Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-26
PARTY LINES WIPED OUT
Republican Support Assured to
Greasy and Reilly.
REVOLUTION AGAINST QUAYIsM.

pupiiSan League opposes quay
Candidates.
No longer can the Democratic state
committee or its campaign speakers be
accused of idle boasting in their esti-
mate of the anti-Quay Republican vote
that will be cast for Greasy and Reilly
The Quay ranks are dismayed by the
ringing appeal of the Philadelphia
branch of the Business Mems Republi-
members of their party throughout the
state to work and vote for the defeat
of the Quay candidates.
The leagues terrific indictment of
Quayism is answerable only by suit
for libel or tacit confession of guilt.
1t is the most severely condemnatory
synopsis yet made of the crimes
charged against the ring now trying
to drown state issue discussion with
shouts for the tariff and Mckinley s
war policy. The league gives the
Quay men every chance for redress,
for the criminal accusations are signed
by two of Philadelphia most RESPONSE
BILE business men, the president, Will
lam Sellers, head Of the great machine
works bearing his name, and the chair
man of the executive committee, Will
lam T. Tilden, wholesale wool mer-
chant
Formally adopted by a body com.
posed of representatives, all Republi-
cans, of the commercial, manufactur-
ing, professional and mechanical in
terests of Philadelphia, this declara-
tion lauds Farmer Greasy as IAN hon.
est man beyond the reach of the influ-
ences which must necessarily. surround
any machine chosen candidate"
The Business Mems Republican
League, organized In 1896 for the pur-
pose of aiding in the election of Mr.
Mckinley as president, has never until
now overstepped party lines. Its aim
has been to improve the character OF
the state government by opposing with
in party lines the selection of improper
candidates by the Republican party for
state offices. 1t has restricted itself to
suggesting types of men, always Re-
publicans, fit to be the standard bear
ers of their party. The leagues pres
ent appeal to the voters of Pennsylva-
mia is confessedly revolutionary, and
may well be regarded as no less omi-
nous than was the wall warning to
Belshazzar. It's indictment and decla-
ration of independence follow:
TO FIGHT OUTSIDE THE PARTY.
The league has invariably, actively or
by its silence. aided the election of Re-
publican nominees. firmly believing that
the rising sentiment against the abuses
in the management of state affairs by
the corrupt Quay machine would become
strong enough within the party to over
power the machine In spite of its high
handed methods and the frauds through
which It has maintained control
Notwithstanding this machines great
power the trend toward better govern
ment has given such promise of speedy
triumph that in a last desperate effort to
avert its overthrow 1t has taken away
from the Republican voters the only re-
naming means by which IL was possible
to remedy existing evils. by action with
in the party. 1t has destroyed the power
of the citizens ballot at the primary
elections by the adoption of rule No. T.
which practically disfranchises anti-ma-
chine Republicans in congressional, sena-
torial and judicial districts
In the past this league has suffered un-
hit candidates to go unopposed for the
sake of party regularity But the time
for such compliance is gone.
QUAYISM INDICTED IN DETAIL.
a corrupt candidate for United States
senator, after being repudiated by the
chosen representatives of the people, is
appointed by a servile governor in viola
ton of the constitution, and the party
convention is packed to indorse this
unconstitutional act.
Candidates of conspicuous unfitness are
thrust upon the ticket.
Members of the legislature are offered
oribes to vote for the notorious McCarrell
jury bill in the interest of a criminally
indicted senator.
Members of the legislature are offered
bribes to vote for the machine candidate
for senator.
The head of the machine Is forced to
the degrading necessity of pleading the
statute of limitations to save himself
from the penitentiary.
TAX ESCAPING FAVORITES.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
porations and the brewers the appropria-
tions for the public schools are cut down
by unconstitutional acts.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
porations and brewers the states insane
wards and hospital patients are cruelty
deprived of the money needed for their
care.
In the interest of the tax escaping cor
dens of all unfavored citizens have been
made heavier.
In the interest of the spoils hunting ma
chine the cause of civil service reform,
to which the Republican party is COM
mitted, is abandoned in the machine made
state platform of Pennsylvania.
HACKERS OF ELECTION FRAUDS.
| For the maintenance of a system of
| repeating at the polls, by which in the
| city of Philadelphia alone more than 50,
| 900 fraudulent votes can be counted, con-
| stitutonal amendments in the interest of
an honest ballot are vetoed in defiance
| of the constitution.
A state chairman is appointed who
| was dismissed from office for aiding in
| an attempted treasury loot, and who is
notorious for completely In the wrecking
| of state financial Institutional man
who has declared through resolutions pre-
pared by himself and adopted by county
| convention under his control, that those
! who oppose the machine and his shameful
acts are towards and traitors"
For these and other crimes against the
Republican party and the state this
league refuses to accept the ticket of the
Quay machine as ticket representing &
the Republican party.
NeYt comes the 1eapua'o uad