
clined by Mr.. Wanamaker, is only sig
nificant as temporary makeshift.
The most venomous and proscriptive
of the old Republican ring in that State,
have at last had their eyes opened to the
alternatives of a compromise with the
Independents. or else defeat at the polls
at the coming election. While Mr.. Wan
namaker is undoubtedly an uniinchlng
Republican, yet he belongs to that wing
of the party known as the Garfield or
Independent Republicans, whose services,
if courted at all, are sought about this
time by the manipuators of
the machine with the view
of saving Don Cameron and averting the
dangers which now threaten the party
with destruction. The conditions that
render his candidacy impossible-the
necessity for new convention represent
ing the people-are fatal alike to an ac-
commodation between the two factions,
and to the success of the Beaver ticket.
No man understands better than Mr..
Wanamaker that it is impossible to elect
the Beaver ticket in Pennsylvania this
year, and no man understands better than
he does the reason why this is the case.
He knows, that while it is by no means
certain that his candidacy would COM
pass the election of the Cameron ticket,
that, on the other hand, by refusing to
give 1t recognition, he lends his influence
to the success of the scheme of forcing
its withdrawal from the field and the
nomination of ticket that will COM
mand the united support of the Republi-
can party of the state. 1t is plainly not
the Republican party that Mitchell, Wan
amaker and other Garfield Republicans
are afraid of. The skeleton of their
political councils is Dor Cameron As
between the Democratic party, and
the Republican party ruled by
Cameron, there is no doubt
but that they would cast their political
fortunes with the former. On the reve-
nue. and civil service reform issues, the
Garfield Republicans of Pennsylvania
are more IN accord with the Democrats
than with the Stalwarts. To these dis
turblng elements of weakness with
which the party will have to contend in
that State, may be also added the almost
universal discomfort which exists among
the working classes with reference
to the measure of protection
existing tariff laws afford the laboring
element against the encroachments of
capital. Were the Garfield Republicans
to even succeed in forcing the machine
ticket from the field, they would find it
quite as difficult to harmonic the differ
ent interests in the party on questions of
State economy, as it has been so far to
unite on platform and ticket in the
present canvass. In what way
a platform could be agreed
on which declared for reform in the
civil service of the country, and at the
same time condemned the present admin
istration for abandoning even the appear.
ance of observing the Federal statute on
that subject, is question that it is easier
to PROFOUND than to satisfactorily an
swer. The army of faithful officials
who have been removed from office in
that State for no other reason than that
they were the known friends of Garfield.
would find their patriotism taxed to its
utmost tension, when called on to lend
their influence to give new lease of life
to influences that had driven them from
the public service.
The heart burnings of quarter of
century OF the tyranny and Carthagenian
faith OF the Cameron dynasty, are ascot
ated with the present uprising in the in
terests OF good government and indie
pendent thought, and the signs of the
times give hope that the old DYNASTY is
to give place at an early day to govern
ment of the people.