Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-30
The Truth About Bossism."

" bOSSiSm, - when bOSSlSm Is the
fundamental principle of the move
ment which they represent? Mr..
Wanamaker, for years has been
seeking office at the hands of the
Republicans of this State. Failing
in this he has sought the position
Of a political manager or boss who
could make or unmake nominations
at will and dictate the policy of the
party organization. In order to
become a boss, John Wanamaker
has called to his support a host of
practical politicians made notorious
by their connection with the So
called combine" David Martin,
famous throughout the country as
a political boss, is and has been
Wanamaker's chief-of-staff Boss
ism is denounced by Wanamaker
and his followers as an unpardon-
able offense and at the same time,
to the full limit of their power,
they are bosses.
Mr.. Wanamaker, at the eleventh
hour, turned over his delegates to
Hon. c. w. Stone, of this congress
sional district, because he (Wana-
maker was unable to make, as one
of the delegates expressed it, ga
ghost of a show" and he now eX-
poets the friends of our popular
Congressman to array themselves
under his leadership as meters Of
factional discomfort and confusion
in the party ranks. Hon. G. w.
Stone would have received no as
sistance from John Wanamaker at
the convention in Harrisburg if the
Philadelphia millionaire had had a
chance to win, or to make even a
respectable demonstration of per-
sonal popularity. 1t is the dream
of Wanamaker's life to become a
powerful figure in the politics of
Pennsylvania, and if he could have
accomplished his ends at Harris
burg there would have been no
deal with c. w. Stone. The latter
candidate, however, proved a most
formidable competitor to his name
sake from Allegheny, and the re-
suit of the balloting in his behalf
placed him in a position to win,
later on. He is to-day one of the
strongest men in the Republican
party of Pennsylvania. And like
the sensible man he is, our repre-
sentative in Congress is not nursing
imaginary grievances against the
successful nominee.
Hon. CIV. Stone is a Republican.
He is loyal to the party and he re-
cognizes the will of the majority in
reaching party decisions. He will
vote for Hon. w. A. Stone for Gov
ernor, and use his influence to roll
up the usual overwhelming Repub-
lican majority in the State.
In view of these facts, it is strange
that certain friends of G. w. Stone
should continue to exhibit resent
ment toward the party's candidate
for Governor and proceed upon the
foolish assumption that ''bossism'
has usurped the place of the popu-
lar will in party councils. Had G.
w. Stone been nominated for Gov
ernor, many of the friends of the
defeated candidates would have
raised the same howl regarding the
success of the man from Warren.
1t is Il favorite cry in political cam
paigns and is usually a misleading
one. The Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania are free and intelligent citi-
zens. They vote for the men whom
they desire to elect. At the prima-
ries they choose delegates to give
expression to their choice in con-
vention deliberations. To say that
the Republicans of the State are
under the control of this or that
man, is the veriest nonsense. Re-
publicans know what they want
and generally insist upon having it.
The present candidate for Cover
nor of Pennsylvania occupies that
position merely by virtue of the
fact that he had majority of the
delegates on his side. For months
he has been pressing his canvass in
the various counties of the State;
he is popular, able man; sound in
Republican principles; a champion
of better immigration laws, and an
ex-soldier. He was closely in touch
with the people and was ably sup
ported by some of the leading Re-
publican papers of the State. And
he succeeded. He did not have so
large a majority as his friends de-
sired, but it was large enough to
win, and he occupies first place ON
the ticket.
The plain duty of the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania is to remain
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