The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-09-27
WHOLE NO. 1929.
SLIFERS'S SPEECH.
Speech of the ES-Secretary at Lewis
burg.

State under Curtin, who had bolted
with the Ex-Governor to the Liberals
in 1872, made a speech at Lewis
burg TO a large audience Monday
night. The following are extracts;
PATTIsoN NOT THE MAN FOR COVER.
NOR.
Remarkable ability t. check pee
ulation is claimed for the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor. | freely
concede to him the purest integrity.
Yet what are the facts? Every item
of city expenditure Is reviewed Joy
him in his Office, and though the
city has been reeking with alleged
peculation to an extent that the Deo-
pie have, in self defense, appointed
a committee OF one hundred to dis
cover and punish wrong doers, Mr..
Pattison, in all the years of his of
fee, with the entire payments of the
city passed upon by himself, has
not been able To ferret out the Major
Phippses and other purloiners of the
peoples money, but has left such
honor to newspapers and commit
tees of councils and of the people,
it is legitimate to inquire what he
could accomplish as Governor, where
not public account is presented 70
him unless in case of difference be-
tween the Auditor General and State
Treasurer, where the law makes him
umpire between them.
ARE INDEPENDENTS SINCERE?
1t is somewhat remarkable that
the onslaughts on the party from
within the party are not for reform
IN It's doings, not for change in char
acter of rule, but for a change of
rulers. This, however, will appear
less remarkable when it is remem-
bered that the battle is led largely
by men who participated without
protest for years in making appro-
priations of the most lavish charac-
ter and in demanding personal com
pensatiOns that were the extreme
limit of the pound of flesh permit
ted by the bond of the organic law.
Leadership, not better service. is the
battle cry to disrupt Republicanism.
Depend upon it. an organized revolt
In the party IS not for its better,
purer life; it Is for its crowns or for
its death. 1t comes with the unmis-
taxable logic Of the gentlemen OF
road, Deliver or die !"
GRANDEUR OF REPUBLICANIsM.
Aside from its extravaganza, the
record Of Republicanism is grand
beyond comparison. 1t lifted four
million human beings from degrad-
ing chattelhood tohonorable citizen
ship, dignifed labor by making all
labor free, is healing the dissensions
of the war and humanely alleviat-
ing the sacrifices made by a faithful
people, prospers industry by wise
and Just protection and the supply
Of an ample and matchless curren-
cy, strengthened the Union by uni
flying our Institutions, and has, by
giant enterprise, with great ligaments
OF iron bound all our States together
into common. sisterhoOd. Instead
of the braggart boast of a slave call
at the foot of Bunker Hill mOnu-
ment, it has caused the Jubilee OF
freedom to be shouted in every fast
ness Of tyranny. 1t proposes to be-
queath to the coming generation all
these countless benefcences without
the burden it cost to achieve them.
INDEPESDENT BOssIsN.
Whatever may be the design by
voters, the inevitable result must be
the success Of this old Democratic
organization. whose chief honor l.
in It's venerable age, or the continu-
ance in power of the Young and
vigorous party who, in spite of some
youthful indiscretions, has written
the brightest page in the world :
history. We, IN these days, hear
much of bossism, and hear it from
men who have their own little king
dOms, over which the exercise i'm
perial SWAY. We had some little
bossism in the last Legislature, when
a small minority compelled the ma
jority to succumb in the election Of
q Senator. We had a repetition of
its usurpation when it recently as
sumed to dictate to the people Of
this great Commonwealth that one
OF its citizens superior in intelli-
gence, pure in character, undOubted
in patriotism, having brought lustre
to his State in leaving a portion Of
his body on the battle field, for the
Nations life. that a man thus man
gled and crippled in the public ser
vice must alone be ineligible 10 an
honor that every other citizen of the
State may aspire TO.
THE CAMERON BUGABOO.
The Republicans in rebellion
against the regular organization
make the defeat Of Cameron their
objective point, and to accomplish
his overthrow they are ready TO pull
down the temple, though themselves
perish in the ruins. The history Of
past events fails TO justify such an
extreme. The same power remain
ing in the party that defeated Mr..
CrmeTon's friend in the last Senate
nal election can Just as easily defeat
Mr.. Cameron at the next. OF course,
destruction Of the party viii be his
certain overthrow, but is it wise 10
Weld the power to choose his sue
cessor? Do the Independents prefer
a Wallace to another Mitchell If
so disgusted with their own work
there NAV be more method than
madness III making an assignment
TO the Democracy. But will the hon
est mass OF Republican voters who
have 10 giddy heights to climb. no
sights to revenge and no animosi-
ties to crafty. consent 10 90 into
political liquidation for an object
comparatively a. absurd as an
ocean into a tempest tossed to watt
a feather or drown a fiv ," | canno.
concede 10 the Senator such import
ance that his being or not being Is
of sufficient consequence TO warrant
the change Of the Nations politics
and amid men who were in armed
against the Government to
again control Its destiny.
The more sensible way to defeat
Mr Carnernn wnnld be To turn snec-