The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-10-09
Washington Letter.

wAsHINGroH, ID. C. Oct, 9th, 1881.
The recent developments in the state OF
Penns ylvania, the most important OF
which is the action of Governor Pattison
IN calling a special session of the Senate
10 investigate the scandals surrounding
the fiscal and revenue departments OF
the keystone State, and conduct OF
Thomas McCamant the Audltor-General,
and Henry X Boyer the TIeasurer, have
caused great deal of talk and comment
among the people in Washington The
Republican officials here, who are high
in party councils, are being criticised IN
unmeasurable terms for assisting TO keep
Quay at the head of the party in Penn
sylvania and TINS maintaining quay
methods in the administration OF affairs
in the State To say that the Republl-
cans who have the best Interests of the
partv at heart are thoroughly diSgusted
with the management of affairs in Penn
sylvania by the corrupt gang in charge
there now, is putting it very mildly.
They are more than disgusted and they
are mad, and hope that the rascally gang
may be thoroughly exposed and punish
ed for their misdoings, for the sake OF
saving the Republican party from going
TO pieces on the rocks for which Quay
and his henchmen are steering the party
now.
All self-reSpecting and honest Repub-
hcanS in Washington feel that 1t Is not
possible for the Republican party, under
the leadership of Quay and the lnfiu-
ences surrounding him, to avoid defeat
in Pennsylvania this year. Intact, they
are of the opinion that the defeat of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania this
year would be God-send. Defeat this
year, they argue, would tend to purify
politics in the State, and give the honest
Republicans and Independent voters an
opportunity to win in the future. They
say that the election df the Republican
candidates for State Treasurer and Audi
tor-General this year viii only perpetuate
and strengthen Quay's power and endan-
ger the party in the future. In the Ian
guace of the New York Recorder, one of
the strongest administration papers IN
the country, Republicans everywhere
are becoming ashamed of Pennsylvania
because of the corruption existing IN the
party management
When Honest John" Bar1sley, City
Treasurer of Philadelphia, was arrested
and convicted of embeZZling several hun
dred thousand dollars of money intrust-
ed TO his care by the State, everybody
was 'astounded. But when they learned
that two of the highest State officials
were as deep in the mire as Bardsley was
in the mud, they threw up their hands
in horror, and wanted to see the honor
of the State restored. They want to see
the corrupt gang punished and every
honest Republican in Washington, if he
had Il vote in Pennsylvania, would cast
his ballot against the machine ticket tins
Fall 1t is true the gentlemen who are
nowSeeking the offices of Auditor-Gener-
al and State Treasurer, are not charged
/ with corruption. But are they not the
creatures of the same gang that selected
+ the present officials to office? If elected
( they dare not expose the rottenneSs now
existing in the offices to which they as
( pire The two candidates, MeSsrs.
/ Gregg and Morrison, have pledged them
selves to Quay to obey orders, and II
elected tevery honest Republican at the
National Capital hope they will not b'
the tools of the same gang who now con
rtrol their predecessors, Mr.. McCaman
and Boyer.
/ Voters of Pennsylvania, the whole
country is waiting breathlessly for jus
verdict, will you give it? 1t is earneStl,
hoped YOU will by defeating the Repub
liean ticketand thus overthrowing Quay
lIsSm, and. his corrupt followers. b. X. W