Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-09-12
The FusiOnists.


In contemplating the action of
the leaders in the movement for an
independent ticket as developed by
the so-called Independent Republi-
cans assembled at Mercur Hall on
Saturday last it is pioper to con-
slider the elements that compose the
combine with which it is proposed
to defeat the regular Republican
ticket. For the past year threats
have been rife in certain quarters of
the county coming from asplrants
for Republican nominations, Of OPP
position to the party unless certain
candidates were successful. The
so-called independent meeting of
Saturday last and its fusion with the
Democrats in the formation of a
ticket is the elimination of the
threats made prior to the Republi-
can convention aided and put into
operation by few jealous but short.
sighted Democrats. 1t is doubtful
if the ticket put in the field by this
aggregation of disappointed can>
lidates on one side and eager and
hungry expectants on the other will
even vote for itself. The few Demo
Gratis on it-and they are very few
can scarcely trust companions who
are only where they are by breaches
of faith and disregard of the COM
monest principles of honor. With
what degree Of confidence can men
like Benjamin M. Peck and Charley
Hull-who spent their lives fighting
Democrats-now expect the Demo-
Gratis to elect them to the highest Of
fees in the gift of our people. How
can General Madill vote for Charles
NJ. Hall who in the last few years
fined him for crimes to which he has
pleaded guilty before him. What is
the true position of the late Repnb-
licans who now figure on this ticket.
The only grievance they can possib-
| ly present against the action of the
Republican convention is that some
men who were candidates were sue
cessful and others were unsuccess-
full in obtaining nominations. The
magnitude of the ticket to be placed
in nomination inspired a heated and
excited contest. 1t was fair and
open to all the candidates concern
ed, and was every where conducted
according TO the party rules. We
do not now and have not in the past
heard suggestion that the conven-
tion was not fairly conducted, or
that it did not represent correctly
through its delegates the several
districts that sent them, as expressed
at the primaries. If there were in
stances of the use of improper
methods in the strife between rival
aspirants, they were not indulged in
by the soccessful candidates. 1t is
quite apt to be the case that when
men are beaten, and weak enough to
squeal instead of stan ding up like
men, that they charge their oppon-
enss with the very things they them
selves have VIGOROUSLY been guilty
of.
Ifthe persons who are engaged in
the fusion movement are posing as
political reformers the people have a
right to know what it is they pro-
pose to reform. Let them present
bill of particulars so that the public
may Judge whether or not anybody
is to benefited by their success i'll
electing ticket of half and half men.
Will the office of Prothonotary be
any better administered by Gen.
Madill than by Miai D. Lilley? Will
the judicial ermins be any purer on
the shoulders of Benjamin Peck
than on those of James Ii. Coddipg?
Will Benjamin NJ. Peck bring to the
bench judicial capacity superior to
that of Mr.. Codding? If MIR. Peck's
llo1ral n tfa irnanfS ara 90 nreat why