The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-05
KEYSTONE POLITICS.
GATES AJAR IN THE UNION RANKS.
ASlate Convention Called bI the Independents
What the An,LCameron Men Say-Bossisui
Dtnounctd-Wolf., the lndtpsndept,
Weakening - General Opiuions.


! PHILADELPHIA, May A.-Thc executiv
committee Of tue Citizens Republican AS
sociasion, which is the committee that con
Quoted the Wolfe campaign last fall, ha
issued the following order:
10 he Independent Republicans Of Pennsyl
rdnid:
At n conference OF Independent Repub
licans held in Philadelphia on January -
1852, the following resolution was adopted
to.wit:
ResOlrtd, That n convention be held or
the oith day OF May, 1852, for the purpose
OF placing in nomination full 1ndepen.
dent Republican ticket for the offices to be
filled ut the general election next Sovem.
Der.
In pursuance and by authority OF the
above resolution, the State executive com
mittcc appointed at the sid conference,
requests the Independent. Republicans o.
each county OF the commonwealth OF Penn
sylvania to send delegates to the intend.
ed convention OF May "a, the basis oI
representation 10 be the same rs that fixed
for Senators and Representatives OF the
general assembly Of Pennsylvania.
Should the convention Of May 10 fail to
nominate as its candidates men who in
their character, antecedeuts and affiliations
are the embodiments OF the principles OF
true Republicanism, free from the niqui.
ties OF bossism and in favor OF an honest
administration Of public affairs free from the
evil OF the spoils system, such nomination
should be emphatcally repudiatcd by the
independent convention OF May "a. and by
the Independent Republicans OF Pennsyl-
vania in November next.
The simple adoption by the Harrisburg
convention OF May 10th OF resolutions OF
plausible platitudes, while coniessing the
existence oi the evils which we have
strenuously oppos"l and admitting the
Justice OF our position in opposition to
them, will not satisfy the Independent
Republicans Of this Commonwealth. We
are not battling ior the construction OF
platforms, but for the overthrow OF bossism
and the evils OF the spoi!s system, which
animated despicab!e assassin to deprive
our loved President Garfield OF his life,
and our country OF its friend and peace
maker.
The nomination OF stated candidates BY
machine methods, thereby tending to the
perpetuaiion OF Boss domination in our
Commonwealth, should never be ratified
by the Independent Republicans in con.
yentlon assembled or at the polls. Upon
this very vital point there should be no
mistake in the mind OF any citizen OF this
State. The path OF duty in this emergency
leads forward, and not backward, and for
ward we should 30 until Bossism and Ma
chineism aud s;alwartism, aye, and Cam.
eronism, are made to give way TO pure Re-
publicanism.
The people will no. submit to temporiz.
ing or compromising We appeal to the
Independent Republicans OF Pennsylvania
to ttkc immediate steps toward perieetins
their organization in each county and
completing the selection OF delegates to the
independent State convention. Use every
exer,ion TO secure the choice as representa-.
tive delegates, courageous men who will not
IaNeF Alltl &tlt lIIIlt IETlStS 10 nc1, WHO
will not desert into the ranks OF the enemy
whcnthe final time OF testing comes. e.
pecial!y see 10 it that there shall not be
chosen as delegates any pharisaical Iade-
pendents who preach reform yet blndlv
follow boss leadership Mt tine crack OF the
masters whip. Act quickly, and act di.
rectly.
a State campaign committee OF 50, com.
pris:ng one member from each Senatorial
district, has been formed, and any one de.
string to cooperate with us in this move.
ment against enemies Of the integrity of
our State, who shall communicate with us,
will be Immediately referred 10 the com.
mitteeman representing the district in
which he lives. We urgently invite Il cor.
respondence from the friends OF political
independence IRON all sections OF the State.
Again We say to the Independent Re.
pnblicans OF Pennsylvania, in the interest
Of justice and the Commonweal,h's honor,
leave no stone unturned to vindicate the
rights OF the people.