The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-02
Bill sCorrs NAM
a FsnnsyivsnIa Denoeracs Vigorous Ne
seription or che HIon. Robert +. Rattison.

| haEEly anu uouBoi nave poOiou tnelE lehuoe
for the purpose Of fastening upon the Demo
cratic party in Pennsylyanis q machine rule
which will resemble Quayism In everything but
brain power. This triumvirate has suddenly
singled out ex-Gov Pattison as the man whom
the Democrats must accept as their candidate
for Governor at the coming election
Hatred OF Wallace and the late Mr.. Randall.
and an overweeninR desire to control Federal
patronage In his State In the event Of Demo-
cratic victory In 1891. form the basis OF the
triumvirate's zeal for Pattison. Scott 10 the
head and front OF this new offending. He is
the incarnation Of bossism and his motto in
state politics is rule or ruin. To secure tho
defeat OF Wallace he will wreck the Democratic
party, and to secure the nomination OF n candi-
date for the Presidency who will bend to his
wishes he will give the Quay machine another
four years lease OF power In this State. He
knows that his own recommendation means
political death to the man OF his choice The
workingmen. especially the coal miners. are
almost unit In their detestation OF Scott Re-
gardless Of party Affiliations, they will not only
oppose him. but they viii oppose any candidate
who may be known as Scott man"
Much OF this animosity may have no Just
foundation, but 1t exists and not all the elo-
quence OF all the orators can change II from
what 1t is to what Scott would like to have It.
AS for Pattison. he has no element Of strength
outside the few Mugwumps who like him be-
cause when Governor he kept Republicans in
office and appointed Republicans to ONCE. His
private secretary was Republican and an ex-
Methodist preacher. His Deputy Secretary OF
the Commonwealth was MuRwump. and his
messengers and pages. white and black. were
retainers OF his Republican predecessor. Heap
pointed the late Mr. Higbee as Superintendent
OF Public Instruction against the protests Of
the Democratic members Of the Senate and
House OF Representatives. and other prominent
Democrats who knew Mr. Higbee as O par
tisan Republican that had for years held Office
under the Cameron-Quay dynasty. In few
weeks after making this worse than o blunder
he was forced to ask this same Higbee to re-
sign because Of criminal neglect OF duty In the
matter Of the Soldiers Orphan Schools. but
Mr.. Higbee did not resign. He laughed at Pat
tison. and held on to his office until death re-
moved him.
The scandal Of the Soldiers Orphan Schools
aroused feeling Of indignation and disgust
against Pattison. who could have, and in the
opinion OF his party should have protected tho
orphans by the appointment Of competent
Democrat to the office disgraced by the man OF
his own selection. But his whole administra-
ton was purely personal He snubbed the
Lieutenant-Goyernor. Chauncey F. Black. iR-
nored the wise counsels OF tho brains Of his
political family, the late Lewis G. Cassidy, and
shut his doors against Randall. Wallace. Cur
tin. Buckalew. and Judge Jeremiah Black.
As reformer he was failure. His extra
session was called against the wishes Of Cassi-
dy. Wallace. Randall. and every Democrat Of
prominence within the State It resulted in
failure so conspicuous that many Of the NOM
bers OF the Legislature. for very shame's sake
declined to charge their pay for the term his
headstrong and unwise decision kept them to-
gether. trying to perform the impossible.
Beginning as an anti-corporationist he an.
nulled the charters Of moro than one hundred
corporations. and then sat down and granted
charters Of incorporation to every Tom, Dick,
and Harry who could raise enough money to
pay the legal fees. o goodiy proportion Of
which under the law went into the private
Golfers OF his friend, Secretary OF the Common
wealth StenRer.
In 1888. when the South Pennsylvania Rail-
road bills were passed by the Legislature, hO
sent for the late lamented Judge BLACK. who at
Pattison's instance wrote a strong veto mes
sage which Pattison strongly approved. But
the Vanderbilt interests were not to be disposed
OF by this young reformer" without o consul
tation. They consulted with Pattison. and the
result was that Judge Blacks veto message
vsniR Railroad billS were approved by the Gov
ernor. Judge Black was 80 shocked at this
backsliding that he never afterward would
speak to Pattison.
But the young reformer" never did reform
anything. Under the law he could have had
forfeited the charters OF any two or more tele-
graph companies which had merged for the
purpose Of destroying competition. He made
no attempt to do this. however. but left that
BIT Of reform work for his Republican success
sor. He knew Of the coal pool conspiracy two
years before he began proceedings against it
which. by tho way. were not commenced until
the closing days OF his Administration. and
were unfinished whom he left the Governors
chair to devote himself TO the Presidency OF q
corporation in PHILADELPHIA
Retiring from office. he retired from polIctlca.
He refused to assist Mr.. Black In HE campaign
in 1856. while yet In ONCE. and he never lifted
his voice In behalf OF any candidate of the Demo-
cratic party. State or national from the time he
retired 10 Philadelphia till the present. His
election In 1882 was an accident. his adminis-
tration was Q series Of blunders and unkept
promises. and his life since ho retired from
once has been devoted 10 taking care OF Rob
ert j. PRttison.
Now Why should Scott foist or seek 10 iOIst
such q man upon tho Democratic party IN
Because Mr. william J. Scott
does not EaDt the party 70 elect any man.
Ho wants 90 control the StGis delegation
70 the neat National Convention and
cast hs votes for Cleveland. II Dossi.
bio. but 81 not then ioT that mab
whom fortune smiles on si the lime. The game
Rooit IL playing IL 10 boom IAlusOB In IshilA.
cSlpblS Ghd with the delegates from thsi city
h. bulldOAS the rural delegations into Lls sup.
port hiS sell known that about 10000 Dem.
OeFstS IN pbllRdslrbIS did not sOlS for BIGGER
though Ls Bas made the candidate IoT hiRlS
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