The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-07-29
THE SITUATION IN PENN.
SYLVANTa i.

IN fennSYlvanla, threatens to be more
serious to their organization than was
at first anticipated by their bosses.
With the ovei throw of the Cameron
Dynasty in that State will follow the
speedy disembarkment OF the Repub
lican party. Democratic triumph in
Pennsylvania at this time means a
Waterloo defeat to the Republicans in
1884. Strange as it may appear no
person has ever served as President
who failed to get majority of the
electoral votes of the Keystone State
A defeat of the Repu blican ticket at
this time with the existing breach
among their leaders, and the tendency
to break from party allegience, that is
| their manifest, and the increasing dis
| regard of the people for bossisnl will
SO completely overthrow the organiza-
| tion within that com monwealth that it
will be impossible for the Cameron
faction, with all their wealth and in
| fiuence, backed as they are by the
United States Treasury to rally their
clans successfully for the Presidential.
Campaign of 1884. So much import
ance is attached to this fact by the
moneyed power, who own and control
the o. ganiza ton which administers the
Government, that since their failure O
placate the disaffected leaders, who
have set up an Independent ticket in
opOn hostility to the regular organiza-
tion, that they are concentrating the
influence of the entire panty within
that State with a purpose and design
by corrupt practices and open defiance
, OF law to defeat and overwhelm the
Democratic party, and smt other and
crush out the disafected organization
within their own ranks. On the other
hand the Democracy have placed in
the field strong ticket composed of
men of known probriety, in whom .ne
great lahoring masses of the people have
confidence, and whose only weakness
is that they will be opposed by the
| gigantic corporations with which that
commonwealth is envroned who want
no person in power except those whom
they can control, whilst the half breads
or independents present II bold front
and refuse any overtures which the
Staiwarts are willing to conceed. The
situation becomes more perplexing to
the Machine Managers, and they re-
double their exertion to avert the
pending danger to their Corrupt exist
auce, and secure for themselves a
longer lease of power and plumber.
To what extent they will so to hold
fast to the public patronage remains to
be seen. That they will not stop short
short Of bribery, perjury and corrup-
ton, to carry their ends, will not be
! questioned by any reader Of history
who recalled, how the old Grant
ring in 1872, after the registry law,
went into force in that state, voted
through their repeaters and strikers
over seven thousand tombstone inscrip'
tions III the City of Philadelphia alone
many Of the persons who voted bv
their repeaters on these false certif
Gates of registration. had been buried
for more than generation. AS the
time for the election approaches and
the CANVAS wakes warmer and it be-
comes evident that those who have
grown rich, through unjust legislation
will resort to desperate means to retain
the power on which the, have fattenel |,
and if enough of the profigate class
who lounge about, without any calling
or politics, who are ever ready to sell
for few dollars, can be found in the
numerous cities, towns and villages
within that commonwealth, to over
ride the will of the Industrious and
working class, the means will be at
hand to command solid phalanx of
/ thix army of prefigates, and the iron
hands of arrogance and oppression,
will become more firmly rivited upon
the labor of that State. But If we
read the signs of the times Alright boss
ism is at an end, and the power which
has hold Of the laboring people of that
State IN the iron grasp of oppression
must succumb to justice and equality
before the law, and with a return to
peace. plenty, prosperity and quietuse
within that commonwealth where cap
ital viii respect and reward labor and
I labor wil appreciate capital, and the
day for strikes viii have passed for
ever.
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