The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-30
4 ALL LOVELY AGAIN,
AAaMoNY lN pEMNsYLyANIA
Among tn. B.psSlts.u.-rhs cha...nlaE Eject Of
the Ind,p,ndsnt Eorsnsnt--What Senator
" Stewart says AbOut the Revolt Of Last 81.
Year General Political Notes. 3D.

HARRIsvURo, Pa, June Ex-senator
Stewart, formerly Independent candidate
for Governor in 1852, said nan interview
with reporter: "There Is where you
make a great mistake. There was never a
tint Of malice either in my candidacy for
Governor last year or in the entire Inde.
pendent movement, and the Republican
party ofthis State is stronger to day than
ever. Stronger because its spirit has been
quickened, its impulses broadened and the
limits Of indiRidusl ambition made as wide
as the whole party" ...-..,..,,. -.
"Then you think the Republicans will
carry Pennsylvania this fall r" remarked
the reporter alter the significant utterance
above quoted. :,
~ certainly do. You find among all
grades OF party leaders better feeling than
for years past. The result OF last years
battle was in no wise lasting Democratic
victory. It was Republican revolution
against narrow party policy and methods.
Il WAS necessary, 10 show the leaders that
there was power. within the party strong
tuUugu " Opdll 10 u1ol6 W alL WIZ Y 'uan
commend tEiemselvests popular approval.
I NOT A vINDIcrIvR FIGHT. i..ilpis'
"Your fight Of last year was not a vim
dictive one, then"
..So; air, In no sense. oIndependeni
wanted to destroy theparty maehinery,bul
to improve 1t. Neither was It in any wise
contest for the control Of the organiza
ton. No effort 70, destroy one machine
and put another in It's place is not the high
purpose, and was not the meaning Of the
Independent revolt. The very life Of that
contest as have said before, was to in
crease sthe working power OF the party
machinery;by making II strong enough to
carry5and lex xpressin It's every movement
the willard impulses OF the whole party.
It tas,I think, accomplished this object,
and now comes in To move and be moved
by the new power and purposes 1t has
created. f.surrenders nothing OF convic-
tions or rights, however, and will help
keep the party strong by the purpote to
use again the power 1t Inns shown. when
ever It may be necessary to correct evils.
I regard the Republican party oil this
State as united, all having single purpose
success, and respect for the rights Of
all"
THE STATE SAFE,
"Then you have faith that Pennsylvania
will cast her vote fot the Republican Presi-
Dental nominee, as well as for the State
ticket this fall 2" .UUs.s. gtitt I
GAS certainly as the election day comes.
There Is no chance OF the Democracy cap
turing this State, and the independent
movement OF last year was q wonderful
power toward making that impossible.
There was at one Time some chance Of the
local Independents in Philadelphia drift.
Ing. toward the Democracy in the heat t,of
their aght for municipal reform, but when
the contest was broadened and every coun-
ty Joined them, and the Independent
organization took in the whole State, that
danger was past andithe Republican party
has grown strong ever since the result OF
last year's election was declared" u
"Theu Governor Pattison has done moth.
ing to strengthen his party?'
.'No, sir. He has weakened it do
not think it has been his purpose TO
strengthen II. He seems not to have
thought much Of perty, but to have been q
law unto himself."