Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-23
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A Campaign Of False Pretences.
The Stalwart machine of Pennsylva-
MIA has been travelling over a rocky ana
perilous road, indeed, during the past
year. 1t got q severe shaking-up in the
campaign of last fall, and had narrow
escape from very serious disaster. But
its troubles we're only beginning, and the
polls were hardly closed in November,
1881. before the bosses saw on every hand
active and determined preparations for
the great battle of 1882. True to their
instincts and practices, they resolved
upon a campaign of false pretences, and
upon that line they and their henchmen
and organs havebeen working ever SINCE
with disregard Of, truth, fact ARD de'
cency that It tines has been amazing.
The frst movement in this programme
of deceit and fraud was led by Mr.. Quay
in person, when he inveigled some of the
Independent Republican leaders into the
famous Continental conference. and
made solemn promises Of reform which
never were meant tobe kept. The same
snare was set again at the time Of the
Harrisburg Republican r convention.
baityd with fiDavies and Rawle, and
an absurdIy transparent scheme to
put Wolfe on the hook too, fol-
lowed by brazen effort to palm
off as d genuine copy Of the Continental
platform IN yen,ascplated Imitation q
the same. Even the resolutions adopted
however, were openly jeered by the hon
est but = inliscreet " and undiscipliped
delegates, and the ink on the paper was
scarcely dry before they were contempt
ously disregarded by the special repre-
sentative of the managers, the chairman
of the state committee.
The candidate for governor immedl
ately took up his part in this well studied
plan to deceive and betray the people
In carefully prepared speech of accept
ance he took high moral ground as
patriot. freeman, reformer and defender
of the people, following this up, little
later, with another speech 1t Harris
burg, which was strange mixture o
glaring misrepresentation. foolish ego
tism and political stupidity. Genera
Beaver then took to the road in earnest
but played q double.part wherever
were possible so to do. He ATTENDED
Grand Army reunions. county fairs
religious anniversaries, visited school
and public institutions, all with the sol:
purpose of making votes, but pretending
otherwise. A great part of Genera
Beavers campaign work has been of thl
character, and the fact is .discreditabl
in the extreme. In his speeches the cal
didate of the bosses has been true
their original design. He has spoke
. nearly one hundred times ard never y
s1uarely and honnetlv met the living an
vital issues of the contest. He b;
talked and talked all around the que
tions of the hour he has raved at tho
who challenged him to show his ma
hood he has equivocated and pr
varicated {; he has cringed before the il
exorabie demand of the bosses and dol
his level best to shield them and the
cause. He has worn a mask thrOugho
the contest and zealously endeavorcd
turn aside the rising tide of popular i
dignation against the corrupt machil
and its evil works. In short, Gener
Beavers campaign has been one Of fal
pretences from the day ne was " slated
in Cameron's house at Washington uni
the present hour, and he will undOubted
adhere to that course until the rapid
approaching bitter end Of his ILL., Stare
machine made and boss-handicapp
candidacy.
In every possible way the bafiied n
chine managers have sought to misle
the people. Instead of coming O
squarely into the open field and meeti
their opponents in fair and honoral
contest, they have eresorted to all the al
and tricks of low-down profession
place-hunters, and conducted their ca
paign in back-alley and dark.lante
style. This is now more than ever Z
parent in the desperate efforts maxi
to way-lay and capture unwary vot'
who sympsthizs with the labor mo1
ment. There is no open, manly, fearl'
appeal to wcrkingmen to come to t
rescue OF the cause of bossism, but,
stead, men without character or ct
science are hired to 20 out, like THE,
in the night, to steal votes. That may
harsh, but it is simply tho plain FL
lish, the crushing truth about this secl
labor agent business. 1t is wholly d
reputable and despicable through a
through. It is work that no honest m
can engage in or promote in any W;
The falling bosses are, indeed, neari
the place Sf their final rout. I'm
WILLIAM PENN would have rejoit
if he could have seen the one hundl
and Fifty or more little Indian boys a
girls who passed through Lancaster
day totakep part in the ceremo1ies of
Bi Centennial. Their presence at
commemoration of the founding
Penn's CITY is eminently fitting, as