Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-18
THE SENATE'S SPECIAL SESSION.
Mayor Gourley Thinks That the Time Is
Almost Bipe for Regular
French Revolution.
wHITEwAsH CONSTRUED INTO DEFEAT
For the Party Attempting It. in the Opinion Of Num-
bsrof Voters


that it was a par:ssn move to make polit-
ical capital, together with the efforts to
throw technical obstacles in the wav of a
full investigation, led to casual interviews
with local Republicans outside the circle of
leadership. Their views were sought in or
der 90 sound Republican sentiment upon
the necessity for full and impartial prob
ing the State TreSsury scandal, and are
gisan herewith.
MAYOR GOURLEY VERY oUTsPoKEN.
Mayor Gou-lev was outspoken in his
belief that public officials should be prop
erly punished for any violation of trust,
without regard to party feelings. He is an
advocate Of vigorous methods to bring
errinC officials 10 justice, but is doubtful
whether anything short of revolution can
bring about the desired state of affairs.
When asked about his views yesterday he
said:
"If the removal of Boyer and McCamant
will defeat the Republican ticket this fall,
then I say les the Republican ticket be beaten.
A party unable to stand the conviction of
two Of its members is not deserving of
success. But 1t is useless to talk on this
subia"-, as I do not believe such action
would defeat our party. On the other hand,
I Am firmly convinced that a thorough in
vestigation and prompt punishment of guilt,
If there is a1v, are the best means of secur-
ing the election of the Republican ticket
this fall. The course of several Senators
in the Investigating committee has already
done great deal Of harm to the party.
Particularly mistaken has been the plan of
sction of one whom we all know
ANY attempt at whitewash will bring
down defeat on the heads of the party lead
ers. Abraham Lincoln said: You can fool
some Of the people all the time, and all the
people scme time, but you cannot fool all
rhe people all the time This applies
70 the present day even more than the
time at -7hich it was spoken. The people
Of to-day are too great readers of the news
papers to be fooled. They have. learned
enough &C the situation in State finances to
suspect considerably more They feel that
Il the officers have been guilty of any wrong
acts it is due to the party that they be pun
ished. If, on the other hand, the officers
are innocent they deserve a thorough vindi-
cation"
FATLTSGS OF THE MANAGERS.
but it matters little what the people
want. The political managers are too apt,
ike Louis XIV, to declare, Z am the
State and proceed TO patch things up as
quits their purpose b-st. If there is white
wash it will be but another evidence of the
subiection of popular sentiment TO private
4 in &c ho
preston which led to the French RevOlu-
tion. l sometimes feel as though this coun-
try needed something of that kind
Instead of vindicating the Republican
party by a searching inquiry into the con-
uItlOn Of things there is too much of dis |
position in certain quarters to conceal |
everything. A man who defraudS the pub |
lie is deserving of the severest punishment. !
President Francis L. Robbins, of the Pitts |
burg, Fairport and Northwestern Dock |
Company, said: THE good name of the |
State requires the charges to be sifted. The !
guilty parties, whether they be Democrats |
OF Republicans should be brought to JUS
tice The investigation should be full and |
and not given tinge for political |
capital bv either the Republicans or Demo-
Gratis. The safety Of the State and the good |
Of the Republican party thoroughly requires
that these matters he cleared up. The Re
publican party can't afford to throw any, :
thing IN the way Of a full investigation. -
Major Joseph T Speer, of A. Speer &
Sons. takes the view that as a matter of |
simple business the charges against the
Sgute officials should be Investigated "Sup- |
posing that anything of similar kind were
70 occur in my business" said he. "don't |
you suppose l would very soon see where
the tault Jay? As matter of business, if
for no h CHER reasons, these things should
be investigated"
CO certainly, there should be tuli in
vrsJiC-ticn.
CAN'T AFFORD To SHIRK DUTY.
Captain EIwood. OF Elwood & Smith.
commission merchants, said: Turn on the
Light, even though it he onlv tallow dip.
The Republican party cannot afford to
shrk a duty
i. ). McCague thought the investigation
sn nd be pushed to the utternost and ifthere
8 ssuiltv men found they should not be
a.lGwcd to escape. He thought there was
sufficient ground to demand an investiga-
tiou and thought il the best policy for the
party to siit the matter thor
oughly As a matter of political policy, to
pUl it on no higher ground, NJ McCague
thought the party could not afford to smother
Attorney William Yost. who is rather
more Prohibitionist than Republican, but
more Republican than Demo-
.ra'ir, had bat little confidence in the purity
1t Governor PattiSon's motive, thinking il
largely political and the process employed
quite expensive. He said the Governor
himself mad been engaged in deal with
some Of the opposition which he did not
..F-r g.ya,is-ab1o min, |
nst was of opinion that the public con-
science was either dead or Indifferent and
Iar few of the average voters cared who
stole, so long as their individual pockets
dbl not suffer. He spoke as though he had
yur little respect for the vox populi.
a CHANCE FOR A GOOD HIT.
Attorney y. w. Shafer. on the other
1aaU, said the Republican party could not
IH"rd to he put in the position OF attempt
uE 90 screen rascals, and favored the most
a"roHgh investigation possible, regardless
Ji consequent results He thought it
would only add to its strength with the peo-
bic by making lis ranks uncomfortable for
hiaNcs. He would not prejudge the case,
1u felt that there was sufficient basis to the
hargeS to give them great gravity, and the
larry welfare, as well honesty. demanded
he most searching investigation. Mr..
7hatcr does not believe the masses of the
Republican party dishonest and thinks
he@ cannot afford TO allow leaders 10 put
he.a IN a false position.
Thomas ID. Kellar, insurance agent, said
ha- as 4 matter of good politics the attempt |
o vhitcwash would be fatal to the Republi-
an party, to say nothing of the public well
are He thought anyone who was unable |
y find probable cause for the Governors
ation was wilfu!ly blind. lie added thst
yhilo partisans might sticlltopartv through
iiGES aGd thin, through good and evil re-