The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17

IL accordance with the old adage
that whenever a man begins to 20
down hill every fellow he meets
gives him kick, the independents
are being Justify booted, not only by
former friends, but by the men for
whose success they sacrificed theirin-
tegrity to the party to which they
profess to belong. Thus, the New
York Tribune, that two years since,
by opposing Judge Folger, helped
sow the seed of the harvest which
has Just been reaped in New York
by Grover Cleveland, gives them the
following kick:
Nor TO BE DEPENDED UPoN.-The
so called Independents do not seem
to be exactly welcome anywhere.
Perhaps it is fair to say that the
qualities upon which they pride
themselves are precisely those which
make them unwelcome. A cores
pondent of the Sun Democratic
writes in somewhat plain language
as follows
"Candor compels US to say that we
- -, d, J l,t,ona1 ,aaen,, to, fpo,zf
ing upon the restoration of the Inde-
pendent Republicans more
properly speaking, the Republicans
who are not to be depended upon
to their former position and fellow
ship. In the words Of Holy Scrip
ture. they have long been a rotten
ness in the bones of their own party,
and they have finally done their
best to produce its complete over
throw. 1t is not TOO much to say
that their presence in the Democrat
ic camp has already sown the seeds
of distrust and distraction, if not OF
dissolution. in the great historical
organization. Letal true
Democrats shun these brazen faced
intruders, who in the past have been
their most INSCRIPTIONS and foul
mouthed traducers."
For precisely these reasons the
Republican party has no burning
anxiety to invite them straight
back into its caucuses and nomi-
mating conventions. It is willing
that they should now vote one Re
publican ticket before undertaking
the task of controlling Republican
nominations.
Cruel as is this joint blow from
the Tribune and the San, the
down Hill plunge of the Indepen-
dents is still further FASTENED 10y
having the heavy boot OF the Peters
burg hder-dppegl applied to them
in the following fashion.
"The new South does not want In-
dependents for leaders. Il does not
believe they did much to secure
Cleyeland's election. 1t IS impossi.
ble 10 say just how much good ii
any, was done by the figure head
Independent Republicans. We do
not think il was much. We believe.
on the contrary that they drove
more men out of the Democratic
party than they induced to vote fer
Cleveland, and we do net propose
that those who were until quite re.
Gently Republicans. shall now. that
the South is on top again, be consid-
cred as ''friends" Of the South.
Having about reached tae bottom
of the hill. the Connecticut Democ-
racy showed their high considera-
ton for the gentlemen who contrib
uted TO their success, in the follow
ing appreciative manner. In New
Haven, they last week elected Prof.
Sumner and several Others OF the
same stripe to the office of ''hay-
wards" The duties of these Off
GERS are similar to those performed
by the officials vulgarly styled hog
constables.A They are required to
impeund all swine found runnsng
at large on the streets, highways or
commons, and for this service they
receive six cents per head. Truly
the way of the transgressor is hard.