Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-01
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1891.
THE HERALD AT THE BEACH.
THE REVOLT AGAINST BossISM.


The defalcations of Bardslcy, the Re-
publican city treasurer of Philadelphia,
and the continued leadership of Quay,
has at last worked up the Republicans
of the keystone state to the point OF re-
volt. Some OF the most prominent MEM
bers OF the party have issued an address
in which they announce that longer sub
mission to the rule of this unscrupulous
politician who has lately been again taken
to the bosom of Harrison, will be resist
ed to the death. The list of dissidents
embraces many of the most influential
and respectable men of Pennsylvania.
They claim that the Republican defeat
in the Keystone state last fall was due
to the prominence of Quay in the organ
ization. They also assert that his con-
tinuance at the head of the Republican
party will insure defeat again. We do
not think there is any doubt whatsoever
of this. The Republican party OF Penn
sylvania have become restive under the
dictation of Quay and his creatures.
But these gentlemen go further and say
that Republican "bossism" is directly
responsible for the misdoings of such
men as Bardsley, the creatures of the
Republican ring of Philadelphia, and
for the failure of the Keystone bank.
Under Quay's inspiration the whole body
polite in Pennsylvania has become
rotten to the core. 1t is this feeling
which has twice elected Pattison
governor of that state, at remove OF
years. There is very little doubt OF
Quay's ability to maintain himself at
the head OF his party in his own state,
are numerous, are we'll drilled and obe-
dent to the word of command. They
will officer the procession if he is stub
born, the bugle calls will be as loud as
ever, but the masses of the party will
simply refuse to fall into line. The
gentlemen who have issued this mani
festo, 80 alarming to Republicans of
sense, have proclaimed war to the
knife, and the knife to the hilt, against
"bossism." They know that this action
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Quay does not yield, but they are will
ling to see the ruins piled high, rather
than permit themselves to be chained
to the wheels of this arro-
CANT corruptionist. In their tenn
perate but quite determined address,
they say that, after securing his party's
defeat, Quay got up in his place in the
United States senate and read ian elab-
grated but inconclusive Defense of the
grave charges of personal corruption
which had been SO repeatedly and
strongly advanced against him-charges
which, amongst other things, involved
his robbing the treasury of Pennsylva-
MIA of a large sum, which he risked in
stock speculations, and which he was
only able to replace through the per-
sonal friendship of Senator Don Cam
eron.
And now Holy John Wanamaker
looms to the front in the infamous de-
velopments following the wrecking of
the Keystone bank. This was an insti-
tuition in which all the "bosses" seem to
have had hand, from United States
Bank Commissioner Drew up to his
superior, Comptroller Lacey, and Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Nettleton,
and up beyond him, in station at least,
to the postmaster-general, of holy,
pious and immortal memory. What
concentric folds OF iniquity do we not
find all through this business? They
repose coil within coil, as lie the layers
within an onion, and they emit a very
different odor from that of that honest
ssculent. Drew, the government ex-
aminer, is proved to have borrowed from
the bank sum which is within frac-
tion of $4,000. Nettleton admits that he
may have been on accommoda-
tion notes, which were discounted by
the bank. When we come to this ques-
tion of Accommodation" everything was
doubtless very flexible. The man who
got the money from the bank was in all
likelihood accommodating" enough tc
give Nettleton quid pro quo for his in
dorsement, potential as assistant secre
tary Of the United States treasury
Then we have the pious postmaster.
general swearing that he never requested
Comptroller Lacey to defer closing ur
the bank, in order that he and his pals
might have time to get cut, leaving the
people of the city of Philadelphia, Of
the state of Pennsylvania and the de-
positors without Influence. to suffer
Unfortunately for Holy John Wana'
maker telegram has been unearthed
showing that he asked Lacey to post
pone winding up the Keystone bank
That was misfortune No. l for his
Sickness. Misfortune No. has been
the discovery that he lied like pirate,
when under official examination, when