The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-03

Now that the first smarting, tin
Cling sensation after being whipped
has passed away, there is much food
for reflection in a review OF the
causes that led up to that unpleasant
event. There is also a sort OF grim
amusement TO be derived from
watching the antics of few mug
wumps, whose guilty consciences
are driving them into absurd at
tempts to shake off responsibility
for the defeat their criminal course
has brought upon the Republican
party. After boiling the nomina-
tions in 1882, and thereby throwing
the great States of New York and
Pennsylvania into the hands OF the
Democra these fellows were per-
mitted in this State to again creep
into the Republican bed which they
had defled, and they are now stick
ing their heads from under the COW
ers making mouths at ST. John and
Ben Butler, and pointing their dirty
fingers at Roscoe Conkling, with the
vain hope of inducing the public
TO believe that these are the "chlet-
est of sinners" while their own CEN
duct and teaching, which demcraliz-
ed the party, loosened the ties of
party allegiance, and sought to
make boiling respectable" will be
overlooked. What did st. John or
Butler or Conkling Of he is guilty
as charged do, other than follow the
example of these kickers of 1882?
This attempt to shift responsibility
can be likened only to that OF Satan
rebuking sin. True, the former boil
tiers in this State stood by Mr.. Blaine
because he was their first choice, but
it was the same men in New York,
with few exceptions, who bolted
Folger for Governor in 1882 that de-
ieated Blaine in 1884, because he
was not their choice. In fact, it was
they who procured Cleveland's S nom-
ination by their promises of sup
port But, plead the Pennsylvania
kickers, we are not responsible for
New York, we are not the same
kind of Independents ; we bolted on
principle, they from spleen; We
came back and behaved ourselves,
they persisted in their bolt; they
are free-traders, we are protectionists.
Let US see-In 1852 the kickers of
both States, took sweet counsel to-
gether, aided and abetted each other.
made common cause against Folger
and Beaver and the Republican or
ganization, and within this year ad-
vised together, and interchanged ad-
dresses, as dear Brother" In
Pennsylvania they kicked because,
as they alleged, the nominations
were set up in advance of the Con-
vention; in New York, because a
fraudulently accredited delegate was
admitted to the Convention. In
Pennsylvania they "came back :"
this year and voted for the Republi-
can nominee because he suited them.
In New York they stayed out
and voted against him because he
was not their choice. Each voted
for the candidate of their choice re-
gardless of party ties. Ia New York
the Independents have the courage
to boast that they defeated Blaine,
while in Pennsylvania they are en-
deavoring to shift responsibility and
the odium of their teachings, exam
pie and associations, by charging
that ST. John, Butler or Conkling
did it. 1t won't do. 1t was the de-
moralizatien produced by the bolt
of 1882 that encouraged the bolt
against Mr.. Blaine in New York,
Connecticut and elsewhere, which
cost him the vote OF both those
States and largely reduced his ma
jority in others, and denunciations
of the followers of their own exam
pile and boasts of the big bear that
- Betsy and me killed in Pennsyl-
vania, cannot blind thepublic. The
independents Democratic year was
in 1882, and their Republican year
in 1884, which will it be in 1886 or
1888, will be a constantly recurring
question to thinking men. There
has been no confession OF wrong or
of mistake on their part as yet, moth
ing but truculent assertion of the
divine right to bolt, and a silly at
tempt to shirk the responsibility of
their example and teachings. We
want peace, but we want it with hon
or. MOI with the reserved right Of
the Thug, to drive his knife into
your heart at the dictate of every
caprice or imaginary wrong.
The New York Tribune that la
bored zealously for the defeat of Fol-
ger in New York, and Beaver in
Pennsylvania, in 1882, has evidently
profited by its experience. During